The Paddle Cafe Firetruck

Just **WOW**, WHAT.A.FIND.

Short notice weekend away to somewhere new and found this place at Kerne Bridge. Food was amazing, coffee shop food on steroids… my wife was in foody heaven.

Coffee and cake too was great for such a dinky vintage van, and the cherry on the cake for me was they also hire canoes. This was amazing for us as we didn’t plan anything but the weather changed and sun came out blazing.

Nice guy called Charlie and his wife run the entire place, he briefed us about water safety, boat safety, steering, emergencies, wildlife and where to steer on the river for the whole route and clearly knew his stuff. As it was short notice we did a 1/2 day trip and he drove us to Ross in Wye and launched us onto the river.

A couple of hours later and seeing millions of ducks and swans, a kingfisher, jumping fish, herons and egrets we landed back at Kerne Bridge where our car was for more coffee.

This find really made our snap trip to the Wye Valley and we’ll definitely be back for more fun, sights, canoeing and Paddle Cafe food.

Cheers guys… John and Fi (London)

The most lovely people are running this wonderful cafe! The food, atmosphere and the spot its self are all outstanding! Well worth a visit. You won’t be disappointed. Lots of good canoe hire companies using this spot to launch from too so that’s worth looking into.

Stopped off in the midway point canoeing between Ross & Symonds Yat & really pleased we did. One of the staff helped us to moor up the canoe. Ordered a BLT, Latte, couple of bottles of pop & ice cream. The BLT was the nicest, freshest sandwich I've ever had! Amazing. Fresh lettuce, tomato with delicious thick cut bacon that was served on a fresh sourdough baguette with mayo! Seating's outside with view over the river, absolutely perfect! 10 out of 10!

Fantastic Coffee and awesome bacon baguettes , thank you for a lovely breakfast in such a pretty location. Great service too !!

Visited this morning with our family who live locally and have been raving about this place. It didn't disappoint! If you're in a canoe make sure you stop, if you're driving make sure you stop! We had delicious breakfast baguettes washed down with great coffee and hot chocolates. Really lovely vibe and we'll be back!

Stopped off on our bike ride on Sunday. Decided to return on Tuesday morning on our way home for breakfast. Food is lovely with high quality produce used and coffee is lovely. Spotlessly clean too!! Well done to the owners of this quirky little number and carry on the way you are….. your both doing a great job xx

What an amazing little find!! Rebecca & Charlie are welcoming and helpful. Amazing food, great coffee and lovely atmosphere. Thoroughly recommend.

The staff are always super friendly, and the atmosphere is very welcoming. Paired with super yummy food & drinks. Definitely somewhere to check out!

Had a great little stop here for breakfast by the river. It's a bit tucked away so you need to keep your eyes open for their sign but it's well worth it 🙂

We popped here today on our road trip and had breakfast. Delicious! Will definitely stop here again on out motorbikes.

Simply delicious. The best bacon and egg ciabattas freshly made to order. Definitely what we needed on canoe trip from Ross-on-Wye to Symonds Yat. Charlie and team were so nice and helpful with our canoes. Not to mention the vintage fire truck so cute. Make sure you stop by just after Kerne bridge on left bank.

Fantastic! We stopped here during our kayaking trip along the Wye. The food was delicious and the service was great. Very friendly, helpful staff. Great views along the river and apparently dogs love it here too 🐕‍🦺

Delicious coffee and cake. Beautiful location! Would very much recommend.

Great Little places for drinks and snacks.
We used this place to launch sup

Wonderful little cafe right on the riverside, an absolute gem! Couldn’t fault anything about it!

They serve delicious pizza in a charming riverside location. The owners are incredibly cheerful and friendly individuals. Today, we were treated with a fantastic jazz performance by Bob and Mike

We launched our kayaks and paddle boards here on Sunday in order to paddle to Symonds Yat. Charlie, the owner, was really really friendly and went out of his way to help us out when our inflatable kayak had a puncture. The firetruck sells a great variety of snacks and drinks so we stocked up for our journey. We'll definitely be back and next time we'll stay for the wood fired pizzas which I hear are delicious! Thanks so much!

Now open 7 days a week. Great food, great location and of course excellent service.

Stopped here twice in a week. The sausage baguette was just what we needed at the midway stop while canoeing. Coffee is also excellent 👍

Wonderful, friendly atmosphere. Lovely to sit on the river bank and watch the river flow, whilst chatting and eating pizza.