The Fernery Cafe - Forest of Dean

First visit here, came for a light lunch. Staff were polite and helpful but the food left a lot to be desired. My Chai latte was lovely but my partner's coffee was awful. The cup was full to the brim with no room for the milk. I ordered the beef, mushroom stilton panini with salad, crisps and home made coleslaw. It was cold in the middle, the cheese hadn't melted and the beef was tough. The coleslaw was weird, no flavour and the salad was just a couple of tomatoes and green leaves, no dressing. My partner's ham and tomato sandwich was very basic with the same salad. The surroundings are nice, with an orange tree by our table but the food was very basic and mine hadn't been toasted for long enough. Really not worth the money and I doubt we'll visit again.

Been here for Sunday lunch twice now. And, we will definitely be returning. There are lots of reasons for our loyalty. 1. The food is lovely. Such a good value Sunday Lunch (we always book in advance . 2. The environment is so restful. I love Leaf Creative. I could just sit there for hours. 3. Angela. This is the most important reason. ALL the staff are terrific, without exception. BUT, the care which Angela takes is extraordinary. We had some quite elderly people in our party, (and a vegan! Angela makes care and attention to her guests look effortless. And she offers this attention to detail to everyone without exception. Even the four legged friends are well looked after. Thank you, Angela. You take service to another level. As long as you are there, we will always come back.

It was just a chance stop for coffee but in future it will be a destination. The warmest welcome, best scones ever and super kindness to our dog.

Beautiful surroundings within Leaf Creative. The staff were helpful and attentive. We thoroughly enjoyed our lunches which were homemade, tasty and fresh. Great to be able to then shop for plants inside and out. Wonderful attention to detail makes it a lovely experience.

Booked a table for Sunday lunch 1.30pm. Table was dirty, given menus (Sunday roast dinner menu and normal one); when they finally came back to take our order was told, sorry no Sunday lunches. Tried to order a salad... sorry no salads either, just soup, quiche or a sandwich!! Ordered drinks, only brought 3 glasses for 4 people, came back after 10 minutes with the final glass which was the size of a thimble! Soup was OK when it finally came but overall service was abysmal and not what I expected to eat for a Sunday lunch with guests.