Coffee House 43 — Restaurant in Gloucester

Me and my kids ( daughter 4 y old and baby 3,5minths old) visited this little lovely coffee shop. Great rustic decor and delish food ( we had avocado bagels with coffee and hot chocolate) Just after we finished food my nightmare started as my daughter (4 y old) needed to go to the toilet which was upstairs. I had to leave pushchair and all my belongings downstairs as had to carry baby with us upstairs. Stairs had metal bits on the edges which I assumed supposed to prevent falling over. They were quite sticking out and made me (with my baby in my arms) and my daughter trip over. Luckily we were holding to the rail. Totally not the place for mums with babies or young kids unfortunately. Staff were very nice though! My 3 stars are not rating the food, food was very tasty! Just overall personal experience as mum, sadly we will...

A good quality and much needed café.

The place is usually busy at all times of the day and deserves to be. The quality of the cakes and sandwiches is very high. This is reflected in the prices which are fair for what you get.

I’ve been twice and both times had the iced custard cake with the cherry on top; firm without being solid, sweet but not sickly. And it’s a big cake.

The tea comes in a pot and stretches to two cups.

Service is always friendly and dogs are welcome with treats for them on the counter.

Good for maybe an occasional or monthly visit. Drinks and cakes can be bought to go too.

Parking can be a problem now that the parade has more shops. However walking to and from here might help work off the...

Owner and staff seem really friendly and it's a nice place to be in. However for somewhere that is called a "coffee house", the coffee was extremely poor. They are using good quality beans, but the grind was completely wrong so the coffee was under extracted. I watched the tamp and that was incorrect (no where near enough pressure, and uneven) so you didn't get a thorough/even extraction through the filter. Also the milk sounded like it was being abused when steamed, plus it was over steamed giving a slightly burnt, badly textured flat white. It basically tasted quite "watery". I would suggest some proper staff training in coffee as this place has the potential to be excellent. Do not let untrained staff on...