The Lotus Inn

The Lotus Inn sits on Westward Road in Ebley, the small settlement along the Stroudwater canal that merges with Stroud's western residential fringe. The Chinese takeaway serves the Ebley and Cainscross communities as well as the broader western side of the town, operating delivery alongside collection. Westward Road is the main artery through this stretch of the Five Valleys, and the Lotus Inn's position some distance from the town-centre takeaway cluster gives it a natural catchment among households who would rather order locally than travel to Gloucester Street. The menu covers the standard Cantonese range — stir-fries, set meals, rice and noodle combinations. The woollen-mill heritage of the Stroudwater valley gives Ebley a distinct industrial-village character, and the Lotus Inn has served this community long enough to be considered a local fixture in a neighbourhood that values a settled, familiar choice.