Coffee Barker

Lucy Willder

We went to Coffee Barker twice during our two day break in Cardiff. Coffee Barker is located in the Castle Arcade. The Castle Arcade is part of the three Grade II listed Victorian and Edwardian arcades in Cardiff. All of the arcades have some amazing original architectural features, which make the arcades quite special. The interior of Coffee Barker was filled with low seating (armchairs and sofas) and (coffee) tables. This created a perfectly relaxed setting. First time we ordered the Tuna Melt Paninis. They were presented with a good side salad portion. The Paninis were also fairly substantial. Served on a super soft panini roll, the tuna mix was nicely blended with mayonnaise, red onion, tomato and pepper. For me there was a little too much red onion as I have a low tolerance of onion but after the removal of some, it was delicious and cheesy. For drinks we had a cappuccino and a hot chocolate, which were both good. On our second day we returned for brunch. We ordered Scrambled Egg with Chunky Toast. We chose to share a couple of sides of tomatoes and mushrooms too. The scrambled eggs were plentiful but could have been more moist than they were. I was glad of the wet that the tomato added. Overall the breakfast was pleasant.

John Cunningham

Lovely spot to relax in Cardiff. Great coffee. Lovely breakfast. I had scrambled eggs on rustic toast. There was as good range on the menu. Great atmosphere but by far the best part for me was the service. Lovely attentive staff. Nothing was too much trouble.

Jim “Jimbo83”

So I did not know about this place until recently. I often come to Cardiff but on this occasion I was here for a coffee date. On entering the staff were very welcoming and chatty. I ordered a coffee and paid by cash as I had the right change. They only really like to accept card which is about of a ball ache if like me you prefer to use cash. After chatting with the person I was meeting we decided to have food. The prices are very reasonable and I ordered jacket potato. The food arrived in very impressive time, was very well presented and very hot. It taste absolutely delicious! The place is very funky and the decor is really cool. I’ll be coming here again on my next trip over to Cardiff from Swansea.