Crosstown in Bristol, City of

Wow el café más pequeño del mundo. Era pequeño, como un café con leche. Vamos amigo, el café es tan barato de hacer, que podrías llenarlo con agua gratis

If you enjoy eating doughnuts alone while listening to the G.A.Y. Bangers playlist, this could be the place for you. Doughnuts are fine but then they should be at £4.75. Upstairs area has all the ambience of a doctor’s waiting room. Playlist was almost enough to drive me out- if Mousse T really is horny after all these years, I don’t want to know about it while I’ve got raspberry jam on my chin.

A recent opening on The Triangle, this is one of several specialty doughnut shops that seem to have cropped up in the past year or so. First impressions were that it was perhaps a little lacking in atmosphere, the display counter seemed a little sterile with just one sample of each doughnut laid neatly out next to a descriptive card, rather than the full stock piled high. The choice too was a little unusual, if you’re after a traditional jam or custard for example, you’ll be disappointed. Think more cinnamon, peanut or strawberry cheesecake. Some of the merchandising seemed a little misleading too, with a poster outside advertising a monthly special which was a salted caramel and chocolate cookie. It looked very tempting, with a good amount of caramel oozing out, whereas the specimen inside I thought looked a little sad and sorry for itself. I opted for a ring doughnut filled with chocolate ganache and topped with glazed chocolate. It was ok, but that’s about all I can really say. Nothing at all wrong with it, but nothing particularly exciting either. The main issue I have though is the price - £4.75!!! Honestly, I couldn’t believe it, and I was very tempted to just walk out. I had another one elsewhere at the weekend, and that was far bigger, much more inventive flavours, really very nice, and just £3. Unsurprisingly the place was completely deserted. I really can’t see it lasting unless they up their game considerably and get the prices down to something more reasonable.