Mallards Cafe in Forest of Dean

A beautiful serene spot to sit and indulge in coffee, cake or cooked food. Staff are extremely helpful , friendly and totally professional. A lovely inviting environment to sit and relax. A regular spot for my family and I to enjoy refreshments whilst walking our dogs. A dog friendly environment not to be missed. This cafe is extremely popular on the weekends due to visitors from outside the area.

Had a lovely light lunch, the cheese and ham bagels were packed full of ham. Delicious. Friendly staff, great place. Would recommend.

a depressing meatball marinara and a sad dry muffin. the view was good, but i dont have 100 words to describe this disappointing snack. hense the extra waffle.

Not much competition around, but then that doesn't matter as they do great light lunches and cakes etc. at a reasonable price. Despite the queue being quite long, service was fairly quick and the staff were friendly - recommended.

Great sausage roll! Choice of three cakes 1 vegan 1 gluten free and 1 “normal’ 😂 loads of choice get over it! Nice spot to take a rest from the trails.

We had a cuppa and slice of gluten free cake from the cafe after our walk and sat by the lake. There was only one gluten free option for cake unfortunately, ginger and lemon, but it was tasty. They could take a leaf out of the book of The Log Cabin at Symonds Yat Rock (also a Forest England site), where there were numerous gluten free lunch options, along with five or six different gluten free cakes!

Lovely spot for a walk, cuppa and breakfast. Good variety of food choices, including for vegetarians/vegans.

Lovely cafe with great coffee and homemade cake. It was nice to see a range of gluten free and vegan choices of cake available Staff friendly and very helpful

Great time with the family, enjoyed the lake, gruffalo trail and fantastic snacks afterwards. Well recomended.

Great little Cafe in a super spot. Both inside and outside seating. Cafe is in a lovely position. We had drinks and cake which we thoroughly enjoyed. Friendly helpful staff.

There is a beautiful lake you can walk around, plus an adjacent café, albeit without inside seating, but with many picnic tables. The range of light and delicious food is well worth sampling. There are also various other facilities that can be sampled, such as canoeing, kayaking and a tree adventure. Plenty to do for all ages!

Nice little local rereshment stop whem walking the dog. Excellent for a Tea and sandwich, cake or ice cream

Fabulous little cafe. Food was fresh ,tasty & service was impeccable. Beautiful views over the lake. Highly recommend

Delighted to find delicious fresh sandwiches and farm produced savouries mid-way round the family cycle trail. Well organised, prompt service with wide choice of drinks, cakes and ice cream. Thank you for offering such a high quality cafe in this picturesque setting. Highly recommend.

Under current covid restrictions, you cant enter the cafe. There is a very good system in place at this cafe with all social distancing rules adhered to. There was a little delay on a busy weekend lunch time period but both staff were working very hard to keep all the orders ticking over, just a bit of patience & understanding needed given some of the other reviews during a difficult period for the hospitality sector. Its worth the wait for the pecan choc brownies alone, absolutely divine!

Stopped off at Mallards cafe for lunch with children whilst cycling the family trail. Had a lovely lunch in a beautiful setting overlooking the lake. The food was all fresh and very tasty and they went to great lengths to prepare a special meal for my SEN son. Couldn’t have been more accommodating. Highly recommend.

Be prepared for a long wait as staff unable to cope very well with such small numbers in the queue.£13.10 for 2 coffees and 2 sausage rolls, absolute ripoff. I understand that everyone has overheads but after lockdown is it necessary to charge such prices for unsuspecting people just going to lake for first time then faced with being robbed or going thirsty and hungry for a couple of hours.

I cycle through our wonderful Forest of Dean cycle trails and visit this cafe on a regular basis Coffee and cake or a lovely sausage roll are always served with a smile from all staff A great place for a pit stop and the views of lake are outstanding

Great place for a cuppa and tasty piece of cake, lovely welcoming staff, will be back soon, thanks guys!

Love this place for a couple of hours out with the dog and the kids. The cafe has a good selection of food for both me and the kids (though I always give in to temptation and end up having tea and cake for lunch!)...

Had a long day on the bikes and stopped off at the cafe. staff were pleasent and food was nice and hot. Best cuppa ive had in a long time.

I walked from Speech House to Mallards Pike and back again. Thought I'd treated my self to a drink and slice of cake. Having stood in the rain, socially distanced I was politely served by a young man. All was fine untill I asked for...

Modern and Efficient with a great variety of drinks and sandwiches at a reasonable price. Very clean and the staff are very covid friendly

Visited Mallard’s Pike Cafe and bought a sandwich. Half way through, a long dark hair was stuck inside. Was vile. Took to staff member and and politely and quietly asked for a refund of this item and my partner’s wrap as we didn’t feel confortable...

Visited because Members of family were going around Go Ape. Very Covid friendly with social distancing. Cafe had good range only one thing to critise if you have a cup of tea ask for 2 teabags as tea very weak and willing.

Lakeside cafe, full English was excellent and the Victoria sponge was the best ever. Quite small, but plenty of seating outside.

The lake is a beautiful place to stop at while walking or cycling in The Forest Of Dean. The cafe is a perfect stop for a relaxing rest but it's a bit expensive and should serve more choice of ice cream, not just tubs.

We just had a coffee sat around the lake. There were lots of things to eat on the menu. The food looked very nice as other people passed us..There are plenty of tables and benches outside as well as seating inside. Tge views are breathtaking.

New cafe at Mallards, nice to have something there but went there on Saturday and not that much choice in the way of ice creams. Just very expensice little tubs. Would be much better if they had a choice of lollies/magnums/cornettos etc, especially for children.

The area is absolutely fantastic, beautiful and unspoilt. Walk with nature listening to the sounds of the birds and dogs playing, barking and jumping into the lake. It's a perfect space to bring the family, but bring a picnic. The cafe is stupidly expensive. The...

My husband and I took our youngest on the family bike trail. Mallards Pike Cafe and lake was a great place to stop off for a cuppa and cake. Beautiful setting by the lake, plenty of picnic benches to sit outside and enjoy the view....