Since 2004, Star Anise Café has been at the hub of community in Stroud. It is born of this town, and thus its mission remains simple: to serve and nourish Stroud’s thriving community.
We know that the Stroud community is what makes us. We open up our space to in whatever way we can best serve: holding community-run events, providing work experience opportunities and simply being here for people to come in, have coffee and do their thing. Hello, and welcome!
London - Stroud
The Beginning
2004
Star Anise was opened in 2004 by Milde Gydelyte, Alexandra Hoppe and Nicholas Allan. They all trained under the tutelage of Jean Torné at the Concord Institute in London.
Star Anise Family
The Team
2004 - Present
Since then, Nicholas has built a staff team that is nothing short of family. The Star Anise team has been dedicated to serving the Stroud community a varied and seasonal menu of wholefood dishes, alongside our in-house baked goods.
As well as being conscious of the integrity of our ingredients, we also believe that food made in an environment of love and joy takes any dish to a whole new level of flavour and nourishment. As such, our staff endeavour to work together to create this environment; we are a family.
Flour - Water - Salt
Star Anise Bakery
… and a whole lot of love
After many years of kneading dough, the baton needed to be passed on, and our sourdough bread is now made using our recipe and starter by the wonderful team at Sunshine Organic Bakery.
We also offer gluten free bread, a recipe we are proud to have developed at Star Anise and offer as an alternative to sourdough on our menu, as well as our gluten free bread is a delicious option that relies heavily on nuts & seeds - nut & seed heavy recipe that has proved very popular
The vast majority of our baked goods are vegan, one of these being our very own vegan croissants - baked fresh every morning alongside We have developed and refined a vegan butter recipe We have many vegan options too, the star of the show being our vegan croissants. Our very own Alon has developed a unique vegan butter recipe made with soya and coconut oil, which we churn ourselves right here.
We don’t use any refined sugar in our baked goods, with the exception of organic dark cooking chocolate.
Good Food, Real Food
Wholefoods
Organic - Local - Delicious
We strive to be as accessible as possible to allow everyone to be able to enjoy tasty and nourishing food, a large majority of what we offer is easily adjusted to suit different dietary needs - just ask one of our team and we will be happy to help.
Our menu is predominantly vegetarian, with the exception of our friday fish and chips, and we always have a daily vegan and gluten-free option.
We offer a changing menu of seasonal, fresh and innovative dishes, inspired by our macrobiotic and whole food training at Concord Institute. Where possible, our produce is sourced from local organic suppliers - Stroud Community Agriculture, Stroud Slad Farm and Global Organic Markets.
Extract Coffee
Coffee
Locally Roasted, Ethically Sourced
We are proud to serve artisan coffee from the speciality roasters Extract Coffee, who are based locally in Bristol. Extract help train our baristas to ensure you’re always getting a delicious and visually pleasing dose of caffeine to fuel your day.
We love Extract Coffee not just for the quality of their roast, but the ethical traceability of all of their supplies.
