Cafe Revival in Bristol, City of

I know food inflation is hitting hard but this is a bit silly for £8.25. The place could do with a bit of a clean also

Revival Cafe is a cozy vegan cafe located at 106 South Ealing Rd, London, UK. The establishment offers a wide selection of sweet and savory dishes, including freshly baked croissants, pies, sandwiches and a variety of desserts. Coffee and other drinks are also popular among visitors.

Nice cozy cafe. Apparently the oldest in Bristol. Coffee was nice and the bacon toasties was really good. The have 3 floors and different themes. The top most has couches to sit around. Would definitely come back again

A crappy coffee shop. Disheveled and untidy. Food is very basic. Coffee is good though.

Overpriced rubbish taste AVOID. Paid 30 pounds for breakfast for two. zero presentation. Breakfast thrown onto table. Very oily. Below average bread from supermarket (cheapest one used) Avocado literally tasted like paste literally. Coffee had no strength or kick in it felt like milk literally. Had to go to cafe Nero after to get coffee fix.

I went with my best friend and the food was 10. The staff was very friendly and approachable at all times. It is a very nice place. The food was very delicious... I recommend going to the place!! Thanks to the group that assisted us that day.

Has so much potential being in this beautiful historic building but is really lacking in atmosphere and the service I received was cold and unfriendly. I ordered a macchiato and it was lukewarm when I got it

No hay excusa para hacer el té como una estación de servicio de autopista. Bolsa de té tirada en una taza que no se permite preparar y leche añadida de inmediato. Así que terminas con un té insípido pálido e inexistente. Así es como hacen el té en muchos lugares del mundo pero no en Inglaterra. La limpieza de las instalaciones era terrible. Los pisos del restaurante parecían sucios y los baños eran sombríos, muy sombríos. Tal contraste con otros lugares en los que comimos durante nuestra estancia en Bristol. No recomendaríamos este café.

Three stars seems about right. Sausages were Richmond. Too many delicious pork sausages around here to be serving up cheap rubbish. Try harder

Very friendly staff, lovely atmosphere, delicious food

Dropped in for the first time. What a gem - beats the high street brands hands down. Great coffee and reasonably priced food. Nice selection without being too complicated. Great for a meet up or quiet few minutes.

Precioso café con precios brillantes! 🤞🏼 Tomamos dos chai lattes y un brownie de nutella. Fue súper sabroso y un precio tan razonable! Gente encantadora 🥰

Ubicación excelente, ambiente bien, café bien. Sin embargo, mi brunch de aguacate y huevo fue fácilmente el menos atractivo y sofisticado que he tenido.

brilliant little cafe in the centre of bristol - the food and service always leaves me satisfied and ready for the day :) would recommend to anyone and everyone x

Charming building for the oldest cafe in Bristol dating to 1748. Outside seating when the weather is nice, and upstairs seating if you want to sit inside. Up an old staircase, there is a spacious first floor seating, with a window seat with the most fabulous view of the entire street down to the end of the road. On the second floor there is an even more comfortable parlour sitting area with books to choose from.

Ordered two cheddar toastie melts for £5.25 each ! All you get given is normal bread with melted cheese for that price. Boring, average, for that money! I'm very unsatisfied! Rip off!

Really not good. Coffee worse than you’d get out of a podded machine. Porridge undercooked and overpriced. Tables covered in crumbs and generally sticky. Lesson learnt, just because something has been around a long time, doesn’t mean it’s good.

Sept. 2024. Horrible food. Stale and bad cooked. Eggs overcooked, they taste like rubber, bacon the same. Everything uneatable. The worst food my husband and I eaten in our life. No recommendable at all.

Hands down the worst breakfast experience ever. I have no idea how this place has a high rating. It needs to be shut down. Disgusting. I came in with my family, including my 18 month old and 4 year old. We ordered the pancakes with maple syrup for the kids to share, a vanilla chai muffin for my husband (the last baked item in the case at that time), a smashed avocado toast with bacon for myself, and coffees all for £30. It took a good 20 minutes to receive the food, and I really wish we hadn't as it was all terrible: - The muffin was stale and hard. - The avocado toast was not fresh at all, the bread was stale, and the avocado tasted old and like the prepared kind you'd get from a grocery store. Also, the bacon was simultaneously undercooked and burnt (how??). - But the most shocking dish of all was the pancakes. They looked nothing like the photos from other reviewers, instead they looked like the tiny premade kind you get from Aldi or Tesco, and then burnt so badly in a pan that they were hard as a rock. I was charged £8.25 for them and they were completely inedible. I wish I returned all the food and had my money refunded, but my kids were so hungry that they ended up eating the more edible parts of the avocado toast and the cooked bits of the bacon, and my husband begrudgingly ate the muffin. But I did return the pancakes and asked for a refund. The staff argued that that's how they're normally served and I told them that it's unacceptable, especially at that price. They offered to cook up another pancake to increase it to four, but how does that solve the issue that the other pancakes were burnt so hard they might as well be frisbees? I noticed then that they had put out more baked goods in the display case, and asked to just exchange the pancakes for two slices of banana bread and a muffin instead seeing how my kids were still hungry and I haven't even eaten at that point. It was only after passing the plates over did they let me know that they were frozen and they didn't have a microwave to defrost them. I absolutely resent having spent money here and wish I could have it all refunded. Just avoid this place like the plague. Not worth it at all.

Not the best place by a long way. Coffee was bland and weak. Food was average at best. Not very clean. Limited menu.

Hmmm. Creo que alguien necesita revivir este café. ¿Cómo se muestra esto como un promedio de 4 / 5 estrellas! Vino a desayunar y fue muy poco inspirador. Diré que el café no estaba mal. Pero la comida fue bastante decepcionante. “Aguacate machacado en tostadas con champiñones al ajo” sonaba bien, pero básicamente era guacamole muy fino untado en tostadas muy baratas con (no ajos en absoluto) champiñones y una masa abrumadora de copos de chile seco. El brioche de tocino estaba bien, siendo el brioche en sí un punto culminante, pero el tocino mal cocido te deja masticando bandas elásticas de grasa de tocino. El servicio estaba bien, pero el personal parece estar pasando por las mociones. Lamentablemente, con tanta elección maravillosa en la zona, no volveremos.

Terrible café. Americano era definitivamente café instantáneo y no estoy seguro de qué leche, pero sabía raro. El personal estaba sucio. El área de preparación de comida parecía sucia y nada higiénica. La comida no se obtenía bien, sabía como si fuera de la gama de alimentos agrícolas. ¡Visite el baño bajo su propio riesgo! Sucio, secador roto, sin toallas de mano

Don't bother! Went here a few years ago and it was great so returned this trip but that was a big mistake. Staff grumpy, like they were annoyed we arrived. Cafe was virtually empty at 10am. Porridge was undercooked, just milk on top of porridge oats. Bacon and sausage rolls were served in brioche buns, slightly stale. Everything tastes cheap and not cheerful. Coffee served with milk that had gone off. Orange juice must have been cheap own brand. Such a shame, once a great location and cafe is now so bad.

Cafe Revival is definitely in need of reviving, Luke warm coffee, Average overpriced breakfast, scruffy tired decor, uninterested staff!

Gorgeous breakfast - almost full English and lovely coffee and what a beautiful building. A bit lacking in atmosphere - not many customers and cafeteria style furniture - I was hoping for a bit more of a historical feel to match the exterior - still worth visiting.

Food was amazing. Staff were sweet albeit understaffed. Nice breakfast/lunch place for those who like to sleep-in

Dancing staff behind the counter and a view on cheerful newly weds at the city council, and plenty of healthy breakfast options made this a good start of the day

Small place, limited menu, but oh so good. We had breakfast there , tried the vegetarian one, it was just the best English breakfast I’ve had so far. And the hot chocolate omg, best ever . Sitting outside on a sunny morning or inside of it rains, it’s comfortable either way. 100% recommended

perfect for small lunch/breakfast! relativly cheap and delicious. Can recommend the chicken sandwich with avocade and the quesadilla! (Cajun chicken)

The coffee and bacon brioche are delicious, and the cafe has a great atmosphere! The coffees are all under £3, so they're also very affordable!

Food was terrible. For £9.50 my toast was burnt and soggy, egg was a mess, smashed avocado tasted like it was out of a packet.

Food was okay for a quick stop for lunch. We visited around 3pm and they were open until 5pm. They had already closed the snug area upstairs so we couldn't sit in there. The staff were nice but all seemed really young and were messing around a little/shouting and talking very loudly up and down the stairs having conversations. It felt a little unwelcoming as it felt as though they were typing to close everything whilst we were there, eventhough they were open for another 2 hours. We were not the only ones in the cafe either

Was going to have a cake but couldn’t read the name of it through the mucky glass cabinet . Dirty inside and out . Put me off . The cappuccino was too milky and made in a cup that was too big

*AVOID* Filthy, oldest Cafe in Bristol and hasn't been cleaned since. Everything was cold except the tea and coffee. Hair in the egg , the bacon still had legs , the sausages were like rubber. The Nutella was nice. The toilets were disgusting. Avoid like the plague as you may catch the plague there.

Tenner for a Full English on a tiny plate, No hash brown or even beans. Bacon barely cooked. Forget it.

Oldest coffee shop in Bristol! We loved that place. Bacon kind sandwich still follows me in my dreams ;)

Ordered smashed avocado on toast with bacon .... Got guacamole from a pot on brown bread with a ton of chilli flakes on it. They were surprised when we returned it and requested a refund.

Good cup of coffee paired with excellent service.

Well, quite a nice place for breakfast in the center of Bristol. On a warm day there are tables outside, so it's worth using, but it's also worth going inside and seeing the place itself - it's very nice. The breakfast burger was tasty, the coffee was quite okay too. It wasn't any outstanding food, but it was tasty.

Looked nice from the menu, but DOES NOT OPEN AT 8.00AM. Shame they can't be bothered updating the website or the front door of the shop.

We just had coffee and sat outside in gorgeous weather. The coffee was really superb and service was quick and efficient. We got there at about 9.15 just before the market opened.

Absolutely lovely cafe in Bristol! So so so happy me and my partner came here on our day trip to Bristol! Amazing atmosphere and food! Would recommend this lovely place to anyone 💗

Café revival is supposed to be the oldest coffee shop in Bristol. In the centre of the old city.

What a shame that a building with such history is so unloved now. The breakfast and coffee was adequate but had we used the bathroom before ordering we wouldn’t have even considered eating there! I’ve never seen such a grim, disgustingly dirty area. If they can’t even clean the toilet for days, then I dread to think what the kitchen was like.

Chilled place, easy going staff, yummy blueberry muffin.

The coffee was good and the staff were very helpful and nice!

Lovely building and location, unfortunately the food was a bit disappointing. The eggs were over done so the white was like plastic . The. Coffees were forgotten about , then they came luke warm and one of them was just warm milk. It seemed like a place that will always have passing trade and therefore complacency has set in.

Wish we had read the reviews, the cleanliness of this place is shocking, how it is still open!!!! Breakfast was cold and overcooked, on seeing the cleanliness of the place or should I say lack of we decided it was best not to eat the breakfast served. Such a shame as the building is full of Character

Absolutely terrible. The rubber-like pancakes under a non-descript syrup will be hard to forget.

Great atmosphere, great food, great service!!!

Smashing Bacon and Egg butty, good coffee in a busy little cafe....

Nice little cafe, but they do not serve smoothies anymore so I wish they would take it off their sign as it's why I came into the place.

Despite some of the negative reviews, we decided to call in for a coffee and am glad we did. Can't comment on the food but the latte was excellent.

Very nice place and good coffee

The best Full English I have had in ages. Highly recommend! The coffee was amazing too!

So glad we couldn't get into The Cosy Club this morning. Found this gem instead, coffee was the best we'd tasted all weekend, and the pancakes, bacon and maple syrup were scrummy.

Went there for the first time for lunch today - food was amazing, had the veggie quesadillas which were utterly delicious. Toilets defo need attention however, just FYI.

Favourite cafe to go to! It’s got my favourite hot chocolate and the breakfast is simply amazing!

Not bad by any means, but not great either. The place really needs a good clean and some money spending on it. I had the almost full breakfast. It wasn't bad, but the sausages were of poor quality. I would happily pay a bit more for better quality.

Food is excellent and decently priced. It could all be a bit cleaner. The bacon is on the floor.

Avoid at all costs!!! Unless you want a child-size plated breakfast that is freezing cold. The entire cafe was dingy, lights were not working and tables did not seem cleaned. Several tables around us had been left with plates from previous customers and did not get cleared even though two staff members came upstairs and walked past it, they proceeded to leave it there and go back downstairs. The food itself was disgusting, and did not taste cooked remotely. Save yourself the traumatic experience and go somewhere else!! PS if I could have given 0 states, I would have. Worst restaurant experience I’ve ever had in my life, £9.50 for the breakfast described as above - thankfully the manager knew his food was terrible and did not hesitate to refund me on request as he clearly knew it was shockingly vile. The £9.50 will be going towards therapy to recover from such a traumatising experience with food!!!!!!!!

Had a fantastic breakfast, great for coffee and cake. Friendly service. Good value.

The place was fridgidly cold, and we kept our coats on for the whole meal, and so did the staff. The coffee was served quickly but one was cold, and needed sending back. The meal was okay and basic.

Poor service, food was “I-would-rather-cook-myself”, price excessive for the quality.

Nice “oldest coffee house” in Bristol. It’s located in central Bristol close to the vibrant (on weekdays) market- that is a definitive recommendation in itself. It was quite busy when I visited. - coffee was great 👍🏻 - vegetarian breakfast was rather small (one egg, tiny avocado) & disappointing (veg sausages should be a protein replacement- not a potato roll!!) Had to wait ~45min for my order to arrive - but received a free coffee for that( they forgot my order I guess)z Room for improvement imho - especially for these prices.

Absolutely love this breakfast spot! The Cajun chicken quesadillas are a must-try and the matcha is also fantastic!

very busy, we could barely get a seat if you want to be sure you're going to be able to get a seat this place might not be the best.

Tasty pancakes, friendly service.

Lovely almost full English and vegetarian breakfast. Loved the idea of avocado instead of bacon! Great old city location. Not a chain. Nice independent establishment.

Friendly staff but otherwise a bit grim. The upstairs was closed for building work (fair enough) hence the sense of sitting in a cupboard but I also wonder if this had a wider effect on our experience (is there a larger kitchen upstairs which wasn’t available when we visited?). I had the ‘almost full English’ which was tasteless and bland - the sausages were evidently the cheapest to be found. I appreciate cost pressures are considerable nowadays but it’s a downward spiral if the quality is so low. We deliberately chose an independent cafe rather than a chain in an effort to support these businesses but at least with a chain you know what you’re going to get. Disappointing but maybe it was an outlier experience compared with what’s more typical.

This is not the place it was. Today I found it sticky, grubby and unkempt. There were cardboard boxes lying around, and the toilets were dirty and had not been cleaned recently. I had to chivvy the batrista for our coffees when they did not appear after 10 minutes. Great location but needs serious TLC.

Allegedly Bristol's oldest coffee shop. Adjacent to St Nick's Market. Rambling establishment on several floors. Excellent latte and cheese toastie with red onion.

Had the almost full English breakfast. Completely freezing cold. Sausages looked like a decent very could bring them back to life. The best bit of it was the tinned mushrooms. Coffee was good.

Great all day breakfast with great service and hot drinks

Great coffee ☕. Very steep stairs into the seating area. Staff pleasant and friendly.

Pancake serving offensively small. But delicious.

The bacon rolls which we had on Saturday and Sunday were the best. Quality. Great service , nice atmosphere….

Nice little cafe outside St Nics market. Food and drink came really quickly. Good food and tasty. Nice and simple.

An easy place to get breakfast & coffee before exploring Bristol. My bacon roll wasn’t the best but the service was good and the atmosphere was great!

The awards on the wall from 2017 and before seem to be from the era when someone cared about this place. Ordered a flat white, waited ten minutes only for a latte to be handed over. No pleasantries or manners, just brusque and bad service. Some guy was after sweetener and the staff simply couldn't find it for some reason. A lack of care all round. Felt like they'd given up somewhat. How people can say this is the best coffee place in Bristol is astonishing to me. Overpriced and utterly mediocre.

It's the oldest coffee shop in Bristol apparently and it has lots of little areas to sit and have a drink and something to eat.

An oasis in the bustling Market area. 3 floors (up stairs) of seating. Perfect meeting place. Friendly staff. Tasty food. I had pancakes, which were delicious. Friend had a burger which went down well. Highly recommended

The cafe has a nice feel, especially if you want to hide away somewhere quiet and work or study. It has a snug room at the top that is cozy and quiet. The food is good value but the service was a little slow and forgetful.

Really lovely breakfast with a super nice atmosphere outside on a sunny day. The staff were welcoming and made sure we had everything we needed. One thing to mention is keep an eye out for seagulls if sitting outside 😂!

Lovely little cafe by St Nicholas markets, Bristol. Hubby had a cooked breakfast, I had buttermilk pancakes with nutella, both hot and delicious. Bacon was too overcooked for hubby, but I love it crispy so pinched a piece!

Love it here. Tasty toastie with fresh orange juice. Nice view, opposite the registry office. Good value for money.

Rip off 3.75 for the smallest iced coffee in the world £7 for a Cajun chicken sandwich with no toppings Go elsewhere

Urige Location im Herzen der Altstadt. Leckerer Café nicht nur für Regenpausen. Netter, freundlicher Service. Aus dem 1.Stock schöner Blick auf die Fußgängerzone.

Perfectly edible, but way overpriced. Waffles and pancakes from a packet, mushrooms from a tin, overdone egg on slightly warmed supermarket sliced bread with margarine! Nearly £3 for tetley tea. Nice seating area though and polite staff.

The delicious coffee and the lemon cake, delicious.

Coffee was good but a long wait for the bacon sandwich took forever, coffee was cold by time the food arrived. Tight stairs to get to the upper floor where seating is provided so if you have any trouble with mobility best avoid this place. The breakfast that other people had looked pretty good but I found mine to be under par. The cafe appears grubby and there is dust settled on surfaces, the sauce bottle wasn't clean either. Toilets appeared dirty and the soap seemed watered down. I wasn't keen on putting a tip on the bill before I was even served, it was on the payment system before the transaction could be completed. Overall a disappointment and I will not return or recommend here.

Really good coffee and great location in the old town.

Good place for breakfast, order downstairs then hope for a table not up 3 flights of stairs!

Cafe Revival is one of the best coffee place at Bristol, i loved the cappuccino and mocha but make sure u take it with skim milk Lovely staff, i love coning here a lot

No idea what the issue was but we didn't get served at the tables, waited for 15 minutes. Nothing. So left.. Meant to be good but no real idea what to make of it.

Always good....we don't come to Bristol that often but always try and stop here...

Quick lunch stop on a day out in Bristol. Friendly staff and ate on the second level floor.

Can’t stress enough how nice the bacon king was. Had to walk around CC for 1 mile before finding a traditional cafe. (No stars for atmosphere as I didn’t eat in)

Very tasty coffee. Excellent service. Reasonable prices.

Great coffee. Right opposite Register office so a quick cup before the ceremony. Very tasty americano. Friendly service. Fair prices.