Archive Coffee

26/05/2026

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Archive Coffee is looking for a Seasonal Kitchen Assistant to join the team for summer ☕️🍳

We’re after someone hardworking, reliable, calm under pressure as well as someone who gets stuck in and takes pride in what they do.

Expect a fast-paced kitchen, busy days and a great team environment.

• 3 days per week
• Seasonal position over summer
• Potential to continue afterwards for the right person

If this sounds like your kind of thing, send us a DM or email over your CV to [email protected]

26/05/2026

Look who some of our lovely staff had the pleasure of meeting.. 👀

12/05/2026

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11/05/2026

We never really like asking for votes… but if you’ve got a spare second and have enjoyed visiting us over the years, we’d absolutely love your support in this year’s Orkney Food & Drink Awards 🖤

We’re so excited to have our two teams up for awards across five categories:

☕ Archive Coffee
• Best Café
• Best Kids Meal
• Best Takeaway

🍽 Twenty One
• Best Bar Meal
• Best À La Carte Meal

If you're planning to visit soon you’ll also find QR codes to scan with your phone camera which will take you straight to the voting page tucked amongst the menus at Archive and also inside the leather menu folders at Twenty One

Votes can be made below!
Thank you so much for your continued support 🖤

You can vote in as many categories as you want, so if you've experienced delicious dishes or superb service during a visit to Orkney, or if you're a local resident keen to celebrate your favourite foodie destination, cast your vote today!

05/05/2026

Delighted to be the new kit sponsor for Burray FC

Great to see the lads back in action in Orkney football ⚫️⚪️⚫️

14/04/2026

New coffee alert! 🚨

Fresh on the retail shelves is the newly redesigned Valhalla Strength Coffee

Very excited to have this on offer here! We have all 4 kinds ready for you to try ☕️

21/03/2026

We’re hiring a cleaner to join the team at Archive Coffee ☕✨

• 3 shifts per week
• Rota-based schedule (flexibility required)
• Early mornings / evenings depending on rota
• Friendly, supportive work environment

Duties include general cleaning, maintaining high hygiene standards, and helping keep our space welcoming for everyone.

If you’re reliable, detail-oriented, and take pride in your work, we’d love to hear from you!

Drop us a message or email to apply 📩

19/03/2026

Quick heads up for our customers 🐾

Although dogs aren’t permitted in the café, they have always been very welcome in our takeaway/retail space while you order your coffee or takeaway to go. 🥓

So if you're ever needing a refuel mid dog walk always feel free to pop past 🐶

Kirkwall BID

08/03/2026

It's that time of year again!

We’re excited to share that we are in the running for
🖤 Best Cafe
🖤 Best Kids Meal
🖤 Best Takeaway
in the Orkney Food & Drink Awards later this year and our sister business Twenty One is up for
🖤 Best Bar Meal
🖤 Best À La Carte Meal

This is a chance to celebrate the incredible teams behind our businesses. Every cup served, every meal prepared and every smile shared comes from their hard work and passion - we wouldn’t be here without them.

If you’ve enjoyed your experience with us, we’d love your vote. Every vote supports the people who make Archive Coffee and Twenty One what they are.

Vote here if you have a spare couple of minutes 👉

You can vote in as many categories as you want, so if you've experienced delicious dishes or superb service during a visit to Orkney, or if you're a local resident keen to celebrate your favourite foodie destination, cast your vote today!

07/03/2026

*UPDATE - ALL FIXED, WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW AS USUAL*

We’re sorry for the inconvenience, but due to a leak we’ll be closed for the rest of today ☕️

We’re hoping to be back to normal tomorrow and will keep you updated. Thank you for your understanding.