Amazing place. The perfect place to stop and chill in Cardiff. Lovely warm and relaxing amazing cakes and yesterday had the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. Wow. The best I’ve ever had. Didn’t eat for the rest of the day. Definitely our favourite place to eat and chill in Cardiff
If you're only in Cardiff for a day and short of time then forget Cardiff Castle and Cardiff Bay, just visit this place! I highly recommend the smashed avacado & egg on toast and the caramel black tea.
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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.
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.
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.
Great coffee shop, quick service, fabulous coffee and the sausage and egg door step sandwich for breakfast was enough to keep me going all day. Would recommend.
Great atmosphere and a lovely place for a coffee or a drink. However the food was disappointing, we had the panini, it took 1/2 h to arrive and was quite plain.
Also, they do not serve breakfast from 12 despite it being written 13 on the menu. I would not consider the place for lunch.
Very reluctant to review as I dont want people knowing just how fabulous this place is.
We have been a few times now and is such a lovely place ..one end is a very atmospheric bar with lovely lighting and comfy seating the other end is a cafe with the most delicious cakes & also comfy seating ..this place is our number 1 go to when we r ready for sit down with some lovely drinks & cakes ...perfect!
The service has always been superb too 👍🏻
Had some breakfast here whilst I was visiting Cardiff.
Really liked the coffee & avocado toast with chorizo (really proper bread). Coffee was also really good.
Only thing I was slight underwhelmed by the juices as they weren’t fresh juices.
Really nice staff though & great atmosphere.
Wonderfully aesthetic coffee shop/ brunch location. Great music and cozy vibes. Many vegan options available :)
Delicious breakfast, comes in very big portions so you get a lot for what you pay for. Very filling and tastes may vary, but overall, very delicious breakfast. Some of the hot drinks might not be as warm/hot but either way, very nice food!
Visited for breakfast and coffee which was lovely. Food choices were good and what I chose was delicious. The coffee is lovely, able to choose plant based options too. Overall, a very lovely visit, would happily recommend and visit again.
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