Sunnyside Up Cafe and Farm Shop in Dacorum

Dissapointed to see that the floor was absolutely filthy which isn’t hygienic whilst eating or good for kids to roam about on.

Such a friendly atmosphere and the food and drink match. It's just off the canal by b&q and has parking off two waters rd. Outside seating, indoor both by the farm shop and their amazing greenhouse cafe. Loads to look at and buy local products. This is a charity that supports people with learning disabilities and is brilliant.

My caramel shortbread had good quality chocolate on top which I think is a marker of a good baker and actually quite unusual, the shortbread and caramel were perfection and surely homemade. My coffee was faultless all served promptly in a shady garden by the canal with unusually friendly cheery staff, a great stop if your travelling on the grand union canal, you can walk in straight from the towpath. The plants were so good and such staggering good value that I thought I’d misunderstood the offer. What a lovely place.

This lovely cafe sits next to the Grand Union canal . It offers lovely food with friendly helpful staff . The cafe is part of a great value garden nursery . The cafe has added an inside dining space which makes it a great all wheather cafe . Its one of the best places to lunch in Hemel and a great community resource .

A small cafe for hot drinks, cakes or light meals. Easy to miss but accessible from the towpath - perfect for a break if you are walking. Very pleasant, especially if the weather allows you to sit out. Child and dog friendly.

Had lunch in the Sunnyside Cafe which is a small cafe in a garden centre on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead. Service is friendly and the quality of the food is reasonably good. We visited during the pandemic and had to sit outside. It was actually a really hot day and we struggled to find somewhere to sit that was sufficiently shaded. Service was a little slow.

Having just picked up a campervan rental in the street nearby we thought we would have lunch before we started on our way. How lucky we were to find this place! It is dog friendly, vegan friendly, and serves delicious food. The portions were huge and price reasonable. Staff were charming and there is plenty of choice for lunch. (Soup , sandwiches, cakes, baked potatoes plus other things) and great coffee. We liked it so much we returned for lunch on the day we brought the campervan back. luckily for us the sun was shining both times as seating is outside. (this maybe just due to covid)

Lovely food ,the beetroot soup was great and the jacket potatoes came with a lovely salad . The staff are friendly and helpful . The added value is a small garden center and a shop selling gree range and organic food.

What a smashing little place and such a brilliant ethos around learning disabilities. I enjoyed a fab jacket potato with interesting salads and my husband loved his beetroot soup. We then got 15 plants for £10. What a bargain. Just about to plant them now. A must visit if you haven't been. Car park and can access from canal towpath. Easy peasy!

Walk along the canal with dogs and then stop off at this lovely cafe for coffee and breakfast or a snack. Great range of eco friendly products in the farm shop. Lots of attentive staff and lovely vegan brownie and latte. Definitely worth a visit or two.

We bought some Begonia plants about 3 months ago. They have been fantastic, best flowering plants we have ever bought. They just keep going on and on and are still looking beautiful today! We have also been very pleased with some other plants we have bought here and will definitely come back again!

A real gem, coffee and cake were delicious and to think I didn’t know about this hidden secret....... I will definitely be back, along with bringing friends and family so that they too can experience such a delightful place. Looking forward to seeing the plants in full and hopefully being able to purchase some to help with more SMILES at the SUNNYSIDE UP retreat. Thank you

I like to call in here when I'm walking into Hemel along the Canal. Access is easy. There is a spacious area for seating indoors, though I generally sit outside to enjoy the birds song. I'm a vegetarian (not vegan) and I particularly like their cheese and onion sandwich that comes with a generous portion of salad and crisps. It's made from a wonderfully fresh and tasty wholemeal bread and with aged Cheddar cheese. Excellent tea too. Everything is clean and tidy and attentive service is assured. Thew staff are very friendly. Strongly recommended. I applaud the work that they do to help adults with learning difficulties. Do give it a try.

Lovely cafe and shop. Lots of vegan options, delicious soup, great coffee and yummy cakes. Loads of eco friendly products in the shop.

I often pop in and I love it!! Delicious fresh food, friendly professional staff in a comfy quirky space. The toasted cheese sarnie is the best!! And all while supporting a local community initiative providing opportunities for developing skills. Go!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ P.S. and the plant sales are great too!

We have been here many times, with friends, with grandchildren or just ourselves and every time we have a great cup of coffee, sometimes with frood, like this Saturday. There are always things for the children to play with - a great train set for example. The food is limited but freshly made, original and tasty. The staff are really pleasant and you can buys flowers, plants and local produce. The charity is doing a great job and it's good to be able to support it and the staff they employ.

This is such a wonderful cafe and shop. Friendly staff and a great charity. The menu is limited but the food is always good. There are plenty of cakes to choose from too. The shop has eggs, bread and jams, all of which are good.

We had a lovely coffee and fresh made sandwiches. Good place to buy your flowers too. Fresh eggs from there chickens and now they are doing there own butter.

Wonderful place. Had lunch, bought several plants and prices were good. Dog friendly which was good.

This is a lovely place to relax, meet with friends, just watch the world go by... The staff are so friendly, the coffee is lovely, the toasties just ouze cheese and scrumptiousness and the carrot cake is well... yummy :) Placed right next door to the canal you can relax, with dogs and or children - or neither with the sound of peace and relaxation all around. The shop is also brilliant from locally produced honey and apple juice (amongst lots of other bits) to the fill your own detergents, this is a very special place. As a charity they are putting funds back into such a worthwhile cause. And growing flowers and plants for the local area they spread joy far and wide :)

A wonderful place with great staff, lovely decor, and great-value coffee and cakes. The train set for children is fantastic, the sofa is really comfortable, and the atmosphere is always good. It's just off the canal towpath and is the perfect place to stop for 20 minutes. Or longer!

Another fantastic find! Not entirely sure how we’ve missed this one, but having been once we will definitely be going again. Great coffee, great homemade brownies (other yummy looking homemade cakes and snacks available), great cause. What’s not to like? Farm shop stocks all sorts of organic stuff, much of it from Sunnyside’s own properties as well as other local suppliers. Well worth a visit!

We walked here from Berkhamsted for lunch. Sandwiches were made to order, and came with tortilla chips and salad on the side. We shared a slice of excellent coffee cake. Definitely worth a visit and we will be back. Farm shop looked interesting with local eggs and honey.

This is great little cafe in a fantastic location in Hemel with a country side feel. The farm shop is great for local natural products and the cafe is ideal for a relaxing brew, snacks and a lunchtime treat. The staff are fantastic, highly recommended.

This cafe is in a wonderfully peaceful location by the canal in Hemel Hempstead. It adjoins a farm shop and is surrounded by greenhouses. The cafe and the rest of the site is run by Sunnyside Rural Trust, which trains adults with learning disabilities to work in horticulture and hospitality. Much of the food is homegrown and home cooked. The indoor and outdoor seating areas are both in quirky settings. I love coming here for lunch or coffee and cake when I pick up my veg box from the farm shop. It's a wonderfully relaxing spot, the staff are unfailingly friendly, and it's good to know that it all supports such a good cause.

This little cafe is wonderful. Selling home made food at good prices. Wonderful to support a local charity and I come back week after week.

Really tasty food and drink, prompt service and dog friendly in a beautiful setting by the canal. A fantastic place for adults with learning disabilities to work and learn.

Brought my daughter down for a spot of brunch and being eager to support local charities esp those supporting Learning Disabilities, decided to try Sunnyside Up. Beautiful location on canal side and on such a warm day we were able to sit outside. Lovely jam on toast (jam being homemade by Sunnyside using fruits they’ve grown). Lots of dietary options available... coconut cappuccino is yummy

Love this cafe/farm shop hidden away next to the canal, they do delicious homemade cakes with vegan options and great coffee! Lovely items to buy in the farm shop including Sunnysides own eggs, jams chutneys and apple juice!

I often stay for a coffee when I pop into the shop for fresh eggs and vegetables or some plants. If you want a meal there are other options such as soup and sandwiches.

TLDR- good cafe, I would recommend.

Stopped by on my way past for a sandwich to takeaway. Had no idea this little farm shop had become a cafe too. I’ve bought produce occasionally from Sunnyside and always liked it as it has that homegrown taste and quality. The same for this lunch - a lovely hummus falafel wrap with salad far exceeding any lunch I could have bought in a supermarket or even other independent cafes in the area. Great value for money as not your typical quality produce in the wrap - delicious salad which I can only assume is organic/their own-grown. Very tasty and healthier than average thank you.

My k wife and I were on our way top another cafe by the canal and saw signs for this one so we decided to stop by and have lunch. I ordered a BLT with Americano and my wife ordered beetroot soup. The 2 female staff were friendly. However when my sandwich was brought to me I was told the cutlery was inside. So I went to get it and found that most of out was dirty with food dried onto it. I mentioned this to the lady in charge and she initially asked me to bring the basket to her before realising that she was speaking to her customer. She arranged for the cutlery to be brought to her to go back into the dishwasher. My wife's soup arrived and it was vegetable soup rather than the beetroot soup. Bearing in mind that the cafe was not busy at all I was very surprised to find these issues here. So will not be returning.

We fought we would go somewhere differant and this place has its own shop and helps the community as well

Fantastic coffee, really stylish and unexpected decor, pleasant surroundings and great toastie!! Will be returning soon

This is a lovely little cafe and farm shop that is run mainly by volunteers. There is plenty to buy in the shop and you can also get a good cup of coffee and cake, with pleasant service.

Just had a superb soya cappuccino and vegan cheese and onion toastie. Amazing service, warm friendly place just off the canal. You can park easily and the shop has loads of ethical farm shop goodies

Fantastic place for relaxed coffee or sandwich, with a very nice variety of onsite grown vegetables, eggs and more. The best way to support our community!

Great cafe with wholesome lunches, tasty coffees and a friendly welcome. Comfortable, warm and bright seating area and well stocked farm shop. Next to the canal in Hemel, this is a good coffee stop for walkers and cyclists. Plants and flowers for sale too.