Woodes Cafe in Bristol, City of

Wow! What a fabulous cafe. We’ve just found our new eatery when we are in Bristol. Really nice food which is freshly cooked, with lots of choice and inexpensive. Really nice atmosphere and we look forward to coming back very soon.

Very nice service and an atmosphere infused with the history of Bristol.

I was in Bristol for a training event. I spent the morning looking for a small breakfast and a coffee. I struggled to find anywhere in that area that did a bacon sandwich and a coffee. Eventually, I discovered this place. Everything was perfect. 1. The service - friendly and a village atmosphere, it felt like I was in a small coffee shop in Paris. 2. The coffee was amazing! I am quite particular about my black coffee and when I go to an independent, they don't usually produce a well balanced coffee. This was the exception - well balanced and just gorgeous. 3. The bacon sandwich was lovely 4. The little pastry also gorgeous. A lovely place, and when I am in Bristol again, I will make sure I visit.

A walk down memory lane - and a welcome escape from Starbucks / Costa etc

What a gem of a cafe. Lovely food, delicious coffee, atmosphere and great staff. Will go back again.

Comfortable, wood-floored cafe near the cathedral. It does a mixture of pastries, sandwiches and hot food. Sausage roll bug but boring.Plenty of seating on two floors. Portuguese nata cakes look delicious. Reasonable value. One of the lads behind the counter was a little monosyllabic.

Been visiting here for over 25 years. Best and most beautiful cafe in Bristol by a mile! A piece of history!

Stopped for some lunch a month ago. Great value for money, tasty lunch. Service was great, all staff were friendly. The building itself has loads of character and is in a good location.

I've been coming to Woodes since I was a teenager and it has a great vibe. I just wished they added more gluten free to their menu.

Friendly helpful staff. Lovely sandwiches and delicious coffee

It took 8 months to get a reply from the owner to my previous review! It said ‘ have a nice day’. I thought reviews were about feedback and if necessary apology and improvement? So I thought I would try again. I bought a sandwich and was disappointed by off hand service from staff. So I stick to my original review. There has been no improvement in customer service.

Stopped into Woodes for a hot drink and cake. A really friendly little place with a rather Parisian interior. Friendly staff and a cosy feel to watch the busy Park Street go by outside.

We paused while strolling around Bristol and wanted to NOT go in a chain. Really good coffee and we both enjoyed our breakfast sandwiches / bagels. Just simple and great value and the staff were great.

Not impressed with their jacket potato. Hardly any cheese on it for 5.15. I think I'll just stick to their tea.

Consistently disappointing. From the acrid tar soup proclaiming to be coffee, to the scantly filled sandwiches. It's a nice place to sit though. If you just want some hot water and a chat with friends, it's perfect. Just in response to an expectedly defensive reply - It matters not if I come to your establishment again. Perhaps it's near my office, perhaps I thought the first time must've been a mistake... I have sadly been proven right in everything I perceived. I didn't mention when the sandwiches were made. I rarely write reviews. The energy behind your response pervades the culture of your cafe. I made a mistake to go back, one I won't repeat. Thanks for the courtesy in replying. Calling someone FOS on your own review channel doesn't vindicate how bad your coffees are or how empty my sandwich was. I would take a picture next time, but I won't be back. Problem isn't the coffee, it is how it is made.

Weekday visit ( enjoy tranquil surroundings). I really like the retro feel there. Coffee is nice but don’t expect to the artisan level (based on the reasonable price). Very crowded in weekend. Barista is very friendly. P.S: outdoor seat and toilet.

I love Woodes with a passion as it's one of the few places in Bristol that hasn't changed in decades. It looks and feels like a French cafe - aesthetically very appealing, plus sells excellent coffee, cakes and sandwiches at a decent price. I love it even more for not having WiFi which puts off people coming in to just sit and use laptops for hours. It is a haven of peace. Sandwiches are large, fresh and filling and cakes well made. All in all a lovely place to meet for lunch.

Nice homemade sandwiches, I like their chicken jalapeno and tuna salad sandwiches. Baked goods are delicious, highly recommend their cookies next to the cash register

A excelent service with homemade food to have a breakfast chill. Charm athmosfere For eating pancakes and a hot chocolate so good.I will come another time

This is a small little jewel in the city of Bristol Simply Beautiful and excellent little coffee shop

Cute inside, and lots of quiet space upstairs! Unfortunately realized after ordering that they NO LONGER HAVE WIFI. A real shame because they have tons of open space and it would be a nice place to hang out and write, work, or study in the morning. No real reason to come back now. :/

First visit here mixed views on the reviews but decided to give it a try. Don't agree that the service was bad I was served by a friendly welcoming member of staff she had blue hair and was very polite. Coffee ☕ was hot and although not as strong as I like it was still good as was the carrot cake 😋 would recommend. Very reasonably priced. Interior clean and although a bit outdated it had character. I would come again

I visited a few times and had two types of sandwiches and a custard cream blondie slice of cake, and it was delicious. Cooking was a hassle and I was sick of supermarket sandwiches, so I bought one and I think I'll go there often in the future. The coffee was ok and the tea was okay, even though it was a tea bag. It's mostly takeout, but there are quite a few seats on the second floor, and the tables with legs that look like old sewing machines are pretty but old. But maybe because it's been raining all these days, the smell wasn't good.

I haven’t been to Woods for several years, and I have to say I was really sadly disappointed. The atmosphere has gone, the breakfast menu is very limited (no egg) and they don’t have WIFI. It’s almost if they don’t want people to spend time there. Real shame.

Really disappointed with service, will not be returning. Ordered a take away sandwich. Waited over 30mins before chasing. During this time only 5 other customers and 3 to 4 staff chatting. Not at all interested in reading the room - we were sat opposite counter. When I did chase it was clear oder had not even been put through to the kitchen. A refund was offered and accepted, yet given with attitude by staff & no receipt offered, despite querying how I knew it had been refunded. I appreciate staff are probably students and would rather not be working on a Saturday morning, yet I do not think it is too much to ask for a little attention to your customers. A real shame.

Had a wonderful home made vegan sausage roll from Woodes this morning. The pastry was warm and flaky and the filling delicious. So many vegan sausage rolls are stodgy, pale and disappointing - not this one. At under £2, it was also a really good price. The coffee too, an Americano from freshly ground beans, was excellent and good value. Everything was served really quickly allowing me to enjoy in the sunshine on my way to work. All in all, a great start to my day! Thank you.

Very unfriendly staff very hard to communicate with and even when I said thank you as I left they ignored me. Having met with a friend from the University who had received bad news that day we were hurried to leave after finishing our lunch. Not a pleasant place to eat lunch.

Amazing place that's been going for years. Great food at reasonable price.

Breakfast was reasonably priced but precooked and basic. Omlette instead of fried or scrambled egg as aim assuming this is easier to reheat. I burnt my mouth on the volcanic beans in the first bite and took all the skin off the roof of my mouth. How they got them this hot is a scientific mystery. Hugely unpleasant experience to then try and finish my food. Coffee was nice, son's pancakes average but reasonably priced also. Service was quick, efficient but indifferent... they didn't even notice me gasping in pain on the table in front of the counter.

A great cafe, first time of popping in here as was only briefly visiting the city, Lovely friendly staff with a nice atmosphere even has an upstairs aswell as downstairs to sit with your drink or food reasonably priced all round aswell which was nice ☺️ would definitely visit again and would recommend to anyone ☺️

Cozy place with friendly service. We got here just after 11am. Too late to order something from the breakfast menu and too early for the lunch menu. The cookies in the display case didn't look special, so we waited a while until the kitchen would open again so we could order from the lunch menu. Don't expect spectacular coffee; the Flat White was okay. The scones and jam look like they are from the supermarket, but it is nice that they are heated a bit.

Nice cafe with upstairs seating it seemed to be nice

A lovely little cafe on park street with an English charm. Had a good coffee here, and an ok bacon toastie. My friend had one of the premade flatbreads toasted, I'd recommend that instead. The atmosphere is very nice with friendly staff. There's also extra seating upstairs.

Coffee was gorgeous, nice and creamy. Lovely and welcoming, great service.

Really nice property, staff were friendly and coffee was nice. Breakfast for me was a total disappointment though. I had the sausage, bacon, beans and omelette. Sausage was around 50% meat, really cheap like Richmond. Bacon good quality but burnt, beans cold and the omelette was just an egg whisked and air-fried. Just such a let down. I’d suggested to the owners to take it off the menu altogether. Despite it being a nice place, I won’t be returning.

Very reasonably priced and a decent choice of breakfasts. We had a sausage roll, omelette toasted bagel with bacon and a bacon and sausage sandwich. Would come again!

Great coffee and breakfast at a price that undercuts any chain. Limited menu but what they got is plentiful and tasty. We’re sitting and quietly watching the world go by easing into our Monday morning. Fab.

This is well established coffee shop which I use from time to time. Great coffee and cake this time but they great jacket potato and sandwiches. Very friendly staff who will bring my purchases to my table as I have impaired mobility. Highly recommended.

Excellent breakfast, great prices

they've got bargain buys! lots of 'em...

Old and classic place, I went there for lunch with my beloved Apa Roisin. We enjoyed their service and would like to visit again. 👾🤩🙏💐🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️🧕🏾

The chef is lucky I didn’t call the police on him after my “full english” turned up. Absolutely shameful.

Lovely coffee in a lovely setting

Pleasant cosy cafe with a good selection of sandwiches, hot food, coffee and teas at a sensible price. I work locally and visit a couple of times a week. Recommended.

I appreciate the affordable prices, a good cup of coffee with a variety of pastry and a small breakfast. The interior is also nice.

This has to be one of the oldest coffee shops on Park Street - every other one had changed hands multiple times over the last twenty years. It's a very traditional café - not as many vegan options as most places now (I'm not sure there were any actually!), no gluten free options, very heavy on the bread and traditional café options. It's exactly what you expect from a kind of fashioned cafe. A bit dark and pokey inside but friendly staff. Particularly strong coffee! (And they do have non dairy milk - oat and soya - but you have to pay for them privilege

What a great place. Good service and amazing coffee.

Traditional cafe in good setting. Nice staff with reasonable prices. Plenty of room upstairs, downstairs and with outside area. Update: same pleasant surroundings, nice staff, reasonable prices. Very good selection of food - breakfast, lunch, sandwiches and cakes

Love Woodes. Unpretentious, decent coffee, fairly priced food and drink. A historic coffee shop with a hideous textured artex ceiling that seems to work somehow.

Just went here today lovely café, no pretention, nice staff, I had a proper sandwich and drink, the sandwich was very good quality ingredients, no cheap fillings, I would recommend it to anyone.

Great little café with good food and drinks AND an an amazing staff.

Beautifully old-school - don't expect any modern innovations. Sandwiches & a cup of tea in lovely surroundings.

Lovely coffee and sweets, quirky decor, friendly staff

Very traditional cafe experience! A fine old Bristol institution. Love it.

Such a lovely looking place staff all good drinks and food menu plenty of choice and not overly pricey. All came in good order but my sausage bap had the cheapest sausage in, not a good te ture or taste!

Quiet (ish) when we visited Thurs lunchtime. Plenty of room upstairs and staff very helpful. Coffee/food hot, quick and tasty. Recommended.

Great place, full of character, quirky seemingly without trying, good coffee, prices spot on, friendly staff, only wish i’d come here before

Came here for tea with my daughter after a visit to the museum. I am always amazed at how inexpensive it is in Woodes Cafe. Only £2.50 for a pot of tea for two - and the pot was huge!! Also I love the old wooden furniture and bistro tables with heavy iron legs, the bentwood chairs, the many wooden-banistered staircases going who-knows-where! Well, one of them does go up to the loo, but where do the others go? Fascinating!! Lots of home-made cakes on sale! Such jolly baristas, too. Love this place! Very trendy!

I've used this favourite haunt on a few occasions and did so earlier this week following a visit to Bristol Cathedral. As usual the cafe turned up on the day. This is partly a self-service establishment but the counter staff are friendly and helpful and the snacks and light lunches are delicious. I particularly enjoy their French-style sandwiches which are not cut in half. The spacious seating is on two floors and the atmosphere is one I find comfortable. A really good place to eat at if you dont want or need a huge midday meal.

Great coffee and amazing place to be in. Staff are amazing

I've been meeting someone at Woodes to do volunteer work for the last few weeks and the staff are always friendly and kind.

A lovely cafe with delicious sandwiches and baked goods, not to mention the coffee. Also, it such a lovely atmosphere that makes it feels quiet and relaxing to sit in. I could stay there for hours.

Step in and it’s like stepping back in time, very clean. Lovely pancakes and bacon for breakfast with great hot coffee. We don’t like chain restaurants so this unique place was fab. Very well priced for the quality and quantity of food - thank you

Friendly service. Nice latte and hot chocolate. The charm of the place is the rustic french feel. Nice lighting and prints on the walls. Overall a pleasant experience and only a few minutes walk from one of Banksys' finest.

Delicious sweet treats! Good taste coffee.

Great coffee and wonderful staff 😊

we had a good and simple lunch in this little well decorated place. jacket potatoes, sandwichs and soups. great cakes.

Love this place. Great prices, good coffee, lovely staff.

Fantastic looking place - higgledypiggledy inside with lovely old character features. Coffee was good, but sadly the sandwiches let it down. Cheap bread, sausages and tough salty bacon. Grab a coffee or croissant here, but buyer beware of the food.

Great sandwiches for a lunchtime break

Great cafe always try and visit

Excellent blend of coffee for a very reasonable price! My favourite independent coffee shop in the country!

I love this cafe! Lovely interior, upstairs and outside seating. Have been going there for years, starting when I used to work at the careers office just off of Park Street. Lovely toilets. Friendly staff. A selection of herbal teas including loose leaf ones. Open till six pm at last sighting. I love the fact that they take xash only as that justcadds to its slightly old-fashioned charm.

Lovely good priced coffee, helpful smiley staff, but the tables are not cleaned. What has happened to decent hygiene in cafes in the 21st century?

A small but traditional cafe located at the lower end of Park St. They offer great food. As you like it and all very friendly even when they are busy.

The fabulous Bristol, don't need to say more.

If you enjoy your coffee good stuff, the sandwiches are not too bad. They are expensive but you get what you pay for.

Nice Sandwich, good little cafe.

I grab my humous, pepper and olive sandwich with natas to follow here, and go back again and again. A fat sandwich from Woodes keeps me going. It's an attractive, quirky place and one day when I'm not working to an afternoon deadline I'll sit...

A great little place with original features and architecture inside and a cute 1920/30's theme with a cute mezzanine area over. Coffee is always good. Highly recommend going to these guys rather than the coffee shop chains.

Fantastic place to go for breakfast or a coffee

Nice homemade food, reasonably priced.

Nice cake, nice tea, nice café.

Coffee and a bacon sandwich, brilliant.

Excellent cheap coffee with fast, friendly service. I

I had a bacon and sausage sandwich today for breakfast. Never again. The meat is pre cooked and reheated. The bacon was like cardboard and burnt black at the edges. The sausages were poor. I cant speak for their other food, but do not buy...

I enjoyed a stop for lunch at Woodes today. The cafe has a quirky feel to it and makes for a nice place to stop for an hour, especially sitting upstairs on the wooden bench seats. Service was good as was the food. I had...

Great little café to have your everyday breakfast, or a cup of tea/coffee/hot chocolate while meeting with your friends. The ladies at the till are very friendly and easy going, really made an impression on me. It's cozy and welcoming inside, ideal place to be when you run away from off weather! Must visit!

Had the best tiffin ever. Fab place

Not very wheelchair / buggy friendly, toilets on top floor, but the staff are very chatty, but not intrusivly so. Their coffees are very good. I would give 5 stars if their toilets were more accessable.

Popped in for a takeaway sandwich a couple of times and honestly they're lush - fresh bread, excellent fillings and yummy.

A long established coffee etc bar with snacks

Ordered white bread toastie and got a brown grain bread and the Americano coffee I had was like water. Terrible.

Lovely little cafe with a Parisian feel. Full of Art Nouveau character. Also nice to spend an hour or so sat outside people watching.

Good selection of well priced sandwiches and cakes. Decent cafe with free wifi. Can see why it's an institution.

great coffee and bacon sandwich

The best coffee shop the world over, could do with some vegan options. Then it would be 5 stars

Nice cofffee. Independent house which was nice. Very hot upstairs and seats not so comfy.

Good coffee, competitive prices, chunky muffins, and church pew chairs - the traits of a great coffee shop! Easily my favourite café in Bristol; refreshing to see an independent coffee shop thriving in the midst of the hundreds of costas that line park street!

Always a pleasure to visit. Hasn't changed too much in over 20 years, and it doesn't need to. A good old-fashioned coffee shop and sandwich bar.