Stokes Tea & Coffee – a Brief history –
Established in 1902, Stokes Tea and Coffee is a fourth generation, family run business specialising in freshly roasted coffees and fine teas.
Our founder, Robert William Stokes started out as a grocer before discovering his passion for blending tea and roasting coffee. After scooping up many an award for his knowledge and skills, he took on his first cafe. In 1937, the opportunity arose to move into a 16th Century half-timbered building on the medieval High Bridge, spanning the River Witham – our wonderful Stokes High Bridge Café, which we are lucky enough to continue to occupy today.
The sourcing, blending, roasting and packaging of our teas and coffees are all done under one roof in the heart of Lincoln and our wholesale department supplies many other businesses with coffee making equipment, barista training, servicing and engineering.
We also run two of the City’s busiest cafés and restaurants - Stokes High Bridge Café and now, Stokes Collection Café, housed within the City’s Collection Museum next to the Usher Art Gallery on Danes Terrace.
Whilst we still aim to source the best coffee and teas from around the world, the food we serve on our menus are sourced a little closer to home. We offer homemade fare, expertly prepared from the freshest and best locally sourced ingredients.
Robert William Stokes tasting tea
COFFEES
We blend and roast all of our own coffee
Decaffeinated Coffees Soya Milk available
Filter Coffee – Blue Mountain Blendcup 2.00mug 2.40
The blend best-loved by our customers, this was created more than fifty years ago to emulate the smooth, rich taste of pure Jamaican Blue Mountain. Strong but smooth – ideal for all day drinking.
Buono Coffee
The purest cup of coffee prepared by brewing the freshly ground coffee at your table. It is your chance to taste some of the finest and rarest coffees in the world. Selection of coffees and prices vary.
Espresso based coffees
Using our most popular espresso coffee, this perky pick of beans from Central America,Africa and Indonesia fuse perfectly for a strong and stimulating blend.
Cappuccinoregular2.70 large3.00
Latte regular2.70 large3.00
Flavoured Latteregular3.00 large3.30
Espressosingle 1.85 double 2.15
Americano2.30
Decaffeinated 2.30
Flat White2.95
The Mocha / Butterscotch Treat 3.50
A combination of butterscotch or chocolate sauce, hot milk and Stokes espresso topped with whipped cream
HOT CHOCOLATES
Hot chocolate 2.80
Served in a mug with or without whipped cream
White hot chocolate 2.95
Prepared using gourmet white chocolate
The Full House3.20
Large hot chocolate with whipped cream, chocolate shavings and marshmallows
Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate3.20
Delicious homemade salted caramel gives a rich flavour to our hot chocolate
TEAS
Tea has the most exciting history – it has been carried on camels, sparked wars, inspired poems and even earned its own ceremonies. It tastes so marvellous; we can’t help but love it…
Here at Stokes Tea and Coffee, we offer the best loose leaf teas from around the world, at a fair price. Select a tea of your choice, sit back and relax…
You can buy our range of teas from our online shop:
Gold Medal blend 2.40
Our award winning house blend. A robust blend of Assam and high-grown East African teas, created by our founder himself especially for the hard water of Lincolnshire.
Kusmi Tea 2.95
Exquisite Russian teas with a glorious past. Bouquet of Flowers was once the favourite tea of the Tsar Nicholas II. Many varieties available
Darjeeling 2.65
The champagne of teas with a light
and delicate flavour and a bouquet reminiscent of muscatel
Lady Jo 2.65
A lovely blend created exclusively for us by a special lady. Earl Grey with notes of vanilla & lavender
Earl Grey 2.65
Black tea scented with bergamot
oil for a distinct citrus flavour. Enjoy with milk or lemon
Grandad Peelie2.65
A top secret blend created by Robert’s grandson, David. Subtly sweet, with notes of apricot
Japanese Cherry 2.65
Green ‘Sencha’ tea blended with oils from the fragrant Japanese Cherry (Sakura). Notes of almond
Rooibos 2.65
A health-boosting tea with a sweet, malty flavour from the Republic of South Africa
Pai Mu Tan (white tea)2.95
Full of antioxidants, this silvery new leaf bud grown in South-East China makes a pale yellow sweet flavoured drink with a hint of nuttiness
Chamomile 2.65
Made from whole, dried flowers,
ourchamomile is sweet and soothing
Brazilian Mate 2.65
Packed with antioxidants, mate has a smooth, clean, healthy flavour
OU R CRÊPES
Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free & Children’s menu available
(Served Mon – Sat, 10am – 4pm)
Savoury Crêpes
Crêpe of the Day – see daily specials board
Ham, mature cheddar & English mustard mayonnaise5.45
Cheddar & creamed mushroom (V)5.45
Spinach & ricotta (V)6.10
All Day Breakfast – bacon, sausage, egg, tomato, mushroom & cheddar6.15
Veggie-Brekkie(V)– egg, tomato, mushroom & cheddar cheese6.30
Home cooked Chilli & Cheddar(V)6.15
Lincolnshire sausage, cheddar & apple6.35
Salmon, cream cheese & chives6.45
Houmous, sundried tomato, red onion, black olives & virgin olive oil (V)6.10
Sweet Crêpes
Lemon & sugar3.50
Orange & sugar3.50
Nutella & banana3.95
Pure Canadian maple syrup3.95
Salted caramel & banana4.65
Blueberrywhite chocolate4.65
Dark chocolate & Grand Marnier4.95
Light Bites Lunch
(Served Mon – Sat, 10am – 4pm)
Soup of the day4.95
Panini5.35
Sandwichesfrom4.85
‘Soup & Sandwich Special’6.95
Salad portionfrom1.70
Hot dish of the day6.35
See day specials board
Savoury tartlet2.95
Frittata GF2.95
Toasted tea cake1.75
Lincolnshire plum bread2.20
Lincolnshire plum bread
& Poacher cheese 3.20
Lincolnshire Sausage Roll1.45
Bagel & cream cheese2.95
Deluxe bagel5.95
Mini – Brunch
(Served Mon – Sat, 10am – 4pm)
Toast1.45
2 slices - white or multigrain bloomer, gluten free
Bacon or Lincolnshire Sausage Sandwich2.95
White or multigrain bloomer
Classic Benedict 5.95
2 poached eggs, ham on toasted muffin topped with hollandaise sauce
Supreme 6.75
2 poached eggs, smoked salmon on toasted muffin topped with hollandaise sauce
Veg Benedict 5.95
2 poached eggs, spinach & mushrooms on toasted muffin topped with hollandaise sauce
The Canadian 5.50
3 fluffy American style pancakes served with maple syrup & crispy bacon
The Naughty 5.95
2 Waffles with banana, butterscotch sauce & whipped cream
The Healthy 6.25
2 Waffles with fresh fruits, yoghurt & honey
Side orders
Lincolnshire home-cured Bacon 1.50
Lincolnshire sausage1.50
Mushrooms1.00
Fried egg1.00
Afternoon Tea at The Collection
(Served Mon – Sat, 12 noon – 4pm)
Stokes Afternoon Tea (serves 2)17.90
An assortment of delicate sandwiches, scones with cream
and strawberry preserve & a selection of delicate afternoon
cakes served with a pot of Gold Medal tea for two
For one person8.95
Family Afternoon Tea (2 adult, 2 children)20.90
Our afternoon tea for 2 as above with a mini tea for 2 children
A taste of Lincolnshire (serves 1)8.95
Haslet sandwich, honey & mustard glazed Lincolnshire cocktail
sausages, plum bread & Poacher cheese, scone with jam & cream
& a pot of Gold Medal Tea
Poacher Platter5.60
Plum bread, Poacher cheese, fresh grapes
& a pot of Gold Medal Tea
Yellow Belly Platter 4.95
Lincolnshire sausage roll, piccalilli, mixed salad
& a pot of Gold Medal tea
Stokes Cream Tea4.55
Homebaked scone, strawberry preserve, clotted cream
& a pot of Gold Medal tea
Specialist Dietary Requirements
The following items are available as Vegan or Gluten Free options.
Please note: All GF bread will be toasted unless specified otherwise.
GLUTEN FREE OPTIONS
Homemade soup of the day Served with GF bread
CrêpesAll our crêpes can be prepared with GF crêpe mixture
Sandwiches All sandwiches can be served on GF bread
SaladsMost are GF. Please ask staff for help
Pastries We offer a selection of GF baked goods, including flapjack, home baked cupcake, etc.
VEGAN OPTIONS
Sandwiches
As a standard menu option we now have roasted vegetables and houmous on the sandwich list. We can also offer this option as a panini filling on special request. Variations with sundried tomatoes and olives instead of roasted vegetables is also possible
Salads
E.g. rice salad, Greek salad or couscous
Soup
Most of our homemade soups are vegan
Hotdishes
Vegetarian chilli, pasta dish,jacket potato with baked beans... Check availability
Lincolnshire plum pread
Lemon drizzle cake
Tea cakeAsk for vegetable spread
Sunday Brunch
Vegan breakfast: mushrooms, potatoes, tomatoes and beans on toast or toasted muffin
Due to the presence of gluten and nuts in our kitchens, we are unable to guarantee the absence of these allergens in our menu items. Please ask about any other special dietary requirements.
Fossil Fuel 2.40
A small bowl of our soup of the day served with “dinosaur toasts”
Mini Sandwich 2.95
2 mini “dinosaur shaped” sandwiches, served with a handful of crisps
Choice of fillings: home cooked ham, tuna, cheese, peanut butter,
strawberry jam or Nutella
Roman Pancake 3.30* gluten free available
Savoury: ham, cheese, baked beans or sausage
Sweet: chocolate, squeezed orange or lemon juice,
maple syrup,banana, golden syrup, toffee or Nutella
Raptor Claws 4.45
Homemade chicken nuggets served with dip and vegetable crudités
Dinosaur Burger 3.90
A homemade beef burger in half soft panini served with vegetable crudités or crisps
Hot “Dog”osaurus 2.80
Lincolnshire sausage served in half soft panini pocket served with vegetable crudités or crisps
Viking Potato Longboat 3.95
Half a jacket potato shaped “boat” served with salad garnish
Choice of: tuna, cheese, beans, sausage
Wooly Mammoth Lunch Box 4.50
One sandwich, fromagefrais, fruit, dinosaur shaped biscuit & a drink (ask for selection)
Ice Age Ice Cream 2.30
Local ice cream. See counter for selection available
Regular Music Events at Stokes Collection Café
Jazz Nights
Regular jazz nights hosted by Lincoln Jazzpac, inviting world famous jazz musicians to come and play for the folks at Stokes.
Chris Ingham QuartetNicola FarnonBig Screen Trio
Marlene VerplanckOxley-Meier GuitarsThreeway and Louis Wright
Folk, Acoustic and Sunday Brunch
Music for those lazy Sundays or those gentle evenings out.
Tom KitchingAbi MooreRobinson Dwyer Kelly
Peter Wray
Hire OUR Venue for YOUR Event
If you would like to hold a party of your own, we can cater for you.
PARTIES WEDDINGS
We have a great choice of delicious menus, drinks and canapés to suit your catering needs.
BIRTHDAY PARTIES (adult and childrens’)
We make it our job to give you an absolutely top notch,
first class ‘do’.
The majority of our food is prepared to order so please be patient at busy times, it will be worth the wait!
Stokes’ will make every effort to comply with the dietary requirements of our guests and wherever possible will exclude requested food items, ingredients and allergens from the dishes that we serve. However, as Stokes’ prepares all its food in centralized kitchens, allergen based meals are prepared in the same area as allergen free meals, we cannot therefore guarantee absolute separation, and cannot take responsibility for any adverse reaction that may occur.
Stokes Collection Café is proud to offer the finest & freshest locally sourced ingredients, trying our best to be responsible and kind towards the environment.
We take great pride in producing home cooked & home baked food to satisfy our discerning clientele.
Meat -Frank Pepperdine & Son Butcher, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Dairy -Dairy Lincs, Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Honey -Croft Apiaries, Bishop Norton, Lincolnshire
Ice Cream -Blyton Ice Cream, Blyton, Lincolnshire
Wines- East Coast Wines Ltd, Louth, Lincolnshire
Crisps -Pipers Crisps, Elsham, Lincolnshire
Plum Bread- Welbourne’s Bakery, Navenby, Lincolnshire
Sunday Brunch Menu
(Sundays 10am-4pm)
– Please order at the counter –
We offer free refills on filter coffee throughout Brunch
The Crêpes
Served with seasonal garnish & fried potatoes
The Full English 6.55
A delicious crêpe filled with bacon, sausage, tomato, mushroom, scrambled egg & cheddar
The Veggie-Brekkie 6.30
A delicious crêpe filled with egg,
tomato, mushroom & cheddar cheese
Sweet Sunday 4.65
Blueberry & white chocolate
The Pancakes
Served with seasonal garnish & fried potatoes
The Canadian 5.95
3 fluffy American style pancakes served
with maple syrup & crispy bacon
The American 6.10
3 fluffy American style blueberry pancakes served with maple syrup &crispy bacon
Stevie’s 7.15
3 fluffy American style pancakes served
with bacon, sausage & fried egg
The Benedicts
Served with seasonal garnish & fried potatoes
Classic Benedict 6.85
2 poached eggs, ham on toasted muffin
topped with hollandaise sauce
Supreme 7.55
2 poached eggs, smoked salmon on toasted muffin topped with hollandaise sauce
Veg Benedict 6.85
2 poached eggs, spinach & mushrooms on toasted muffin topped with hollandaise sauce
The Latino 6.95
2 poached eggs, chorizo & salsa on toasted muffin topped with hollandaise sauce
The Swiss 6.95
2 potato röstis served with 2 poached eggs & Swiss cheese, topped with hollandaise sauce
The Bagels
Deluxe Bagel 5.95
A toasted bagel with cream cheese,
smoked salmon, red onion & capers
Bagel & a Bit of What You Fancy 2.95
A toasted bagel served with a choice
of cream cheese, Nutella, banana or honey
Scrambled Eggs & Smoked Salmon 6.75
Served on a toasted bagel
The Waffles
The Classic 4.95
2 waffles & Maple Syrup
The Naughty 5.95
2 Waffles with banana, butterscotch
sauce & whipped cream
The Healthy 6.25
2 Waffles with fresh fruits, yoghurt & honey
The ‘Something Else’
Bacon or Sausage Sandwich 2.95
Continental Platter 5.95
Ham, Emmental cheese, boiled egg, toast
English Breakfast Salad 6.95
Rocket, croutons, crispy bacon,
topped with 2 any-style eggs
Mandy’s Special 6.55
Fried potatoes, pepper & red onion
topped with 2 any-style eggs
Breakfast Panini –See at the counter
Frittata– gluten free – 5.95
Homemade frittata with a choice of 2 salads
To Drink
Freshly squeezed orange juice 2.95
Mimosa 4.45
Prosecco & orange juice
Bloody Mary 4.95
Tomato juice, vodka, Worcester sauce,
tabasco & seasoning