Where possible, we have found local suppliers for our produce, because it offers the lowest environmental impact in terms of food miles travelled, supports the local economy and small businesses, just like us.

Park Life is a grassroots organisation started by local residents to serve the community. We felt that Park Cafe had to reflect this through the food on offer, by supporting local suppliers where possible, choosing suppliers who offer ‘real food’ that’s produced ethically and having as few unnecessary ingredients as possible.

We are proud to make many of our own menu items in house and from scratch – including our own jams, pickles, houmous, mayonnaise and fermented chilli sauce.

The meat that we use is free range and produced locally through Burrow Farm – who farm on Killerton Estate. This was an ethical choice – as a community resource it was important to put ethics first by ensuring welfare standards are high, as is the quality of meat.

We work with St Sidwells Bakery who are a community organisation and produce some of our tray bakes, sourdough bread and pitta breads that we offer. They are an artisan bakery who make all of their products in-house on Sidwell St, and offer volunteering, training and many supportive initiatives to their local community.

We aim to develop the menu as we go to keep it fresh and respond to how we can best serve our customers and community.