Kaffeine Reviews Summary

Coffee Quality

Pros:

• "Insanely good cappuccino…with some free water (flavoured with mint or oranges and lemon) available to sip while you wait for your coffee to be made ;)"
• "The best coffee I have had in London."
• "The coffee here is really good, but the prices are a bit steep for the size."
• "Their coffee is just amazing. The chilled tea they serve with the espresso perfectly balances out the strongly acidic taste of the coffee."
• "Great coffee house and it certainly justify its name. I had cold brew, espresso and oat flat white. Needless to say, they were all amazing."
• "One of the best coffees I've ever had in London."
• "These people really know their coffee!"

Cons:

• "It included flat white, where I could taste mostly milk, not coffee, espresso shot, which was very bitter."
• "The flat whites were so bitter we could hardly drink them."
• "However I just didn’t get the coffee and it’s probably me but just not enough in the cup and it was luke warm."
• "The latte tasted of nothing but I figured that it was probably because the coffee tasted burnt, the water was boiled too hot."
• "I got an iced coffee but without milk, because i prefer to drink my coffee without it, and it was not very good. the coffee was acidic and bitter and I could not finish it."
• "The long black coffee was alright but extremely acidic, didn’t like it."
• "Coffee is decent but expected more as its billed as one of London's best coffee places and a pilgrimage. The coffee was slightly bitter with an after taste."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The team at Kaffeine are friendly and passionate about their craft."
• "Good vibe, good food, and very friendly people here!"
• "Staff are friendly and the manager is incredibly nice."
• "There's always a friendly bunch of people working there - highly recommended!"
• "Staff is always lovely and goes the extra mile, a few of them aim to memorize names, always pleasant even on the busy days and just makes you feel welcome."
• "Service extremely friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are very friendly and humorous, giving this place a great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Grumpy staff would keep me from going back again."
• "Worst coffee ever, we didn’t drink it and left. And no, we didn’t talk about it to one of the staff as they looked so sour and unwelcoming."
• "If I could give zero stars I would, not welcoming place and stuff don’t even try to be nice."
• "A blond female barista (wearing a white tank top that day) was extremely rude during my last visit."
• "However, Peter is not a pleasant man to work with. Treated the younger staff rudely."
• "Staff were very unfriendly. I needed a few moments to decide but she kept her stare straight at me. And never bothered to ask if I needed help!"
• "Staff clearly didn't really want the bother of customers."

Atmosphere and Ambience

Pros:

• "Crowded on the saterday afternoon we visited. Good vibe. Oh.. almost no power plugs to reload your phone."
• "First time visiting and would definitely come back. The ambience is just nice, love how they also have outdoor sitting."
• "Sometimes Kaffeine is crowded, but I don't mind sitting among interesting and talkative people."
• "The people who work there are nice and it has a cool atmosphere."
• "A really cosy place for tasty brunch."
• "It's a happy little yellow place with kind staff and customers."
• "Love this place! Buzzing and relaxing at the same time!"

Cons:

• "Also the place is small and quite cold inside."
• "Spaces are limited to eat at as it’s so small."
• "As ever, cramped and noisy when busy - and high stools, tables designed to ensure you would not linger."
• "Sadly the lack of space and no WiFi really let this place down."
• "Not the place to work."
• "Slightly uncomfortable place to wait around for takeaway coffee, no designated waiting area and very hard to not feel in the way."
• "It is rather small, so be prepared to stand or take away."

Food and Beverages

Pros:

• "The avocado is average but the sautéed mushroom with Parmesan cheese is really nice."
• "We got a white chocolate blueberry muffin to enjoy with it. It was also delicious with a very nice texture."
• "The Apricot, Peach and Champagne jam is quite seriously the best jam I have ever tried."
• "The chocolate brownies are moist and sweet enough to satisfy even the most pretentious taste."
• "Food was really delicious, their pancakes idea is unique, maple and coffee that mix of flavours works."
• "The banana bread is incredible, and great cold brew."
• "The Portuguese Tart, not too sweet, just right :)"

Cons:

• "Food is extortionate, I pay £6 for a Ham and cheese croissant!!"
• "The coffee is OK, not the best third wave espresso I have had in London by any stretch but THE most expensive."
• "I also tried the banana bread as I usually love banana bread. but this banana bread was more of a cake, it tasted nothing like bananas and had a very cakey texture and was quite sweet."
• "Bit disappointed that between ordering and paying for a pain au Chocolat, and it being brought over to us they had sold out."
• "The sourdough is a bit hard."
• "The pain au chocolate tasted a little old."
• "Sadly my hot chocolate was lukewarm and not that nice."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "For an American, sandwiches and coffee are similarly priced to Starbucks but way better quality."
• "Considering the quality of the food and coffee they serve, really good value."
• "The prices are very reasonable."
• "In this case, I don't mind paying more, as you get everything you pay for, and more."
• "Expensive but worth it!"
• "The coffee is of a high standard and is consistent over many occasions."
• "Coffee is absolutely amazing, near 10/10."

Cons:

• "The coffee here is really good, but the prices are a bit steep for the size."
• "The coffee is OK, not the best third wave espresso I have had in London by any stretch but THE most expensive."
• "I paid around £17 for a bag of coffee beans and an oat latte; both were disappointing."
• "Not cheap (toast with avocado and 1 poached egg, coffee costs 18 GBP)."
• "Pretty expensive though."
• "£10 or just under for a small ☕️ and 🥐 - Way overpriced for what you get."
• "But do not order fresh orange juice it s full of ice, vey watery and full i bits and on top if it s very expensive £3.50."