New Toast cafe to open in Braintree this weekend

20 February 2020

Restaurant owner Rob Ely is set to open a new cafe called Toast in Braintree this weekend, along with fellow owners Dan Pearson and Louis McNamee.

The new venture will open at 64 High Street - a stones throw away from Rob's award-winning restaurant, The Chophouse.

The cafe will offer customers toast alongside more than 100 different spreads and toppings.

Hot and cold drinks will be available as well as toasties.

Speaking ahead of the launch on Saturday, Rob told the Braintree & Witham Times: "A considerable amount has been spent getting the shop to a very high standard, we are hoping to capitalise on and be at the heart of the forthcoming town rejuvenation.

"With a menu very vegan and gluten free friendly we are hoping the coffee shop will create a new modern feel for the town.

"Yes it’s another coffee shop but it’s next to a Costa which often sees queues out the door so there is clearly a demand."

Rob is chairman of the Braintree Town Partnership organisation which has been seeking to galvanise businesses in the town and get them to work on plans to pedestrianise the town centre.

Despite the growing competition among cafes and eateries in the town, he is hopeful Toast's unique appeal will make it a big success and will lead the way in helping to repurpose the town centre.