Essence Cafe in Gloucester

The food here used to be amazing. They seem to have changed chef, the Italian gentleman has gone. We had a cooked breakfast. Everything was undercooked, the hash brown was cold in the middle, the bacon and sausages barely cooked, the beans were cold and the mushrooms were hard. Even the toast seemed to have avoided the toaster. At least the fired egg was edible! Really disappointed.

cute find in Gloucester! the lady that served us was so welcoming and lovely, we waited less than 10 minutes for our lunch bags (which btw are such well priced for what you get!!). I had a chicken,bacon & avacado toastie and it was very filling, it was a tiny bit bland but that's only because I enjoy some spice to my sandwiches. Would highly recommend this café, the cakes also looked so delish!

I had trouble booking by phone/online so I emailed instead and I was very happy with the response 3 people attended for Sunday lunch with a weaning baby and it was wonderful. That staff couldn't have been more friendly and helpful. We all had roasts which were lovely with all the trimmings (pork, turkey and lamb), great selection of veg (roast and mash potato, parsnip, red cabbage, broccoli, broccoli/cauli cheese and carrots) and huge portions. They put the baby's in a special bowl and were extremely accomodating. And the prices were really reasonable. The breakfast was recommended by a friend, but the lunch did not disappoint. If I was going to make any criticisms - the riot veg was a little el dente and as a bigger family we were a little cramped, but we would definitely return.

Best cafe in Gloucester, hands down 10 10

Absolutely amazing service and food was lovely. They accommodated two mummies and two prams without missing a beat ❤️ so grateful to the staff for making mine and my LGs first lunch out in town so great ❤️😊 and for just over a tenner for a sandwich, side boat (so cute), crisps and a drink it's good value ❤️