The Black Shed Cafe in Stroud

All a bit chaotic on the back of the rush. Food was ok when it arrived.

We visit here regularly with our pup. We’ve eaten many times and always enjoyed it but last Sunday we had the carvery which was really good. It was better than other carveries in the area, generous portions and tasty food. The staff are always lovely, they cannot do enough for you and make a proper fuss of our dog who probably could and would walk there himself given the opportunity 🤣 I love the coffee and like that I can have a pint if I fancy a drink. The cakes are good too. Planning a Friday evening visit soon.

What a great place to find, excellent food, great service, great atmosphere, first visit there, right beside the canal, enjoying seeing the barges, sail by. The cafè has a good-sized carpark, it's dog friendly. Footpath along by the canal, perfect for walks, definitely recommend it. Portions of food are generous. Varied menue well worth a look, Slimbridge Wetlands park is fairly near too.

The lamb and mint pasty was amazing and the home made cakes to die for

Lovely place for food, very reasonably priced

Was a lovely visit, friendly staff and good food. Worth a visit

Great place to have a drink and watch the boats go bye

Great service, really good food for what it is. We must have used all the services on offer - canoeing was great, highly recommend a trip to boat graveyard with Sally. Great team here and lovely little handmade gifts.

Lovely cafe, great staff and fabulous food. Great walks and paddleboarding access

We stopped here for the live music and a pint. It's an interesting place. The music was more karaoke (think Phoenix Nights) but it was a fun, friendly atmosphere. We only stayed for one but everyone was friendly and having a good time.

Nice place, great scenery, friendly staff, cheap beer, what's more to want? Recommended

Nice food, very busy with people on Saturday but very nice atmosphere

As expected, warm and friendly staff too. Surprisingly good prices.

A beautiful location, overlooking the canal, with delicious food & generous portions. Very laid by and friendly, helpful people . I would highly recommend this lovely place

Nice friendly and helpful staff Enjoyable breakfast

Stopped on walk on canal, quick friendly service, highly recommended,

Beautiful scenery and lovely food

Busy cafe next to the canal. Food was lovely, toilets clean and inside or outside seating available. Dogs I believe are allowed inside if on a lead, but as the weather was sunny we sat outside.

Great coffee and cake. Lovely location by the canal. Highly recommended

Just had a drink so we could park, too late for lunch too early for dinner

Great cafe on the Gloucester & Sharpness canal near Slimbridge. Good range of hot food and cakes, beer, cider, wine & soft drinks. You can also get a boat trip on the canal from here - the most interesting being along to Purton and the Ship's graveyard where hulks have been beached on the Severn bank to counteract erosion. Eerie and fascinating. Hire of canoes/kayaks etc is also possible. Friday nights sometimes have live music.

A lovely location friendly service staff good food

We went on a great boat trip yesterday for my dad’s birthday to the quays. We all had a great day, really friendly service. Leslie and the team made the day very special. We will definitely recommend and will be using the boat trips and the cafe again

Always a wonderful experience. Gorgeous food, friendly service, great coffee.

Cake was excellent. The coffee could be a bit stronger.

Annoying old lady with yappy little dogs

Great place, good food and friendly people

Popped in for a coffee and cake. Cake was delicious and coffee was tasty. £20 for 2 hot drinks, 2 cold drinks and 3 decent sized slices of cake. Staff were very friendly.

Good value for breakfast + sit by canal. If walking the tow path, good lunch or coffee stop.

Fine rustic sort of place to come for reasonably priced food and drink. They don't share the wifi - ok, but this really is the twilight zone, so it might nice to share with customers who need it. Coffee seems to be drip + milk rather than espresso.

First time here and I can't praise staff enough as I'm newly diagnosed diabetic and hungry ,staff made a lunch up for me . Thank-you black shed crew. Also it's dog friendly which is rare and good ,and picked up some leaflets for kids activities even for a nice bike ride along canal side. 10/10

Found the Black Shed by accident walking the other way from Purton, friendly staff nice coffee and a tasty scotch egg.

Popped in here after we finished a long dog walk of 10km, last Sunday. We parked in the free car park along the road to start, and walked along canal path to Purton ship graveyard about an hours walk. We walked back, and had a cup of tea with a gorgeous slice of Victoria sponge cake, the best I've ever had.

For a cafe, great! Lovely chips ham and eggs!

A nice find! Ham, egg and chips at a reasonable price, and a nice coffee. Definitely worth a visit!

Visited this cafe for a coffee and cake. It is an unusual building, with quite a history, next to Sharpness Canal. Despite being January, it could've been warmer inside. Was served by a woman who barely said a word or smiled, very unwelcoming. The lattes were not very hot, but the cake was okay. Free car parking is adjacent and free. It was a disappointing visit which put us off going again!

Great breakfast, priced at £10 for the vegetarian option, including tea and toast which I thought reasonable. The place was a little chilly to begin with as it had just opened when I arrived but it warmed up quickly. Very busy with groups of cyclists throughout the time I was there, with a few tables free however. Very good, I'd definitely return.

We called in for a coffee but we were completely ignored by the staff. We stood at the counter for several minutes and no staff approached or said a word. No "we'll be with you in a moment" avoiding eye contact, bizarre! That's also not to mention the smell in the place. A sort of rancid bad drains smell, nasty. We were very glad to leave and spend our money elsewhere.

Nice ride out on the bike (motor) and a lovely pot of tea. Will be back to try the breakfast next time.

Lovely location, great food and friendly staff 😊

Great Live Music! Open mic first Friday of the month, restarts in the new year

Great cafe, foodie place, on the canal side. It's still awesome, good prices, and a perfect day go visit today. Blue skies. Big breakfast or bacon n egg sandwich, a winner for the rest of the day!

Nice and friendly, and comfy chairs

Highly recommend the black shed, lovely place, food is great value,

Four deliciously hot breakfasts served together Sunday morning along with hot buttered toast and tea/coffee! Perfect!

A good spot for coffee, cake & lunches on our visits to dog walk along the canal. Both inside & outside seating. Pleasant & helpful staff.

Not sure about the cleanliness of the place

Coffee and cake were amazing. Friendly staff and the location, right by the side of the canal is ideal

Fantastic hidden place on side of the canal. Fabulous cake and coffee arrangement

Lovely large slice of chocolate cake and coffee on my way past on a bike ride along the canal with a tasty pasty and cup of tea on the way back. Service was great 👍

Delicious jacket potato and lovely crisp colourful salad. Toasties were filled well and tasty. Nice view aswell.

Lovely food and gifts there superb

Great place. Very welcoming. Friendly and prompt service. Good nosh. Right by the canal. Boat trips as well

Our first visit to the black shed brilliant for parking on the premises register your vehicle in the cafe breakfast was brilliant and poached eggs on toast very nice bread granary toast was lovely definitely be returning

Was here for a 90th birthday celebration! Food was lovely, drinks a bit pricey.

Friendly service and good views of the canal

Excellent cafe on the bank of the Gloucester & Sharpness canal adjacent to Patch swing bridge. Fantastic place to enjoy a full English breakfast, hot meals, sandwiches, pasties, cakes, ice cream, hot & cold drinks, plus alcoholic beverages whilst watching the boats go by and the swing bridge in operation when larger craft pass by. The food is great, plus pizza and fish & chip evenings offer good food at reasonable prices, especially taking into account the lovely scenic location. Customer restroom facilities and decent sized car park, plenty of indoor & outdoor seating, various boat trips can be booked and taken from here, friendly & helpful staff and carvery meals too! Occasional live music events are also good with a great atmosphere. Brilliant and highly recommended.

Have lovely fish and chip meal the other Friday. Sat outside . Shame about the weather.

Came with a few couple of other bikers for a late breakfast, lovely to sit by the water after a long ride down and chill out. Breakfast was all tasty including nice door stop bread and a drink included in the price. Friendly staff 👍🏻

Friendly and helpful staff, and good gluten free food.

Great value and service perfectly located for a walk along the canal and then a well earned refuel

An excellent blueberry bakewell and a coffee for a fiver sitting by the canal. They even had a band in playing Whiskey in the Jar.

Food was amazing! Service was excellent (I think the lady's name was Sharon) We had a lovely evening and will definitely be back

Nice food and drink right on the side of canal very picturesque

Massive slices of cake and great coffee.

The food is all home cooked and the staff are very friendly

Went for a spot of lunch on Friday , only had a sandwich but it was lovely. Returned in the evening for the “entertainment”, unless you’re a “local” don’t bother, completely different atmosphere , very clicky people , blonde woman behind the bar could do with smiling once in a while, basically just don’t bother going. It’s a shame because the location is great next to the canal , also sort your wasp problem out , it’s ridiculous.

Brilliant spot for breakfast next to the canal. Lovely setting and lovely staff

Great coffee next to the Kennet canal

Just what you want on a barge trip a quick stop for a lovely chilled pint.

Really lovely ladies run this place nice welcome fab place great food .x

This is very unique place, in my opinion.. As name suggests, a black shed, on bank of the river.. But here you'll find people from all walks of lives enjoying the area.. Walkers, cyclists, bikers, families visiting nearby Slimbridge wetlands trust area.. All chilling and watching wild birds, and the river traffic floating by.. See the floodgate being wound up to allow the said traffic pass through.. The food appeared limited, but it's not a resturant.. From seeing leaflets in building, they also hold gigs or artists there at times.. We've been in the area a few times now, and it was our 1st time using the building.. Definitely a place to grab a beverage, cold drinks or coffee.. It's not a MUST go place thst you will detour to, , but if you're nearby and want a genuine welcome with friendly staff, then definitely worth your consideration.. You can also go on boat journeys from this location.. The location has details about these very short but pleasant river journey...

Right on the Canal ..Lovely, Smiling, laughing friendly staff. Perfect location for a quiet pint / Cuppa. . 💯. Definitely call in again

Canalside view. Good plain food. Lovely cakes. Excellent prices.

Really delicious Victoria sponge and meat pasty. Arrived too late for breakfast but this was the better choice anyway

Only had pizza on offer for hot food. Shed Hed beer was OK. Victoria spo ge looked nice.

Great little popular cafe alongside the canal. Indoor outdoor covered and uncovered seating. Great lunches and snacks well cooked and presented. Can get busy with walkers cyclists and visitors but don't be put off. A great stop.

Nice big place tasty food and location can't fault. 3 hour max parking with adding car reg to order point inside cafe. Don't park here if thinking off paddleboarding as safety issue in such a small car park.

Food is not bad but to be honest could be better. However, the location is second to none. There is a wide range of soft and alcoholic drinks.

The food has vastly improved! Having a huge lunch and watching the world sail by.....heaven!

Great food , great location by the canal , and also really good friendly service , offers boat trips and paddle boarding perfect for summer loads going on there bar and even doggy ice cream 🍦

Actually serve ploughman's! I had the small mixed one..ham and cheeses... for £7.50..friend with me had ham egg and chips for £10...both tasty and filling. Staff were friendly and atmosphere was peaceful, watching the narrow boats pass through the swing Bridge. Good access with seating inside and outside . Close to Slimbridge wetland reserve. Parking available nearby.

Good value and great food choice

Great to take the dog. Big fresh bread sarnies.

This would have got 5 stars, lovely place, beautiful setting, great food. It dropped a star because of one particular employee with communication skills. Unnecessarily aggressive attitude. Wasn't just us, it was directed at other customers too. She seems to think it's ok to glare and remonstrate if people get the slightest thing wrong, and I do mean the slightest. All the other staff lovely, but a run in with her spoils the whole thing. As I said, it wasn't just us, we witnessed it several times

Simple cafe on the edge of the Sharpness Canal at Slimbridge. I have visited a few times. The filler breakfast portions are hearty and the breakfast sandwiches huge made with lovely bread. A great place to grab a drink or something to eat and watch the canal.

Lovely Easter Sunday here, our 3 dogs were welcomed to dine with us at the Black Shed, carvery lunch was just amazing, the beef was sooooo tender with a huge choice of veg (leeks in cheese sauce too ) and tasted divine. Finished off with Chocolate Fudge Cake that was just superb! Fortunately the dogs behaved and were rewarded with a treat from the staff. It was a perfect way to spend the afternoon with live music to boot! Thanks to all the hardworking staff at The Black Shed, will be back very soon x

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit here, we were in a campervan, locally, all staff very pleasant who obviously enjoyed the presence of our dogs, cakes delicious!

Early morning Had bacon and egg butty Bread so thick could hardly taste bacon. Nice friendly guy serving

Breakfast worth every penny. Dog friendly which is an added bonus.. Just need to go there now for the midday menu as they do a ploughman's which is my all time favourite meal

Excellent service and excellent customer service

Nice food. Recommend the hot chocolate (not fancy but tasty). Chips are chunky, food very hot & freshly cooked. Staff are friendly and do a good job. Dog friendly and if you are on bikes with no locks, you can eat in the marquee where u can keep an eye. Dogs are allowed inside and they supply water bowls. Great service.

If you like your coffee I’d give this place a miss. Out of a machine that tasted awful and still paying close to £3 for the privilege

Had a really nice breakfast with my niece for a birthday treat, nice friendly place and went for a lovely walk afterwards along the canal

A great cafe bar with nice food and friendly staff.

Loved this place. So many different areas to sit in according to your needs. Food was good. And the staff were friendly.

I was out cycling early Sunday morning and dropped in for the full breakfast. Absolutely delicious for £10 incl toast and mug of tea.

Nice little place to visit on the canal. Beautiful location. Friendly staff. Decent enough food and drinks. Dog friendly as well which is a rare.

Good food served fast. Family friendly with a nice atmosphere. Right on the Glos Sharpness canal, so handy for narrowboats and for walkers.

Went to the black shed for a Christmas meal with the cotswolds cumunity men's shed the meal was grate value the food was hot fresh and plentiful and the staff were very helpful