Bakery and coffee room in Colchester

Bread out at seven. Usually gone by eleven.

Everything on the counter is baked in the room behind it. Come for a flat white and a cinnamon bun, stay for eggs on sourdough.

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Several loaves of crusty bread cooling on a rack

Out of the oven today

The times our bakes usually come out, so you know when to come.

Sample bake times

7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm

SourdoughOut at 7am

CroissantsOut at 8am

Cinnamon bunsOut at 9am

Sausage rollsOut at 10.30am

FocacciaOut at 12pm

BrowniesOut at 1.30pm

SconesOut at 3pm

Now

On the counter, and on the plate

Six things people come back for. The whole menu is written out, with every allergen, on one page.

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Eggs on sourdough

Poached, scrambled or fried, on buttered toast.

Contains: Gluten (wheat), eggs, milk

£8.50V

The full one

Bacon, pork sausage, fried egg, beans, mushrooms, tomato and toast.

Contains: Gluten (wheat), eggs, milk, sulphites (sausage)

£11.50

Squash and sage soup

With a thick slice of sourdough. Made with olive oil, not butter.

Contains: Gluten (wheat), celery

£6.80VG

Cinnamon bun

Cardamom dough, brown sugar, no icing.

Contains: Gluten (wheat), milk, eggs

£3.60V

Almond croissant

Twice baked with frangipane.

Contains: Gluten (wheat), milk, eggs, tree nuts (almond)

£3.80V

Smoked mackerel on rye

Beetroot, horseradish crème fraîche, dill.

Contains: Fish (mackerel), gluten (rye, wheat), milk, sulphites

£9.20

Please talk to us about allergies. Allergen information for every dish is on our menu page. We bake with wheat flour all day, so we can’t promise any dish is free from gluten.

A cafe interior with hanging bulbs over a wooden table

Opening hours

Checked October 2026. Bank holidays 9am to 2pm.

Monday	7am to 4pm
Tuesday	7am to 4pm
Wednesday	7am to 4pm
Thursday	7am to 4pm
Friday	7am to 4pm
Saturday	8am to 4pm
Sunday	9am to 2pm

The kitchen stops an hour before we close. The counter keeps going.

Finding us, and parking

The two things people ring to ask, answered before they have to.

East Stockwell Street, ColchesterStep-free from the street, with an accessible loo at the back.

Nunns Road car park, two minutesNunns Road car park is two minutes’ walk, past St Martin’s. Blue Badge holders can stop on East Stockwell Street outside.

By trainTen minutes from Colchester Town station, mostly uphill, through the Dutch Quarter. The cinnamon buns are a fair reward.

Directions and parking

ColchesterWivenhoeLexdenMerseaMarks TeyDedham

Dogs welcome inside. Highchairs, and room for buggies by the window.