Tobacco Factory Cafe Bar
WHERE
Bristol
What it’s like
A café bar with a proper vegetarian menu, a Sunday market on the doorstep, and free family activity sheets to keep kids busy at the table.
This one's less about a big day out and more about somewhere to land. Kids are welcome in the café bar itself right up until 9pm, though the stage area and the Snug are off limits, so it's worth knowing which bit you've wandered into before you order. Each month there's a free activity sheet designed by a local illustrator, which is a nice touch for a café and buys you a good twenty minutes if your kid's the sort who needs a pencil in hand before their food arrives.
Sundays are the one to plan around. The Sunday Market runs 10am to 2.30pm right outside, with food and drink traders to wander round before or after you eat, and it turns an ordinary brunch stop into more of an outing. Brunch itself runs to midday on Sundays, or 12 to 3pm the rest of the week, so if you fancy a late lie-in and a late breakfast, Sunday's the day it won't work.
The food is a daily vegetarian menu using locally sourced ingredients, plus proper coffee and a decent drinks list for the grown-ups, including craft beers and organic soft drinks. High chairs and baby changing are both there, and the building's fully wheelchair accessible from front and back with disabled toilets on every floor.
There's no set visit length here, it's as flexible as any café, but it's worth remembering the 9pm cut off for kids if you're planning a longer evening out.
Facilities
Need to know
- How long to allow
- Flexible. Family visits supported with activity sheets and market outings
- Food
- Vegetarian menu made daily with locally sourced ingredients
- Wheelchairs
- Fully wheelchair accessible from front and rear
- Kids can stay in the café bar until 9pm, but not in the stage area or Snug
- Sunday brunch stops at midday, earlier than the rest of the week
- The Sunday Market runs alongside brunch, 10am to 2.30pm
- Activity sheets change monthly and are designed by local illustrators
Plan your visit
Are children allowed in?
Yes, in the café bar itself until 9pm. The stage area and the Snug are for adults only.
What food is on offer?
A vegetarian menu made fresh daily with locally sourced ingredients. Brunch runs 12 to 3pm on weekdays and Saturdays, midday on Sundays.
Is it buggy and wheelchair friendly?
Fully accessible from the front and rear, with disabled toilets on every floor.
What's there for babies?
High chairs and baby changing facilities are both available.
Is there anything else going on for kids?
Free monthly activity sheets designed by local illustrators, plus the Sunday Market from 10am to 2.30pm right outside with food and drink traders.
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