For as long as I can remember Easter and chocolate have been pretty synonymous. So when I saw that the Beehive Coffee House in Downend was doing special Easter freakshakes that included an entire chocolate egg on top, I knew I had to give it a try.
Unless you know about it the café on Badminton Road could be easily overlooked, it sits between a motor parts store and an estate agent. The quaint venue only has about a dozen or so tables inside, there is some outdoor seating as well, but I have to say it is one of my favourite lunch spots in all of Bristol.
It does what I call simple, nostalgic café food - jacket potatoes, paninis with chips, there’s a full breakfast menu and sandwiches. It’s the kind of food that reminds me of the places my Gran used to take me for lunch when I was a kid. But the Beehive’s crowning glory is its spectacular looking ‘freakshakes'.
