Postage Stamp Cafe in Forest of Dean

We called here for a late lunch on the 4th Tuesday in September .We ordered 1 of the specials on the menu which include jacket potato & chilli? I and I had the large breakfast. My wife really enjoyed her meal as did I the full english although bacon a bit hard-eggs cooked to perfection. The flat whites weren’t really flat whites & tasted more like instant coffee. Overall very good food & service A great village location

Wonderful little cafe attached to village shop and post office. Ultra-friendly staff, very dog-friendly (our dog was lucky enough to get some sausage), lovely fresh food. Several locals in the cafe, which is always a good sign. The shop next door is also delightful featuring hand-made items from nearby, maps and books about the area, and a fab variety of food!

After a morning's walk in the forest we decide to have a late lunch here. We found a parking spot on the street outside and got the last free table inside. Good portion sizes and good prices. Friendly service and has a toilet available if you ask. Recommended.

The Cafe in Parkend is close to the Dean Forest Railway station and as a result after travelling on the railway I went to check it out. The cafe is next to the village shop and there are lots of things you can buy there. The cafe is nice and tidy and you can get a variety of snacks, drinks and things for lunch. The staff are very welcoming.

We came here on the little train from Norchard Station on a lovely spring day and were mildly surprised by this little gem of a cafe and village shop. The food was fresh and tasty and the staff in the cafe and shop were friendly and helpful. The village shop had lovely hand crafted items for sale and made a nice change to browsing if you're on the lookout for something a bit different

Love this place, very friendly and welcoming, food is excellent quality and value. Would definitely recommend to visit. Also little shop next door has lovely bread and cakes.

The cafe is popular and serves good coffee and nice meals, snacks and cake. If I have one complaint it is that the cafe is small and reserving tables just doesn’t work. Maybe it was a one off but people will go elsewhere if they can’t get in and may not try again.

If you want breakfast, get there early as it's pretty small and the place was very busy when we were there around 0930 on a nice Sunday morning in January. Breakfast was excellent, great value and coffee was also very good. Friendly, efficient service. Highly recommended, based on our experience. We'll be back!

The Postage Stamp Cafe never disappoints. The breakfast is excellent, lunch is fantastic and there is always an enticing selection of cakes and bakes. Everything is reasonably priced and great value.

Excellent for breakfast, lunch and just cake & coffee (or tea!!) Friendly service - good to see it’s back up and running as it should be!!!

Fabulous local community cafe What an asset to the village! New owners have injected love and passion into this lovely business. It’s a pleasure to shop in and treat ourselves to a weekend brunch there. Locals and tourists alike seem to be enjoying the shop and cafe and every time we visit there is another improvement to enjoy. We are so lucky to have this in the village.

So glad to see this little café is finally open properly again. Really good food and service now. 👍

New owners stopped to try as they were open on a bank holiday Monday had 3 breakfast baps was absolutely fabulous proper quality sausage and bacon eggs were lovely and had 2 lattes which were decent coffee

Another ‘blind’ stumble stop! Fabulous breakfast which set us up for the rest of the day. Lovely ‘intimate’ atmosphere (we were lucky to get a table) with friendly service. Just YUMMY!

Morning steam train ride from Norchard to Parkend, off the train and a short walk up to the cafe, I've been here a few times pre covid and loved it so was hoping it would be open for us today and it was! Huge pot of tea for two, bacon roll for my Dad and scrambled eggs on toast for me😋 lovely food, lovely service. I'm so pleased people use this little gem💎

Just had breakfast and coffee here with 4 friends. The best breakfast I've had in a long time. Everything was good quality and very tasty. We'll be back hopefully later this year.

We’d heard great reviews about the breakfast at the cafe, and they're right! Went for breakfast at 9am (opening time). Very friendly service, tables spaced apart well, staff wearing masks. English breakfast comes as either standard or large. V tasty- crispy bacon and meaty sausages. Great coffee. Would highly recommend!

After a bad experience with breakfast at the whitemead forest park restaurant where we were staying, we decided to try this lovely little cafe only two minutes walk away. It was small but instantly very welcoming, they were taking social distancing very seriously which was reassuring. First of all, the prices are amazingly good value, I regularly pay a lot more for breakfast back home. When the food came out, I was gobsmacked, meaty and tasty sausages, the thickest bacon I have ever seen (looked more like Gammon!), yummy eggs and all the trimmings, cooked in a non greasy way but still plenty of juice and flavour. The standard breakfast was £4.50 and the large £6.50, both exceptional value. Would definitely visit again

Absolutely fantastic breakfast. Visited here whilst on a short break away. The breakfast was so good we came back the next day. Prices are really good too as we could both have a large breakfast and drink for less than £15. Can’t go wrong with a fry up and it’s very good here. Would definitely recommend and had we been staying longer I am sure we would have visited again. There is also a great little shop to get a few essentials if you are staying in the area.

Nice little friendly cafe in Parkend. Breakfasts looked very nice! We had tea cakes and coffee which were excellent. Plenty of choice on the menu and service was prompt. Toilet is available to rear and parking is on the road side.

Visited with friends for breakfast. Fantastic and well cooked breakfast. Fresh, local produce. Highly recommended.

A group of cyclists were made very welcome for a late cooked breakfast. Quick and very helpful service.

We visited here for breakfast while on holiday after reading the good reviews on Trip Advisor. We had an excellent breakfast, all freshly cooked, good choice, and nothing left. Staff were friendly and we would definitely revisit if in the area again.

We went there for lunch, although most of us had a breakfast. All very nice and reasonably priced. Friendly service. Charming little place.

Stopped here for some lunch while travelling on the Forest of Dean Railway. A lovely quaint Cafe, with simple and delicious food. Highly recommend.

We were made to feel very welcome and allowed to bring our dog in (he sat quietly under the table )whilst we enjoyed a lovely cup of coffee and jacket potato. We thought there was a good choice of food and drink and the prices are very good. Would definitely return when next in the area.

We were visiting whilst on holiday. We went in at about 13.45 not knowing that it was approaching closing time. Rather than being told they'd be closing soon, we were rudely informed by the woman serving that we could only have drinks as she's just turned the grill off. Shortly after she came to take our order, in a rather abrupt manner. She returned shortly with 3 drinks, saying that she was finishing at 2pm whether she'd finished or not. She bought out another two drinks, put the closed sign in the door and bought the sandwich board in from outside. We never got the hot chocolate we'd ordered, but we weren't exactly going to ask her for it as she clearly was not in the mood to serve customers in a civil manner. When we went to pay we were served by another lady who was much more pleasant. Not really the sort of service you'd expect and didn't exactly make us feel welcome.

I visited this café over the early may day bank holiday weekend which was a busy Saturday as part of a visit that included the Dean Forest Railway and I had plenty of time to spend at this caféSeats about 25 peopleOrders taken at the table and delicious food and drink bought to youIt is part of the post office and village shopLimited menu which means they can concentrate on just a few things and not to run out on just what you wantedPrices are good too for what you get i.e. very, very reasonableKeep up the good workStaff politeIt is very, very close to the Dean Forest Railway line stop at Parkend and the "end of the line"

Nice little tea room with postage stamp table cloths,lovely hot chicolate, friendly staff. Parking available in the village, not far to walk.

The staff were very friendly and welcoming. My girlfriend was able to sit and work for about 3 hours while my friend and I went for a walk in the rain. The staff were very accommodating and gave free wi-fi, plug sockets, a whole table with table service and offered to put the heating up and offered her drinks during this time. When we returned, we ordered a full breakfast and hot drinks which were very reasonably priced. These were made quickly and we really enjoyed it. Throughout our visit, staff were interested in talking to us about our visit to Parkend and also offered advice about other sightseeing opportunities around. We will definitely be returning. The only improvement I can think of would be if the full English included hash browns!

We stopped here for a pot of tea and a hot chocolate along our walk. The owner was friendly, prices were reasonable and the tea was just what we needed. The food looked good also, though we didn't try any ourselves. But would recommend for a stop off.

Out walking the dog and a great place for a breakfast break Nice English breakfast and dogs are welcome. Would certainly recommend as prices are good and food is freshly cooked. Will visit again.

Both myself and my husband had a large full cooked breakfast, best breakfast we have had for a long long time!

Really good food (we pre ordered being a large group) and excellent service. Good value for money as well!

I go to this little cafe regularly for a coffee, staff very lovely and chatty food good what can you want, handy to have the post office there as well.

Great little cafe for breakfast. Shame there was only one member of staff doing her best to get the orders out. There was only three ahead of us who order just coffee and we still waited 25 minutes to get served. The food was good and cooked to perfection.

This is a great little cafe. We had freshly made sandwiches and shared one of the best Chelsea buns I’ve ever had. Friendly staff and warm welcome.

I go here for breakfast after visiting a training venue and it’s really good, large is £6 and small is £4 and it’s really high quality ingredients and cooked really well Very nice friendly staff make it a great venue to visit and afterwards your in s great place for a walk in nice countryside

What a find. Lovely friendly staff. Very tasty full English breakfast. Great coffee. Well worth a visit.

a small snack type cafe nice little breakfast shame the close kitchen so early. lots of other items available at adjoining post office. cakes bread beers etc.

We ate a delicious, breakfast here in may. Excellent service. Food cooked to order. Angela is a real star.

regular for breakfast. and coffee. does quick easy snacks. cafe attached to post office store so other items available. limited space inside and out. but good value for money. closes about 3pm!

Five of us had an excellent breakfast - staff very friendly and welcoming. Good value, well-cooked food, appreciated the black pudding too!

Super friendly helpful staff. Provided us cyclists with huge bacon butties and delicious coffees, can highly recommend.

Had small breakfast and coffee Nice breakfast and very good service. Would defiantly come here again.

Posh it ain't, but quaint it is! Lovely atmosphere, and reliable W-Ffi from the router balanced on the Post Office scales in the window.

Very Cosy, clean, comfortable, convenient. Recommended to us and we would recommend it too. Plenty of room

Popped in for a quick bite at lunchtime. Great, friendly service with really well cooked local produce at a very reasonable price. Stocked up on snacks from the shop on leaving. Would highly recommend.

Out with our dog and found this fab place, open on a Sunday whoop whoop. The hot choc was amazing, tea was lovely, our teacakes were superb with butter and jam and fabulas friendly service, our dog (reno), welcomed the bowl of water.

our hot breakfast from aretea are hot toast andare meal freashly cook bye freindly cooks and all staff freindly nice cosy place small hygine good clean cheap to eat their worth your money been their twice once in summer and novber 2017

We visited this cafe after walking the Coleford to Park End disused railway... it was a welcome mid-way stopping point, with a loo and good good / refreshments too. The cafe owner was really welcoming and our 2 x dogs were able to come in with us (too cold to sit on the outside tables), and they were offered a drink too. We will definitley visit again. Very resonably priced too...

A good selection of basics available and they take newspaper vouchers. Good customer service and their cakes are excellent.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this place is a little gem tucked away in the beautiful...

Ideal spot for refreshment in "The Forest" - in our case breakfast. Good food, lovely service and very fair prices.

Llamado en la tienda de franqueo del sello y café esta mañana para el desayuno antes de explorar la zona. Preciosa bienvenida y me permitieron llevar nuestro perro, incluso aunque es un poco grande cap. Me dijeron que mientras no es tan ocupados no les...

Un delicioso café con una selección de desayunos y aperitivos con té o café, personal muy amable y en un lugar encantador con el tren de vapor cerca. lydney este café está ubicado en el bosque encantador de dean, que bien vale la pena visitar...

Esta es una excelente y pequeña tienda y café. Buena comida, ambiente acogedor, y el personal acogedor. También es muy conveniente para el bosque de Dean, que tiene el Ferrocarril a Vapor Estación parkend justo al lado. Solo hay 5 mesas en el café (sería demasiado lleno con más), así que puede ser un poco de una lotería para conseguir un asiento en las horas punta, pero un paseo por el pueblo verde es muy bonito con su histórico limes, etc. Y pronto se convierte en una mesa. La pequeña oficina de correos/tienda adyacente tiene un montón de productos locales, salchichas, cervezas, sidras y tartas para llevar.

Vine aquí basado en una recomendación de un conocido como sabemos una señora que trabaja allí.

Stumbled across this wonderful little cafe yesterday while out enjoying the sunshine on my bike. Very friendly staff, cosy feeling to the place and very yummy teacakes to go with my pot of tea. It's small but has a lovely homely feel to it, 4 tables inside and one outside, l noticed colouring books for children, leaflets for local businesses, lots of oldie worldie bits and pieces that give it its appeal and the post office next door should you need anything. A range of tray bakes and breakfast rolls etc available so l will definitely be back to try that. Tea was piping hot and the coffee smelt delicious. Altogether a fantastic little cafe run by very nice people, highly recommended it!

been in for coffee, cake and bacon rolls, they now do full breakfasts, amazing little cafe in the quiet village of Parkend but a real little gem, well worth a visit and even have a trip on the train whilst your at it.

Forest of Dean at Parkend GL15 4JARadio and phone reception is very poor in the area but the Post Office cafe provides excellent WIFI . Well worth a second visit.

This is a cute little place for a coffee and a slice of cake.In the Summer you can sit outside but we visited in November on a particularly cold day.There is no central heating and the windows are single glazed. The cafe was very cold and the menu is limited. Bacon sandwich with or without egg and a cup of tea.

Staying at Whitemead Park we discovered that you could walk to Parkend avoiding roads by using the forest trail starting near to caravan pitch 10. After the 'exploratory' walk with two excited grandchildren knee deep in autumn leaves we soon arrived at The Postage Stamp Café ready for a warming drink. Their hot chocolate topped with cream and marshmallows certainly fitted the bill and is highly recommended.

Lovely little shop/tea room,very friendly,highly recommend! Parkrnd is a pretty little village in the heart of the forest of dean. This cozy little cafe is perfect for breakfast,lunch or afternoon tea!

The new owners have installed a grill and chiller, now offer bacon and egg rolls cooked to order, also cream teas and toasted teacakes. A soup kettle will also be an additional as winter sets in

Lovely little cafe with delicious coffee. Very pleasant staff and a relaxed, unrushed atmosphere. If you are staying at nearby Whitemeads, go here for wifi. It is worth the price of a cup of coffee to avoid the frustrations of Whitemeads' dire wifi.

We stopped here for a Coffey mid way threw a walk and found a nice welcoming atmosphere the staff where friendly and helpful. It really nice that that have joined the old post office with a village shop and a cafe it works really well

A lovely spot for coffee in the centre of Parkend, also good for bread and cakes if you are staying at Whitemead Forrest Park. The coffee was lovely, very friendly service and nice location and atmosphere.

Lovely little cafe attached to the shop. My son loved the free wifi. Nice latte and sandwiches. In the shop you can buy Wild boar sausages which are delicious

Called in for a quick coffee.....and ended up spending an age enjoying the welcome and a great coffee. Beautifully clean and comfortable. Well worth the visit!

Great coffee here. The owner was keen to offer us colouring for the kids. Water for the dog who was allowed into the cafe. The cafe is only small so we chose to let the dog chill outside. Everyone was very welcoming and a local lady made a fuss of kids who found some golden looking rocks in the stream during the walk. Cafe is 2 mins from parkend steam train station.

Visited for a cream tea. Really enjoyed this. Also purchased lardy cakes, which we pre ordered, and wild boar sausages which were both brilliant. Good shop as well as cafe.

We stopped for a snack lunch soon after arriving in the area for a short break. The welcome was friendly and service was attentive. We chose a pot of tea and a pasty but sandwiches and cakes were also available. The range wasn't huge but this is a great place to stop for a drink and snack if you are looking for a quick stop off with good service.

Cute little cafe, next to the village post office/shop. Chilled background music, all themed around stamps. Limited food selection (cakes, sausage rolls etc) but what we had was good.The staff were flexible and allowed us to eat cookies from the shop alongside drinks from the cafe. Only downside was the teapots were hard to pour resulting in a wet table

Visited with a friend for a cuppa and a cake, the only cakes they had available were some very mediocre muffins, coffee was good and hot chocolate was ok. We were the only 2 people in the cafe and it was a little uncomfortable hearing the owners domestic details!

Headed here on Good Friday and arrived just as they were closing. Friendly owner opened up for us so that we could have some lovely coffee and cake. Drinks were lovely and cakes were very tasty. Owners are very nice. Four happy bikers went away refreshed and would definately stop there again. Thanks very much Postage Stamp Cafe.

My wife and i were on a walk and discovered this little gem. We had 2 lovely coffes and chatted with the locals who were there and the staff Timn and Dan. It reminded us of what it must be like to live in a lovely village. One local man was very chatty and very helpful, he told us where to go to see Hawfinches, and true to his word we saw 4 Hawfinches. What a find. Thankyou.

Passing through Parkend we stopped at the postage stamp cafe for coffee,nice cakes on offer so we had to try them,both coffee and cakes were very nice.Nice friendly atmosphere.will call again.

What a lovely little find. We stopped for a quick cuppa before jumping on the steam engine. The kiddys bought some sweeties from the quaint post office shop joined next to the cafe. The service was polite and cheerful, and the cafe clean, light and feels very welcoming

Our group of four adults stopped at this cafe during a trip on the Dean Forest Railway. We enjoyed tea, coffee and hot chocolate as well as locally baked cakes.The owners were friendly and chatty, (we sorted out the worlds of education and planning between us) and they played a favourite Simon and Garfunkel album. I can still remember all the words! We would call again if we were ever nearby.

Lovely coffee shop/tea room, in a lovely village setting. Well worth spending some time relaxing here, watching village life go by whilst enjoying some excellent quality coffee.

Misnomer being called a cafe, but have marked as if it was a coffee shop. Enjoyed a nice coffee at the pavement table, watching the world go by.

Had appeared since our last visit to Parkend. Good quality hot coffee. Yummy cake and very warm welcome. It deserves a to prosper.

Went for "lunch" and was informed that they only offer sandwiches which could be bought from the shop which were poor for choice.Hot drinks were good and piping hot and well served but feel it is missing a trick with lack of food on offer as it is a bit misleading as a "cafe".Cakes looked nice.

We visited the café whilst in Parkend and called in a couple of times for tea and cake.The café has not been open very long and has suffered from a prolonged road closure between Lydney and Parkend, hence seriously reduced passing trade. They did make a decent strong cup of tea, and accepted the limited availabilities of cakes etc. Hopefully things will get better when the road opens, as it id the only café that we found in the area. We wish them success.

Tim and Jess have done a wonderful job converting this property and have always gone out of their way to make us feel welcome. The coffee and cakes are first class, the service is outstanding. Highly recommended.

Its always nice when somebody locally opens up a new establishment as we always try and oblige by trying for ourselves what's on offer.This was the case with the Postage Stamp Cafe which has opened in part of Parkend Village Shop and Post Office in March 2014. We visited last week to test the wares and were disappointed by our experience. We were hoping for a light lunch and cake but were told we could only have sandwiches from the shop fridge and that they couldn't make anything else. This was not an option as my wife is allergic to some margarine spreads so has to have pure butter. They couldn't even tell us if the sanwiches were made with butter or not. We ended up with two drinks and two small pieces of cake which were all very acceptable. Now the name is a bit of a clue as to how big this cafe is. Not very!!! The counter is not very big and take into account a dresser in which the dishes are kept and you just have enough rooom for about four tables. However back to my point if your a cafe you should serve food and if you're a tea room you should at least serve afternoon tea. I don't know what the Postage Stamp Cafe supposed to be. I wish them well but believe they are trying to capture a very small niche market that may not exist.