Bristol, Stokes CroftThe Crafty Egg, Bristol brunch with vegan options

The space

The café has large windows, dark wooden floors, recycled church chairs and a pretty blue and white tiled bar. The walls are white and feature graffiti art with hanging plants softening the feel. There’s several tables indoors and two small ones outside. On the large communal tables, laptops are banned during busy times to favour groups of friends. However,  the café is lap top worker friendly as there are sockets and WiFi and a dedicated counter along the back wall.

The vibe is casual and relaxed and the staff are super helpful.

The crowd

The café is frequented by a lively mix of locals, regulars and students. It was quiet at 10am when we arrived on a weekday, but quickly filled up and was virtually full by 11am.

What we ate

There’s an amazing range of egg dishes on offer, from baked eggs (Afghan, cheesy or mushroom and spinach) to toasts and bagels and the famous cheese fondue. As we went for breakfast, we fancied something lighter, so we ordered the pancakes with maple syrup and mixed berries… and were presented with a large and deliciously filling stack. After only managing to eat half, we finished off with a lavender latte.

It was a beautiful, rose petal sprinkled latte with a comfortingly strong hit of lavender .

Delicious, but a little on the sweet side for me.

What we’d go back for…

More of the laid back vibe, the cheese fondue and the Afghan eggs.