Leaf & Ground in Stroud

The building and setting at Leaf and Ground is beautiful. I’ve been here before but never eaten in the cafe so wasn’t sure what to expect. We pre-booked a table as we were meeting a friend with their family, making our group 9 people (4 adults and 5 kids). They did charge £5 per person as a deposit but we were glad we could book a guarantee a space for our party. Service was a little slow at points, drinks took awhile to arrive and had to grab someone’s attention to order food. However the food didn’t take too long - it was also delicious and very good quality. I had the chicken parm which was tasty, and my husband had ham, egg and chips, both were very decent sized portions. I would agree with other comments about the kids fries being salty, they were fine to my taste but the kids weren’t especially keen (they don’t normally have salt on their food) - so it might be worth taking that on board for future. We then enjoyed a walk around the grounds after lunch (the kids loved romping around the woodland area). We then had a stop at the kiosk for ice cream/milkshakes, followed by a trip to the kids play area. A very pleasant way to spend a sunny October afternoon and we will be back :)

The food and staff were good but there are far too many dogs for it to be comfortable. Owners let them wander around and sniff people. There was lots of barking. Staff petted them, I didn't see them wash their hands afterwards.

A really good and somewhat unusual selection from the deli shop, with wonderful help from the friendly staff.

We went last Thursday, lovely place, very clean and tidy, beautiful views. I saw the deli counter, and thought, great, they may have some Stinking Bishop, I was told no, but we have Minger, I was told that its very similar, £5.95 for a small package. Very disappointed 😞 nothing like Stinking Bishop at all, won't ask their advice again 🙄!!!

Leaf & Ground in Dursley offers a delightful experience with its stunning scenery and welcoming atmosphere. Nestled in a picturesque setting, the cafe serves excellent coffee and delicious cakes, making it an ideal spot for relaxation. The friendly staff enhance the visit, though booking a table in advance is wise due to its popularity. Overall, it's a perfect destination for enjoying quality refreshments amidst beautiful surroundings.

Fantastic place, looking forward to coming back. In the summer this place will be so busy as it's got so much space and designed for relaxing. There is a cafe/restaurant, small delicatessen, packing free items available, mini garden centre, lots of walk and play areas. Going to be going a lot. Edit: I visit at least once a week and still love it. Also as it is colder the Soups are back, the best soup in the town without doubt. Would highly recommend the scotch eggs or sausage rolls, delicious. Always more to see every visit. Love Winter, as they have the BEST soups! The hot deli selection is great: Sausage Rolls, Scotch Eggs, even the vegetarian food is sooo good. Definitely pencil yourself a visit.

We popped in for a mid morning bite to eat at 11.30am but the whole system for ordering food was totally disorganised, in fact, chaotic. We wanted a brunch, but were told that food wasn't available until 12.00 so we ended up with a scone and a toasted teacake, and two coffees. The scone was delicious as was the coffee, but it took ages to arrive. Goodness knows how long it takes if one orders a main meal. In fact, we didn't get served until after midday so we could have had a cooked meal after all. The waiting staff were delightful, but seemed to have little idea on food safety, as despite asking for no butter, it appeared on the plate. Away from the restaurant the shops were very pleasant to browse if a little expensive. The one exception was the pop up shop where a delightful lady was selling her own home made jewellery which was sensibly priced. The situation is beautiful and lot of money has obviously been spent on the establishment, but the chaotic restaurant situation spoilt it.

Great food from the deli, lovely drinks in the hut, in a beautiful setting. The cows in the field were a welcome bonus

A lovely meal. The location and atmosphere made dining there a pleasurable experience.

Beautiful place, lovely walk, nice cafe and Deli with an internal court yard and little garden centre . Walk is exposed/windy so suggest packing a jumper. Play park at the rear which the little one loved.

A nice place with lovely walks, a great playground for the kids, a small but well stocked deli and an inside and outside cafe. Coffee was nice and food taken away from deli very tasty (and despite comments in previous reviews, not overly expensive). Would have given 5 stars but had to knock down to 4 due to the number of dogs. I know the place is proud of its dog friendly reputation but I don’t particularly want my legs dog-licked due to the actions/inactions of irresponsible dog owners whilst waiting in the queue, nor do I want the enjoyment of my coffee impacted by constant loud barking. I know that the place is not at fault but I won’t be returning.

This time was eating outside so can say there is an atmosphere... As they sell plants you would think they might out some in planters dotted about the outside eating area. If I'm honest food is ok but very overpriced.

Really liked this place. Had the sharing platter. Loved the selection however not so keen on the chorizo. There was plenty of it but I would have liked a bit of ham to break up the taste. I will come again.

Lovely breakfast and coffee, great service and fab location

Great place for food and drinks. Garden centre next door.

Very dog friendly, great food, lovely staff- we went twice. Definitely worth a meal or more.

Great place for a coffee, tea or lunch. Not extensive menu but some very interesting meals. They even take dogs in the cafe. Good place to walk them as well.

Love this place, second visit, it is a beautiful setting, lovely staff, great tasty food, fantastic deli, sat outside today, with a boxed picnic from the deli, hummous made onsite and basil crackers and two teas, the sun was out, the woods green, just was perfect, just like our first vist, next time we will take a lunch box and have a walk up into the woods. well done all of you will be back

Had to wait more than twenty minutes for two cappuccino's and the staff as helpful as they are seemed to think this is fine. It's been the same most times I get a drink at the outside counter there.

Nice good sourced locally, friendly staff and food arrived in good time. The shops were interesting to look around and you can also have a nice walk in woods.

The main eating area is more like a cafe setting than restuarant. Not café prices and early closing. Beware that ALL the food is heavily salted and you need to request it without at time of order. Ask for a cruet set of you want to choose the level of salt. The venue is purpose built with courtyard and outer tiered parking in the grounds with pond. Shop areas of plants and foods add interest.

Great place for meeting up, family friendly, good food abd drinks.

Arrived for an afternoon cuppa with friends. Disappointing cake Options. Expected something more from such a beautiful setting

I really want to give this place a 5 star review - the staff are friendly, the building, grounds and views are lovely, and the food with a few tweaks would be great. However, it loses one star for the food being *incredibly* salty, a shame as they had clearly made an effort to prepare it freshly and not take short cuts (e.g. own made veggie sausages, hash browns and baked beans). And it loses another star because the staff (however lovely) were a bit chaotic - while our main order was correct, they didn't bring water we had asked for till prompted (desperately needed after all the salt consumed), and a second round of coffees we ordered never materialised. And they brought an extra breakfast that we hadn't ordered! Incidentally I overheard someone at the table next to us say something about the food being over-salted too, so it wasn't just us being picky. I do hope Leaf and Ground can address these issues, as they deserve to be a thriving business.

Booked a table for a father's day coffee and cake with family. We booked a table for which we had to pay a deposit. Everything about the visit was a disappointment. Despite it being father's day, when you might expect families with children to visit it was all quite "grown up" cakes, nothing with chocolate. One of our party didn't like any of the cakes. We asked if there were other cakes and were told no. Ah hour after we arrived, we still hadn't received our order. I asked when it would arrive and was told they'd had excessive orders and would put ours to the front of the queue now. When it arrived, the carafe of water had mould in it. Took it to the counter and they apologised and said it must've been because it had just been through the wash! Not sure how that explained it! The milk jugs had stains and dirt inside them. We mentioned it to the staff and they said it was from the team and coffee. In a milk jug?! We asked to speak to the manager. She came and listened to what we said then proceeded to blame anyone and anything else and tell us how stressed she was. She said the till system had gone down, causing issues with the orders. She said the staff were overwhelmed because they were just back from doing exams at university (and later said to my mum that they needed their bums wiping). She said the coffee machine only makes 2 coffees at a time so that holds things up. She said they were fully booked in the morning and at lunchtime and so it was very busy and the bar area was not big enough for amount of service they had to do when it was busy. We mentioned the lack of more child friendly cakes and she said there was a chocolate cake in the back waiting to be brought out. When we said we asked about chocolate cakes we'd been told no and she said she didn't know why that had happened. She also had a bit of a rant about how they couldn't win because these days they have to cater for gluten free and vegan etc and they get told off if they don't have them all out! She said she would get more milk and then didn't come back, my mum went over to ask and she said she hadn't managed to get back to us because she'd been washing up! She said she would give us our drinks for free as a gesture of goodwill, but then didn't take off the amount we paid for the deposit (it was stated at the time of booking that this would be taken off the final bill), so we had to ask for that to be removed. She got more and more short with us and clearly couldn't wait to get us out of there. I felt it was unfair to blame the staff, they were all working very hard and we're all polite and very apologetic about the issues. To be fair the manager was also working very hard, but it didn't seem right for her to just blame them because they were young. All in all very disappointed, not in a hurry to go back.

The deli was great with local produce

Highly recommend the sausage rolls

Beautiful place to visit and have a spot of lunch. Great food from the cafe plus a great selection of products to buy. Beautiful countryside walk.

VERY disappointing visit today. Seated at a table the just ignored.left after 10 minutes of waiting. People seated after us, had their orders taken while being seated..

Delicious. A huge table alongside ours, but staff were attentive and food super tasty. Perfect service on a Bank holiday Sunday

Amazing meze, stunning settings. Very enjoyable!

Beautiful building offering a small selection of quality food and drinks. The cafe/restaurant is bright and welcoming with quite a limited menu. We were seated 11 45 then told we couldn't order food till midday, my son ordered the Longhorn burger and fries that went down a treat.I choose the Deli board that was disappointing at £15. Coffee was above average & cakes were delicious. Service was OK.

Great place for a Bank Holiday get together with the family.

Beautiful setting with outside seating with lovely views

First visit following a few recommendations, did not disappoint! Beautiful place, luckily we arrived for a late lunch (13:30ish) as it was still a little busy, but quietened after 2pm onwards. Lovely helpful staff, food was delicious and one of the best Mocha’s I’ve ever seen or tasted! (Superbly and most professionally made by the very talented Lewis! Thank you!) Totally over indulged on the wonderful cakes too, so hard to resist! We shall be back! xx

They have a dedicated gluten free menu. Dogs are welcome in the cafe/eating area (but not the shop). Staff extremely helpful. Been back a few times already!

Really lovely place for a walk and some lunch, coffee and ice cream in the sun. More of a restaurant than a cafe. Book a table!

Really disappointed with our experience - wish I’d looked at Tripadvisor before our visit, if I had I wouldn’t have wasted the time or the money (so over priced?!) I have celiac disease and asked two members of staff about gluten free options - neither were helpful so I ended up just feeding my two kids and having a coffee. Service was very slow. My sons sausages were pale and extremely pink inside and when I questioned a server about 35 minutes after the food was bought out, because that’s the first time I managed to catch someone to speak too she said she ‘thinks they’re supposed to be like that’ and walked off. It seems they’ve tried very hard to fancy up the menu of a little garden centre but have forgotten to employ competent staff. Would absolutely not recommended

Whilst the staff were lovely and it's clean, the cafe acoustics where terrible. Really hard to hear the waiter and person opposite. They don't do meals until midday and brunch is only Saturday and Sunday (it is on the website which I didn't check!) parking was easy and the little shop is pleasant. Cake was delicious and so was the coffee. Think the place would look lovely with some plants/flowers or something to add charm. Check the website for more info

My favourite place to rejuvenate spirit and body with amazing cuisine and eye pleasures of the environment created

Nice garden centre and cafe. Cafe needs to be booked in advance if you want a meal, so bear that in mind however, there is a supplementary coffee kiosk for coffee / cake.

Very friendly and helpful. Lovely food and all local suppliers. A nice different selection of menu.

Sheer brilliance. Greeted with a great smile and welcome in the farm shop, then went into the cafe and received a similar welcome. The food, lemon drizzle cake was to die for. The real grey tea was one of the best I've ever had and the service from all of the staff was great. Makes me definitely want to go back again and soon. 10/10

Lovely food and very friendly service.

Superb food quality ingredients, piping hot great variety on menu best food I have had in a very long time.

I've always met friends here for coffee/cake and enjoyed the ambience and other services. However yesterday we were asked to leave at 12.30 because we weren't having lunch. I wouldn't have minded so much if the place was really busy but there were loads of empty tables. Needless to say we won't be meeting here in future!

I've always met friends here for coffee/cake and enjoyed the ambience and other services. However yesterday we were asked to leave at 12.30 because we weren't having lunch. I wouldn't have minded so much if the place was really busy but there were loads of empty tables. Needless to say we won't be meeting here in future!

Great views & location, bit steep & unsteady ground in places. Cafe bit confusing, not sure why customer has to wait to be seated it's not as if its a big place. The sausage sandwich was quite greasy too

Went to have lunch and a drink. At the cafe there were tables free but they seated 4 (the few couples tables were taken). I was refused a table as they said they might need them for larger groups. But I could go outside (absolutely pouring down) and sit and get a coffee from the hut. As a single person I felt lonely and stupid. Not a pleasant experience.

Food is very nice, shops and garden pretty good and I can't express here how lovely, friendly and helpful the staff from the restaurant was. Amazing people and they made me feel so welcoming. I hope everyone have the same experience when visiting the place. Thank you😀

Gave up waiting to be served . Not first time this has happened. Was only allowed cake as kitchen was closing and still had to wait for order to be taken even though have to go up to see what cakes available.

Love this place! Food and service were excellent 👍

Lovely lunch ,a wide range of both gluten free and vegetarian options. Nice atmosphere. Interesting shop if the usual expensive options. Lovely cheese counter.

Disappointed with slowness of service and the noise level but otherwise the three of us had good meal.

Like to wait for your coffee? Like it slopped in the saucer when it does arrive? Enjoy somewhat sullen service? Then get on down to Leaf & Ground

Need to book the restaurant, very popular, deli is amazing and staff very welcoming.

Great place in a beautiful setting.

Great for a coffee and dog walk

Always lovely coffee, cakes and surroundings, but the cafe could be warmer. Great to have a dog friendly cafe. Overall one of our favourite places.

Staff are always friendly and welcoming. The restaurant provides a reasonable range of food and does provide some gluten free options. The Deli offers a wide range of foods. There is a small garden shop which for its size is well stocked. The restaurant is dog freindly which is handy on rainy days.

Would have loved to have a bite to eat and drink from the cafe but we weren’t able to take it outside to the patio area so we could hear our children in the play park. Seems a major flaw especially when all areas are marked with “only food and drink from the cafe allowed”. The park was great for the kids and the views nice but based on their pretty aggressive boundaries, we will not visit again.

Lovely place with a good selection in the shops and cafes. It gets very busy so unfortunately not somewhere you can just drop in for coffee and cake.

Wow, great staff, great coffee and dog friendly too. I don’t want to use 100 characters but this stupid site makes you. I thought 44 characters was enough.

The cafe Coffee very nice and the homemade cakes were superb, the meal was let down by the poor frittata it was neither hot not cold and had so many lumps of cauliflower in it that they overrode any other taste. The mixed salad leaves were only just clinging to the right side of freshness with their finger tips. At £12 overpriced. The deli Bought a chicken pie and it was one of the worst I have tasted, Reheated at home and when I opened the oven door I was transported back to the 60’s to my Manchester primary school canteen, it just smelt of boiled onion. I opened it and that’s exactly what was in it, apart from a few pieces of tasteless chicken, sorry guys not a good filling although the pastry was nice. I await the sausage roll and scotch egg (£5!) with interest.

Staff were very helpful, cheerful and food cannot be faulted gorgeous cakes

Amazing place. Beautiful secret great for wildlife. A little expensive but food is fantastic.

Met our daughter and our baby granddaughter for a coffee and walk. Super place.

Helpful, friendly staff, Delicious coffee, Tasty leaf tea. Delicious, well cooked, good quality food. Knowledgeable plant staff. Great circular walk straight from the venue or carry on North or South on the lovely national trail, the Cotswold Way.

Quick service with lovely food. Nice deli and gardening items and plants.

Excellent lunch. Great choice, particularly of vegetarian and vegan dishes.

Great service in the restaurant but really overpriced for what you get if I have to be honest. Really nice variety of cheeses and other bits in the deli.

Arrived about 2-45pm to see sign on Cafe door , fully booked . We were a group of four I asked if we could sit outside on benches, (where there were several free ) if I ordered inside . I was told I would have to order a takeaway drink outside . We wanted a nice coffee and teas in proper china cups not a takeaway so we left . Won’t be going back in a hurry .

A fabulous place for a family meet up. Stunning views, great food in the cafe (more than on their website menu and a good child's menu available too), and friendly, helpful staff. Also appreciated very quick response to a query I had late in the evening before. All in, thoroughly recommended.

Brilliant stop for walkers and cyclists. The coffee is good and the views are great :)

Great coffee in a nice location

So mid afternoon , having had a good walk we came in for a hot drink. Asked to sit at a mid isle table we sat there as a number of staff cleaned tables,repeatedly walked past us and appeared to ignore us. If it was hugely busy I wouldn’t have minded ,but there was at least 3 young ladies appeared more interested in cleaning tables( though there were severe clean and ready for customers) and sadly after sitting for 10 minutes we left. Poor service

Only stopped for a coffee but was very impressed. Staff were great and the coffee was both delicious and value for money.

Great Atmosphere, Friendly Staff and lovely to walk around and stretch the legs

We do like visiting this café; part of a multifunctional development which includes a shop selling garden hardware, plants and gifts. Our trip today was primarily to pick-up an order of wine from a winery a further 2.5 miles onward journey. We set-out with a clear plan; to have lunch here and then collect the wine, and then return home. Due to a previous appointment we had reserved our table for 13:45, which was unnecessary as the café was nowhere near full. We decided we should make this our main-meal of the day, and ordered a burger each; each with a serving of fries. This was a main plate from the ‘Lunch Menu’ as opposed to the ‘Deli Menu’. To drink my Partner ordered an Americano Coffee with hot milk. I ordered a pot of tea for two; this would provide about two and a half large cups. The tea and coffee arrived, and both my Partner and I were very satisfied with the very good quality and temperature of the drinks. I mostly drank the tea in half cups, so that the tea had extra time to brew, and as a consequence the last full cup was really very strong (this was good as I do like strong tea). The ‘Longhorn Beef’ burgers soon arrived and they did look good, and the fabulous taste matched the looks, as they were without doubt the best burger we have had in many-a-year. The 6oz burger was flavoursome, hot and juicy with an excellent brioche bun, good cheese, gherkin, tomato and a really good burger sauce. There was a plentiful serving of hot, seasoned and crispy fries; too many for my Partner, and I couldn’t help her out as I was already full. We didn’t have room for dessert, but we did buy a few items from the deli counter, a Beef Shin Pie, two sausage rolls and a couple of Frangipane Mince Pies. Service was prompt, pleasant and efficient: it was a great visit.

Thank you for an excellent lunch. The food was delicious and the staff were just lovely.

We found this place on an explore up from Bristol. And what a find! It's not sure if it's a garden centre, and farm shop, a delicatessen or a cafe... but it works. We chose food from the deli, drinks at the cafe and ate them all together at our table. Great views across to the Severn, everything is high quality and well looked after. Outside is a good open area up the hill with gravel paths for even better views across the young Severn. 4 stars service just because they were short staffed on the day we were there.

Not much of a garden centre. More like a country kitchen café.

Absolutely love it here......food, produce, friendly staff, wonderful views and walks, great coffee! A relaxing nice vibe 😌

We were seated in the cafe for coffee and cake and we waited and waited for service and in the end walked out because our order was never taken and we will never go back

We regularly visit Leaf and Ground as a family, often taking in a walk through the woodland to do some squirrel spotting, leaf collecting and tree investigating! Generally that's followed by hitting the play area so the slide, swings and fortress can be used to their full potential - over and over again 😁. Once the kids have had their fill of adventure and sliding... hot chocolate and coffee for the adults are on the cards. Hasn't been a let down once. We love it.

This was the first time for us and it was all brilliant

Don't go here if you're in a hurry. It's a long time before you get a menu, getting a drink is even longer. Very noisy.

Went for coffee and cake mid-morning. Poor service but fancy system with paying online did mean we could keep track of everything missing from our order!! Vegan options but extra 45p for alternative milk - ridiculous!!!!

Open at 10.00 am. Isolated position and seems very posh! High end finish - interior design, furnishings and interiors. Trying to be super trendy rustic. Lady on Deli quite grumpy!!? Lady on takeaway Very friendly and helpful thank u. Very expensive take - out coffee and loads of massive cakes & pastries. No healthy breakfast food weekdays. Fabulous gift shop though.

Shop is lovely and the lady behind the counter was lovely. Had a hot chocolate, was not hot at all, even asked to make sure it was hot, expensive, but the staff are lovely

This had always been our place to go until last Sunday. Very Disappointed with our breakfast,all was luke warm with bacon dry and had been kept warm,solid oily potato hash brown. Beans were unusually spiced,could go on sadly. Staff as always amazing therefore couldn't face telling them how awful breakfast was. Not freshly cooked as previously experienced.Will keep to only going lunchtimes.

This place has a breath taking view, the scenery is so beautiful, you can't get enough of it,very fresh air, people start flocking very early as early as 10 o'clock. The food served here is so fresh from the garden, they grow their own food,there are no waiters you serve from a central window, you order, pay and eat. They sell English pudding, sausage rolls, vegetable pies, if you don't make it early, you will be lucky to find any food. This is stroud, there is a natural forest where you can take a walk with your peers, family. If you are around stroud, pay them a visit. A lot is happening, highly recommended.

Popped in around 10:30am for a coffee and cake with wife. Cafe was fairly full. Cheerful staff giving table service. Only hot food at weekends. Clean toilets. Wonderful views across countryside.

Only had a hot chocolate, which was not hot, barely warm. Friendly staff

I love it here. I think I visit it at least 3 times a month. I take friends, family and my clients over. I love the food, it's delicious and not your big standard fare. The service is always with a smile. I always end my cafe experience with a stroll through the shop which has some very good fresh produce and groceries. Highly recommend a stroll around the grounds too. It's so peaceful.

Nice quiche and salad from the deli, eaten outside in the sunshine.

I usually don’t write bad reviews and I wish I’d felt comfortable to say something at the time. Took my 2 year old son for lunch at the cafe this afternoon as a treat for him. Mildly confused by the ‘fully booked’ sign on the door, maybe I misunderstood but we went in anyway shown to a table and helpfully the staff member bought over a high chair (really appreciate that btw!) Nice surrounding and there was a really nice environment in there with some lush views (it was some great sunny weather!) We had to wait a little while to place order, but it’s lunchtime and there were a fair few people in there. Ordered children’s sausage and chips (no peas, my child is highly suspicious of anything colourful and probably would’ve dropped them all on the floor!) His food was brought over, and the sausages were pretty anemic, and I cut into one to let it cool before he ate, needn’t have bothered, they were lukewarm and, in my opinion, looked like they were only just cooked through. The chips were also already at an eatable temperature verging on cold, so he could tuck in straight away. The chances that he’d want to eat the sauces were slim, so maybe that stopped me something, and no one asked us how the food was, which eased my anxiety of having to say something. I also didn’t want to keep little man waiting any longer to eat. £7.50 for this mediocre, at best, food when I was concerned my toddler could’ve been very ill from undercooked meat. And it’s a shame the price of the food isn’t passed onto the staff’s wages, as one of the waitresses was just about wearing a pair of Converse that had probably seen better days about 5 years ago 😉😂 I’m sure I’ll go back for coffee and cake, but will think twice about having a meal there. Another positive was being able to pay via the QR code on the table, meant I didn’t have to speak to any staff and could slip away.

First time here for lunch. The food was on the expensive side but we felt that the ingredients were good quality and worth the money. Children's chips were incredibly salty which wasn't good. We visited on a Saturday and whilst it was busy, the restaurant staff seemed really unorganised, e.g. we asked for the children's menu, but had to go up to the counter to remind the server and eventually got one, 5 minutes after giving our order to one server, another server came over and asked if we'd like to see the menus! and it was evident that the chefs had food ready to be taken out to tables, but it was taking a while for the servers to actually serve it. Seemingly very disorganised service which was a shame, perhaps more training needed.

Lovely food, specialy mussels, which my Spanish wife loves.

Really interesting place, very nice views and nice buildings. We came here off the M5 and wanted a takeaway or a quick lunch but found the whole experience very disjointed. The staff were perfectly nice but it is very bizarre that you cannot pay for all the products together. If you want cakes you have to pay for them in one room, if you want pastries you have to pay for them at the deli etc. The most bizarre point was that whilst they offer this for takeaway there are no facilities to heat this up. We therefore had to have our sausage rolls etc cold which is ok but hot would be preferable. The food however was delicious. Needs to be organised better.