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Kestrel Coffee
Roasting on Gloucester Road since 2018

Coffee worth crossing the road for

We roast on Wednesdays, bake at six and open at half seven. Small-batch beans, proper pastries and nobody hurrying you out.

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No bookings. Walk in, order at the counter, find a seat.

Who we are

A former bike shop, a second-hand roaster and two stubborn people

We opened in 2018 in what used to be a bike repair shop, with a 6 kg roaster bought off a farm in Somerset and the idea that good coffee shouldn't feel like an exam.

We buy green beans from importers who publish what they pay growers, and we roast every Wednesday morning. Everything in the counter is baked here: the sausage rolls, the buns and the sourdough for the toasties.

  • Single-origin beans roasted in the shop every week
  • Vegan and gluten-free options on the counter every day
  • Wifi, plug sockets and a big table you can actually work at
Say hello
A former bike shop, a second-hand roaster and two stubborn people

Menu

Ground to order. Oat, soy and coconut milk at no extra charge.

Coffee

Espresso or filter, your call

  • Espresso £2.20

    Our house blend: Brazil and Ethiopia, roasted last Wednesday.

  • Flat whiteBest seller £3.40

    Double ristretto and textured milk. The one everybody orders.

    Allergens: dairy

  • Batch brew £2.80

    Filter coffee of the week, brewed every twenty minutes. Free refill before 10am.

  • Cold brewSummer £3.80

    Steeped for sixteen hours, served over ice with a slice of orange.

  • Cortado £2.60

    Espresso with a splash of textured milk, in a proper glass.

    Allergens: dairy

  • Beans to take home · 250 gRoasted here £11.50

    This week's single origin, roasted on the machine in the corner.

Breakfast and brunch

Kitchen runs until 2pm

  • Sourdough, avocado and poached egg £8.50

    Our own sourdough, two poached eggs, chilli and toasted seeds.

    Allergens: gluten, egg

  • Full veggie breakfastVegetarian £11.50

    Halloumi, field mushrooms, spinach, beans, tomato and two eggs.

    Allergens: gluten, egg, dairy

  • Buttermilk pancakes £8.90

    Three of them, with Somerset yoghurt, berries and maple syrup.

    Allergens: gluten, dairy, egg

  • Bacon sandwich on a milk bun £6.50

    Streaky bacon from a butcher four doors down, brown sauce optional.

    Allergens: gluten, dairy

  • Granola, yoghurt and rhubarbVegetarian £6.90

    Our granola, thick yoghurt and whatever fruit is any good this week.

    Allergens: dairy, nuts

From the oven

While they last

  • Butter croissant £3.20

    Thirty-six hours of fermentation and far too much butter.

    Allergens: gluten, dairy

  • Cheese and marmite scroll £3.60

    Divisive. Sells out first anyway.

    Allergens: gluten, dairy

  • Sausage rollGone by noon £4.20

    Free-range pork, fennel and black pepper. Out at nine, gone by noon.

    Allergens: gluten, egg

  • Vegan chocolate cookieVegan £2.80

    70% chocolate and flaky sea salt.

    Allergens: gluten

  • Cinnamon bun £3.90

    Out of the oven at half nine, iced while still warm.

    Allergens: gluten, dairy, egg

All prices include VAT. This week's filter is written up on the board behind the till.

When we open

The kitchen stops at 2pm. Cake carries on.

  • Monday to Friday7:30am – 5:00pm
  • Saturday8:00am – 6:00pm
  • Sunday9:00am – 3:00pm
  • Bank holidays9:00am – 3:00pm

Last orders fifteen minutes before closing. We shut for three days after Christmas.

New coffee, first dibs

One email a month: what we're roasting, when the cupping evenings are and the odd discount on beans.

  • The month's origin and what it actually tastes like
  • First word on the Thursday cupping evenings
  • 10% off beans the week they land

One email a month at most. Unsubscribe in a click.

Come in, or drop us a line

We run coffee carts for weddings, offices and markets, and we sell wholesale beans to three cafés in Bristol. Tell us what you need.

We answer Monday to Friday, usually the same day.