The Star Anise Arts Cafe in Stroud

Beautiful place, strong local community atmosphere with a real heart. Very popular so can get busy. Coffees are great, service is friendly if a bit slow (just because it’s so busy!!)

Was tempted by the “ chunky veg soup with miso “ and ordered a large portion .( £7.95 ) . When it appeared it was mainly liquid with very few pieces of veg . In no way was it chunky and I felt ripped off as carrots / spuds not high cost items and no excuse . The gluten free bread very also a very small portion but nice . Also coffee good . However came away still hungry and would think twice about returning .

Coffee was good. Food not as described. Mushrooms on toast consisted of we past their best mushrooms (very black) rock hard butter and toast on the side. So not mushrooms on toast. Whole place could do with attention to details, table was sticky, overall I was disappointed with level of cleanliness. Staff rather indifferent, lady on the till very welcoming but after that???

LOVED this cafe ! Busy but in a nice way which is a good sign. Lots of indoor and outdoor seating; we sat outside and plenty of space around our table and nice setting. The coffee was good but the pastries were AMAZING! We had pain au raisin and an almond croissant. The smells coming from the kitchen were divine.

The cakes and pastries are just amazing, not only super healthy but taste and texture are perfect, and substantial.

Lovely veggie cafe. We were (regrettably) too late for lunch but had delicious soup and promised ourselves we’d return for breakfast or lunch, both of which looked really interesting.

Had an excellent lunch here. Great choices for veggies and vegans. Lovely seating outside with sone nice shade on a very hot day. Very excited to have found this cafe. We will definitely eat here again

Poor service. Half the lunch time menu had run out before 1 pm, and they had run out of many bottles of soft drinks.

Took the parents who were visiting (non vegetarians) and all had a lovely healthy lunch, great touch that you can grab a wine or cider with it too

This is one of my favorite places to eat and have a coffee in Stroud. The food here is truly homemade from the best ingredients. The cafe goes to great lengths to use their macrobiotic cooking ethos to deliver healthy and hearty meals. They are always happy to accommodate a multitude of dietary requirements.

Didn't process the order so waited 45 mins for no food. Zero covid care in the kitchen area with the staff. No masks and 2cm away from each other. Heard its good there but didn't see it.

Three of us had a Burrito Bowl (Special), a Hummus Platter and a Japanese Salad Box. All freshly made and full of different flavours. Would definitely go back. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was the time it took to get our food. Almost an hour! However, it wasn't a problem for us as we were having a catch-up with our Granddaughter over lunch.

I love this place. Have been a regular here for over ten years and it never disappoints. It can get busy (because it is so popular) and the relaxed eco-veggie atmosphere might not suit everyone but the food is always excellent- freshly cooked- and everyone is welcome.

The reason I din't give this cafe 1 star is because I have been before, with a good experience. The cafe was extremely busy and we had to cram on a table with another couple. we ordered 2 breakfasts, as did them couple sitting with us. After a long, long time, I went up to check that our order was on it's way but they both had been forgotten along with the other couple's breakfasts. They were very apologetic but they came to our table 3 times to confirm our orders! When the food came (after a very long time) it was nice, and good value. However, the little staff there seemed to be young, very inexperienced and extremely disorganized.

Stopped here a couple of times on a short visit to Stroud. Buzzing atmosphere made by a bustling crowd of interesting people. Best croissant I've ever had - vegan too. Go here.

Epic food to suit all. Great coffee, cakes great also. We had a meal “ Veggie Shepherds Pie “ which was amazingAlso the “ Barley Risotto “ was amazing ( see pic )Service good and generally eccentric. Very chilled place to be in with great friendly people in attendance

Nice and clean and very friendly staff, food pleasent enough but everything very basic, uncomfortable furniture, no salt and pepper on tables and I'm not sure what the sugar was but not my cup of tea. Very small menu. If you like minimal, green, eco hippie cafes then this is the place for you. I don't own enough hemp clothing sorry

Lovely to find a one-off and unique cafe. Good food and reasonable prices. Friendly service. Will definitely go back

Fui con amigos y tan agradable que se admiten perros. Increíble relación calidad-precio en comida, ¡estaba lleno! Se atendieron solicitudes especiales ya que mi amigo tenía una alergia severa a las nueces, pero no fue un problema. El café también es increíble y, como habíamos intentado conseguir una mesa antes, pero estaba demasiado ocupado, ¡estoy tan contenta de haber regresado un día diferente y fue un éxito!

Un restaurante cálido, amable y acogedor. El primer lugar donde mi esposa y yo comimos en nuestra primera visita a Stroud y sus alrededores hace dos años. Estábamos buscando mudarnos al área después de 21 años de vivir en los Estados Unidos. Los dos nos sentimos como en casa en este brillante café. La comida es excelente y el lugar siempre está lleno de gente realmente interesante. Todavía es nuestro ir al restaurante en Stroud y estuvimos allí para su excelente brunch dominical ayer. El pescado y las papas fritas sin gluten del viernes también son un gran favorito, y la lasaña los viernes es excelente.

Excellent food, really good quality ingredients and good portion sizes.. Staff are always friendly and welcoming, lovely atmosphere and very nice courtyard! Would recommend :)

Lovely vegetarian/vegan cafe offering an unusual and tasty selection of food with special requests catered for, one of our party only wanted a plain cheese sandwich and this was provided. Very pleasant staff.

Heard lots of about this Stroud institution: great ambience, lovely clientele and the chai latte was stunningly good. What let the cafe down was the laissez-faire approach of the young staff member taking orders at the till who was a little too slow to both acknowledge me waiting and then to take my order. Particularly important over lunchtime when time is tight for the local working customers who are on brief coffee stops, as was I. What would improve this young lady's customer service is give those waiting in the queue eye contact to acknowledge their presence and a be a little more conscious in her work. Instead over continuing a conversation with a young man for a little too long, she needs to multi-task and take the next customer's order should she want to chat with another customer for longer.... That said the latte was made and served to me at the table extremely quickly.

I can't quite believe that I've not yet rated Star Anise...it is one of the best cafes you can visit for organic vegan and vegetarian food - plus good coffee. I visit regularly like many others in the town and am never disappointed. Many thanks to the team for all they do for the town and our community.

Este es un sitio hippie, amigos, en el verdadero sentido de la palabra. Hay un montón de comida vegetariana aquí, pero tienen algunos sammiches de carne.

I’ve been twice for lunch - once busy and once mildly busy - and took about the same amount of time to get food (soup and a toasted sandwich) 20min. Approx £10 per meal. Menu on board changes often.

Just been here for breakfast and thoroughly enjoyed it. Very Bohemian/hippy and friendly ! Lovely area to sit outside too, when the sun shines, like today. I will definitely re visit soon.

Had a fantastic brunch for a family of mixed meat lovers, vegans and veggies! A lovely setting, hidden away. I bet the courtyard is great in the summer.

No puedo recomendar este café lo suficiente; mi familia tiene muchos y variados requisitos dietéticos y siempre nos cuesta encontrar lugares donde podamos comer juntos. Este café cumple todos los requisitos con un delicioso y variado menú: todos encontramos algo encantador y todos disfrutaron de su elección. ¡Gracias!

Siento que un poco significa no dar 5 estrellas, pero 4 no es malo. Hay muchos aspectos positivos con este establecimiento. En primer lugar, el café es increíble; Está a la altura del café de mejor sabor que he probado en años. Sin embargo, mi piso blanco, aunque muy bueno, era una taza bastante pequeña. Tuve el desayuno vegetariano, que consiste en huevos, champiñones, tomate, frijoles y pan. Esta es la primera vez que he estado en una cafetería donde realmente cocinan el tomate adecuadamente; fue excelente. Los frijoles se hacen en los locales, y también excelente. Los champiñones son obviamente de muy buena calidad (probablemente orgánicos) y se cocinan bien con hierbas. El pan también se hace en el local y también excelente. La razón para solo dar 4 estrellas es porque había algunos detalles finos que podrían haber sido mejores. La cantidad de mantequilla que me dieron con mi pan claramente no iba a ser suficiente y tuve que pedir más. Además, no hay condimentos en las mesas, así que tuve que pedir que me trajeran sal y pimienta. Finalmente, mis huevos, aunque obviamente también fueron de buena calidad, estaban poco hechos. Independientemente, sin duda volveré.

Acabo de tener una deliciosa rebanada de bakewell con un promedio de té Earl Grey aquí. La mujer en el mostrador toma las órdenes y consigue bebidas, etc. Lleva años, la gente hace cola durante años para ser servida. La cola llena el café. ¿Podría el personal directivo capacitar al personal para tomar los pedidos y recibir el pago únicamente y hacer que otro personal obtenga las bebidas, los pasteles y la comida? Sería mucho más eficiente.

Fresh and flavorable. Like everything I get there. Best soups in town. Coffee is delicious. Service is OK but loose.

This place is well worth a visit, whether for a great coffee or a delicious meal. Nick and his team always deliver. This is how a cafe should be!

Perfect for lunch with friends, good range of food, including gluten free options, and tempting cakes. Also licenced so if you fancy a glass of wine or a beer with your meal you can. Very civilised!

Fantastic cafe. Vegan, vegetarian, home cooked, fresh daily made and baked bread and pastries. Tasty and healthy. Wide range of unusual foods. Classes in bread making offered.

You wouldn't find Star Anise easily unless someone pointed it out to you, hidden at the bottom of the town the cafe boasts a beautiful sunny courtyard with plenty of tables where you can soak up the sun with an iced coffee or whole earth can coupled with exquisit food with a worldly menu. You have to visit to see you for yourself. Did mention the cakes?

Lovely atmosphere and interesting art on the walls of this cafe. Cakes baked using no refined sugar and plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. Lunch menu looked delicious; next time we’ll be back to try it.

We stopped for a small lunch a few times. Friendly staff. Nice tasting food. Some vegan/vegetarian options too.

Lovely cafe which has a friendly arty atmosphere. Food tastes fresh and I would recommend their Toasties which come with a lovely salad.

Great food, good people, lovely environment. Inside warm and welcoming. The outside space is a lovely addition to the cafe.

I arrived with two friends hoping for an enjoyable vegetarian breakfast. Service was slow, it started badly when a pair of middle aged hippies pushed into the queue. It seems who you know is more important than than how you queue. This was a theme of the visit - the correct knitwear would see you a score a coffee more quickly than the correct order in the queue. Options for breakfast were sparse, eggs Florentine or Shakshuka, both took over half an hour to arrive, measly portions , underseasoned and hard eggs. Coffee was ok.

Amazing home-cooked food, every dish was delicious and made with organic ingredients! The staff are super friendly and helpful. The best coffee I’ve ever had, with a huge range of alternative milks. Lovely ambience, reasonably priced and child friendly. Also great breakfasts, with delicious scrambled tofu vegan option. A hidden gem in the Cotswolds - not to be missed!!!

Visited primarily for the coffee as it was featured in the S W Independent coffee guide. The coffee was excellent, but as it was lunchtime we had the home made soup and sourdough bread. Truly tasty and all served in a brilliantly friendly relaxed setting.

We came here on a Saturday lunch visit whilst shopping at the wonderful Stroud Farmers Market. It was a great experience. We both had a big bowl of Tuscan White Bean and Tomato soup and we shared a toasted goats cheese, beetroot and red onion marmalade sandwich. I also had a piece of dark chocolate and avocado tart and we both had coffee. All the food was fresh, delicious and top notch, and the coffee was superb. Lovely atmosphere too. It was a small menu, but better a simple menu, perfectly made, than a bigger choice of Lower quality dishes. Glad we came early though as about 15-20 mins after we arrived it got much busier and it would have been hard to find a seat. Thank you so much. We will be back. Xx

We stopped here for lunch when on a short exploratory visit to Stroud - it hasn’t featured on our recent travels much except to pass through.

Great tasting vego food in a slightly Bohemian setting. A small bunch of flowers at each table adds a nice touch. Highly recommended.

I wandered in here for some lunch whilst enjoying a couple of hours alone in my old home town. It...

I have eaten here several times and the food has always been fresh and delicious. It always tastes amazing and...

A very good eating experience, staff are friendly and the food is freshly made and delicious, the clientele is slightly earnest but after all we're in Stroud. I would definitely recommend

Después de leer las críticas en tripadvisor, tenía grandes esperanzas. El americano no era tan buena. En una máquina y en una taza pequeña, tuve pensamientos sobre pedir un segundo. El croissant estaba seco/dura y obviamente ha dejado fuera por demasiado tiempo. Los huevos escalfados era muy bueno. La masa madre era de unos 5 - 10 pequeñas piezas (saliendo de cortes? Y no fue) apenas lo suficientemente grande para sentarse en el huevo escalfado! Daremos también era muy difícil (a la izquierda? Se me rompió un) y parte de mi diente morder la corteza (no es broma): -/

Comimos aquí como estamos cafés vegetarianos que desean explorar más. La decoración y el ambiente es encantador y tiene un ambiente muy tranquilo, relajado. Había 5 opciones en la pizarra. 2 adultos elegir el arroz negro ensalada de fideos con tofu en salsa satay. los sabores y colores simplemente apareció. El tamaño de las porciones eran enormes y ambos terminamos teniendo una caja de sobras en casa.

I've had a coffee here before while travelling for work but didn't get a chance to eat last time so really glad I came back today for lunch. My Buddha Bowl was delicious and the staff were really happy to remove the beans from it for me. I try to eat as healthily as possible while I'm travelling as it's really easy to fall into bad fast food habits. All the ingredients were really fresh, vibrant and healthy. Really chuffed!Well done guys and see you next time.

This is one of the nicest cafes in Stroud, everything on the menu is deeply cheering for veggies, and much is vegan. Although I am neither, I love vegetarian and vegan food, and this is my top pick for it in Stroud.

A gorgeous place, very popular, serving the best coffee in town. Nice service, delicious salads and sandwiches, biskuits and cakes - all freshly made. Really excellent.

We've dined in vegetarian establishments before but this takes the experience that mile further. It was a set meal for a charity event and all I can say is that I look forward to returning to sample more dishes.We started with a peanut based soup followed by an equally delicious rice, yam and plantain dish. These were head spinning - absolutely superb. I'm not a great one for desserts but, judging by the murmurs of appreciation (as well as the rolling of their eyes), my companions thoroughly enjoyed them. We will be back. It's just a shame that the Star Anise Arts Café doesn't remain open late enough for pre theatre suppers.Service couldn't be faulted - staff very busy bringing dishes back and forth and SMILING! A very happy set up.

With its daily changing menu , even fish on friday chef Nick makes many a dream come true with superb presentation and very healthy dishes, all that with high quality drinks, the Chai Latte my favourite

How I miss Star Anise since we moved away. I used to visit at least once a week for coffee or a meal. The coffee is the best in Stroud and the food is home made quality, delicious and wholesome. Ingredients are mostly organic and locally sourced. The sourdough bread is divine and cooked daily and available to purchase by the loaf. Our recent favourites were the pakoras and lentil dhal, the menu changes daily. I have to admit the cakes are a bit stodgy (over healthy ingredients perhaps ;)) & the dessert section could benefit on the whole from a new lease of life. Overall it's a great place and I would highly recommend it! Lunchtimes can be busy but you can always book a table if needs be.

We visit Star Anise as often as we can as the quality of the local produce is top notch and the range of food and drinks available is impressive for a vegan cafe. With a constantly changing seasonal menu and many live music / performance nights you can always expect something new at Star Anise!

Vegetarian, vegan or normal (!) All catered for here. The lunch menu looks good but only had time for a bite. Will be back to sample the fare. Lovely location and hood vibes. Full of obviously regulars but felt incredibly welcome, although I am typing my review while drinking coffee.

Always very popular with all Stroud and, finally managed it, on a corner in stroud with a courtyard outside. Very good service and lunch time vibes, lovely menu.

This place was recommended to me but took some finding, being tucked away down a walkway alongside a pub, but it was well worth the effort to seek it out. My lunch was delicious, freshly prepared and arrived fairly quickly. It was so nice to find an independent cafe sourcing local, organic produce and producing imaginative vegetarian food which would impress vegetarians and non vegetarians alike. Would definitely return here.

We found this at the bottom of a hill away from busy town centre.Food was clearly described on wall menu with all ingredients. Staff were kind and professional and made food to order. We enjoyed hummus and toast and sandwich all made with artisanal bread and a lovely salad. Tea and coffee good as well.

Both me and my boyfriend are intolerant to dairy products. Many normal high street cafes do not offer vegan or dairy free cakes. So this cafe is a godsend for us!I asked for a vegan cake and it was lovely to see options available! So I went for a nice piece and my boyfriend treated himself to a traditional Victorian sponge cake. He said it was delicious. I really enjoyed my vegan cake. It was very tasty! We also had herbal teas. His was a loose leaf tea.Highly recommend this cafe. We'll be back on Sunday if it's open before we head back to London!

Love Star Anise, visit regularly for lunch food is always superb, without doubt the best lunch in Stroud and as locals we have tried them all!

We , being Mum, daughter and granddaughter on a fairly quick visit in Stroud after swimming lessons for little one and we needed to find a place to eat nice healthy food and food that little one would eat and what joy to find this gem of a place by chance. People were sat in the courtyard as the weather was so kind but we opted to sit inside. I chose a quiche which was already warm and ready to serve up. I then chose salad from the salad bar and it was very nice. Daughter chose salad plate. Granddaughter wanted tuna and sweetcorn without the bread and the staff duly obliged and with a twinkle in the waitress' eye an octopus was produced with the tuna making the body and the veg its legs. Really made our day. Very good value

A very busy popular cafe. Friendly helpful staff. Some tasty food but perhaps just a little to wholesome .

First thing I said to myself after going to The Star Anise was "why on earth haven't I been there before". It is a gem of a place, just tucked behind the old Painswick Inn in Stroud. I had the absolutely delicious Buddha Bowl.. which had a base of rice in a broth with tofu, kale, beetroot radish, mushrooms etc with some tempura battered butternut squash on the side. My wife had the Feta and butternut squash lasagne with a delightful salad on the side. The place itself has a great atmosphere with the open view to the kitchen and staff buzzing around the place. We are very much going back again soon...

Always good food. Always good coffee. Delightful easy informal place to sit alone or with friends. Lots of people go regularly to sit and work or read quietly. Very artsy. A classic Stroud hub. A nice outside space when the weather permits.The best in Stroud. I never go to Stroud now without visiting.

I really enjoyed the pomegranate rice dish I chose,which was so tasty and had lovely textures. So good to find healthy, delicious vegan food. They cater for vegetarians, vegans and omnivores here. My husband had a halloumi sandwich made with excellent bread and the coffee was also good. This was our third visit and the best so far.

I've been to the Star Anise many times and enjoy the quality of food and the relaxed atmosphere. It's a very popular cafe in Stroud. My girlfriend loves the coffee as well. One of my favourite lunch dishes is the savoury croissant and the soups are always worth a try. Highly recommend

Thanks to TripAdvisor, we found this lovely little cafe on a recent visit to Stroud. As a Vegetarian, I am always on the lookout for places where I can get a nice variety of tasty food. I would highly recommend The Star Anise Arts Cafe as the food is freshly made & full of flavour. I had the Houmous Platter with homemade sourdough bread which was delicious. The staff were all very pleasant & attentive, even though the Cafe was consistently busy while we were there. We have recommended Star Anise to our daughter & her partner who live in the area & we will definitely return there on our next visit to Stroud.

Hidden in Stroud a nice vegan and vegetarian cafe ..lovely food friendly staff......very rustic...worth finding it !

Great coffee with about 5 different types of milk, so something to suit everyone. Flat white was excellent.We shared a toasted sandwich. More than enough food for us both. Friendly staff. Lots of veggie options. Quirky clientele and interesting surroundings.

The fusion-style food never really disappoints, but quite often they run out of the already limited choices rather soon, so go early. And it's not cheap, but is I think good value for organic ingredients and freshness.

This cafe is always busy and is a an excellent place to meet for a coffee, breakfast or lunch. They also support local artists and craftsmen by exhibiting their work.

Always welcoming, always tasty things on the menu, always a friendly atmosphere, always cheerful, helpful members of staff; prices realistic, not excessive. Relaxed, informal atmosphere; hardly ever without a fair number of people – perhaps partly because folk love coming here, do so frequently, and many are reluctant to leave! It's been here for some 20 years now – other eateries come and go, but long may this 'Star' remain and thrive.

This is a perfect little place to catch up .... They offer seating inside or out. The weather was sunny so we choose to sit outside. The service was really good.. You go inside to make your order and pay. It's a real local cafe and offers a range of organic foods. From coffe, tea, smoothies, fresh juices to delicious cakes. Gluten free and vegan options are on the menu too.

Although not a vegetarian I love the porridge and the mushrooms on toast...fabulous ambience. A great place to put the world to rights..great wi-fi makes it a super place to work too.

This was a daytime coffee with friends who had two young children. Great place for this type of visit. It is vibrant and the young waitress who was taking drinks outside was very friendly. It's clean and welcoming inside and out.However, this was all spoiled for me when I paid £2.80 for a slice of pecan pie. This would be fine if it was a slice big enough to feed an average adult.I was embarrassed when the lady behind the counter produced what I would call a sliver, around two inches thick at its widest and only the second piece of a huge pie.First world problems, I know, but if you want customer satisfaction, you need to be a tad more generous. No one in this financial climate likes being robbed at till point for greed. Kind of ironic considering the vibe of the place.

This well patronised cafe never disappoints, friendly efficient staff set the tone and the regulars attest to this being a place to return to. Delicious vegetarian food is on offer complimented by great coffee and nice baked goods. A place to linger, write an email, a report, have a meeting, bring the children, all happening when we were there and everyone was accommodated with a smile. Will be back when visiting family in the area on our annual trip from abroad.

Delicious dairy free and vegan/vegetarian options. The soup's always change and are always delicious. Lots of dairy free milk choices. My favourite is their soya latte, which is slightly watery but still a great coffee. Their bread is thick and wholemeal so very healthy yet delicious.

Enjoyed a flavoursome vegetarian breakfast plus good cappuccino in the sun. Highlights were the (Unami) flavour of the mushrooms, great scrambled eggs on toasted sourdough. Usual a bit different Star Anise atmosphere which makes this the cafe of choice in Stroud.

Great veggie food and at a really good price too. Earlier in the day we went to another vegetarian cafe for breakfast which sadly served up cheap sliced brown bread and weak milky coffee. After this disappointing experience we were rather pleased to find the food at the Star Anise was of a high standard and really tasty. The Star Anise's coffee was really good too - strong and full of flavour!We tried to go back for lunch the next day but we're disappointed to find they are closed on Sundays.

Visited on a Friday night with friends specifically to see Woman Wants Tall Man playing. The café is bright and modern with plenty of artwork on the walls. The staff were friendly and professional. The food was delicious, the very best of vegetarian fare. Being a special music night the price on the door included a plate of food and everyone got the same. The music was sublime. A great night was had by all.

Been here loads of times! Love every kind of food on offer. The vegetarian selection is excellent and every dish on offer is healthy and tasty in equal measure

We had lunch here, delighted to find vegan options for both main meal and dessert. Friendly and fast service, good and varied menu. Would recommend wholeheartedly.

Wonderfully different veggie food, freshly prepared with sparkling flavours. A very welcome recommendation from a friend who lives nearby.

- and actually, in the case of the Star Anise, delicious. No, really. It takes a serious chef to make a big plateful of vegetables mouth-watering, but this guy does it, again and again.My picture of today’s menu didn’t come out that well, but I had feta & thyme potato cakes, with parsley & preserved lemon; with mushroom sauce, roast carrots, Jerusalem Artichokes, and braised cavolo nero.But one of this place’s charms is that there are invariably at least half a dozen little bits and pieces and pools of other things which don't seem to get mentioned, and can be very difficult to identify. For example, in this case, there were little slivers of something shocking pink, which tasted really interesting.As I say, for me, it’s hard to make a main dish out of vegetables; but when every mouthful contains different well-balanced tastes and textures, it can really succeed. I do find myself going to Star Anise fairly frequently instead of my more meatist haunts.I've included a picture of my meal, and how much was left on the plate when I’d finished.Oh, and a couple of previous snacks there too – the toasted feta (and about 15 other things) sandwiches are always good ;-)Big selection of pastry too. And decent coffee.

The choice of food is always exciting - vegetarian cuisine at it's best. I often get a take away for lunch and grab a gluten free cake on my way out. A real treat and a proper Stroud eatery. Keep up the great food and cracking service, Star Anise!

We had a good meal - great to have the option of a small fish & chips for husband with a small appetite. Rather a lot of children despite it being school hours, which was a bit aggravating but obviously can't be helped. We commented on the huge cobwebs above our seats, which hopefully have been addressed now.

Our family went to the Cafe to hear Benjamin Day play a solo cello recital of Bach Suites. Very unusual, and nice mulled wine and the Cafe's interesting natural food snacks at the intermission. (Loads of other reviews tell you what to expect here).

Love this place, open kitchen, great veggie menu and the best soya coffee I know. staff are friendly but the service could improve, but over all, go for the great food! great to people watch too!

Cozy place for a herbal cuppa. Some people like their doughy pastry. It's a hub for all sorts of activities. I go more for the social aspect and the (organic etc) quality of the food than for the taste of the food. Staff can be friendly or grumpy, depends on the day.

Been quite a while since I visited, so it was good to find that absolutely nothing had changed – because nothing should, in this case. To summarise: this is a vegetarian (but mostly vegan) restaurant. As an enthusiastic carnivore, I’m never going to eat there every day – but if I fancy a vegan meal, I wouldn’t look anywhere else.It’s easy to make meat taste good – much harder to do it with grass, leaves and wood shavings. But the chef here really excels; there’s so much variety on each plate that you can’t get bored. Unfortunately they wiped the blackboard menu today just before I was going to photograph it, so I can’t tell you exactly what I ate… but it was called a “Mexican Platter”.It was, approximately, black bean chilli in a little pot, served with a very interesting salad, containing (at least), various leaves, olives, beetroot (now I HATE the stink of pickled beetroot, but this guy uses it raw, different kinds, and puts in only enough to make everything else interesting), a nice dressing (happily mayonnaise-free), and I think golden beetroot and pomegranate seed salsa.On the side were roast strips of sweet potato, and tortilla chips. I had a nice Americano with it.Great stuff – unreservedly recommended.Service excellent too, by the way

Cute little cafe with yummy vegan soups, main courses, lattes, cookies and biscuits. The staff are really friendly too :)

This place is has to be the most authentic 'Stroud' experience, full of biodynamic yoga people it's like a little festival of beautiful food, really healthy but also very tasty and super fresh.The coffee is also really good with the baristas showing off their skills, Everything is organic homemade and with real passion, I work in the industry and I can see they don't cut any corners, if I'm in the area I make a detour to visit, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do

I only visited here for coffee and cake but what coffee and cake it was. The place has a really lovely cosy feel to it and I really wish I had visited at lunch time as I liked the look of the non-cake foods on offer.I would another excuse to visit Stroud and go here again.

Something very Stroudy about Star Anise. Good for coffee, great for sourdough toast. A place to chat or just skulk in a corner with a tablet or book - no-one will mind.

Hot chocolate and tasty cakes, with other more substantial dishes always very tempting too - the quality doesn't falter! A perfect place for a break when town-centre shopping, or just to meet friends for a good catch-up natter in a warm, welcoming, relaxed atmosphere - and eat rather more than you had intended to!

I love their coffee and cakes. I am not a vegetarian but last time I visited I ordered a small bowl of salad which was plentiful, beautifully dressed and included a varied selection of vegetables, seeds and nuts. It really was a meal in itself- excellent value.