It serves natural wines, local beers and cocktails
Stokes By The Orchard (Image: Paul Gillis/Reach Plc)
A new outdoor space at a cafe/bar from the team behind a venue in St George has opened in Stokes Croft.
Stokes By The Orchard is the second location from the team behind The Orchard Coffee & Co, whose first site opened on Clouds Hill in 2017.
Known for its pancakes, brunch dishes, artisan bakes and coffee, the dog-friendly venue branched out to open its Stokes Croft location at Hamilton House in September 2024, in the former home of Emmeline, and now this location has a wooden al fresco area serving up drinks in the summer sun.
On Instagrame, Stokes By The Orchard showed off its brand new outdoor seating area, as well as a few tipples from its menu of natural wines, local beers and cocktails.
In one post, The Orchard said: “Weekends just got tastier. Come and sip with us every weekend from 3pm-8pm.”
Local icon Jeff Knight, known to many as a Big Issue seller in the area, cut the ribbon to open the new place a couple of weeks ago, and since then fans have been taking to the comments section to share their excitement.
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One localsaid: “Love The Orchard. Glad it’s you guys taking on that awesome space on Stokes Croft.”
Another added: “So good to see you guys expanding.” While a third added: “Love the one near me on Two Mile Hill, look forward to visiting this new space.”
In April, The Orchard shared some shots of its new menu, with one diner writing: “I ABSOLUTELY loved the vegan meal I had. It was butter beans and other lovely stuff on sourdough toast. Perfection on a plate.
“My husband had a huge sandwich then an even more huge sponge cake which could have been served to a party of four. You have a very good chef.”
Bakes at Stokes By The Orchard in Stokes Croft(Image: Paul Gillis/Reach Plc)
The venue may pass you by if you’re not looking out for it in the famed Turbo Island area.
Next to The Canteen, and the famous Banksy ‘Mild Mild West’ graffiti, Stokes By The Orchard has a simple banner sign which hangs from the foliage looking out towards the street.
The previous resident of number 80 Stokes Croft, cafe Emmeline, now has a cafe space at Spike Island Art Gallery, where it serves up ‘nutritious, wholesome, good value food and drinks’.
It recently announced an Istanbul-inspired pop-up kitchen for one night only, among other events in the diary.