Woodruffs Organic cafe in Stroud

I love this Stroud institute! I love the atmosphere and decor and the view from the upstairs seating area is just great. I go here a lot with friends for coffee and cake, lunch and brunch. I have to eat gluten and dairy free and always find something delicious to eat. I would not hesitate to recommend Woodruffs. Last time I went I had a delicious Chai tea in a teapot! Definitely ponts for teapots and then a Citrus Cake which was divine! One of my favourite places in Stroud.

A really lovely spot in the centre of Stroud. Definitely a place to visit - friendly, great coffee and a welcoming atmosphere.

Food and drink nice, staff were not. No interest in me as a customer whatsoever. Stood at counter no hello, smile or greeting of any kind while I stood waiting to be served. When good and drink was brought to my table it was just put down no interaction at all. When I left no thank you very much, see you again or I hope you enjoyed your food, absolutely nothing. Very poor level of customer service to the point I’ll be frequenting every single other cafe in Stroud before returning here.

One of the best cafes in Stroud. High quality People watching if you bag one of the outside tables. Delicious food, drinks. Friendly service. Great menu. I've been countless times and continue to return.

Stroud is blessed with several lovely independent coffee shops and my daughter and I often go for drinks and/or breakfast after parkrun on a Saturday. Woodruffs is the one we choose to go to most often, as my daughter loves their smoothies, the coffee is great and their porridge with fruit compote is to die for! The service has always been great too, even though Saturday mornings are always busy with the Farmer's Market.

Popped in for a coffee, placed my order and sat outside as was told my coffee would be brought to me. 15mins later no coffee. Went inside to chase and staff apologised for forgetting. She seemed much busier chatting to her freind at the counter. Lost my table outside and then had to go and brush of a rain soaked seat to drink my now mildly warm flat white. Patience is a virtue I know. But slough is a sin, especially when it ruins a Customers experience.

Lovely little cafe with a great selection of homemade treats. Well priced and food made with care and attention. Dog friendly too.

We enjoyed our beautiful al fresco meal at Woodruff’s on a warm and bust Saturday in Stroud. We are both vegetarian and there was a decent selection to choose from which is always a bonus for us. We both chose the vegetarian quiche and salad, it certainly didn’t disappoint and was colourful and flavoursome throughout. A good selection of soft drinks and freshly made cakes, which we mixed and matched between us. The staff were friendly and attentive. As an added bonus there was a jazz musician busking opposite us. Perfect way to enjoy lunch, highly recommended.

Lovely cafe! Food was delicious ! ⭐️ would definitely recommend if your stopping for a quick coffee or bite to eat when in Stroud. Friendly staff and great location.

I asked the staff member what food was organic he basically just shrugged and looked annoyed. It used to be an organic cafe.but now it’s just another average cafe

Great organic cafe. We went for brunch. Service was very quick. Food was lovely. Really fresh and super tasty, really well seasoned. The drinks were also really nice, had an amazing ginger beets frozen smoothie. They have a room that has a few tables in and a kids play area. Would be ideal if eating with kids! Highly recommend.

Wonderfully inviting especially on a chilly autumn day. Fabulous coffee and homemade cakes … an amazing selection of gluten free options. Charming service and loved the art work in the walls. Highly Recommended and well worth a visit.

Lovely cup of coffee, one of the best I’ve tasted. I had spinach, tomatoes and mushrooms on a tasty piece of toast and it was delicious. What really sets it apart is the friendly and efficient service. Well done everyone.

Really good salad lunch. Cauliflower cheese quiche unusual and delicious. Friendly atmosphere and staff.

Amazing service, delicious food. Husband commented how glad this cafe wasn’t in the town where we live as he’d be broke going to it every day it was so tasty.

We ate here for brunch, coffee stop and breakfast during our visit to Stroud. The menu was excellent, food and coffee delicious. A lovely cafe and will be back on our next visit.

Great menú, delicious food, great coffee & lovely friendly staff. What a find! Well worth the visit.

Lovely coffee, hot chocolate and great service. Didn’t eat there but the food looked great so we will be back!

Fab food great service. Highly recommended. Would def come back. Lovely place to come on sunday. Amazing choice.

Amazing brunch food and lovely strong coffee. Great to meet a friend. The fact that its open Sundays too is such a bonus!

Lovely cute cosy cafe, friendly staff and some good Gluten Free cake options and delicious smoothies😋

Fabulous food. I chose the mixed salads with many unusual, tasty ingredients including buckwheat, and delicious dressings. Nice atmosphere and reasonable prices. The food that the other customers were eating looked tasty and imaginative. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Fabulous food as always...I especially love rhe sweet potato hash and the brownies are the best ever tasted. Great cafe....always worth a visit 😁👍

Great breakfast freshly cooked and really tasty . Flat white was just how I like it. Service was really friendly and reasonably fast considering how busy they were.

A great wee place. Food and drink was top notch; service was excellent. Can't fault the place. Carry on doing what you are doing as it is clearly working.

Gorgeous gorgeous cafe! The staff were kind and helpful, and the food was fantastic. Coffee was delicious too, and the cakes and teas and salads looked amazing. Lots of information about local events and artists around the room and on the tables. Thanks everyone!

Flavoursome food with an impressive range of Gluten free options, wholefood and vegetarian meals including tasty salads. First time in Stroud but when we return will head for this cafe.

I had a delicious sweet potato hash with work colleagues. Staff were helpful and friendly. I will be coming again. Much better now under the current management.

Sunday morning breakfast and the perfect hangover cure. Poached eggs and bacon on toast. Eggs cooked to perfection, crispy bacon and toasted sourdough. Doesn't get any better. Coffee the best in town and service with a smile. Highly recommended.

Popped in from looking at the menu in the window and was not disappointed. Great healthy food, the deals l salad with sourdough was very nutritious. My wife had salmon on eggs with the gf option. Served with a pale ale in a sunny afternoon...

Really accommodating and welcoming. I had salmon and scrambled egg on toast and it was Devine. Bringing a special needs person out can be daunting but we were warmly welcomed

In all the years I have lived in Stroud, I have never stopped & had lunch & a coffee. So I met up with a friend & we decided to stop & was so glad we did. What can I say it was lovely, staff...

With several independent cafes in Stroud shut on a Monday, I found this community cafe open for tea till 5pm. Helpful and friendly staff, quiet tables upstairs, and home-made cakes with care taken on ingredients. All good!

Just returned from a stay in the Cotswolds, the nearest town to where we were was Stroud, a place I’d never been before. But so glad I went this time because we found lots of great collectables at The Malthouses (a fabulously eclectic concessions place,...

Found a great place for lunch. Organic burger with rosemary and garlic roasted chips. Excellent! Service good. Sit at the window and watch the world go by.

We visited here the other day for coffee and lunch. First off, the food was tasty. Unfortunately what spoiled my visit was that I ordered a skimmed milk cappuccino. After I'd ordered I noticed there was no skimmed milk at the barista station, and the...

I'm sat here right now drinking a delicious coffee. It's bustling, but not loud. Just friendly, nice people. The staff are lovely. Can't ask for more really!

Popped in for coffee and then returned for lunch. Excellent coffee and also lunch. We had tomato soup with sourdough and pasta with creamy mushroom sauce. All delicious. Good value and lovely friendly cafe. Busy too.

We were travelling home from the south coast and Stroud was a good place to stop. As it was a Sunday there were not many options and even less so when you consider that one of us is a gluten free vegan haha! Stroud is...

Just spent a great Sunday morning playing with the grandkids upstairs at Woodruffs. Staff really welcoming and helpful.

My friend (vegan) and I enjoyed a very nice coffee, tea and cakes at this cafe which offered a very broad range of options for all needs. Also the pieces of cake were a perfect size, not too big as many offer.

The very best coffee in town. Mushrooms on toast are back also! Hooray! Lovely, hand made, organic dishes and bakes here. Plenty of room, lovely upstairs area for the babies and toddlers.

Really delicious food and coffee. Dogs welcome, always a plus! Decor s little bare, but fresh and clean with seating outdoors.

In December 2021, on our first trip to Stroud, my wife and I had coffee here, and then came back an hour later for lunch. We enjoyed both the coffee and our lunch, and we came back because this place really did look like the...

Our local breakfast venue for a short stay in Stroud, also had lunch there on the first day. Lovely food, great friendly atmosphere always people coming and going, quite rightly very popular for locals and visitors alike.

I ordered scrambled egg on toast and my mum toast and jam. Both were amazing! Will definitely return here. My only small moan is i wish they would offer normal white bread as we find sourdough a bit hard but this is just a personal...

Unpretentious, interesting and delicious food. Friendly staff and a nice calm vibe. I had the mix and match salad: Cauliflower, chick pea and tahini; Butternut squash and feta cheese; Wild rice with pesto and olives. Really, really tasty - only wish I’d had room for...

This was not our intended stop for a bite of light lunch but turned out to be a great Plan B (as we had mucked up on our Plan A). Not an extensive menu but still sufficient choice and we were very happy with what...

Such a lovely find on a day out in Stroud so just had to do a quick review to say thank you for such a delicious lunch which my sister and I thoroughly enjoyed...Will definitely return on my next trip !!

I had the 3 salads, good portion and delicious. To follow a vegan lemon cheese cake, tasty. Helpful staff, got a bowl of water for my little dog straight away. Recommend

Bit of a rip off for vegans. They proudly offer a range of dairy free alternatives but no mention they charge extra for these. Whereas the near bye competitors include soya, oatmilk and almond in their clearly displayed prices. Classic dodgy practise to bump up...

I had the most delicious toastie, and although tempted by the handmade cakes I declined. The coffee as good as ever, and friendly staff. Always visit when in the area.

I saw a pasta dish being delivered to another table and so I said ‘I’ll have whatever she is having’ - I was not disappointed. I was full for ages. I didn’t even need an evening meal. Well presented and attractive food. Lovely atmosphere and...

Weather you want a really delicious full salad or a slightly naughty toasty you will always like what you eat here. The cafe is charming too and the staff delightful

Had breakfast on a Sunday morning 11am and had a very limited menu. Food took about 30min but was ok. Staff was nice and the view from the top floor was lovely

It was difficult to get menus as the staff looked busy and harassed.; despite it not being that busy. There were specials we weren’t told about. When we eventually got menus, 2 out of the 5 dishes were not not available which I didn’t know...

Very busy cafe in central Stroud. Just a few tables downstairs with more seating upstairs. Queued to order and brought to table. Nice breakfast menu (all vegan or vegetarian). My husband’s avocado and poached egg on sourdough looked lovely and it apparently it was. My...

Popped in and ordered a cappacino but was presented with pot of tea and was told in no uncertain terms that that was what I ordered. Perhaps if the piped music had not been so loud I might not have been misheard. Surely the customer...

Amazing food and such friendly and helpful staff. I will most definitely be going back next time I visit Stroud. Thank you.

Can’t recommend enough if you have special dietary requirements...loads of really yummy gluten-free, vegan and veggie options. Such a good place for a quick bite and service is usually pretty quick. Offer takeaway and eat in!

Ordered a salad to take away because it looked nice when I was walking past. Was given a vile mix of vinegar,olives and mushrooms not at all the same as the food that the people outside were eating. I asked for a salad. Why did...

We popped by today whilst visiting Stroud market. The cafe is beautiful and in a great location. The food was nice too. However the staff were so grumpy! Almost as if they’d been forced to work there. Fingers crossed that it’ll be service with a...

Visited with my daughter today wonderful warm welcome, superb chai latte (homemade) delicious homemade butter bean stew and large, sumptuous take out vegan cakes to take home for my other daughter, wonderful well done and thank you Woodruffs! Recommend this lovely cafe to everyone vegan...

This is real organic vegetarian food with interesting ingredients that we should all be enjoying every day, and you cannot find in any supermarket. Five of us found it by accident for coffee and came back for lunch, the two children also enjoyed the adult...

In my opinion the best coffee in Gloucestershire. Also a great range of veggie/vegan options. I am always a fan of the quiche. Salads are always a pleasant surprise with various ingredients & flavours. I would recommend.

Had 'nourish bowl' this time and, as ever, nosh was really nicely done. Fennel and aubergine were both done with expert attention. Hot spiced apple drink is wonderful. Have eaten here quite a number of times and it's always been brilliant. Really appreciate the slightly...

Popped in to try the new Sunday brunch and it was great. I had the huevos rancheros and my partner had porridge. Then we shared some banana bread too. All excellent. Generous portions, hot, fresh and quick. The cakes looked so good we got some...

Such good soup today!! As a wheat intolerant customer and preferring to go sugar free, it's so nice to know I can always get bread and cakes to suit my tastes - the passion cake is just gorgeous! I love this cafe, there's always such...

Lovely spanakopita salad and berry and beetroot polenta slice which was reminiscent of summer pudding drizzled in dark chocolate. Loved the decor and the prices are very reasonable 10/10 would deffo visit again.

Wonderful outdoor seating and every Saturday fresh cakes. Always helpful staff who will make your coffee exactly how you like.

No sé qué salió mal en la cocina de Woodruffs hoy, pero las tostadas con champiñones y espinacas estaban espantosas servidas nadando en una salsa cremosa, lo que hizo que las tostadas fueran un desastre cuando la salsa de crema se vertió fue suficiente para llenar una taza de café vacía. los huevos escalfados estaban demasiado cocidos y duros. No creas que volveremos es una pena porque la semana anterior cuando comimos las mismas cosas estaban ricas.

Teníamos el 'cuenco nutritivo' x 2.El menú decía "arroz integral sazonado", pero en su lugar estaba frío, obviamente arroz blanco viejo. Sabía muy rancio y estaba frío de nevera, amarillento por el azafrán o la cúrcuma, pero definitivamente no era arroz integral.El humus no era humoso en absoluto, sino media cucharada de una especie de sustancia blanda, parecida a la mayonesa.Solo hubo un disco de berenjena en toda la comida.El resto eran lentejas frías e hinojo en escabeche.¡No estaba ni cerca de valer 9 en el menú regular! !Para ser honesto, estoy bastante sorprendido y asombrado de que los estándares de comida sean tan bajos aquí. El reclamo de Woodruff a la fama es ser un café orgánico de alimentos integrales, pero en realidad parece que ni siquiera saben cómo hacer hummus correctamente, o cómo servir comida FRESCA (la nuestra era claramente comida vieja y rancia).También tomé un jugo verde, que se describe en el menú como recién exprimido, pero pude sentir que era una base de jugo de manzana concentrado comprado en la tienda, tal vez con un chorrito fresco de espinacas y menta, pero la mayoría no era recién exprimido. presionado en absoluto.Muy, muy decepcionante por todos lados.Aprecio que nos hayan dado un reembolso.Desafortunadamente, no volveré a Woodruffs nunca más.

Salir a comer para ayudar, pero ciertamente me alegro de no haber pagado el precio completo por el "famoso curry Woodruff".El tamaño de la porción fue menor que el promedio. Llevé el mío y el de mi esposo ya que el arroz estaba frío en el refrigerador, ¡solo para que me dijeran que generalmente se sirve frío! ?El curry era realmente encantador, aunque tibio.Qué pena, definitivamente se les ha escapado un truco para crear un plato que sorprenda a sus clientes.

Didn't dislike this place although I wouldn't rush to go back. The interior is not unpleasant although a bit cluttered and cramped. The staff are friendly. Service was fine although there was some sort of mix up about the version of the menu we had compared to the current version so what we wanted was no longer offered. The food was quite good although the salad garnish was distinctly above average.

Entró para tomar café y refugiarse de una tormenta (al igual que muchos otros), aunque obtuvimos nuestro pastel de inmediato, nuestro pedido de café se extravió y ¡terminamos esperando años! La joven camarera se disculpó y nos ofreció un reembolso. Un buen lugar para tomar un café, ¡pero creo que podrían ver el procedimiento de pedido!

We walked down from Rodborough Common and were looking for a coffee shop that would allow us to bring the dog in. December/rainy/muddy wet - not a lot of folk are ahppy to have a dog!They were happy to have us and the tea and cake was excellent - I had Lemon Drizzle and my husband had a chocolate brownie. Perfect. Thank you.

Our third visit to Stroud wouldn't have been as good as the first ones, without lunch at Woodruffs Organic Cafe. Like a top food oasis, in the middle of High Street, we went upstairs first, but all the tables were taken, so we found a comfortable spot downstairs and ordered from an array of organic and fairtraded teas. Fruit, red (rooibos) and green - several varieties, plus black-leaf teas are available. We chose the vegan sausage toasties - choice of breads - and were gratefully surprised when they arrived with a variety of delicious salad items plus sauces. Everything in the meal was organically produced, expertly cooked, and tasted fantastic! This was a filling lunch and we could have added a homemade cake or biscuit - nine to choose from, if we'd had room. We'd always recommend this cafe, which welcomes young families too - has a secure indoor play area for the litte customers! Plump for Woodruffs if you like organic, wholesome, local and veggie/vegan good food.

Tuve la sopa de champiñones y jengibre y mi esposa tenía el pan keto. Claramente, ambos hechos en casa. Ambos muy sabrosos. Tiene un ambiente encantador y acogedor yuxtapuesto Costa enfrente. Estaba lleno, así que fuimos a la sala de juegos. Yo era el único allí y ninguna de las mesas había sido despejada y limpiada. El personal hizo un intento poco entusiasta en nuestra mesa. El propietario sirvió la comida y, al preguntar, le dio a la mesa otra toallita con la toalla de té más abundante que jamás haya visto. Algunas familias iban y venían. Me fui 30 minutos después de la última de las familias y sus mesas aún no habían sido despejadas. Probablemente sea mejor que no haya visto la cocina.

Went in for a hot chocolate and ended up chatting about their vegetarian dishes and taking a look at the veggie book! Such friendly staff and so jealous of all those sat down to eat - I will be back! Great hot choc too!

Woodruffs are consistently brilliant with their freshly made lunch dishes, especially their soups and curries. A cosy, friendly space and they have a lovely play space for little ones in one of the upstairs rooms (peaceful in other spaces if you don't have small people with you!).

It was cold and rainy and the soup we had in Woodruffs was perfect for the day. Very nice atmosphere. Would recommend it to anyone who likes to eat good , healthy organic food.

Excellent black bean chilli with great range of salads. Staff cool calm and collected amongst the hustle and bustle. Brilliant coffee. Would be a regular if we lived in Stroud. Great value.

Woodruffs offer a great range of gluten free, vegetarian and vegan foods. The quality is excellent and the staff went out of their way to ensure that we had everything as we wanted. Unusually, we were spoilt for choice with our GF options, which is good, because we can go back and try the other items on the menu.We often have trouble finding places that do gluten free food. Sadly, we have been let down by cafes and restaurants that have assured us their food was gluten free, only to find to my wife's pain and sickness an hour later that their food wasn't, or had been cross contaminated. (Slicing their gluten free bread on the ordinary breadboard, using the same ladle for the hot dishes or the same serving tongs for the ordinary cakes.) Some places have changed their policies and now make no GF claims to avoid the come back. Many cafes and restaurants have adopted a defensive approach.Woodruffs however have attacked. They approach the challenge of Gluten free head on. And win. They offer a good range of GF options, the food was delicious and the staff understood the problems a coeliac faces. Although my wife is coeliac, I'm not. Nevertheless, I went for the GF options too and was rewarded by excellent soup and handmade fresh bread, then two marvellous cakes. The coffee was perfect. We'll be back. Long may they serve.Thank you Woodruffs for having the oomph to go beyond the pre-wrapped GF brownie.

Had lunch here last week with my daughter-in-law and my three lovely granddaughters. They have an amazing choices of food on their menu. The food we ordered were really good and the portions were very generous too. The staffs were all nice, friendly and accommodating. Will definitely come here again.

Woodruffs is one of the reasons I moved to Stroud just over 10 years ago. As a vegetarian I have plenty of choice of wonderful fresh and tasty food. Always take my friends there.

Today at Woodruffs I had falafels on gluten free crispy bread with their three seasonal salads, humous, tzatziki, and pickled beetroot...it was absolutely amazing. The plate was colourful and everything was so full of flavour...you could just tell that a lot of love went into that dish!! It is on the expensive side- but what you're paying for is completely organic and nourishing, delicious food, so of course its worth the money. Whenever I go the staff are always so lovely and the service is fast. There is always a light and friendly atmosphere and I feel at ease there. I have been going to Woodruffs for years and plan to lots more in the future.

For the second time this week we had a meal here, which says enough really. Excellent quality, great taste. This also applies to their smoothies and juices. Purple power is my favourite.

Siempre es un placer almorzar en woodruffs. Toda la comida es fabulosa, desde el delicioso paté de curry y caballa hasta el increíble salmón curado de remolacha. Las ensaladas diarias son siempre muy creativas y sabrosas, y el personal es muy amable. ¡Muy recomendable!

Excellent atmosphere and equally good food. It would be good if they stretched their opening hours a bit into the evening

Visité la semana pasada y aunque la comida y el café eran deliciosos, la asistente de mostrador no estaba interesada y la persona que entregaba el pedido quitó la vajilla usada de la mesa, pero la dejó sin tocar, incluidos los derrames que hizo en el proceso. Servicio muy descuidado para una cafetería con tan buena reputación.

I hate to give somewhere a bad review but on this occasion I think it deserves it. We arrived at 4pm at the tail end of a no doubt busy Saturday. We ordered two cappuccinos and a fruit tea and sat outside. The waitress clipped the edge of the table with the tray and spilit coffee into both saucers, and the empty cup for the tea was dirty. No apology for the spillage or offer to replace the saucers - we would have said not to bother but it would have been nice to be asked. When challenged over the dirty cup she somewhat reluctantly provided a fresh one, again no apology. The coffees were very so-so, but the tea was fine. Before leaving one of our party visted the ladies toilet to find it dirty and the floor strewn with spilt food. I know this may seem like nitpicking, but this place used to have great reputation and we have always been happy here before. With so much competition, these things matter, and I think we will try somewhere else next time.

I’ve started stopping here in the morning on a weekly visit to Stroud and the coffee is excellent and the staff are very friendly

Thank you Woodruffs team for sharing such a great cafe. Family friendly (with a cute kids play area), great service and organic homemade scones to order, plus we love their use of local Organic produce. We ate here a few times during our stay in Stroud and wish we had something like this near us!! Our kids loved their fresh juices, we loved Mexican breakfast with lovely fresh salads not to mention the apple and chocolate cakes. Everything is home made with lots of love and all healthy (apart from maybe the cakes!) but all full of flavour. Thank you!

We were visiting Stroud for a couple of hours and popped in for lunch. The menu was interesting and a bit different, in a very good way. We both opted for a 'lush' quiche which was served with salad, together with a homemade chutney - well chosen ingredients and very tasty. Outstanding!

The most delicious top quality organic food you can trust.

This place has been somewhere that I try to visit at every opportunity I can. Ever since I was a child the food, service and atmosphere had always been incredible. Woodruffs will forever have a place in my heart.

Don't know what's happened to this place,it used to be so good. No longer, the service is incredibly slow,I went in at a quiet time but still had to wait 20 minutes to get my capucchino and cake...much smaller slices now too.

Can't lose eating lunch here. Great soups. Solid sandwich menu. Pastries and coffee/teas are first rate. What's not to love?

Totally overpriced.... Waited 40mins for a tiny breakfast that was badly cooked and well overpriced. I will never go back .

This unassuming place shows all the high street coffee places how it should be done. Great menu with a wide variety of fresh vegan and veggie friendly options and good kids choices. Nobody could miss meat with all the yummy looking choices.