This place is super cute! The cakes we had were amazing. The staff were friendly and welcoming! The…read morebuilding is cute, just off the Christmas steps and it gives a little Harry Potter vibes. The other thing to note is they don't have WiFi because they are a laptop free zone. Which I actually really liked. You take the time to sit and connect and that's awesome!

We passed this place when it was closed and had to come back the next day to check it out…read more It's a lovely place to stop for a coffee and some cake. So many yummy looking cakes that it took us a while to decide what to get! I love that the cakes were all moist and had well balanced flavours. Definitely coming back later in the month to try more!

If I lived in Bristol, this might well become my regular bubble tea haunt. Only con is they get…read moreoverwhelmed easily and orders backup quickly. Even ordering ahead for 2 drinks with a 25-minute preparation time is not enough. I still ended up waiting over 10 minutes for the order I'd placed a half hour before even though there were no other customers when I showed up. Better to order ahead if during peak hours. Here they're more sensible with their sweetness levels, so I suggest going for their recommended sugar level. Not really a fan of their Signature Milk Tea, but I do like their fruit teas. Definitely feels like they take a healthier slant towards bubble tea.

From the owner: We do fresh fruit tea made with freshly cut fruit slices, fruit juice and freshly brewed loose leaf…read moretea. We invent all the recepies by ourselves, no copy and paste. To help our customers to get a healthier life style we only use natural and fresh ingredients, no artificial powder or syrup, which makes us different from all the other bubble tea shops. We care about the flavour as well as your health.

If ever there was a shop that truly had its heart in the right place and really served its…read morecommunity, this is it. The lovely people that run this place not only sell delicious fresh food, they clearly live it. Many times have I walked past and been tempted to walk in just for a chat. The nutritional content of food, the local political and cultural climates - they know it all! They strive incredibly hard to keep their whole and ethical food local, organic certified and chemical free. They even have their own farm nearby which, especially in the summer months, keeps their shelves fully stocked. Off to one side they have an extensive collection of really very good for you teas and ointments, a wide vegan and gluten-free selection and a constant yet dynamic choice of quiche, pasties and cakes for sale at the till. The whole experience is sensitively thought out and as a customer, very enjoyable.

In my opinion Radford Mill Farm Shop is excessively expensive. Yes, it serves fantastic food, but…read morethe price tag always makes me wince before i hand over my hard earned cash. For this reason I always limit my spending to speciality foods that I can't get elsewhere. For more generic items I usually go to either Harvest or Scoopaway, with the latter being my preferred option. I've eaten in the small cafe once (essentially a few tables clustered together in a small area away from the serving area). Again expensive, and a little dark for my liking, the cafe never seems to see much custom. It does however contain a phenomenal amount of reading material and flyers... and is a really quiet place to take a break from the rat race and contemplate your navel for a while.

Chai Shai means 'tea and more' so you can tell just by the name that it isn't going to be your…read morenormal Jalfrezi and poppadom Indian restaurant experience. And it isn't. Far from it in fact. It's refreshingly brilliant! From the outside, Chai Shai is beautiful; dark and deep blue painted walls with a wooden sign really set it apart from its neighbors. They also have the nicest logo and typography I've seen in a long time. I really love their branding. The restaurant looks tiny from the curb, and it is, but it looks really welcoming. They have 3 wooden plant pots just under the window with some herbs and spices in them. Inside has two tables and a well stocked open glass fridge with all of their pakoras and samosas. The smell is so good as you enter I couldn't wait to tuck in! I was there for lunch and had the lunch box meal. It came with a really nice spiced rice, a chick pea curry, samosa and a pakora. The rice was perfect. It had just enough flavour without over powering the chick peak curry - which was also beautiful! I'd normally always go for a meat dish, but it wasn't an option. But I wasn't fussed while I was tucking in. It was spicy enough to take a break every now and again, but so tasty I couldn't stop eating. The samosa and pakoras were both fantastic and you can tell these guys have A LOT of practice in making them. I spoke to the owners for a while and their passion for Bristol and for giving something back to the community was inspiring. They were a lovely couple to chat to. They've only be open for 12 weeks and with their love for cooking amazing food and their love for Bristol, they're sure to do well. Definitely one of my favourite eating experiences in Bristol for a while. I can't wait to go back!

Good food and reasonable prices in this cute wee restaurant. Server is a pleasant young man and the…read moreowner is ever present to make sure things are as they should be. Check it out if you are nearby.

I've wanted to go to Beese's since a friends showed me a photo about a year ago. I finally made it…read morethere last weekend and it was everything I was expecting and more! It was about a 20 minute walk from my mates house and incredible to think that you can get from St George to somewhere so lovely in a few minutes. Not that St George isn't lovely, but, um, you know what I mean! We got to the pub and had to call them to get someone to pick us up on the boat - which is the only way to get to them from the other side of the river. We sat outside and luckily for us (maybe not for some) there was some background music from a 40th party at the other side of the garden - which I loved, but some might not! The bar menu was pretty basic, but not short of your standard largers, beers, ciders and top shelf spirits. Food wise the menu was good. Nothing fancy but a decent selection of pub grub: burgers, wraps, steak, chips etc all nicely cooked. There were quite a few dogs in the garden which again I really liked. I don't have a dog but if I did then I'd definitely take it for a walk and 'spontaneously' stop here for the rest of the afternoon! I walked to the bar at one point and there was a mother duck with 4 little chicks running around the garden. I'm used to living in the city so I'm definitely not used to that; it was great! I hope summer never ends so I can go back to Beese's and sit in the garden every weekend!

When (the operative word) we get a sunny summer day I like to head down to Beese's for a lazy…read moreafternoon. Situated on the banks of the Avon, its a tea shop and riverside bar all rolled into one quaint package - great for a date or a light lunch with your nan! The full cream tea is less than £4 and they do a stonking BBQ too, with delish veggie alternative like double portobello mushroom burger with halloumi. Best of all, I like hopping on the Conham water ferry after my lunch, fare just 25 pence across the river and dogs go free! What's nice about the riverside cosiness of it is the history. The old Mrs Beese opened it in 1846, the captain of the ferry was Mr Beese. The decking area is chillax central, and they'll even erect a marquee for your wedding reception. Aww.

Not sure what the owners were thinking naming their lovely little cafe after what has to be one of…read morethe dullest roads in Bristol. Fortunately though, Wick Road Cafe has a charm which far transcends its dubious name. Here you can purchase an array of cheap, tasty snacks and beverages for a pittance. My favourite dish here is the humble omelette and chips: the omelettes are always cooked to perfection and are served with a hefty portion of chunky chips. And your wallet will barely feel any lighter! Furthermore, a sizable mug of tea will cost you a staggering 60p, and coffee will cost you an extra 10p - not bad, eh? Staff are friendly too, and service is of the smiley variety.

Cafe Roma is just across the road from Amici, and continues in its Italian trend - perhaps this…read morepart of Gloucester Road has a theme. This is a cafe rather than a restaurant though, and serves a 'little taste of Italy' as it says on it's front facade. I'm not entirely sure how truthful it is to this claim though - I rather got the impression it was a pretty standard cafe offering allbeit very tasty looking food such as paninis and focacias. In fact the focacia I had with ham and cheese was really very nice, and a particularly good strong coffee really hit the spot that lunch time, and reasonably priced too. The staff were fairly friendly - the only slight downside about the place I could see is that I've never seen it particular busy, but my experience had no major faults so I'm not sure why.

A multicultural blend of flavours, this cafe provides a slightly different slant on the coffee,…read morepanini and muffin type establishment. With freshly ground Brazilian coffee, Sicilian street-food and a whole range of fritatas (fancy omlettes), there's something for everyone. (and still paninis for the panini mad like myself. The staff in here are pretty helpful in deciding what to get from the rather extensive menu. I'd recommend this place if you want an Italian flavour to your lunch.

The Coffee Beach cafe is located right on the Harbour-side in the centre of Bristol. Inside there…read moreis lots of sofas and tables which means I was instantly able to find a seat. Additionally they have free wi-fi and you don't have to purchase a card like in Starbucks. There is a huge selection of paninis, coffees and smoothies, far more than the likes of Costas and Starbucks. However, they do not sell any filter coffee, just an Americano which I find quite irritating! The entire place is very nicely designed, with lots of drift wood and beach like decor. Additionally on the back wall there is a huge picture of a tropical beach which is nice to look at! I didn't, however, like the uni sex toilets, although they were clean. The prices are reasonable considering the location. Breakfast is only £1.75 for some beans on toast, and a full English is £4.50. Smoothies are roughly £2.90 and they also do a very nice frozen yogurt for £1.50

Their decor and theme of this cafe carries through all the way to the outside. I find many cafes…read morepay attention to the interior decor, but the outside never quite matches. Here, I found the colourful backed beach type outdoor chairs made the vibe of this cafe trail out onto the street in front of it, which is a good thing. Walking in, it feels light and airy, with light coloured furniture, and a great Palm Beach type mural at the back of the cafe. A glance at the food, made me surprised that a cafe in the busy center caters alot for a gluten free diet. Every category of food here has a gluten free option. They do sandwiches, paninis, ciabattas and big salads. Their fillings are generous, and one's that I found interesting were brie & pear, roast chicken with vegetables, and a chunky meat feast! Cakes served here are brownies, lemon polenta cake, honeybuns (all these three are gluten free), and more traditional deserts like apple pie and cheesecakes. If you want something sweet after your food that's not a cake, they do freshly made smoothies, frozen yoghurt and ice cream too, where you can choose your toppings. A very breezy relaxing cafe, accentuated by its location right next to the river and that beach mural behind you.