Cardamom buns, sourdough, eggs, soup, until three
Brunch and buns
Cardamom and cinnamon buns from the oven at the back from eight, sourdough from the bakery on the next street with eggs, avocado or beans, a winter soup and a summer granola. Small, done well, finished by three.
The food is here to go with the coffee, not the other way round. Six things, made that morning, and a bun that people drive from Cardiff for.
The buns are made before we open by Dafydd, who used to bake for a living and now does it for us: cardamom, cinnamon, and a seasonal one that is rhubarb in spring and plum in autumn. Sourdough comes from the bakery on Windsor Road at seven and is toasted to order with eggs from a farm in Llancarfan, smashed avocado with chilli and lime, or beans we make ourselves. Soup in winter, granola with Vale yoghurt in summer.
Everything is on the board and the board does not change much, because a short menu is a fresh one. Allergens are on the sheet by the till; the buns contain wheat, dairy and egg, and the beans are vegan. Brunch stops at three so the kitchen can clean down; coffee and buns, while they last, carry on.
The short version
- Cardamom, cinnamon and a seasonal bun, baked that morning
- Sourdough from Windsor Road, eggs from Llancarfan
- Avocado, eggs, beans, soup, granola
- Vegan and gluten-free options marked on the board
- Brunch until three
- Allergen sheet by the till
Prices and when
Cardamom bun £3.20, toast and eggs £9.50, avocado toast £8.50, beans on toast £7, soup and bread £6.50. Brunch until 3pm; buns until they run out, which is usually by one. Prices include VAT where it applies. The full café menu is on the menu page, the shelf on the beans page, and the wholesale price list on the wholesale page.
Questions about food
Can I book a table for brunch?
No, it is first come, and the window seat goes early on a Saturday. Groups of six or more, email us and we will hold the long table on a weekday.
Come in, or have it delivered.
Open from half seven on weekdays, roasting in the window on Tuesdays, cupping on Saturdays at ten. Beans by the bag in the café or on a fortnightly subscription; wholesale from £24 a kilo with the price list online.