Zest in Bristol, City of

Super food, lovely team, spotless. Highly recommended. Had lunch and then staggered out with bread, sauerkraut, scotch eggs etc from the deli. Brilliant, and if you could set up a service delivering those scotch eggs to Surrey, we'll sign up!

I love this shop and cafe. Excellent choice of local food, and some very unusual foods in the deli section from other parts of Europe. Swedish bics, fresh cakes and Hobbs bread. The staff are so knowledgeable too. The cafe is superb too. Heaven in a small shop.

I love Zest ! It's local, they know their customers and the food is just delicious! The service is excellent and staff are friendly.

Our friend is using this restaurant a lot so we went there for lunch with him. He and my wife had the Swedish meatballs and I had the sea bass with pesto sauce. The meals came with vegetables and we followed with a variety of deserts. The regimented table layout is a bit unimaginative but for a neighbourhood restaurant with deli it was very good. With mains and deserts the bill came to £66.05 for three.

A great friendly family run business with plenty of time to stop and chat to customers and give great helpful advice about available ingredients, recipes and how best to use them. Would recommend the cooked breakfast with the best scrambled egg in Bristol. You can’t go wrong ! Many thanks Chris

Always a lovely welcome at zest , spotlessly clean , Lovely staff

Very good food and service, thank you!

It's a shame as this place could be nice but it's got very bright lights and tables lined up. Very clinical. Like a hospital canteen! The cakes and food look good. The coffee was fine, nothing special. Really would expect more from the area

Superb service and delicious food (both in the bistro and the deli) at this independent, family run business. Have visited several times now and have always received a warm welcome and served wonderful food. The product range on offer in the deli is impressive (the olives are to die for!) and I particularly enjoyed the cooked breakfast. We will be sure to re-visit on a regular basis! Thoroughly recommended.

Simple scrambled egg I thought, but no it was so creamy and tasty

We are so lucky to have Zest on our doorstep. We love to support a local, family business and in exchange, we are treated so kindly. Sam went out of his way to lift my mood yesterday - really above and beyond, and so lovely to my small boys. The food is always excellent and it’s owned by such good humans.

Beautiful little cafe on the outskirts of Bristol, prompt, polite and attentive service with a very tasty full English breakfast and coffee. Would happily return when next in the area.

Very friendly staff and amazing food i highly recommend.

Nice cafe and deli. I particularly their ham.

Delicious home-cooked beef, coleslaw is excellent !

Great little gem of a place that really wasn’t what we were expecting! We popped into this cafe to grab some super quick lunch whilst passing through. We had the sharing vegetarian platter and a ham and cheese Panini. Both were well beyond expectations. Very delicious. Good value as well, I’d highly recommend stopping by. The only suggestion we’d make was that they put some background music on, it was a little bit of an unusual atmosphere in there and I feel some chilled music would make a huge difference!

Very friendly. Had a great lunch with delicious coleslaw! You may need to book a table for Friday lunch!

Pleasant atmosphere, clean and fresh. Food and coffee was excellent. Will be back for more

One of my top places to eat lunch in the whole of Bristol. Always fresh, delicious, hot food...cooked with love and pride. Community gem! Deli amazing too. Could do with a little classical/calm music in the background when quiet for a bit of atmosphere. Try this place, you wont be disappointed.

Lovely breakfast, happy, friendly staff. It was a joy to spend time here eating and having a good cuppa + an excellent latte.

Really good food here & the staff are helpful & polite.

Very nice food and very friendly knowledgeable service. Not quite the range of offerings as I'd hoped, as I found it a bit limited, but that might be the result of working in lockdown. I'll definitely be back.

I love this Deli . I frequently, buy bread, cakes and ham. If there was a particular item i required it no trouble for them to preorder it for me. Its a warm friendly Deli. Since covid they are a credit to the community 👏.

Zest is a great local deli. They have all the expected meats and cheeses, but also do good bread and great home made cakes. They stock a good range of gluten free items as well. Their cafe has been closed since Covid hit, but it is good for lunches and especially breakfasts

Zest provided a great takeaway lunch for two, and really put a lot of effort into it on request from my grandmother to ensure we were able to celebrate her birthday despite not being able to eat out in lockdown. Many thanks to the team and for ensuring it was done safely for my vulnerable grandmother. On top of that the food was delicious!

Best in the area. Has kept us going throughout these difficult months.Everyone who works there is just lovely.

Staff treated my partner in a rude, inhumane manner. People show their true nature at time - and the nature of the Zest Deli, is small minded and mean. To add insult to injury, the scone was as cold and hard as the service offered.

Only popped in for a cuppa but it was very good. Friendly and welcoming, incredibly reasonable prices and some tasty treats. A friend I was with said that the food is excellent too but we didn't try it ourselves.

have been here several times and always find the food average. service is often slow and we had to wait 30 minutes for our Christmas meal. The meal was very good but we found some staff rude and rushed about. expensive place clean tidy.

Good family business that go the extra mile for their customers. The fare is a mix of English teashop and gastro pub. There is also a deli with a fair selection and the prices are reasonable

My wife and I enjoyed our umpteenth visit today to Zest for lunch. Very convenient deli restaurant in Stoke Lane. The lamb special - indeed all the specials - you would rave about in restaurants of greater notoriety. Excellent. And prompt, polite service. Would highly recommend.......

Fabulous cafe, lovely deli and absolutely fantastic staff who really look after their customers. We love Zest, we've been coming here for years; everyone we bring loves it too and wants to come back!

Really great place top coffee shop and deli

Always very good food and friendly staff

Excellent food. Very friendly place.

Excellent food. They cater for all sorts! Lovely people

The breakfast is first class. The staff are always friendly and welcoming. Very reasonable prices Very clean and presentable establishment. I would highly recommend Zest Café

Lovely place .lovely food.lovely staff....x

Excellent food and cafe. A must visit.

Another excellent meal with my family

Lovely people and service. Great food too!

Clean and friendly. Food was good.

Good quality and fresh food from both the deli and the restaurant/cafe.

Excellent service and food quality with friendly and efficient staff

If you ever have the opportunity don't miss this gem of a cafe. It's so much more than a cafe and the menu seems simple with a few twists but each and every dish is perfectly prepared, cooked, delicious and so kindly served. Today I was introduced to Cullen Skink.... a type of smoked haddock soup and it was the very best soup if you like fish ....and I do. I could have greedily had two bowls! Sam, chef was so kind and came to talk to me about its origins and preparation.....Sam I cannot tell you how utterly delicious your Cullen Skink is thank you so much, you know why! Thank you for the kind, thoughtful ways you and your staff have, my older friends speak so highly of you all and I so agree with them. Don't miss eating here if you are near Stoke Bishop as I was today.

Met friends for a midweek catch-up, and having eat here before, knew we would enjoy our meal. They have an offer of 2courses for £12. Started with a main course Mezze, which was interesting, tasty, and well presented. The Baileys cheesecake for dessert is beautiful and moorish. The atmosphere is fine, though I don't think it would suit a very special occasion, or a romantic date, but the service is good, and for my needs, on this occasion, suited very well. I would recommend.

Great place for lunch. Decent specials allways available.

Lovely family owned and run business. Excellent service, I would recommend this company to anyone non-vegan. A few vegan savoury options to eat, but no vegan cakes or pastries 😔

Very nice place for breakfast. Not too cheap though

The cafe was very clean, the staff were welcoming and the whole experience was excellent. The lunch was very tasty and I would have given 5 stars except for the dessert which was advertised as poached peach with meringue but was tinned peaches. I would still recommend cafe as a place to eat.

Arrived with a group of walkers for brunch. The cafe is bright, welcoming and very clean. We sampled a variety of options - breakfast paninis, salads, soups and REAL hot chocolate! All very much enjoyed their food. We noticed the very welcoming approach towards locals and regulars. An interesting selection of 'goodies' to buy in the deli.

We live locally and We went here for lunch and the food was fantastic.we had the lamb and panini. Very tasty, great service and a lovely place to chat.

We have eaten at Zest a few times and always enjoyed our food there. Well prepared and presented. Would be good to have more vegetarian choice. Nice atmosphere. Clean.

Stopped in for an early lunch yesterday and were very impressed by the food and the prices, as well as the deli, which had fresh organic bread and other organic produce. We were there with our 20-month-old daughter, and the staff were really helpful, rushing to make hers for her before ours as she was clearly impatient to start eating. And her houmous sandwich was just what she needed. I had a tuna sandwich for £3.95 and I can't remember the last time I saw so much tuna between two slices of bread, with a generous side salad and tasty balsamic dressing. We only popped in to fill some time before visiting friends, but will definitely be going back!

An ideal venue for the mid-morning get-together with very good coffee and cake. Relaxed and friendly.

Todos llegamos aquí con hambre para el desayuno, nos sirve, y no nos decepcionó en ningún aspecto. Calidad de ingredientes, la perfecta 'inglés', todo estaba caliente y se sirve en platos calientes. Puede intercambiar nada que no prefiere.

This cafe is also popular and sometimes you might need to reserve a table as it gets very busy.The tables are towards the back of the cafe as well as a few in the window.It also a few deli type items too.We had a pannini and it was lovely ,they have a light lunch menu as well as tea cakes.Parking is on the road .

This has a high quality food counter with a great deal of 'home made' produce at the front. You can also have a coffee type experience or meals as well in the café which leads on from the shop area. I was 'passing through' the area and Zest was recommended for lunch. I had a beautifully presented meal of pork and apricot casserole with vegetables with a fruit crumble with custard to follow. This was all very good. Light and airy with bright paintings on the walls. Young attentive staff both male and female and everywhere seemed spotless. Will recommend to friends

We popped in a quick lunch and had to sit by the door as the main part involved going down steps and we had already come up steps. The baked potato with chilli was tasty and the bit of my partner's panini with ham and tomato had enough flavour to satisfy our hunger. We don't go up that end of town too often, but might be tempted back as everyone was helpful in getting up and down the steps, just not a windy day as the door kept opening.

We have thoroughly enjoyed the meals we have eaten here, be it breakfast, lunch or just a snack. The quality of the food is always good and the service friendly if a bit hit and miss speedwise. The atmosphere is relaxing and informal. You have the added opportunity to get 'mugged' by the Deli on the way out. Well worth a visit or several.

Had a fantastic start of my day ... love the place ... a local meeting point - everybody seems to know everybody! Lovely atmosphere. Will be back!

Great place to find a really well cooked lunch. The daily menu is just that and Sam really cares about the food they serve. The deli is well stocked with all the items you mighy expect and all those things you want to give to a really fussy foody. Great service in here from all of the staff on any given day. Just drop in, have coffee and a bite to eat but do yourself a real favour and have lunch.

I stopped in for a quick coffee this morning. Coffee was way to hot, tasted like instant not great! I would expect better from a bistro and for £2.30.

I went to a funeral in Bristol last week. Afterwards, when we were into the buffet people were saying how good the food and service was, I was told that the catering was being done by the very good Zest from Stoke Lane in Bristol,I have written a review for this cafe before but I did not expect them to be doing outside catering. It was first class. Well done. I just wish we had more like them!

Breakfast burnt! And to add insult in injury the management could do with a course of customer service. It is far from British as an Itailian who seems to hate british people. But yes if you like sub standard food and rude service then this place is great!

Cute little deli/cafe with great food and very friendly and welcoming staff. Came here with some friends and we had the homemade tomato and basil soup with a lovely brown roll and the paninis which were delicious. Great selection at the deli counter as well.I will definitely be returning and recommending to everyone.

My friends and I occasionally meet up for breakfasts here. The service is good and the food is lovely. It is a bit of a tardis so don't be fooled by the exterior. It has a big room at the back where the food is served. The walls are decorated by the work of local artists and it makes for a good start to the day.

When I last wrote a review of this charming, simple cafe/restaurant it did not have a licence. It now has. There seems to be a good range of wines at sensible prices.On my last visit the food was excellent and the service charming. Well done.

Proper cooked lunches, (not the boring paninis etc which so many cafes do) such as salmon with sauce and fresh vegetables, beef bourgignon etc, all the dishes we have tried have been delicious. The breakfast is very good indeed, with sausages and bacon sourced from local area. The coffee is lovely too, and their cakes are impossible to resist.The staff are very friendly and helpful. They also sell deli food which is good quality. One downside, they have lately installed lots of tiny tiny tables to squeeze more people in but the atmosphere is compromised and there is no privacy, we hope they will reverse this situation.

I often stop off in Zest with the children on our way to Grannies. Great for a quick cup of coffee and a cake, and the selection of loaves and other baked goodies to take away is very good. We often stock up when we are in.

We've moved our regular Friday morning breakfast from another cafe that was closed one Friday without warning because of a wedding and we were pleasantly surprised at the standard of the zest food and service.

Zest is a lovely cafe very informal and you are always welcome whether your just popping in for coffee. The selection of food is good generous portions and they are very accommodating if you want something extra which isn't part of the dish . It's very busy at lunch time and you need to book and they will always try to fit you in. Children's food is healthy and portions ample and delighted we don't have the burger. ! lovely chicken breast chips and beans followed by icecream, and of other choices. Highly recommend it best cafe around.

zest is always welcoming whatever the weather! the owners and staff are charming and very friendly. it's like an extended family one has just adopted!!their fresh coffee is very fresh, their soup is delicious ( my favourite is cull and skink )and their breakfasts are yummy.the deli is always squeeky clean and their home made ham, scandinavian smoked salmon and locally made bread etc, etc are all of superb standard.we always look forward to popping into zest for good food and a great welcome.

Zest is an uncomplicated restaurant which is open all day for breakfast followed by lunch or, if you prefer, just a cup of tea and a home made cake. The coffee is probably the best in the area.Although it is not licensed a lot of people will bring in a bottle of wine and this can be bought in several nearby shops. I don't think Zest charges corkage but I'm not sure.The menu is essentially British but with some more exotic middle eastern dishes. Heavy emphasis is put upon locally sourced ingredients. The end result is excellent. Particular recommendations include the home-made soups including the frequently available cullen skink(?) or creamy haddock soup. They also do a brilliant bacon sandwich!The staff and owners are lovely- smart and fun.At the front is a small but upmarket deli. which has wonderful ham and will grind coffee for you