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We just had an unannounced inspection carried out by one of the Environmental Health’s Public Protection Officers… and we blitzed it again :) Our previous score of 5 out of 5 remains in place – the top score available – and we’re proud that our quality control and food production methods meet the high standards required to obtain this rating.

Hello Sunday Clubbers!

After a long winter of snuggling under blankets and cursing the British weather it’s high time we started to look forward to what spring time has to offer – short trousers, gladiator sandals, ice cream, sunglasses… and Terrace Parties!

And the good news keeps coming – our covered and heated Terrace at Adventure Cafe is ready to host the first bank holiday party of the year!

You all know what to expect – good times, great music, nice people and maybe a couple of inflatables :)

DJs on the day:

Rosko
Rude Boy Marcus
Tokn
Nick VP
JAXN

5pm – midnight

Free Entry

(Shorts are optional)

If you have any questions or simply want to say how much you’re looking forward to kicking off the summer on April 1st then Jack would love to hear from you – 07947733300.

Peace, Love and Easter Eggs x

10 Great Places in Bath City Centre for Early Evening Drink in the Sunshine:

“Adventure Cafe at the top of Milsom Street is a favourite among young people and students especially.

The front pavement terrace overlooks Milsom St and George St, and it is a great place to sip a beer or cocktail and do some people watching.

There’s also a garden at the back if you don’t want to be so public, but it is definitely the place to be seen in Bath.

They serve wines, beers and cocktails throughout the evenings, and you can wear casual wear or suits, all are welcome at Adventure.

It’s always really busy, and they don’t take bookings, so it’s good to get there early if you can.”

Outdoor drinking feature – Adventure Cafe, George Street, Bath.| Photographer: Artur Lesniak/arturlesniak.com | Date: 06/04/2017 | Copyright: Artur Lesniak/Trinity Mirror

Read the whole article here

Maddie has been hard at work taking photos of absolutely everything that she possibly can, applying filters to them, then adding them to our new Instagram account. Some of them are actually quite good. @adventurecafebar #madstagram

The end of October is nigh and here come the predictably spooktacular* puns. Everyone knows you can predict the future by studying your horrorscope**, and after we read ours we could see a scarifyingly*** good night at Adventure. So join the rest of our fang^ club at the cafe and enjoy some chilling boos^^ and preternatural^^^ music – Monday Oct 31st, 7pm until late!

* spectacular

**  horoscope

*** generic adjective, could be anything really

^ fan

^^ chilled booze

^^^ ???

I do not apologise for the quality of this post.

The end of October is nigh and here come the predictably spooktacular* puns. Everyone knows you can predict the future by studying your horrorscope**, and after we read ours we could see a scarifyingly*** good night at Adventure. So join the rest of our fang^ club at the cafe and enjoy some chilling boos^^ and preternatural^^^ music – Monday Oct 31st, 7pm until late!

* spectacular

**  horoscope

*** generic adjective, could be anything really

^ fan

^^ chilled booze

^^^ ???

I do not apologise for the quality of this post.

We’re super proud to be rocking a spanking new La Marzocco GB 80. We had collective tears in our collective eyes when we decommissioned our trusty old FB 70, but our beautiful new machine is a more than worthy successor (plus it’s shinier). Did we mention it’s really shiny?

So it’s a heartfelt farewell to our trusty warhorse and a warm welcome to the newest piece of kit at Adventure Café. Here’s to another ten years of beautiful coffee :) Big thanks to easyjosecoffee.co.uk for the constant supply of top notch beans, training, and the wonderful new kit!

We’re on the hunt for an experienced and responsible bartender to join our team. If you like the idea of working with other likeminded people in a busy (and fun!) environment, you can email your CV to info@adventurecafebar.co.uk or come in and say hello :)

It might have snowed a little and there may have been a little hail, and thunderstorms, and high winds… but we’re almost certain summer is just around the corner! There’s meant to be a heatwave next week, so we’ve had our lovely garden all tarted up ready for the sunshine :) Big thanks to Emma Bannister! www.ebannlandscape.com @copey_e

The sun is slowly starting to peek around the edge of those clouds… the rain is slightly less regular… it can only mean one thing: our annual week of summer must be on the way! Why not grab a cocktail in our enormous garden? You can enjoy our 2-for-1 offer every day, Sunday to Thursday, from 5:30pm until 8:30pm.

We finally got around to arranging our Christmas* party! Adventure will be closing at 5pm on Wednesday the 16th of March (tomorrow) so that we can don our glad-rags, get together and consume a little time-travel juice. Normal service will resume on Thursday morning.

*2014

Slow cooked with almonds, dried apricots, and more herbs and spices you can shake a stick at. We’ve borrowed this illustration to give you an idea of what it looks like, but ours is actually better!

We’ve got dry gin, dry white wine, Canada Dry – and a dry sense of humour ;)

Everyone knows our wifi is free, but did you know it’s also OVER 9000? Just ask for the password at the bar – and make sure your shoe laces are fully tightened (otherwise the speed will blow your socks off).

P.S. These are actual screenshots from our wifi

A musical genius who influenced millions of us, David Bowie lost his 18 month battle with cancer yesterday. Rest well David, you were an icon, a hero, and a goblin king.

“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” – David Bowie

Best wishes for 2016 to all our customers, suppliers, and everyone else who makes Adventure the great place that it is. We’re excited for the year ahead and are working on some great new ideas… Watch this space!

We’re full of Christmas spirit here at Adventure (not the alcoholic kind): our mince pies are minced, our mulled wine has been mulled to perfection, and our halls have been well and truly decked!

Our new special is chicken quesadilla with peppers and cheese, served with salad, skinny fries and chilli jam. Delicioso!

Winter is pretty much here so it’s time to warm up with one of our delicious hot chocolates from our new menu. Treat yourself!

Espolon tequila 4 for £10, green apple vodka and whipped cream shots for £2 each… be sure to wear your fancy dress for a Saturday night spooktacular!*

*apologies for the bad pun

It’s all happening here at Adventure! First we fitted our sparkling new cellar cooling, then installed the cutting-edge beer dispense system, and now we accept Apple Pay!

Android users, don’t despair – when Android Pay rolls out with Marshmallow we’ll also be taking those payments too :)

We’re looking for fun and friendly individuals to join our front of house team. If you’re keen then drop by the cafe and leave your CV with us!

We were confident before but now we’re definite: our beer is the best in Bath. We’ve upgraded our cellar kit and now not only is our new cellar chilled to a constant cool temperature, we’ve also installed a new Smart Dispense system – this chills the beer right from the barrel all the way to the tap, meaning you get a perfectly chilled pint every time :)

For some reason Google have decided to put “Permanently Closed” next to our listing on Maps – but you can ignore that, we’re definitely open! We’re trying to get it fixed but it seems like a slow process… Perhaps you could help by reporting it as an error? That might help speed things along :)

We love teas at Adventure Cafe. But what actually is it?

White, green, oolong, and black tea are all products of Camellia sinensis leaves and buds, the only difference is how they are processed. You can turn the plant matter into any of the varieties. Different sources will give different accounts of the processing steps, but in rough order of least-to-most processed:

White tea is minimally processed and not oxidised, meaning it retains the natural antioxidants, but does not develop as much flavour, colour, or caffeine. Sweet or flowery flavours are characteristic.

Green tea has a minimal amount of oxidation, halted by additional pan-frying (Chinese teas) or steaming (Japanese) steps. The additional processing brings out more flavour, and allows for caffeine to develop, at the cost of a reduction in antioxidants. Characteristic flavours are grassy, vegetal, and earthy, with sweet notes.

Oolong tea gets partial fermentation, and often an additional shaking/bruising step that release additional flavours. Oolong can range in colour from dark green to black. The combination of bruising and partial fermentation give many oolongs distinct flowery & earthy flavours. Darker oolongs may have buttery or smoky tastes to them. It has somewhat more caffeine and less antioxidants than green tea.

Black tea is fully fermented, which blackens the leaves and causes the formation of caffeine and tannins. It generally possesses the most robust flavour and highest level of caffeine, but the least antioxidants.

Pu-erh is tea that is pressed into cakes and post-fermented, meaning that after processing and drying it undergoes an additional ripening/fermentation. Microorganisms work on the tea, changing it chemically in a similar fashion to ageing cheeses. Traditionally this is accomplished over years in controlled climate conditions (10-15 years being ideal), but in recent decades a several-month fast ripening process is sometimes used. Pu-erh develops a richer, more complex flavour, and has the widest range of flavours of any of the varieties. Before post-fermentation, it may resemble a white, green, or oolong tea, but the ripening process can impart darker black-tea flavours, giving a unique character.

Rooibos, sometimes called red tea, is made from another plant entirely, Aspalathus linearis. It is a traditional South African infusion, prepared like a black tea but without caffeine. There are two varieties, green and red. Green is un-oxidised, where red is oxidised. Rooibos is characterised by a sweet, woody/malty flavour. Health-wise, it is a source of anti-oxidants, may aid in digestion, and some say it may aid with nervous tension and allergies.

Yerba mate is from the South American plant Ilex paraguariensis, whose leaves are steeped like tea. It is generally toasted in processing, and produces a brew with caffeine similar to coffee. Despite its caffeine, mate is actually relaxing to smooth muscles, so you don’t get jitters, and it also helps control appetite. The flavour is vegetal and herbal, and can be bitter if brewed hot. Although it contains antioxidants, this is balanced by traces of carcinogens from the toasting, and the jury is still out on whether mate overall increases or decreases cancer rates.

Tisanes or herbal infusions these are various blends of dried herbs, fruits, spices, and flowers which are steeped like teas, but do not contain tea leaves. Generally, the ingredients are dried, although fresh ingredients can be used too. To confuse matters further, black and green teas may also have flavourings added to them, giving a similar result.

Make tea not war.

Alllllll night :)

We’ve just taken delivery of our brand new Compak On Demand coffee grinder. This baby grinds the exact amount of beans needed for each cup, giving us an unparalleled consistency and control to every coffee we make!

At this time of year, table 22 gets the sun the longest into the evening :)

Everyone knows two is better than one, so if you order one cocktail we’ll give you another one of the same absolutely free! Don’t forget it’s not just tonight, but every Wednesday night!

Fresh today and baked right here, our chef has added another delicious cake to his burgeoning arsenal of sweet treats!

We’re thinking of renaming ourselves Adventure Smoke House after this week’s events, but we’re definitely open for business as usual :)

We’re looking to fill a couple of positions here at Adventure so if you’re on the lookout for work then read on…

Chef:

Full time – 40 (ish) hours – in our busy cafe. The kitchen closes around 8/9pm so there’s no late nights to deal with! You’ll be working with our current team who will show you around the place and go through how service runs. N.B. You’ll need to hold a valid Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene for Catering certificate.

Bar/Floor:

Another full time position, working directly with the customers. It’s goes without saying we’re looking for someone fun and upbeat! Experience is essential and full training will be given to make sure you’re up to speed with our working processes. We’re open all day and pretty much all night so there are varying shifts available.

Interested? Email your cv to dave@adventurecafebar.co.uk or drop one in to the cafe.

We’re now serving up freshly squeezed orange juice from Bradley’s at Box Bush Farm just down the road. Ordered on Monday, pressed on Tuesday and delivered to us on Wednesday you’re not going to find much fresher… (unless we pressed it ourselves, but we don’t have the space!)