This place is basically a manifesto on why you should always spend your money on a local independent business instead of a chain.
First of all, the food and coffee. The owner made me try their "world famous fish fingers sandwich" and oh boy! Bread was fluffy and thick, the sandwich was tasty and even the salad dressing was surprisingly good. The Victoria sponge cake was amazing, wonderful taste and moist, plus it was a real slice, not the tiny lego piece you get in certain coffee shops. The coffee is also really good! There are a lot of good specialty coffee places in Cardiff tho, so for me the star of the show was the FOOD.
Later on, when I was contemplating my choice of diner, he offered to put a twist on my egg sandwich and yet again, 10/10, flavortown. My tastebuds were having a party. And it was so appreciated that he took the effort to make the sandwich even funkier than it was.
Second point, the owner is so kind! He was incredibly accommodating and helpful and without being invasive, he made sure I felt welcomed. You can tell he really wants you to have a good day and tries to create something special in here.
Last but not least, this place has so much to offer. They have lockers you can rent for luggage storage, a SHOWER, a small conference room type of situation, and pretty much anything for the bike fanatic. I don't bike but it's pretty cool that they offer workshops! The atmosphere is very relaxing and wholesome.
In conclusion, go support them. They're amazing!! It really makes you wanna have something like this in your own city.
Smooth, easy to use, very secure cycle storage in the centre of Cardiff. They do a cracking fish finger sandwich too, delightfully soft bread, generously sliced.
I was a bit unclear on how the cycle storage all worked, as I wasn't sure if it was ok to just wheel my bike in through the front door, but it turns out that's exactly what you do.
The staff are friendly and right there at the counter to help out or direct you to the best storage for your needs. They were even willing to help me lift my heavy bike onto the storage racks, although that turned out not to be necessary as it was quiet so there was lots of room to park my bike on the flat.
You lock your bike up, then leave a name and contact number with a member of staff, and you can pay upfront or on departure. It's really flexible, and such great peace of mind if you're very fond of your bike like I am and don't like parking it on the street.
I'm so happy something like this exists.
Highly recommend this lovely social enterprise coffee shop / secure bike storage/ meeting space that is dog friendly too!
I hosted a company off site making use of the meeting room; it was great to have a dedicated space for sessions and to also be able to break out into the main cafe area. The WiFi is excellent.
Tom and the team made sure we had all we needed for the day. The room hire was really reasonably priced and comfortable.
Coffee (and the espresso martinis) and the food is great too - all locally sourced and fresh.
Thanks Tom and team, keep up the amazing work you're doing for the community!
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