Star Anise Arts Cafe

Pinch (of salt), punch (air into the dough), first of the month...!
It's #AprilFool but we ain't fooling you! It's #Sourdough time! There's nothing like good #RealBread, even better when you get to make it yourself! So satisfying!
Come along to one of our #BreadMaking classes and give yourself (or someone else!) the gift of #bread!

Ooook, definitely time for a well-earned wind down. We hope all you wonderful mamas of #Stroud had a cracking #MothersDay!
Have a great evening and see you in the morning for another day of bossing it like a mama...
#MothersDaySpecial

We're all closed down for the day after a fantabulous #MothersDay brunch... but we can't have you forgetting it's your special, day now, can we?
Happy Mother's Day #Stroud!

Phew! That was a good 'ole #MothersDay Brunch #Stroud! Thank you for coming, it's a pleasure as always!.
Here's a mama elephant. Becuase she's beautiful, and so are you!

Happy #MothersDay mamas of #Stroud!
Here's a feathery mama with her feathery little ones! We suggest you follow in her stead and make your way to the StarAnise for a special brunch!
Bloody Mary anyone?!

Dear Customers, We are fully booked for brunch today so unfortunately aren’t able to take any more walk ins we wish you a wonderful Mother’s Day and apologies for any inconvenience!

And we're open for #MothersDay #BRUNCH! We look forward to serving you beautiful mamas today!
If you REALLY... REALLY can't come... I guess you'll have to just enjoy our #MothersDaySpecial photo series for you today...
There's more to come - we wouldn't want you forgetting it's your special now won't we?

It's #MothersDay #Stroud! And we've got #BRUNCH!
If you REALLY REALLY can't make it... you can enjoy a series of photos throughout the day featuring wild mamas with wild young-uns wildin', like wild things.
We love you mamas!
... #MothersDaySpecial
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Dear Customers,
We’ve had a large amount of bookings for Mother’s Day brunch tomorrow, which is amazing - however due to this, there will be a fairly quick turnaround of tables and please be aware of reserved signs if you are coming in without a booking.
We look forward to seeing you all!... From the Star Anise team
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Ahem, ahem... in case it slipped your mind, my dear #Stroudie, it's Mother's Day tomorrow!
Worry not, if you forgot, We've got you covered for your lot.
... It ain't chocolate, it ain't flowers... It's not quite breakfast, It's not quite lunch... Is that a bloody mary? It must be brunch!
Ok. Enough. Just come.
http://bit.ly/2FG6uQx
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Can't make it to out #MothersDay Brunch on Sunday? Why don't you gift your mama a #Sourdough bread making class?
It's fantabulous - as everyone :). #Stroud
#RealBread #Bread #BreadMaking

Alrighty #Stroud folks... it's #MotheringSunday this coming weekend and we have a special treat for you!
Guess what it is? Flowers? Pfft. Chocolate? PFFT! A puppy? PFFFFTT!!
It's brunch of course! A special menu no less, with kedgeree, bloody mary and a ridiculous selection of cakes and more!
... You know it's the right thing to do...
Event: http://bit.ly/2FG6uQx
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Good morning children and adults of #Stroud! Mother's Day is this sunday 31 March and we have a wonderful treat for your beautiful mums!
We are serving a special brunch menu including a kedgeree (uh, yum!), bloody mary (because you're worth it...), cakes and pastries and much much more!
See you there!

Mother's Day Brunch
All our lives, our beautiful mamas have taken care of the nourishment of our bodies and souls. It's time to do the same for her!
You could make an extravegant special brunch for her at home - go for it! OR... you could bring her here with all the family from the littlest to the oldest and treat them to our special menu, sans the washing up! Yeah... we thought so.
... Come along - we are serving a special brunch menu including kedgeree, bloody mary, cakes and pastries in abundance, and MORE!
Yipee doo da... See you there!
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We open at 10am until 2pm.
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Well thank you Galina Gardiner!

Come join us and share the magic of #Sourdough #Breadmaking!
This is a 3 hour workshop in which you will go through each step of the baking process with Nicholas Allan, and you get a whole load of goodies to take home with you!
You will start by mixing and kneading your dough, adding in a 20 year old #organic sourdough starter passed down to us from Shipton Mill many years ago. You will learn about the proofing, rising and fermentation process which happens over a period of... 8+ hours. You will take home with you the dough you have made, ready to rise overnight and baked the following day.
Once you've done your dough, a pre-proofed and prepared batch will be made available, and you will begin the baking process.
At the end of the workshop, a selection of dips and spreads will be provided so you can break bread with your fellow participants, and you get to take home your loaf of bread too!
Tickets are £40 including a take-home package of:
- A portion of our 20+ year old sourdough starter - Your kneaded dough, ready to rise - Your loaf of bread - A recipe sheet - Baker's spatula - Proving Basket
Spaces are limited to 12 participants only - book early! Visit the café to buy your tickets, or give us a call and we can book you a spot.
Find out more about sourdough and why we love it on our blog: http://www.staraniseartscafe.com/…/sour dough-bread-why-is-i….
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Dear all our lovely customers-
We will be closing early today at 3:30pm!
Apologies for any inconvenience.
... Enjoy the rest of the day 🍦⭐️
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Come check out this awesome world music band from Bristol tomorrow at Star Anise! It will be delightful.

#Sourdough... if this makes your mouth water, check yourself in to one of our sourdough bread making workshops - next up is in March 🙂

You guys are absolutely awesome! Great food, Great Tea, super service with a smile. Definitely one of the best places I have ever visited! Keep up the excellence! Much Love!!! :) :)

Went for noodle night last night. It was brilliant food. The kale tempura was amazing. I would deffo recommend.

Very happy with my Smoked salmon & scrambled eggs, always though it was a coffee and cake cafe but the open kitchen was great to see, staff and food was very nice. Thank you �

Totally brilliant place. When we were re-locating to the UK last year after 21 years in the US, finding a good school for our kids was one of the most important factors for us. We found a school not far from Stroud so after visiting it for the first time, on the recommendation of someone at the open day, we went into Stroud and ate at Star Anise. I immediately felt ‘Yes! This is all going to work out!’ We’ve been going regularly to Star for over 6 months now and it’s wonderful place to eat, not only for the fabulously inspired, healthy and tasty food but to people watch and meet like minded people. The coffee is also excellent there and the staff are always warm and welcoming. Totally recommend the vegan lasagne....the best I’ve ever tasted, vegan or otherwise. My kids love the fish and chips on Fridays.

Took my mum here for lunch today completely randomly on our way to Bristol. Absolutely smashing food, we were both speechless :)

This is truly a gem in the heart of stroud,,,great place to eat,,meet and have good coffee and conversation in a relaxed welcoming environment,,,keep up the good work x

Sit next to someone u do not know and enjoy the spontaneous conversation. Great atmosphere, great food

Love everything I've ever eaten there. The Hot Chocolate is to die for as is the chocolate avocado cake.

Great lunch. Such an unexpected find. Will definitely be coming back!!!

Great food prepared by people who care about what they serve.

Great coffee, food and atmosphere. Love it here!

First visit today and had a yummy lunch. What a lovely place! Hope to come back again soon.

Excellent food and coffee. The ambiance is great and the staff are so friendly. My son held his birthday party here and I was bowled over by how accommodating the staff were. It made for the perfect celebration. The breakfast we had a couple of days later was superb too.

Definitely on my 'go to' list the next time I visit Stroud.

Eaten here twice recently and both times excellent food with exquisite taste! A local favourite!

Delicious, healthy and versatile menu (from miso soup to fish stew) with sourdough bread, super-indulgent yet healthy snacks and great coffee. Buzzy atmosphere, where Stroud cafe society hangs! Just downstairs from Biodynamic Association and Biodynamic Land Trust.

Delicious food great service and in my opinion the best cafe in town!!!!

Always very good food and friendly service.

Always looking for good veggie places as we travel round in our motorhome ! Lovely atmosphere in Star Anise as well as great food. We both had the soup which was full of flavour. Will cetainly reurn.

A treasure of a fine and a lovely place to take a break and sample their fabulous organic foods and winderful cakes! Such a great cafe that is leaps ahead of all the cafes I have visited. Being fed up with the typical cafes and coffee houses I loved the uniqueness and the range of vegetarian foods available and such a welcoming atmosphere too.