Kaffeine Weekly Menu

Week beginning January 23rd - Australia Day - Lamington recipe

2012-01-20T01:51:00.000-08:00

Australia Day is next Thursday January 26th, and we think that if you are an Australian who wants to celebrate or impress your friends, or you want to impress an Australian, then one or two of our lamingtons will do the trick very well indeed.

Here at Kaffeine, we will celebrate all week by having an Australian themed menu, including our famous lamingtons, our ANZACS, our vegemite and cheese muffins and Fosters and lamb broth.

Our lamingtons are fairly labour intensive, so if you wish to have some, please do pre-order them with us before Tuesday if possible. If you can't make it into store, we have the recipe here for you.

Lamington sponge recipe:
3 Large Eggs
1/2 Cup Caster Sugar
1/2 Cup Corn Flour
2 tablespoon Plain Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
Strawberry Icing:
1x135g strawberry jelly
200ml water
25g butter
375g Icing sugar
Chocolate Icing:
25 g Cocoa powder
25g butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
150ml water
375g Icing sugar
Extras:
Desiccated coconut
200ml double cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoon caster sugar

Method:
Preheat Oven to 190oC, line at 6 inch by 8 inch sandwich tin with baking paper.

Beat egg whites until peaks fold over when beater is removed. Slowly add caster sugar to the egg white and continue to beat until the mixture is stiff and sugar dissolved.

Add the egg yolks and beat until well blended. Sift corn flour, flour and baking powder three times and fold into egg mixture gently with a metal spoon. Use and up and down movement. Don't stir.

Bake in prepared tins at 190deg C for 15 - 20mins. Allow to cool in the tins for 5 mins before turning out onto a rack. One tray will cut into 16 squares.

Once the sponge is cut peel the brown top off the sponge as it will make less of a mess later on when dipping in icing.

To make icing you will need 2 small pots, in one pot place the strawberry jelly, butter and water and place on a high heat till the jelly has dissolved. In the other pot place cocoa, vanilla, butter, water and place on high heat and stir till the cocoa has dissolved into the water and makes a syrupy paste.

With electric beater place the strawberry jelly mix into bowl with icing sugar and beat till there are no lumps then place aside.

To make the chocolate icing place chocolate mixture into bowl with icing sugar and beat till smooth and runny.

Place in 2 separate 1 litre containers coconut almost fill to the top, one container is for the chocolate lamington the other is for the raspberry lamingtons.

Dip half the sponge squares into the raspberry icing covering all sides, then dip the lamington in coconut coating the sponge with coconut and place aside onto grease proof paper to set.

With the other half of sponge squares dip into the chocolate icing and repeat the same process.

Whip the cream, vanilla and caster sugar till the cream is quite floppy make sure you don’t over beat as this will turn the whipped cream into butter.

To complete the lamington spoon one dollop of whipped cream onto a lamington square and carefully place another square on top, this is a lamington!

Have a great week, and we hope to see you in and enjoying our menu.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w choices chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Ciabatta Roll with courgette omelette, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry and bran muufins 1.80
Vegemite cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Spiced apple friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.50 or 4.00
Fosters and lamb

French retro baguettes 4.50
Chimichurri with tomato, bufala mozzarella and spinach
Italian roast ham with gherkin, dijon, red onion, gruyere, rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Aubergine with sweet chilli jam, goats cheese and rocket
Roast chicken with apricots, brie and spinach

Salads 4.50/5.50
Coppa cotta ham with rhubarb, basil, orange, pecorino, baby spinach
Roast sweet potato with corn, feta and pumpkin seeds
Edamame with sticky chilli and sesame

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Tuna and vegetable bake

Week beginning January 16th - Thank you for the music

2012-01-12T12:33:00.000-08:00

When I was planning Kaffeine, one of the tantalising things about it was the fact that I would be able to play the music that I like and thought would be perfect. Music that made me smile, made me happy, kept me going, motivated me, or brought back memories.

I grew up in the 80's in suburban Melbourne, so know all the words to Guns and Roses, Midnight Oil, INXS, Billy Idol, Bon Jovi, Pink Floyd and gangsta rap such as NWA and Ice T. But we were not going there.

Over the years electronic music has taken over, especially when I was living in London from 95 to 98, when it was all about house, rave, trance and chill out.

Through the 2000's and life slowed down a bit, so it really was more about the quality, the beat, the mixing, the production and just a slower tempo overall.

But what to play? And how do we play it? It was very important. I wanted to it have that background beat, to be quiet in the mornings when we are quiet (the build up), to pick up during the day during service (the peak) and to drop down at the end as we are closing and we are a bit quieter (the chill out). Basically, an 11 hour long DJ set.

The first person I asked was of course Mrs K, and she suggested setting up playlists on the iPod that go all day long. Daylists, we call them. So that was easy. Now it was just a matter of building them. Easy to start with. The 20 or so playlists we started with lasted a while, but then just got repetitive and boring. The staff started asking for 'better, more varied music please'.

Luckily, one of our baristas, Justin, was a music genius who loved the same style and he started creating playlists on his iPod in his spare time, now I am lucky to also have our lead barista and another music genius James doing the same. So we had a bit of variety.

We have gone through phases. Deep house to 80's rap such as De La Soul, to current rappers such as Common and DJ Format, 80's cheese, 70's funk and soul to pop such as Jamiroquai and Groove Armada. For a while there we had Groove Armada on so much we banned it. Awful.

We have a c.d that when it comes on (J-Boogie - Dubtronic Science - Live in the Mix), we usually get really busy, seriously. We have c.d's that will live on in the memory as Kaffeine legends (Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon Love, Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams, Mark Farina - Mushroom Jazz series).

I truly believe that music is such an important part of the ambience and style of the business, and we are as particular about it as we are our food, coffee and service. We adjust the volume as the peaks and troughs of service happen during the day, we plan our playlists to set the style of the day and to flow with the service, we do not let the music stop, it must always be on in the background, but not too loud, not too quiet, not obtrusive or offensive, just right, just there. It must also be, for our staff's sake, varied and interesting.

Keeping these playlists going is a challenging but fun process, researching the artists/labels, getting recommendations, listening to samples, but it's time consuming!. Here are only some of the albums/series/labels that we love and recommend, if you have/know any, please email me, we are always on the look out for new ones.

In the meantime, we say thank you to the music, and please enjoy our menu for this week

Om Records
(Artists such Miguel Migs, Mark Farina, Derrick Carter, J- Boogie, People Under the Stairs, DJ Chuck Love, Blue Six)

Series
The DJ Kicks - Stereo MC's, Apparat, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Thievery Corporation, Kruder and Dorfmeister
Another Late Night - Rae and Christian, Zero 7, Fila Brazilia
Back to Mine - Groove Armada, Faithless, Nick Warren, Adam Freeland

Artists
Groove Armada
Common
Whitest Boy Alive
Cut Copy
Buzzin Fly series
Lemonjelly
Ben Westbeech
Booka Shade
Jurassic 5

Breakfast
Porridge - served w choices chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Ciabatta Roll with courgette omelette, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Nectarine 1.80
Courgette, herb and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Spiced apple friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pimped up ANZACS (oat, dried fruit and nut) biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.50 or 4.00
Spiced sweet potato and ginger

French retro baguettes 4.50
Chimichurri with tomato, bufala mozzarella and spinach
Italian roast ham with gherkin, dijon, red onion, tomato, gruyere, rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon, aioli, capers, dill, red onion, rocket
Mushrooms with Welsh rarebit and spinach

Salads 4.50/5.50
Tandoori chicken with cucumber, cherry tomato, yoghurt dressing, cos lettuce
Chicory with prunes, coriander, avocado, pommery mustard dressing
Fennel braised in sesame oil with toasted sesame seeds

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Beetroot with parmesan crust

Week beginning January 9th - Restaurant coffee

2012-01-09T02:07:00.000-08:00

There was conversation and in fact a poll last week, organised by Colin Harmon who is the owner of 3FE espresso in Dublin and who was the Irish barista champion and 4th in the world in both 2009 and 2010, about coffee in restaurants.

The topic was about how often the coffee in many restaurant establishments is of poor quality, especially when you compare it to the high quality of the food, wine or service and that a restaurant is (or can be) the 'ultimate podium for all things culinary'.

The blog post is here http://colinharmon.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/coffee-in-restaurants-and-what-colin-did-next/

I totally agree and I hope that not just restaurants, but all establishments that serve coffee, start to put as much effort into what they serve at the end of the meal as to what they serve at the start or in the middle.

I also agree that it is not always easy to complain, especially as you may feel a bit 'dickish'. Perhaps other coffee people feel the same way. But, if your pint was flat, or tasted wrong, or if your glass of wine was corked, or if the bread was stale, or if your meal was cold, would you complain/ask for better?

If you own a hospitality establishment, are you putting as much effort into your coffee as you do everything else? I do not believe that espresso is necessarily the answer for all, and Colin, when asked suggested any of the immersion methods available today, check this for example http://prima-coffee.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-immersion-coffee-brewing.

I am not recommending this particular blog post, but if I was a B & B or a small restaurant or a hotel, it would be one place to start as would this one http://brewmethods.com/.

We had a very good espresso based coffee yesterday with our brunch at the restaurant Kopapa, sister restaurant to Providores in Marylebone, in fact when we arrived in London on 2005, Providores was one of the first places we were told to get 'good coffee'. I also highly recommend Caravan in Exmouth market as a place that is putting a great effort into everything they do.

But I guess one thing that will help is not just operators identifying the need, researching the possibilities implementing the options and training the staff, but also us as the customers starting to ask, why can't this be better?

I humbly tell this story. One of our regulars once told me how she was in a restaurant and the table next to her sent their coffee back and told the waitress, 'this is not good enough, you need to go to Kaffeine to see how they make coffee'.

That is a huge compliment of which I was very grateful, but with the world of coffee and the accessibility to making great coffee at the best it's ever been, I hope it's a small step towards having great coffee for everyone.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w choices chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Ciabatta Roll with courgette omelette, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Plum muffins 1.80
Tomato, sesame, lemon and parsley savoury muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pimped up ANZACS (oat, dried fruit and nut) biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.50 or 4.00
Spiced sweet potato and ginger

French retro baguettes 4.50
Tuna with rouille, rocket and capers
Pancetta with parmesan butter, fig jelly and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian roast ham with brie, cranberry jelly, red onion, spinach
Bufala mozzarella with basil, aioli, rocket

Salads 4.50/5.50
Duck with lychees, baby spinach, orange and rosewater dressing
Blood orange with radicchio, pomegranate, feta and poppy seeds
Honey roasted chantenay carrots

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Fennel gratin

Week beginning January 3rd - Welcome back

2012-01-04T00:59:00.000-08:00

It was a very quick, but a very much needed, 10 days off. I do apologize if you missed us over the holiday period, or tried to come but found we were not open, but we had to close to do some major renovations works in our basement storage area as well as have a fresh coat of paint throughout the shop.

However, we are very much looking forward to a fresh start in 2012. The Olympics, Euro 2012, Wimbledon, The Queens Jubilee, amazing weather. We are hoping for a few British winners this year.

As for us, at Kaffeine we are here to focus on this business as well as our concession One Tree Coffee at Lend Lease and make to sure they are as perfect as possible. But we believe that a few other, perhaps quite notable places may open this as well this year which will be very interesting indeed.

We think the media in general will continue to focus on specialty coffee, partly because of these new openings. New roasteries will also open, bringing more interest and opportunities to the industry. We believe that more people will start to make their own coffee at home, not using espresso machines but grinding their own beans to use in an aeropress, cafetiere or pour over.

And we think that if the general consumer continues to demand and expect better quality food, coffee, wine, service and the industry continues to excel at and provide these important and integral components of a hospitality business, 2012 will be a great year all round.

Happy New Year and let's make 2012 an amazing one.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w choices chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Ciabatta Roll with courgette omelette, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry Muffins 1.80
Sweet corn and herb savoury muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pimped up ANZACS (oat, dried fruit and nut) biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.50 or 4.00
Pumpkin and chili
French retro baguettes 4.50
Coppa cotta ham with gruyere, dijon, gherkin, red onion and rocket
Bufala mozzarella with puttanesca sauce, tomato and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, red onion, dill, capers and spinach
Mushrooms with Welsh rarebit and spinach

Salads 4.50/5.50
Chicken adobu with wild rice, rocket and coriander
Blood orange with radicchio, pomegranate, feta and poppy seeds
Broccoli with oyster sauce

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Tomato and four cheese

Week beginning - December 19th - Thank for 2011 and goodbye Jess

2011-12-16T06:18:00.000-08:00

We are all very much looking forward to a bit a of a break over Christmas, yes we close from December 23rd at 4 pm until January 3rd when we re open at 7:30 am.

We are taking the chance to do some refreshing of our paintwork, as well as some work to the vaults we have downstairs, the old bomb shelters, so there will be people around, just no-one to make coffee or food I am sorry.

It really has been an amazing year though, and I sincerely am grateful to all of you who have graced our doors in 2011. We have grown to be regarded as one of the leading cafes in the UK, as well as one of the busiest, and the people I need to really thank for that are all of the Kaffeine staff who put in so much effort and commitment, passion and enthusiasm.

One of those staff is leaving us this week as well. Young Jess, who has been with us for over a year, is returning to Australia. What Jess has achieved, and the standards she has set for Kaffeine and also for all those who have worked with her or she has trained, is beyond amazing.

When I interviewed Jess she was replacing the legend that is Rhea, and she has well and truly shown herself to be another true Kaffeine legend.

We are having a party tonight to say goodbye, it might get a bit emotional and we will all miss her, but we know that whatever she does in her life, she will be an amazing success.

Jess Evans
May 2010 to December 2011

Have a fabulous Christmas everyone and an amazing New Year from all at Kaffeine.

Peter, Amy, Claire, Jess, Julia, James, Ian, Ashlea, Nick, Tim, Niall, Shannon, Matthew, Karolina, Jared, Khan, Sam, Silvio

Breakfast
Porridge - served w choices chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Ciabatta Roll with courgette omelette, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Mulled cider 1.80
Parsnip, russet and herb savoury muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pimped up ANZACS (oat, dried fruit and nut) biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.50 or 4.00
Chicken and ginger soup

French retro baguettes 4.50
Pancetta with pear, gruyere, dijon, rocket and sage butter
Bufala mozzarella with plum tomatoes, aioli basil and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, red onion, dill, capers and spinach
Mushrooms with Welsh rarebit and spinach

Salads 4.50/5.50
Watercress, pancetta, ruby grapefruit, roast baby carrots and basil dressing
Crown prince squash with goats cheese, jalapeño dressing and chestnuts
Mange tout in tabasco sauce

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Baked leek and blue cheese tart

Week beginning December 12th - Mince Pies and Home Brewing Christmas gifts

2011-12-13T08:23:00.000-08:00

Every Christmas Chef Jared makes his own recipe Christmas mince pies. They are amazing. We sell them individually or as a six pack, perfect for taking home for the family.

If you wish to pre-order some, please let us know.

We think making coffee at home and enjoying a quality filter style brew over a cooked breakfast with the papers is one of the best starts to the day possible, and it is so easy. All you have to do is follow a recipe and or course, have the right equipment.

Home espresso machines can be great, especially to play around with, but if you really want to have a consistent, quality brew, then one of the methods such as aeropress, cafetiere or V60 pour overs is totally the best way to do it.

We of course have these items for sale in the shop and you also have the opportunity to talk to one of us about how to use them.

For Christmas we are doing special packages where you can but a gift set for yourself or for someone you love (or just like)with the set of beans, grinder and your preferred brew method.

Then, they can make you wonderful coffee at home, while you sit and read the papers or lie in bed. Now that's Christmas.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w choices chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Ciabatta Roll with courgette omelette, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Sticky Pecan muffins 1.80
Herb and onion savoury muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pimped up ANZACS (oat, dried fruit and nut) biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.50 or 4.00
Champagne and camembert

French retro baguettes 4.50
Roast ham with sage butter, parmesan, red onion and rocket
Williams pears with blue cheese, spinach and basil

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast turkey with brie, cranberry, parsley, red onion and spinach
Bufala mozzarella with plum tomatoes, basil and rocket

Salads 4.50/5.50
Ham roasted with chestnuts, cooked onion, russet apples, watercress and spicy orange
Brussel sprouts with savoury apple, cider and hazelnuts
Chantenay carrots with honey mustard, thyme

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Pumperknickel with smoked salmon, cucumber ribbons, lime soft cheese, watercress and red basil

Week beginning December 4th - How many coffees do you make in a day?

2011-12-03T00:35:00.000-08:00

If you want to own a coffee shop you will be thinking about this all the time, or perhaps you frequent one often and find yourself asking this question because you see how 'busy' it is, or maybe you already own a cafe and you know this answer about yourself, but not about others.

When I was planning Kaffeine, it was something I always wanted to know but only had the courage to ask one person. Since opening Kaffeine, I have been asked a few times, sometimes by randoms who I have never met, who quite bluntly ask..'how many coffees do you make a day?'.

The answer I give is that I'm sorry, but it is really none of your business, but I suggest they sit down for a good hour or so and count all the people, then times that by 10 hours. That's what I did at Monmouth Borough market back in the early days. Or think about how many minutes there are in a day, and how many coffees you could potentially make each minute. e.g. 1 coffee a minute times 10 hours equals 600 coffees.

I am sorry if I disappoint anyone, but I am still not going to tell you how many we make a day, that is still a secret, but I will tell you percentages. Over the past month this is the results taken from our coffee and tea menu.

Tea Pot 3.35%
Tea Take Away 2.24%
Americano 8.34%
Cafe Latte 21.90%
Cappucino 20.35%
Cascara 0.09%
Double Espresso 3.56%
Double Macchiato 1.24%
Double Piccolo 0.97%
Double Ristretto 0.54%
Espresso 1.85%
Flat White 27.99%
Long Black 3.42%
Macchiato 1.13%
Mocha 1.62%
Piccolo 1.20%
Ristretto 0.21%

The interesting thing of course is that Flat White leads the way and the question we ask is this because it is a trendy drink, or is it because we make it in a 5 oz cup to drink in or a six oz volume to take away and the flavour/size is what makes people buy it? We thinks it's the flavour.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w choices chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Ciabatta Roll with courgette omelette, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Cranberry and almonds muffins 1.80
Four cheese and black pepper savoury muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pimped up ANZACS (oat, dried fruit and nut) biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.50 or 4.00
Crown prince and chorizo

French retro baguettes 4.50
Roast chicken with salsa verde, brie and rocket
Aged cheddar with onion jam and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Coppa cotta ham with gruyere, dijon, red onion, spinach and gherkin
Smoked salmon with aioli, red onion, capers and rocket

Salads 4.50/5.50
Chicken adobu with rocket, coriander and camargue red rice
Roast beetroots with goats cheese, basil and lemon dressing
Broccoli with oyster dressing

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Fennel gratin

Week beginning November 28th - European Coffee Symposium

2011-11-28T01:58:00.000-08:00

Well, we did not quite win best independent cafe this year, but came a very credible third place, which as I stated last week, is a great credit to all the staff who put in so much effort into their work here, long may it continue.

What was interesting about the awards and the conference the next day was meeting people from all over the industry and really seeing how big this industry is. There were speakers from Starbucks, Costa, Nespresso, McCafe, James Hoffman from Square Mile coffee and also other speakers from cafes in Berlin and also Moscow. Some of it was fascinating, some of was really not that great.

I can tell you just from their presentation alone, that Nespresso will be a very very big force in home coffee sales over the next few years and will be a very big brand. Amazing.

However, I think it is really important that if you are going to do something , you do it really well, and the Allegra team who put on the event do an amazing job and some of the speakers on the day were also fantastic, with great presentations and visuals and interesting points, but if you are going to stand up and speak in front of 400 industry peers, please make sure you know what you are doing that that you can entertain and educate people, it is not easy, but it is very very important.

Overall, an amazing experience and I am very lucky to have been able to go and we are fortunate to have been nominated in the first place.

Now, I feel like a carrot cake friand and a coffee....

Breakfast
Porridge - served w choices chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Ciabatta Roll with courgette omelette, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Russet apple and pecan muffins 1.80
Red Onion and cheddar savoury muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.50 or 4.00
Fabada - spicy spanish stew with chorizo, white beans and homemade buttermilk bread

French retro baguettes 4.50
Coppa cotta ham with cranberry jelly, brie, red onion, spinach
Tuna with rouille, capers and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Gjetost, horseradish cream, roast beef, rocket and red onion
Roast squash with blue cheese, mushrooms and spinach

Salads 4.50/5.50
Roast chicken with pomegranates, salsa verde and baby spinach
Brussel sprouts with hazelnuts, rosemary and apple cider
French jerusalem artichokes roasted with sesame oil

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Cornbread with salsa jam, carrot and parsnip crisp, sour cream and coriander

Week beginning November 21st - European Coffee Symposium

2011-11-21T03:41:00.000-08:00

This week is the European Coffee Symposium held by Allegra Strategies and this year it is in Berlin. We are a bit excited because we have again been nominated in the category of Best Independent cafe in Europe, an award we won last year.

This really is flattering, because it is an industry award where over 400 questionnaires were sent out and feedback gained on whole aspects of the industry including future predictions, current climate and who/what the industry thinks are the best in certain categories.

Just to be recognised in the top 3 independent cafes alongside St Ali in Clerkenwell and Monmouth is a great achievement in itself and is a real credit to all the hard work and passion that the staff of Kaffeine put into it.

I have the highest respect for them and the work that they do....

Breakfast
Porridge - served w choices chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Ciabatta Roll with courgette omelette, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry muffins 1.80
Tomato, parsley, lemon and sesame savoury muffins 1.80
Black fig friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.50 or 4.00
Lamb and new potato

French retro baguettes 4.50
Coppa cotta ham with gherkin, gruyere, red onion, rocket, dijon, tomato
Tuna with rouille, capers and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast chicken with salsa verde, brie and rocket
Mushrooms with welsh rarebit and spinach

Salads 4.50/5.50
Roast parsnips with walnuts and lemon dressing
Comice pears with pancetta, pecorino, baby spinach and honey blossom
Celeriac roasted in peanut oil

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Polenta with grilled vegetables and mustard cheese

Week beginning November 14th - Land of the giants

2011-11-15T02:16:00.000-08:00

So I am 6 feet 4 inches, or about 190 cm, and for the first two years or so, that pretty much set me apart from every other person who worked here. Some of you may also know Kaffeine has a silent business partner, Hayden, and he is 6 feet 6. We were the only tall people at Kaffeine.

Now the tables have turned. Last week we employed an Australian boy, Nick, and he is, wait for it, 6 feet 8 inches tall. We also have James and Tim who are both around 6 feet and Niall is around 6 feet tall too, but he has moved up to One Tree Coffee at Lend Lease for most of the week, but will be back for the occasional guest shift every now and then.

Finally we have Ashlea, she must be about six feet tall as well, but she tells us doesn't know how tall she is and she is also working on the espresso machine as well as on service.

A while ago I wrote how girls have been an amazing influence in the life of Kaffeine, (Catherine, Rhea, Emma, Krysty, Jess, Julia to name a few) but now, when you come in, expect to look up, because the tall people are taking over.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Ciabatta Roll with courgette omelette, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Cranberry and Almond muffins 1.80
Four cheese and pepper savoury muffins 1.80
Black fig friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.30 or 3.70
Borscht

French retro baguettes 4.50
Coppa cotta ham with gruyere, red onion, rocket, dijon, tomato
Tuna with rouille, capers and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast chicken with cranberry jelly, brie, red onion and rocket
Aged cheddar with onion jam, spinach and tomato

Salads 4.50/5.50
Cumin crusted crown prince squash with onion bhajis and raita
Comice pears with pancetta, pecorino, baby spinach and honey blossom
Courgettes with chilli butter

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Parsnip and pesto

Week beginning November 7th - Cathosaurus

2011-11-08T03:13:00.000-08:00

When she applied for the position of barista in July 2009, I was struck by how professional her CV was, and I had seen a lot of CV's in my time at Marylebone Cricket Club. When she interviewed she came across as someone who had immense pride in herself and in whatever she applied herself to.

When she started work here, in August 2009, and we went to Square Mile for training, she took notes, listened, asked questions and then went back to Kaffeine and put it all into practice.

Over the first month or so, she worked six days a week, making coffee, learning and growing, and providing service and hospitality to our few customers. When we invited certain customers to get behind the machine, she was patient and explained all about the coffee process to them so that they went away amazed at the passion and detail that goes into making great coffee.

When baby Layla was born six months after we opened, and I took 8 days off, she managed the shop and we had what was at that time, a record week. When new staff stated with us, she taught them all she knew and set the highest standards possible for every coffee to be perfect.

She took care of our Synesso machine, polishing and shining her, even calling her Nessie, and she took care and pride in everything else about the shop. When we were nominated for best cafe in Europe, she went to the conference and awards dinner in Rome, and went up on stage and collected the award.

And by the end, after we had grown from one barista working per day to three, she was teaching her own classes after work on espresso as well as home brewing methods and we had gone from 2 kilo of coffee of coffee per day to over 12.

It is with sadness that Catherine leaves Kaffeine, but we are happy as well, because we want her to progress and expand her career, whether it be in coffee or in any other profession. I am sure that whatever she does, she will be extremely successful.

Catherine (Cathosaurus) Seay.
August 2009 to November 2011

Breakfast
Porridge - served w chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Carrot and pineapple muffins 1.80
Courgette and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Pear friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.30 or 3.70
Celeriac and Fennel

French retro baguettes 4.50
Coppa cotta ham with gruyere, red onion, rocket, dijon, tomato
Bufala mozzarella with tomato, aioli, basil and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with lemon butter, spinach, dill, capers
Roast chicken with salsa verde, brie, tomato and rocket

Salads 4.50/5.50
Crown Prince Squash with goats cheese, wet walnuts
Vietnamese chicken noodle salad with sweet chili, mint, coriander, peanuts, cucumber and carrot
Broccoli with oyster and chili sauce

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Cauliflower Polonnaise

Week Beginning October 31st - Expanding

2011-10-28T02:39:00.000-07:00

Some of you may have picked up that we are recruiting for new staff as we are expanding the business. This is true.

Lend Lease is an Australian based construction company that employs over 17,000 people worldwide and who are involved in some of the world leading construction and community building projects.

Their head office is on Euston road, just a ten minute walk from Great Titchfield Street, and they are renovating these offices to be able to accommodate their 500 UK employees and Kaffeine, which in this case will trade as One Tree Coffee, will be the internal 'staff' canteen.

They occupy the ground, first, second and third floors of a ten story building and we will be on the second floor, with capacity of about 100 including a specially designed eco-friendly roof terrace.

All the food will be produced at our main store and transported up on our new and exciting trolley twice a day and the bench layout will be very similar to what we currently have as well with a synesso cyncra, the grills and the display case.

The only difference is that it is not on the 'high street' and accessible for everyone, but the benefit for Lend lease of course though is they get their own cafe and never have to leave the building.... Now that sounds like a good idea.

Opening day. November 7th.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Weekend Brunch
Lemonade bread with gin butter 2.50
Porridge w poached strawberries, apple and pear 4.00
Homemade baked bean casserole with toasted kumara bread 6.50
Smoked salmon lox with toasted bagel, capers, red onion 9.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Apple and walnut muffins 1.80
Spinach and feta savoury muffins 1.80
Pear friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.30 or 3.70
Kumara, orange and basil

French retro baguettes 4.50
Aged cheddar with onion jam, rocket, tomato
Coppa cotta ham with gruyere, gherkin, dijon, red onion and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with lemon butter, spinach, dill, capers
Bufala mozzarella with basil, tomato, aioli, rocket

Salads 4.50/5.50
Crown Prince Squash with parsnip, dill, orange segments, almonds and baby spinach
Chicken adobu with red rice, coriander, rocket
Brussell Sprouts with apple, hazelnuts and cider

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Fennel gratin

Week beginning October 24th - making someones day

2011-10-24T02:41:00.000-07:00

I recently received an email from a young man who resides in Malaysia, looking for employment here in London. He works in the coffee industry and is very, very passionate about it all, his dream is one day to be a world class barista. Unfortunately, in order to get a visa to work in the UK he needed a letter of employment, something I am cannot offer. I replied and told him I am sorry I am unable to help.

Anyway, he has just been over on holiday to check out London and he came in to see us, not just once, but a couple of times. One of those was a Saturday, and we soon had him up behind the machine, making coffee and spending time learning with our baristas James and Amy. He loved it! He was nervous, but he loved it...and he did a great job.

I asked him how many emails he had sent to other cafes and he said over 20, but that we were the only ones that replied.

On the day he left to go back to Malaysia, he brought in a thank you card and a massive box of chocolates for us all to share. It was such a nice gesture on his behalf, we were very touched.

We like to get people who show interest in coffee in behind our machine and we also like to encourage people who are passionate about it to follow their dreams.

I guess we also like to think of everyone as a customer and if we can make their customer experience all that more memorable by a little bit of effort, then we are a doing a good job. I hope that Mavin will remember his experience for a long time to come and that he will also remember to always afford a little bit of time to those who show a lot of passion.

Just a little bit of extra effort and we have made someones day, it's what I like to think hospitality is all about.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Weekend Brunch
Lemonade bread with gin butter 2.50
Porage w poached strawberries, apple and pear 4.00
Homemade baked bean casserole with toasted kumara bread 6.50
Smoked salmon lox with toasted bagel, capers, red onion 9.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Raspberry and white chocolate muffins 1.80
Tomato, spinach and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Passionfruit friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.00 or 3.50
Creamy mushroom soup

French retro baguettes 4.50
Italian roast ham with apple butter, gruyere, gherkin, spinach
Roast aubergine with sweet chili, goats cheese, rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast chicken with salsa verde, brie, tomato and rocket
Bufala mozzerella with peri peri sauce, tomato and spinach

Salads 4.50/5.50
Crown Prince Squash with parsnip, dill, orange segments, almonds and baby spinach
Vietnamese noodles with chicken, carrots, coriander, lemon and chili
Brussell Sprouts with apple, hazelnuts and cider

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Leeks with goats cheese and thyme

Week beginning October 17th - Her Majesty The Queen

2011-10-15T02:17:00.000-07:00

So it was that on Thursday of last week, I was fortunate enough to be invited to an 'all Aussie bash' at Buckingham Palace, held by the Queen, before she goes off to Australia on business later this month.

I came to work in the morning, then went for a thermal Spa and massage at Spa London in Bethnal Green, then home to get ready. I don;t know how many times I checked my invite, made sure I had my passport and re tied my tie, but it was a lot.

I walked up to the front gates at 5:15, walked past all the tourists taking photos, went up to the police and said 'i'm here for the party'. We waited in a queue for a few more minutes, then were allowed to walk in through the main courtyard up the steps leading into the palace.

It was like the red carpet entrance, with Australian news cameras interviewing the celebrities such as Elle MacPherson, Bill Granger or Jason Donovan. We them went upstairs (I got a bit emotional here, bit overwhelming), into the picture gallery where we had champagne and canapes and met some of the ladies in waiting to the Queen, who were circulating and talking to the guests.

Soon, we were told to have our passes ready and then we walked into another amazing room full of chandeliers and were introduced to the Queen and Prince Philip and shook their hands as we passed into the next room for the main part of the party.

I was talking to a man Called Dick Porter, who set up STA travel and lives around the corner from Kaffeine. At this stage I think I was just in the right space at the right time, as a man came past and said, 'right, you six people, form a horseshoe shape as the Queen will soon enter and she will say hello and may ask you a question'. We were told to call her 'Your Majesty' and then after that to call her 'maam as in ham'.

So then she came in, she spoke to some people in the line including Dick Porter, I was next to the director of the English ballet and she spoke to him first, then she asked me what I do. I explained as best I could what Kaffeine is and she asked where we sourced our beans from. Big plug here for Square Mile coffee and James Hoffman and she thanked me and off she went to the next person.

Amazing.....

The party continued and I then met Bill Granger who has tells me he has been into Kaffeine and thinks it's fabulous, then I chatted to my old boss from MCC, Keith Bradshaw and also Jason Donovan who is good friends with a good friend of ours and then I just wandered for a bit around the rooms, looking at all the incredible art drinking champagne and eating mini lamingtons and pavlovas.

Finally I ran into Shelagh from Lantana who I was really glad to see had been invited as well and we talked for a bit about the party and the people and then it was time to go.

I walked out of the Palace under a full moon and walked slowly up through Green Park, hardly able to believe what had just happened. I feel very very lucky indeed.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Weekend Brunch
Lemonade bread with gin butter 2.50
Porage w poached strawberries, apple and pear 4.00
Homemade baked bean casserole with toasted kumara bread 6.50
Smoked salmon lox with toasted bagel, capers, red onion 9.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Elderberry and Apple muffins 1.80
Tomato herb and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Pear friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.00 or 3.50
Hungarian Goulash

French retro baguettes 4.50
Italian roast ham with onion jam, strong cheddar, spinach
Bufala mozzarella with puttanesca sauce and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Coppa Cotta ham with crab apple jelly, brie and spinach
Smoked salmon with aioli, red onion, capers and spinach

Salads 4.50/5.50
Chicken adobu with red rice, coriander and rocket
Purple sprouting broccoli with tobasco butter
Roast Jerusalem artichokes with peanut oil

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Crown price squash with feta and chilli

Week Beginning October 10th - Buckingham Palace

2011-10-07T23:31:00.000-07:00

About a month ago, I received in the post a very nice envelope with my name and address written in fountain pen on the front with a big red stamp ER at the top. I opened it very carefully, to find inside an invitation to Buckingham palace for a cocktail party!

Her Majesty the Queen has instructed the Master of the Household to invite Mr Peter Dore-Smith to a party in the palace before she travels to Australia on a business trip. This is not one of the garden parties, this is inside the Palace!

So this Thursday the 13th, I will be off to the Palace for an party with the Queen and apparently about 300 other guests. She does these sorts of parties when she goes off to other countries and invites members of that country to the palace for a leaving do.

To think that the Queen has somehow heard about Kaffeine is a truly wonderful and humbling thought. To know that the extremely hard work of all the staff who currently work and who have worked here, and that the support of all our fabulous customers is being recognised is even better.

Obviously, I cant wait, its going to be an exciting week...I wish I could take you all with me.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Weekend Brunch
Lemonade bread with gin butter 2.50
Homemade baked bean casserole with toasted kumara bread 6.50
Smoked salmon lox with toasted bagel, capers, red onion 9.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Victoria Plum muffins 1.80
Four Cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Pear friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Soup 3.00 or 3.50
Fabada - Spanish bean soup with chorizo

French retro baguettes 4.50
Italian roast ham with red onion, gruyere, gherkin, dijon, spinach
Bufala mozzarella with plum tomatoes, aioli, basil and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast beef with Gjetost cheese, horseradish cream, rocket and red onion
Smoked salmon with aioli, red onion, capers and spinach

Salads 4.50/5.50
Crown prince squash with goats cheese and wet walnuts
Lancashire cheese with pancetta, pickled onion, herb balls and spinach
Broccoli with oyster sauce

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Cauliflower and gruyere tart

Week beginning October 3rd - Porridge and Clerkenwell Chocolates

2011-10-02T23:55:00.001-07:00

Amazingly, just as we plan to relaunch porridge into the hearts and bellies of Fitzrovia, and premier the incredible Clerkenwell Chocolates, the weather goes mental and we are back into summer. But what a great few days it has been.

But still, have porridge back on as as today, Monday, and as it's going to be freezing later this week, we delayed Clerkenwell Chocolates until Thursday when it will be a bit cooler.

It is wonderful how popular our porridge is, we make it with Bonsoy soy milk and chef Jared has his own secret method to making it that creates a great consistency. Topped with either honey, chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar or golden syrup it is a perfect start to the day.

Clerkenwell Chocolates are made by a wonderful lady called Belinda who has this incredible passion for making simple, beautiful, quality chocolates. They are seriously some of the best chocolate we have ever eaten.

Available from Thursday, we strongly recommend you try some. We only have limited supplies each week, so you may have to be quick. Our first delivery is on Wednesday night ready for Thursday morning.

Oh, and the new espresso blend by Square Mile with be dialled in this week too, they are saying it is one of their best blends ever, we are really looking forward to it.

Breakfast
Porridge - served w chopped dried fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Weekend Brunch
Lemonade bread with gin butter 2.50
Homemade baked bean casserole with toasted kumara bread 6.50
Smoked salmon lox with toasted bagel, capers, red onion 9.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry muffins 1.80
Courgette, cheese and herb savoury muffins 1.80
Pear friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch

French retro baguettes 4.50
Italian roast ham with apple butter, gruyere, gherkin, spinach
Tuna with olives, capers, red onion, aioli, rocket and lemon

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Coppa cotta ham with strong cheese, onion jam, rocket
Mushroom and Welsh rarebit and spinach

Salads 4.50/5.50
Vermicelli noodles with chicken, carrots, coriander, chilli and sesame oil
Wet walnuts with strong cheese, red water cress and blackberries
Broccoli with oyster sauce

Tart 4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Leek, goats cheese and thyme

Week beginning September 26th - Spain

2011-10-02T23:41:00.000-07:00

We have been away from the shop for a week on holiday, so I have been a bit slack in not getting the menu up and online. We went to Spain for a week, Granada, Madrid and Seville. Awful coffee, some great (and not so great) food and some real quality time with my family.

It was wonderful....

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Weekend Brunch
Lemonade bread with gin butter 2.50
Homemade baked bean casserole with toasted kumara bread 6.50
Smoked salmon lox with toasted bagel, capers, red onion 9.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Victoria Plum muffins 1.80
Spinach and feta savoury muffins 1.80
Pear friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch

French retro baguettes 4.50
Asparagus with brie, pesto and spinach
Pancetta with tomato, parmesan, basil, rocket and aioli

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian roast ham with gjetost cheese, pears, rocket and red onion
Mushroom and Welsh rarebit and spinach

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Chicken adobu with wild red rice, coriander and rocket
Cobnuts with blue cheese, red water cress and blackberries
Roast parsnip with peppercorn dressing

Tart £4.00 or £6.50 with salad
Spanish pepper and goats cheese

Week beginning September 19th - London Design Festival

2011-09-16T01:14:00.000-07:00

This week sees the London Design Festival roll into town and Kaffeine is playing a small part, in that we are one of the pit stops on the Fitzrovia Design Trail.

Next Wednesday is the biggest day with many of the leading furniture design showrooms in the area opening for events throughout the day and the evening.

One of the most exciting parts of this process has been the planning stage, where a number of local businesses led by Minotti Furniture and Together Brand Design have held meetings to organise everyone to get together with a map, postcards and a prize draw based on the concept of Fitzrovia Now.

Maps are available in store now, and the concept is really about discovering Fitzrovia for the hidden gem of fashion, galleries, dining and showrooms that it is.

On Wednesday, specially designed keys will be available in selected stores including Kaffeine and you can go into those stores, collect a stamp and once you have filled in your key with stamps, you can go into a prize draw for some really cool prizes donated by some of our local companies.

And so here's to the power of a group of independent stores, getting together to promote their special part of London. And to great design.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Weekend Brunch
Homemade baked bean casserole with toasted kumara bread 6.50
Strawberry marscapone served with pear and ale bread 7.50
Smoked salmon lox with toasted bagel, capers, red onion 9.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Coffee, chocolate and cobnuts muffins 1.80
Tomato, lemon parsley and sesame savoury muffins 1.80
Peche de vigne friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian roast ham with strong cheddar, onion jam and spinach
Smoked salmon with capers, red onion, lemon verveine butter and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Coppa cotta ham with gruyere, gherkin, red onion, dijon and spinach
Bufala mozzerella with peri peri sauce, tomato and spinach

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Roast chicken with salsa verde, pears and gem lettuce
Wet walnuts with blue cheese, red water cress and blackberries
Roast black carrots with fennel, peas and chervil

Tart £4.00 or £6.50 with salad
Cavolo Nero with chilli, garlic and ricotta

Week beginning September 12th - Home brewing classes

2011-09-12T07:53:00.000-07:00

Our lead barista Catherine has now started teaching home brewing classes at Kaffeine, which is a great opportunity for you to be able to see a variety of different ways to make your coffee at home, but not by using an espresso machine.

Over a one hour session, she covers syphon, V60 pour over, French press and stove top, showcasing each different brew method, preceded by some theory about coffee and the processes involved.

Sessions are just £20, and you have the opportunity to buy equipment here at Kaffeine as well to be able to take home.

If you are at all interested in learning how to make better coffee at home, then these classes are for you.

Because then you can truly ask the question. If I promise to make you good coffee, will you love me forever?

Bookings are made through the Kaffeine website - Coffee Courses, or ask in store.

Let's get making coffee!

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Damson Plum muffins 1.80
Goats Cheese and honey blossom savoury muffins 1.80
Peche de vigne friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Aubergine with goats cheese, sweet chilli, thai basil and rocket
Italian roast ham with spicy relish, mozzarella, tomato and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Strong Cheddar with sweet corn pickle, tomato and spinach
Asparagus with brie, pesto and rocket

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Roast chicken with salsa verde, pears and gem lettuce
Torn mozzarella with plum tomatoes, basil and baby spinach
Courgettes with balsamic syrup, parmesan and basil

Tart £4.00 or £6.50 with salad
Tomato, discovery aples, thyme and aged cheddar

Week beginning - September 5th

2011-09-02T06:17:00.000-07:00

Goodness, it's been all happening this week, here is a quick run down.

We are looking for a new barista to replace the amazing Krysty who has been with us for over a year and definitely achieved Kaffeine legend status, she will be forever remembered as a superstar. Luckily for us she has moved on to another cafe called Department of Coffee and Social Affairs in Leather lane, so we now we can still go to see her.

We are also looking at a new POS system that works on an iPad called Isisipos. Bea from Beas of Bloomsbury put us onto it via Twitter and we hope to have it up and running by end of next week. Goodbye PC based cash registers!!! Hellloooo Apple.

We are also in talks with Belinda from Clerkenwell Chocolate, who will be supplying us with her home made truffles later this year, they are truly amazing and we are very fortunate to be able to sell her chocolates here at Kaffeine.

We are soon to be trialling a new QR code based feedback system, where customers will be able to provide feedback to us, leave comments and join our facebook and twitter groups, all pretty much instantly. Brilliant. Goodbye stupid feedback forms.

Then we also have our brunch menu. After a few weeks trial we have settled on some great options for brunch including home made baked bean casserole on kumara toast, or a breakfast foccacia with sliced cotechino sausage, gruyere and a fried egg, or pear and ale bread with marscapone and peche de vigne syrup. Amazing.

Finally we have our guest espresso weekends. This weekend it is the famous Melbourne based cafe, now here in London, St Ali, and their Cult of Done espresso.

Can anything else happen in just one week? Well yes, we were interviewed to be a part of a feature in the incredible Fire and Knives publication, and we were photographed for inclusion in a book on London cafes coming out in December called Cafe Life.

Phew.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Apple and Blackberry muffins 1.80
Courgette and cheese muffins 1.80
Peche de vigne friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon, lemon verveine butter
Italian roast ham with tomato, aioli, bufala mozzerella and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Strong Cheddar with sweet corn pickle, tomato and spinach
Asparagus with brie, pesto and rocket

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Figs, goats cheese, baby spinach, orange honey blossom
Harissa chicken, cous cous, coriander, iceberg lettuce
Roast aubergine with lime, chilli, coriander and peanuts

Tart £4.00 or £6.50 with salad
Okra, garlic, chilli and peanut pastry

Week beginning - August 30th (Tuesday) - Girls at work

2011-08-25T09:42:00.000-07:00

Recently, the world barista champion of 2009 Gwilym Davies made a point at a conference about girls working in the cafe industry, especially as baristas, and how he felt that in some cases, they are discriminated against and not given the opportunities or progression they deserve.

It was a very interesting and topical point to make, especially as he dressed up in drag to make it.

Those who know Kaffeine will know that we are staffed mainly by girls/women/ladies, and I am very very appreciative of that. Not saying the boys who work here do not work hard or are not good at their job, not at all.

But what I do want to say here is that if it was not for the girls who work here now, have worked with us from the start, or have worked for us in the past, we would not be the cafe we are today.

Girl power.

(and they are such perfectionists!)

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry muffins 1.80
Tomato, cheese and herb muffins 1.80
Damson Plum friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon, lemon verveine butter
Italian roast ham with brie, sweet chilli sauce, thai basil and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.50
Bufala mozzerella with tomato, salsa verde and spinach
Roast courgettes with crushed peas, feta, rocket and mint dressing

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Prawns with samphire, picked ginger, runner beans and rocket
Girolles, sage butter and spinach
Roast aubergine with lime, chilli, coriander and peanuts

Tart £4.00 or £6.50 with salad
Tomatoes, rocket, olives, mozzarella, olives and balsamic

Week beginning August 22nd - Please sir, I want some more

2011-08-24T01:42:00.000-07:00

I am a bit behind this week in updating this, too many celebratory drinks perhaps?

But the good news is, that with this type of weather, we will be bringing back porridge before you know it.

Please enjoy.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry muffins 1.80
Tomato, cheese and herb muffins 1.80
Damson Plum friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Passionfruit melting moments biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Chorizo with roast red peppers, red onion, goats cheese and rocket
Mushrooms with welsh rarebit and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Bufala mozzerella with tomato, basil, aioli and spinach
Italian roast ham with red onion jam, gruyere, gherkin and rocket

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Tandoori chicken with iceberg lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, avocado and mint dressing
Chicory with pear, blue cheese and toasted walnuts
Broccoli with oyster sauce

Tart £4.00 or £6.50 with salad
Tuna with brown rice bake

Week Beginning August 15th - 2nd Birthday

2011-08-12T05:36:00.000-07:00

Yes that is right, it is now 2 years since we opened the doors of Kaffeine. I am not going to say much, except what is most important, and that is a big thank you to all our staff, our suppliers, our families and friends and most of all to our much valued customers for all your hard work, support and encouragement.

It has been an amazing journey, one that I hope will continue for many years to come.

Two years.

We will be celebrating this week with a few little treats here and there. We hope you can join us.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Peche de vigne (Red French Peaches) muffins 1.80
Four cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Damson friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian roast ham with apricots, brie, rocket
Tuna with lemon myrtle mayo, basil and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Roast courgettes marinated in mint with feta, crushed peas and spinach
Italian roast ham with dijon, gruyere, gherkin, red onion and rocket

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Tandoori chicken with iceberg lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, avocado and mint dressing
Chantenay carrots with roasted cardamom pods and fig dressing
Green beans with peanuts, chilli, lemon and soy

Tart £4.00 or £6.50 with salad
Sweet corn and roast kumara

Week beginning August 8th - Loyalty cards

2011-08-05T02:06:00.000-07:00

In planning for Kaffeine, we talked for a long while amongst ourselves and also with very respected and knowledgeable people from the industry about loyalty cards and whether we would introduce them. Ultimately, as some people may be aware, we decided not to.

A number of people we spoke to felt they were a nuisance to carry around, others felt a bit cheap when asking for it, others really liked them. Others told me of rip off schemes in cafes that they had worked in involving loyalty cards. It was not an easy decision to make.

We still occasionally get asked if we have them, or are told that we should have them, but our answer is exactly what we have said from the start and that is that we like to look after our customers in other ways other than a loyalty card.

For example, in our first Christmas we gave away Keep Cups to over 150 of our regular customers with a personal Kaffeine Christmas card. Our second Christmas we gave away 150 of our own home made jams.

The managers here also know to look after our regular customers with an occasional free cake or coffee or we test new cakes or biscuits with other regulars. I personally try very hard to give a free Portuguese tart, a friand or a biscuit to regulars when I am able to. More often than not, that customer says no, please allow me to pay.

We also try very very hard to provide great service, excellent food and amazing coffee, which I hope is a reason for people to keep coming back as well.

What I do wonder is, if you go to your local pub once, twice or three times a week, perhaps buying up to ten drinks in that period, what do they do to keep you loyal?
I am yet to hear of a pub loyalty card system.

What other food/beverage industries have loyalty cards and does it work for them I wonder?

If anyone has any feedback or points to raise, I am more than happy to listen.

In the meantime, our menu is up for this week and Damson Plums are in season and in our muffins. Yum.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Damson Plum muffins 1.80
Tomato, parsley, lemon and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Cherry friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian roast ham with red currants, brie, basil and spinach
Smoked salmon with cream cheese, capers, dill, lemon, red onion and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Roast courgettes marinated in mint with feta, crushed peas and spinach
Italian roast ham with dijon, gruyere, gherkin, red onion and rocket

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Mixed tomatoes with pancetta, toasted fennel seeds, parmesan
Quinoa with roasted olives and tomatoes, cucumber, cashew and orange
Green beans with peanuts, chilli, lemon and soy

Tart £4.00 or £6.50 with salad
Fennel gratin

Week beginning August 1st - The five senses

2011-07-29T04:34:00.000-07:00

In the planning for Kaffeine, I came across a book called 'Wake up and smell the Profit, 52 ways to maximise profit in your cafe business', by Hugh Gilmartin and Johnnie Richardson.

In that book, one of the things they listed was the importance of the five human senses. Taste, feel, sight, sound and hearing and how important it was that all of these five senses or addressed equally in a cafe. It struck me as a very valid and important point, and it is certainly something that we try very hard to achieve at Kaffeine.

For example, music in cafe has been a topic on twitter this week. Our music policy is to have a good background beat of music that also has a happy vibe to it, that is not obtrusive, too loud or offensive, that just blends in with the natural conversation, though does not make people talk louder to make themselves heard.

We are very passionate about our music here, and we create 'daylists' that start off slow and easy (7:30 am) and build though the day finally slowing again around 5 pm. Proper DJ sets really, but we have to create them for a 12 hour day, for 7 days of the week. It is not easy to do.

We also keep everything spotlessy clean and visually appealing(sight), bake lovely treats like ANZACS and chocolate brownies (smell and taste) and have decor that has a good (feel) to it.

Perhaps we would have achieved it anyway, without knowing that we were. But also now, when I go into any other hospitality business, from cafe to five star hotel, I reflect and think, are all my senses being evenly matched? Because if they are not, then I guess that business is really not up to standard.

Oh yum, I just read the menu. Blueberry muffins. Be quick, they will not last long.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry muffins 1.80
Courgette and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Raspberry friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian roast ham with red currants, brie, basil and spinach
Smoked salmon with dill, aioli, red onion, capers and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Plum tomatoes with puttanesca, bufala mozzarella and spinach
Red onion jam with cheese fondue and rocket

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Organic free range chicken with chilli, coconut, fish and lime dressing, coriander and rocket
Red camargue rice with kumara, chantenay carrots, basil and orange
Cucumber spaghetti with pesto

Tart £4.00 or £6.50 with salad
Polenta with grilled vegetables, avocado and goats cheese

Week beginning July 25th - Community and Independent shops

2011-07-22T05:04:00.000-07:00

In the planning and research for this business, it never occurred to me exactly how much a part of the local community a cafe such as Kaffeine can be. I am really proud to be able to walk down the street and say hello to so many people who are our customers. I am also very proud of the fact that we are able to bring people together within the cafe, that we bring more people to the area and that we have been able to bring a higher standard of cafe to the area, something I hope is of value for our other local retail businesses and also our local residents.

Much research has been done, and proven, that a good cafe can be a very, very important part of the fabric of a local community, and in this day and age of chains and identikit high streets, a much valued one.

I am approached quite often by real estate agents who have been instructed by their landlords to find a good quality cafe for their area. They do not want S*bucks or C*sta, they want an independent, who is promoting quality and style and I guess, also of importance, to be able to contribute to the adhesive thread of the community.

They say, 'we want a good independent who will drive quality and service and improve the value of our estate'. Interesting. Is it finally now that perhaps we small independents have some sort of power over the big chains in negotiating a leasehold?

Now that is something to think about. Perhaps I should have a word to Mary Portas.

PS. its pay day this week, so that means lamingtons, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Bring it on.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Red currant and apple muffins 1.80
Feta and spinach savoury muffins 1.80
Apricot and Chocolate friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60
Lamingtons 2.50

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Pesto, tomato, bufala mozzerella and rocket
Chorizo, roast red peppers, red onion, spinach and goats cheese

French retro baguettes 4.50
Ham with gruyere, red onion, sage butter, tomato and spinach
Red onion jam with cheese fondue and rocket

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Baby Gem with cherries, pecorino, fennel and a lemon dressing
Red camargue rice with kumara, chantenay carrots, basil and orange
Courgettes with tabasco butter

Week Beginning July 18th - One Tree Coffee

2011-07-18T08:32:00.000-07:00

As you may know already, before Kaffeine, I worked at Lord's Cricket Ground, spending 3 and a half years there looking after all the casual catering staff.

This year we are back again, and this week in particular is the big one, the second Test, against one of the great all time teams with the most passionate and religious of supporters, India.

We are very lucky to have been invited back to help with their coffee offer this year and we are located in the premium outdoor dining area of the Harris gardens, just up the main driveway from the Grace gate entrance. However, it is open to the public, so anyone is welcome to come in and our prices are the same as Kaffeine.

We are known as One Tree Coffee, in reference to the one coffee tree that survived the trip from France to Martinique back in the 1800's.

We will be using Square Mile espresso on a la Marzocco Linea 2 group, but most exciting is that we will also be doing filter coffee, again with SQM, grinding our coffee fresh before extracting a maximum of 10 litres at a time through the Bunn boilers.

This especially is where we are getting a difference in the quality of the coffee compared to the bars and function areas where the MCC use Kenco pre ground. It really shows that with a bit of effort and understanding, the coffee offer can be so much better.

And it is this small step that I hope will soon be pushed across the ground, and even more so, that coffee fresh ground and put through a filter, whether it be a one cup V60 or a 10 litre boiler, can be really, really tasty.

Part of the reason we are at the ground is because they have listened to their customers, the members and the public, who have been demanding better quality coffee and now they have done something about it.

I only hope that more and more places and people will start to discover not just quality espresso, but quality filter as well.

Better quality coffee, demand it and it will come.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry muffins 1.80
Kumara and Sweet Corn savoury muffins 1.80
Apricot and Chocolate friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with dill, spinach, red onion and aioli
Welsh rarebit, mushroom and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Ham with gruyere, red onion, dijon, gherkin and rocket
Aubergine with sweet chilli, goats cheese and spinach

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Baby Gem with cherries, pecorino, fennel and a lemon dressing
Samphire with prawns, rocket, broad beans and pickle ginger
Broccoli with oyster sauce and chilli

Tart
4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Roasted red peppers with goats cheese and basil

Week beginning - July 11th - Sunday's

2011-07-10T05:10:00.000-07:00

Sundays for me have always been special. Sundays have always been the more fun, casual outings, no pretensions, while Saturdays were all about swanning about looking your best and dressing up. Not for me thank you.

In the 80's, it was all about going to the pub and having large quantities of alcohol and usually, because of hospitality hours, being able to stay out all hours as well.

In the 90's it was all about daytime clubbing. Anyone reading this who has been clubbing all day Sunday will understand, if you ever went to Sunnyside Up from 95 to 98, please say hello. Oh, and working in hospitality hours helped too!.

These days, especially in Winter, it is about Sunday roasts and a few bottle of wine. Friends, Mrs K and now baby Layla, perfect.

The other good thing? Especially in Australia and new Zealand and now more than ever, in the UK. Brunch, the papers and great coffee in a wonderful cafe where service and hospitality is the key.

Good thing then that Kaffeine, along with a growing number of other great cafes, are open on Sundays. We have now been open for about six weeks on a Sunday and while it is the quietest day of our week, it is becoming more well known.

We hope to see you in soon.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Mountain Peach muffins 1.80
Four Cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Apricot and Chocolate friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Apricots with brie, spinach and pancetta
Welsh rarebit, mushroom and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Ham with gruyere, red onion, apple butter, gherkin and spinach
Bufala mozzarella with tomato, salsa verde and rocket

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Roast aubergine with honey mustard
Chicory, orange dates, manchego cheese, coriander
Chicken with chilli coconut, mango, coriander, baby spinach and lime and fish sauce dressing

Tart
4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Potato gratin with rosemary and garlic and mozzarella

Week beginning July 4th - 2 Years ago

2011-07-02T05:17:00.000-07:00

So it was, that two years ago this week, the builders started on Kaffeine. It had taken six months just to get the keys to number 66, as the leaseholder was still paying rent even though it was unoccupied, and now finally work had begun.

I was still employed by Marylebone Cricket Club but had given notice to finish on July 24th. We had just finished off the World Twenty/20 Cup in June and were about to go into the Ashes around July 15th.

So I would go to work at Lord's, and cycle down for architects or builders meetings on my lunch break or after work, while trying to organise equipment, staff, insurance and suppliers for the shop as well as the staffing for biggest Test Match in four years at the most famous cricket ground in the world.

Finally, on July 24th it was my last day and we opened Kaffeine a few weeks later on August 15th. It is safe to say, that I did not sleep for a week after leaving the comfort of a full time job.

And now look, here we are....

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
(add 30 p for granola or yoghurt)
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.50
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.50
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Apricot muffins 1.80
Tomato, cheese and herb savoury muffins 1.80
Mango tea friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Apricots with brie, spinach and pancetta
Roast aubergine with goats cheese, sweet chilli and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Ham with gruyere, red onion, dijon, gherkin and spinach
Avocado, mozzarella, tomato, aioli and rocket

Salads £4.50/£5.50
Chicken adobo with camargue red rice
Roast kumara with pesto dressing
Green beans with peanuts, chilli, garlic and lemon

Tart
4.00 or 6.50 with salad
Courgette with cherry tomato, mozzarella and pancetta

Week beginning June 27th - Catherine

2011-06-24T06:59:00.000-07:00

We are very pleased to announce the wedding this week just gone of our own Catherine, @cathosaurus, Cat, Catho, Cathy to her partner Levent Ali. What a proud day it was for us all, and especially her parents, who flew all the way from Australia for the wedding.

Levent used to be one of our very regular customers back in the day (I now know why of course, it was not just the coffee), until he had to move away for his work to Old Street. But still he persisted and that paid off this week.

Catherine has been with Kaffeine since before the start, believing in me that we could achieve our vision, and in fact being a very major part of that vision coming true. Both her and Chef Jared came to Kaffeine when it was still a building site and believed me that it would work, and both have made a very real and appreciated impact on the business.

We have a lot of respect and gratitude to both of them for their work, but this week especially it was time to pay that respect to Catherine.

We celebrated with a small party here on Wednesday night, after the ceremony and a lovely lunch. Some wine, beer, champagne and canapes and a bit of a cheesy wedding dancing, it was a great night.

We truly wish both Catherine and Levent all the very best in their lives together, may it be long and happy. Respect.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Flat Mountain Peach muffins 1.80
Vegemite and Cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Mango tea friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60
Lamingtons 2.50 (THURS, FRI, SAT ONLY)

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli red onion, dill, rocket and capers
Roast aubergine with goats cheese, sweet chilli and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Ham with gruyere, red onion, dijon, gherkin and spinach
Cucumber ribbons with tomato, avocado, carrot ribbons, spinach and harissa mayo

Salads £4.40/£5.30
Tuna with mizuna, olives, potato, red onion, dill, green beans, pecorino and egg
Camargue red rice with kumara, chantenay carrots, spinach, basil and orange segments
Broccoli in oyster sauce

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Chicken, mushroom and thyme

Week beginning June 20th - Justin

2011-06-19T03:54:00.000-07:00

This week is a bit of a sad week as one of our baristas, Justin, is leaving to head to Brighton for the summer to see what he can achieve down there. Since arriving fresh off the boat back in September, Justin has been an amazing person to have in our employ. He is fantastic with coffee, exceptionally clean and tidy around the machine and overall is amazing with our customers and staff alike.

Justin will be very sorely missed at Kaffeine, and we wish him all the best in his future.

On the other hand, we welcome three new people, Candice, Claire and Ewelina. Candice will be a barista, Claire will be on the floor and Ewelina is in the kitchen.

I warmly welcome all 3 to the family that is Kaffeine, I hope you enjoy working here.

By the way. Blueberry muffins back on this week. Yum.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry muffins 1.80
Leek and onion savoury muffins 1.80
Mango tea friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Pancetta with mango, brie and spinach
Olive tapenade with rocket, plum tomatoes and bufala mozzarella

French retro baguettes 4.50
Ham with gruyere, red onion, dijon, gherkin and spinach
Tuna with lemon mayo, dill and rocket

Salads £4.40/£5.30
Vermicelli noodles with organic free range chicken, carrots, coriander and sesame oil
Cherries with goats cheese, rocket and basil
Green beans with chilli, garlic, peanuts and lemon

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Red Cabbage and feta

Week Beginning June 13th - Cafe Life

2011-06-10T04:33:00.000-07:00

Is the life of a cafe owner glamorous? Financially rewarding? Life affirming? Ha! Perhaps to some it may appear to be, and that is why some people decide to go into this business, even though they have no experience in this industry but wish to follow their dream of owning their own place.

The reason I say this is because I do get asked fairly often by people who want to set up their own place for advice. But is worries me that some people may be going into this with a false sense of what life is like.

While I fully support and encourage people to follow their dreams instead of laying awake at night wondering 'what if?', I also give a very strong word of caution. If you have no experience in this industry, then you are already well behind the ball, no matter how much time you spend eating and drinking in cafes in your leisure time or how well you make food or coffee at home or host a dinner party.

I recently asked an architect friend, that if I all of a sudden I had a career change and wanted to be an architect and came to them for advice, what would they say. The answer?.... Good luck. And it's true. If I wanted to be a mechanic, or an accountant or whatever at the age of 40, then already in a very competitive market, I am against all the others who have been doing it for 20 years already.

This industry is rewarding, it is life affirming and it can be glamorous, but it is also very very very hard work. This is why I have a lot more respect every day for those people who have created amazing businesses, because they are very talented people indeed, and it is usually those for who the hospitality industry is a lifelong career.

Opening Kaffeine was easily the most terrifying experience of my life, and was so for at least the first year and it still occasionally terrifies me today.

Be aware, if you think this looks easy, it most certainly is not. (But I still love it!!) And if you do still want to do it, well then...good luck.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Frais de bois muffins 1.80
Sweet Corn savoury muffins 1.80
Mango tea friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Salmon, aioli, red onion, capers, dill, rocket
Plum tomato with salsa verde, bufala mozzerella and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Ham with apple butter, gruyere, red onion, gherkin and spinach
Tuna with cheese fondue

Salads £4.40/£5.30
Mountain flat peaches with dandelion, lemon balm, ham and pecorino
Cous cous with roasted olives, feta and smoked garlic
Green beans with chilli, garlic, peanuts adn lemon

Tuna Bake
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Polenta with grilled vegetables, goats cheese and avocado

Week beginning June 5th - World Barista Championships

2011-06-09T05:14:00.000-07:00

Last night saw the finals of the WBC held in Bogota, Colombia and Square Mile Coffee who roast our beans for us again had a major representation there, with their own John Gordon trying out to be the World Champion for the second year in a row.

We have known John here at Kaffeine since we first opened and he came and did a weeks work with us, something I will be forever grateful for. At that stage he was the UK latte art champion and we were very much in awe of him and very humble that he chose to work with us.

John ended up coming 6th on Sunday night, yes that's sixth in the world. An amazing achievement and full repsect to him and the SQM crew who supported him.

We hope that he competes again and gets the coveted crown one day, but at least in the meantime we can only hope that he continues to be a great ambassador for coffee.

John, well done. A true champion.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry muffins 1.80
Tomato herb and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Mango tea friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Pancetta, avocado, tomato, rocket, aioli and gruyere
Puttanesca with tomato, bufala mozzerella and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.50
Ham with gruyere, red onion, gherkin and spinach
Roast aubergine with chimichurri sauce, feta and rocket

Salads £4.40/£5.30
Green beans with mizuna, goats cheese, toasted almonds and lemon dressing
Organic free range chicken with chilli coconut, mango, coriander, baby spinach
Coleslaw of kohlrabi, radish, mooli, red onion

Tuna Bake
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Tuna and brown rice bake

Week Beginning May 30th - Lords Cricket Ground and One Tree Coffee

2011-05-27T02:23:00.000-07:00

Prior to Kaffeine, I was fortunate enough to be employed as the Staffing and Recruitment manager within the catering department at the most famous cricket ground in the world, Lords Cricket Ground and the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Now, after almost two years at Kaffeine, we will be returning to the ground as a part of their espresso and filter coffee offer within the Harris Gardens, the premier outdoor dining area, just up from the Grace Gate.

Marylebone Cricket Club approached us earlier this year, as they wish to improve their coffee offer within the ground which I believe is a great step forward in any catering business. That is, focussing on ALL component parts of their business and food and beverage offer and demanding that the best possible product be served in all areas.

We have also decided to name and brand this concession offer as One Tree Coffee. In the early 18th century, a French naval office tried takling 3 coffee trees to Martinique, however, only one survived, and it is this one that went on to be the catalyst for coffee trees in the New World. We think it's appropriate and we are very excited by it.

We hope to be able to see you at the cricket this year at one of the major matches, please say hello if you do.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Cherry and banana sweet muffins 1.80
Leek and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Mango tea friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pinky Snaps 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with dill capers, spinach and red onion
Coppa cotta ham with balsamic cherries, brie and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Ham with gruyere, onion jam, gherkin and spinach
Bufala mozzarella with peri peri sauce, tomato and spinach

Salads £4.40/£5.30
Adobo chicken with camargue red rice
Slow roast tomato with nettle pesto, bufala mozzarella and spinach
Crispy parsnip noodles with beetroot syrup

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Ricotta and herb

Week beginning May 23rd - The British Sandwich Awards

2011-05-20T05:02:00.000-07:00

Last night (Thursday 19th), Kaffeine was awarded a gold award in the category of Best Independent Sandwich bar at the British Sandwich Awards. We received gold because of the five short listed, they could not decide an overall winner, so they gave all of us a gold award. I guess really we are therefore 'one' of the best sandwich bars in the UK, or at least one of the top five!!

All the same, it is a fantastic recognition of all the hard work, passion, innovation, dedication and expertise that goes into not just creating, making or serving these sandwiches, but also the cleanliness, atmosphere and service of Kaffeine itself.

Over 600 people from across the industry, mainly very, very big corporate companies, were at the awards and it was a black tie event at a leading London hotel, they even had the Bee Gees tribute band playing! I did not stay for the party, but went home to wife and daughter (who woke at 5 am today) for a rest.

I do wish to send a big thank you to all our staff, especially Chef Jared for his inspirational recipes and his kitchen team for producing such wonderful food and all our staff for serving it so well.

And thank you, as customers and supporters, for supporting us so generously, it is very much appreciated.

Well done, the cocktails are on me.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Lemon marmalade muffins 1.80
Goats cheese souffle savoury muffins 1.80
Raspberry Friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pinky Snaps 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Tuna with cheese fondue and spinach
Coppa cotta ham with rocket, tomato, aioli, gruyere and dijon

French retro baguettes 4.30
Aubergine with goats cheese, sweet chilli and rocket
Bufala mozzerella with peri peri sauce, tomato and spinach

Salads £4.40/£5.30
Braised pork belly with breakfast radish
Orzo pasta salad red peppers, courgettes, onion, garlic and a spicy buttermilk dressing
Asparagus with ginger

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Broccoli, chilli and blue cheese

Week beginning May 16th - Providing Service

2011-05-15T03:16:00.000-07:00

I have always worked in hospitality, 25 years now, since I was 16 years old. There are a lot of people who are much better than I am at it, very very experienced people that I respect and admire, and one of the main things I do respect about these people and the places they operate is the attention to detail in the service they provide to their guests.

For that is what hospitality is to me, providing a service to people who come to your establishment to spend their money and time on your food and drinks, and to enjoy the decor, atmosphere and location.

It is only right that these customers are treated with respect and that every possible detail about their experience is perfect. It breaks my heart when I go to a place that has put so much effort into their decor, coffee, food and location, only to be let down but not having a standard of clearing a table as soon as the customer has finished. It's also one thing to have that standard, but it's another to recruit and retain staff who believe and understand in that standard, not in standing around behind the bar chatting.

Providing exceptional service is what will make a business stand out amongst others, because most of all the other factors are physical and cannot that easily be changed or altered or adjusted. It is where any busines scan lift its game above others and continue to grow and improve. Providing service (clearing tables, saying hello goodbye/name recognition/giving water with espresso/being fast and efficient/being friendly/being accomodating) is the first thing that we should all look for in an establishment and that an establishment should be recognised for, because it is the basis of any great hospitality venue.

I do hope you enjoy our menu this week and I especially hope that you enjoy the service we are trying very hard to provide.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Blueberry sweet muffins 1.80
Asparagus and Gruyere savoury muffins 1.80
Raspberry Friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pinky Snaps 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Salmon with lemon butter, spinach and chive
Pancetta with apricots, brie and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Coppa cotta ham with onion jam, gruyere, gherkin, rocket, dijon
Grilled potato with rosemary, garlic, mozzerella and garlic

Salads £4.40/£5.30/£8.50
Aubergines with a thai dressing
Roast beetroot with fresh peas, mint and feta
Organic free range chicken with gem lettuce, grapefruit and cayenne

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
English nettle tart

Week beginning April 11th -- Home brewing

2011-05-06T01:35:00.000-07:00

I am certainly not the expert to talk to about home brewing, there are a lot more knowledgeable people out there who know a lot more than I do. What I would like to say however, is that over the past few years especially, I have learnt a lot about brewing coffee at home and actually how easy it is to make a wonderful filter style coffee (not espresso) at home wuth a little bit of allocated time and effort.

Mrs K and I will always start our days off together with breakfast and either a pour over filter or french press coffee, following a recipe from one of the many experts and using SQM freshly gound beans. By the time she has prepped breakfast for our daughter and ourselves, I have made a great pot of coffee and we sit and enjoy our breakfast as a family.

You need to allow at least five minutes to get it done, about the same time as preparing breakfast really, and you will be able to sit and read the papers and have coffee, breakfast and a wonderful start to the day.

Not only that, but if you are going on a long drive or a picnic, get a thermos, make a pot ready before you go and stop and have really great coffee to keep you going. Much much better than Costa services.

Square Mile sell all sorts of equipment, and this is an amzing website with all sorts of recipes for brewing http://www.brewmethods.com/.

Now, if only we can get all the B £ B's of the UK to make us coffee this way too....

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Champagne soaked berries sweet muffins 1.80
Corn cheddar savoury muffins 1.80
Strawberry Friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pinky Snaps 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Tuna with cheese fondue and rocket
Manchego cheese with pesto, courgette and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Coppa cotta ham with onion jam, gruyere, gherkin, rocket, dijon
Bufala mozzerella with aioli, spinach, basil, tomato, spinach

Salads £4.40/£5.30/£8.50
Cherries with goats cheese, rocket and basil
Orzo pasta salad with spicy buttermilk dressing
Organic free range chicken with gen lettuce, grapefruit and cayenne

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Asparagus and gruyere tart

Week beginning April 11th -- Espresso and latte art lessons

2011-05-03T00:57:00.000-07:00

It is a wonderful thing that so many people these days are interested in the sourcing, the quality, the production and the consumption of food and therefore have higher demand for knowledge about where this food comes from, and coffee is no exception.

We also have many of our own customers who show a real interest in how we make coffee, and we have always encouraged and asked those who do to spend five minutes behind the machine with our staff who take them through our beans, grinders, machine, cleanliness and then finish with a double ristretto. This is somehting we really enjoy doing, showing people the precision and effort that goies into making an espresso based drink.

For this reason, we have started our own espresso and latte art lessons. Two nights per week, 1.5 hours per session, you will be taight by our own manager and lead barista Catherine, the theory of coffee production and tamping, the art of espresso making and then will finish with latte art lessons where your challenge is to pour a rosetta, tulip or heart.

If you are interested, please check Catherines website http://www.cathosaurus.com/ for details and bookings. Places are limited each week, so be quick.

In the meantime, with asparagus season well under way, wwe hope you enjoy this weeks menu.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Plum and honey muffins 1.80
Courgette and cheese 1.80
Strawberry Friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pinky Snaps 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, dill, red onion, capers, spinach
Manchego cheese with pesto, courgette and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Coppa cotta ham with red onion, gruyere, gherkin, rocket, dijon
Bufala mozzerella with aioli, spinach, basil, tomato, spinach

Salads £4.40/£5.30/£8.50
Vermicelli noodles with free range chicken, carrots, coriander, sesame and chilli
Roast beetroot with goats cheese, broad beans and mint
British aparagus with duck egg mayonnaise

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Stuffed courgette tart

Week beginning April 25th - Sunday Opening

2011-04-21T05:12:00.000-07:00

Sundays are a great day for drinking coffee, reading the papers and having brunch. It's waht we've been doing for the past `18 months in other cafes, so by very popular demand, we will be now opening on Sundays from May the 8th, 10 am to 5 pm.

Chef Jared and his team Khan, Missy and Sam have also been working on a few new dishes that will be weekend only, brunch style. We do not want to let the cat out of the bag just yet, as they are still in development, but so far we are very very happy with them indeed.

So, Sundays it is, I mean with only a 2 minute walk from the hectic Oxford street, what better than escaping to Kaffeine for a bit on a Sunday, or just spending quality time drinking coffee and relaxing?

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Jam Doughnuts 1.80
Green peas, feta and mint savoury muffins 1.80
Strawberry Friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pinky Snaps 1.60

Lunch

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
HG Walters organic free range chicken with avocado, salsa verde, tomato and rocket
Bufala mozzerella with peri peri, tomato, spinach

French retro baguettes 4.30
Italian roast ham with sage butter, gherkin, spinach
Herbed ricotta with rocket

Salads £4.40/£5.30/£8.50
HG Walters organic free range chicken adobo with red rice and coriander
Mango, rhubarb, watercress and rocket
Flat cabbage with red chilli, red onion, fish sauce

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Manchego cheese with chorizo, red onion and tomato

Week beginning April 18th -- Easter Hot Cross Buns

2011-04-15T06:36:00.000-07:00

As it is Easter next week, we cannot resist but to put Hot Cross Buns on the menu, they will be avauilable all week and if you wnat to order a large quantity (6 or more), please do let us know in advance so we can prepare them for you.

Also a short message this week in relation to our Easter and Weddding weekend operating hours and our plans for Sunday opening.

Closed
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Wedding Day
Bank Holiday MOnday

Open
Easter Saturday
Saturday 30th

Once all the holidays and celebrations are over, we will be opening on Sundays, so from Sunday the 8th May, from 10 am to 5 pm.

We intend to start to introduce a few variations to our weekend menu once we open on Sundays, more of a brunch all day menu, exciting stuff indeed.

Have a wonderful week, hope to see you in store.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Hot Cross Buns 1.80
Eat your greens savoury muffins 1.80
Raspberry Friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pinky Snaps 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.30 / 3.80
Spring vegetable

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with lemon butter, chives and rocket
Plum tomato, mozzerella, peri peri sauce and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.30
Italian roast ham with gherkin, gruyere, spinach, red onion
Blue cheese with rocket, onion jam and apricots

Salads £4.40/£5.30/£8.50
Courgettes with pancetta and herb dressing
Pecorino with outdoor rhubarb, sorrel, mango and mixed seeds
Pak Choy and oyster sauce

Bake
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Brown rice tuna bake

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Krysty, Justin, Amy, James, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam

Week beginning April 11th -- New neighbours

2011-04-08T04:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to lovely lovely weather, what an amazing last few days it has been. But also, after 3 months building work and who knows how much planning, we are now able to welcome our new neighbours across the road, the Riding House Cafe.

This looks to be a most amazing venue, a real addition to the community that is Titchfield Village. The guys, Adam and Clive, are brilliant and they bring years of hospitality experience with them. Already they own a popular Bermondsey pub, the Garrison, as well as Village East fine dining restaurant and I would say that this will be their flagship site.

It is absolutly fantastic for me to see industry professionals who are passionate about food, service, wine, decor, design and yes even coffee moving into our neighbourhood. They have bought a la Marzocco FB 80 machine and will be doing cafetiere coffee in their fine dining area, with all beans and tech support will be supplied by Caravan Roastery.

I hope those of you in the area will support them to and help to really bring Titchfield Village into prominence in London and the UK.

Now of course we also have to improve our standards. I look forward to it.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Raspberry and white chocolate 1.80
Four Cheese 1.80
Raspberry Friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pinky Snaps 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.30 / 3.80
Watercress and Pear

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Pancetta, avocado, tomato, aioli, rocket and gruyere
Plum tomato, feta, peri peri sauce and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.30
Tuna with capers, dill, olives, lime, mayo and spinach
Honey roasted aubergine with yoghurt dressing and rocket

Salads £4.40/£5.30/£8.50
Vermicelli noodles with chicken, carrot, coriander, sesame and chilli
Courgettes with tabasco butter
Pecorino with outdoor rhubarb, sorrel, mango and mixed seeds

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Celeriac and herb

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Krysty, Justin, Amy, James, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam

Week beginning April 4th - Cafe Society Awards

2011-04-02T02:16:00.000-07:00

Prior to opening, as a part of the business plan and goals, we set certain targets and ideals. Some of thse we have achieved, others not quite, but last week at an awards ceremony I was personally recognised by the industry through the Cafe Society with the Cafe Society Award, as recognition for contributiuon to the industry, as an inpiration to all others. We were also highly commended in the best Independent cafe awards as well. This is truly amazing. I do not profess to be incredible, or the best, I am just doing what I know and trying to do it the best I can. But I cannot do it all on my own.

In 18 months we have achieved a lot and I have a lot of people to thank for all their hard work and effort, from Tony our designer, Dominic the website, Kess the movie, all our wonderful suppliers and of course the backbone, the staff, especially Jared and Catherine who have been with us from the start. Some of you may not also know of the silent partner in the business, a very good friend who backed us at the beginning with financial support, Hayden, and also all the friends who have helped us along the way as well. Then of course, the people I am doing it all for, my wife and daughter. Respect to all and thank you.

Details on the award can be found here

http://www.cafesociety.org.uk/awards/index.shtml

There is a long way to go, not just for Kaffeine, but for the industry as a whole. Exciting times indeed. I hope we all can live up to and further exceed the expectations that thankfully are being put upon us.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Granola muesli with pomegranate molasses and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Bourbon and fudge 1.80
Corn and herb 1.80
Pear and passionfruit Friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Pinky Snaps 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.30 / 3.80
Spring Greens and gammon

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Pancetta, avocado, tomato, aioli, rocket and gruyere
Plum tomato, bufala mozzerella, salsa verde and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Tuna with capers, dill, olives, lime, mayo and spinach
Aubergine with goats cheese, sweet chilli rocket

Salads £4.40/£5.30/£8.50
Chicken adobo with red rice and coriander
Celeriac roasted with peanut oil
Purple sprouting broccoli with tobasco butter

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Flat bread with rocket, fried egg, chilli sambal

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Krysty, Justin, Amy, James, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam

Week beginning March 28th - Lamingtons and Villa Loyola

2011-03-25T02:21:00.000-07:00

I missed a week, not very good really and apologies to those who are kind enough to follow us each week. No excuses, it will not happen again.

So, moving on !!

There is so much good news this week, we are very happy indeed.

John Gordon from Square Mile Coffee has won the UK Barista Championship once again and will be representing the UK in the World Championships in June this year in Columbia. Well done John and SQM team.

SQM have also been kind enough to supply us with an amazing single origin coffee. Villa Loyola, a Columbian Cup of Excellence winner that SQM took recently to serve at the TED conference in LA, has arrived. We have only 200 kilos of this beautiful coffee. Our baristas Catherine, Justin, Amy and Krysty are loving it, beautiful to work with, incredible flavour profile. Get in and have some.

Lamingtons. Back on for three days only at the end of this week. Yes, that must also mean it's payday for a lot of you. What could be better? We sold 80 of them in 2 and a half days last month. If you want to preorder a large quantity, please email me.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70

Baked Treats
Poached rhubarb muffins 1.80
Coriander, sour cream, tobasco and tomato 1.80
Pear and passionfruit Friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Chocolate Chip Cookies 1.60
Lamingtons 2.50

Lunch
Soup 3.30 / 3.80
Chicken Ginger

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli. dill, red onion, capers and spinach
Plum tomoto, bufala mozzerella, salsa verde and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Coppa Cotta ham with gherkin, apple butter, gruyere and spinach

Salads £4.40/£5.30/£8.50
Red Cabbage with pancetta and basil
Spring greens with puy lentils and blue cheese dressing
Purple sprouting broccoli with tobasco butter

Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Tomato, anchovies, capers, olives, rocket, mozzerella

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam

Week beginning March 14th - Lovely food and Guest Single Origin coffee

2011-03-11T02:08:00.000-08:00

Chef Jared has taken our food offer one step further this week and is making his own pumperknickel bread with will then be sliced, toasted and topped with a lime cream cheese, watercress, smoked salmon, cucumber ribbons and red basil cress.

This we serve with our choices of salads, which this week include either fennnel, prunes, chicory, feta, coriander and mustard dressing, or roasted jerusalem artichokes or broccoli with chimichurri dressing.

Just knowing that in his head that all these flavours will work, then putting them together and creating dishes that are colourful, tasty and healthy is such a joy to see.

Finish this off with a poached rhubarb sweet muffin and you could not be happier really.

I am also excited this weke because Square Mile Coffee have given us the opportunity to have a guest siingle origin espresso for the next four weeks. Just being able to say to Anette and James 'yes, I'll have 200 kilos please', was exciting enough. This is the Villa Loyola espresso blend and we are the only cafe to be serving it. It will also be available as a retail bags of 350 grams in store.

We free trialled this coffee with some of our regular customers a few weeks ago and the feedback was fantastic. It is also the coffee that SQM served at the recent TED conference as part of Coffee Common. Exciting stuff indeed, look out for its release date next week sometime.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Poached rhubarb muffins 1.80
Coriander, sour cream, tobasco and tomato 1.80
Pear and passionfruit Friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Chocolate Chip Cookies 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.30 / 3.80
Chicken Ginger

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Mushroom, welsh rarebit and spinach
Pancetta, apricots, brie and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, red onion, dijon and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Roasted Jerusalem artichokes
Fennnel, prunes, chicory, feta, coriander and mustard dressing
Broccoli and chimchurri dressing

Pumperknickels
4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Pumperknickel bread with will then be sliced, toasted and topped with a lime cream cheese, watercress, smoked salmon, cucumber ribbons and red basil cress.

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam

Week Beginning March 7th - Earthquake Appeal week

2011-03-08T00:19:00.000-08:00

This week we are collecting money in two ways for the earthquake appeal. Firstly the 'staff tip jar' is being used at the front counter if you wish to drop in small change. Secondly, on Wednesday Kaffeine will donate 50 p of every coffee sold to the appeal.

But, it is how we will donate this money that is the interesting part. Carl Sara, NZ Barista Champion and a few others including Lawrence Brown and Steve Leighton here in the UK have set up www.christchurchcafe.com. This is where you can buy coffee beans and equipment and even a coffee machine in a virtual world, and all proceeds goes directly to those affected by the earthquake who work in the coffee community in Christchurch.

This is a brilliant idea and it is amazing that coffee people over the world are able to come togther and donate and support others in this way.

So we hope to be able to buy two coffee machines at least, plus some beans to use them on.

See you in store and thank you for your time.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Pineapple and carrot muffins 1.80
Four cheese and black pepper muffins 1.80
Pear and passionfruit Friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Chocolate Chip Cookies 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Cauliflower with caraway seeds and curry

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, dill, capers, red onion and spinach
Puttanesca with bufala mozzerella, tomato and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Spiced cauliflower and coconut
Red vegetables roasted over fennel sticks served on chicory with lime olive oil dressing and pistachio nuts
Broccoli and oyster sauce with chilli and garlic

Oatcakes 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Oatcakes topped with ginger jam, watercress, sauteed leeks and spring onion, gorgonzola and thyme

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam

Week beginning February 28th - Oscars, Earthquake, Emma, Cafe Society awards

2011-03-01T02:02:00.001-08:00

This week is sad week but it is also a week of celebration. I tell you, the emotions of running a cafe....unbelievable.

Emma - So we no longer have our Emma, she has left to have her baby hopefully on or before March 16th. We had a fab day on Friday as her last day with presents and gifts from customers and a tearful farwell at the end. We really wish her and partner Ian all the very best for the future.

Earthquake - The disaster in Christchurch is terrible, we cannot even begin to imagine what it must be like over there. Luckily for us there is no-one we know who has been badly affected, but the town will take a long time to come back from this. Thank you to all who have asked about our friends and family. Kaffeine will be organising a fundraiser soon like we did for the floods in Queensland.

Oscar Winners - We also would like to congratulate the boys and girls at Double Negative, who came home winners at the Oscars on Sunday for Special Visual Effects for Inception. Considering we supplied them with enough caffeine over the production period to sink a ship, we feel that we had at least a small part to play in this and we are very proud and happy for them. Well done.

Best Independent cafe Awards - Kaffeine has also been shortlisted for an award, this time the Cafe Society Best Independent Cafe 2010. Winners will be announced on March 22nd. We feel priviledged to be a part of it and to be shortlisted at all. Fingers crossed.

So, we hope you enjoy the week ahead. We will be.....

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, milk and almond bread 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Lavender and Lemon muffins 1.80
Tomato Curry muffins 1.80
Raspberry 'Love is in the air' Friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Chocolate Chip Cookies 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Celariac and Anise

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, dill, capers, red onion and spinach
Mushroom, Welsh rarebit and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Roast Aubergine with sweet chilli, goats cheese and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Radicchio with blood orange, pomegranate, feta and spinach
Blitva (swiss chard) and potatoes
Broccoli and oyster sauce with chilli and garlic

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Fennel Gratin

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam

Week beginning February 21st - Emma is leaving

2011-02-21T00:32:00.001-08:00

Week beginning February 21st

So this week we say goodbye to one of our best loved staff members, Emma, who is off on maternity leave as her baby is due on March 16th. The fact that the baby is due on the day of the UK Barista Championships is not a coincidence at all, surely!!

Emma has been an absolute superstar for Kaffeine, her knowledge and passion for coffee is incredible and her professionalism and commitment to the business is very much appreciated.

We wish her and partner Ian all the very best over the next few weeks and indeed for the years to come as they bring what will surely be a beautiful baby into the world.

Emma, we will miss you.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, milk and almond bread 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Pomegranate muffins 1.80
Crown prince and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Raspberry 'Love is in the air' Friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Chocolate Chip Cookies 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Carrot, chilli and coriander

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, dill, capers, red onion and spinach
Tomato, puttanesca, mozzerealla and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Chicken adobo with red rice
Mizuna with olives, capers, anchovies, parmesan, egg and croutons
Cinnamon butternut with chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Tomato and four cheese

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam

Week beginning February 14th - Valentines Friands

2011-02-11T00:33:00.000-08:00

Week beginning February 14th - Valentines week

Love is in the air, everywhere you look around
Love is in the air, every sight and every sound......

Monday, as you all know, is Valentines day. And while we won't be getting to cheesy and handing out red carnations or roses to every female (we used to do that in a restaurant I worked in), we will be smashing out the latte art hearts on your coffees all week and Chef Jared has also gone one step further again and created raspberry friands.

For those who are unsure, a friand is basically a little cake, made with ground almonds instead of flour, and Jareds recipe makes wonderfully moist, sweet cakes that are to die for. Topped with pink raspberry icing and an actual raspberry on top, these will be an amazing litle way to impress someone in your office if you feel so inclined.

So get in quick on Monday and get a friand for a special someone in your life. They will not be disappointed.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, milk and almond bread 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Poached cumquat sweet muffins 1.80
Eat your greens savoury muffins 1.80
Raspberry 'Love is in the air' Friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Chocolate Chip Cookies 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Hazelnut and Parsnip

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast chicken with salsa verde and rocket
Welsh rarebit with mushrooms and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.30
Roast aubergine with sweet chilli, rocket and goats cheese
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Blood orange with radicchio, pomegranate, feta and poppy seeds
Mizuna with olives, capers, anchovies, parmesan, egg and croutons
Cinnamon butternut with chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Turnip, wasabi and pancetta

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam

Week beginning February 7th - What a week it was

2011-02-04T07:40:00.001-08:00

So there are lots of stories about this week just gone. Some good, some not so good. Here is a brief overview.

Queensland Flood Appeal
In the Australia day/week, the staff tip jar was used to collect donations to the Flood Appeal, plus on the Australia day Wednesday, we committed 50 pence of every coffee sold to the Flood Appeal as well. On this day we sold over 500 coffees and in the week overall we raised over £540. Brilliant. Then of course, Queensland had a category 5 cyclone hit them up north. Queensland, flooded one day, battered the next. A big thank you to all who supported the cause, it is much appreciated.

Coffee Aroma and Tasting Wheel posters
One for the coffee geeks really, we are a bit excited this week to have delivery of the four Art of Aroma Perception in Coffee Posters and the Coffee tasters Flavour Wheel poster, direct from the SCAA in America. They are downstairs on the wall, so if you are interested in coffee flavours and aromas, feel free to come in and have a look at them.

We was robbed
Yes it is true, someone broke in on Tuesday night and stole a small safe that keeps our overnight float in it, ready to start the next day. They took nothing else and the only damage done was to the door. Considering the past month in Queensland, we got off lightly really, plus, they did not steal any coffee or hurt Nessie the Synesso. We also get a new, stronger door and are insured for all the cash.

New neighbours
We are very happy that we have new 'across the road' neighbours. The owners of the Garrison pub and the Village East restaurant in Bermondsey are coming to Fitzrovia, with impressive plans for an upmarket Brasserie style restaurant and bar. Building work is well underway and it is exciting to see all that is happening. We look forward to seeing what they do and also bringing a new dimension to the area.

After all that, I think it is time for some lovely food and coffee, or a rest, see you soon.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, milk and almond bread 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Yellow Plum 1.80
Tomato Herb and Cheese 1.80
Raspberry 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Corn Chowder

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast Aubergine, goats cheese, sweet chilli and rocket
Pancetta, grilled apricots, brie and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.30
Plum tomato, bufala mozzerella, spinach and aioli
Italian ham with gherkin, tomato, mustard, red onion and gruyere

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Roast parsnips with hazelnut dressing
Green beans, roast tomatoes, baby spinach and pesto
Chicken adobo on wild rice

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Leek and Blue Cheese

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam

2011-01-28T08:58:00.000-08:00

So last week it was Australia day, this week it is the turn of New Zealand with Waitangi day.

Waitangi Day commemorates a significant day in the history of New Zealand. It is a public holiday held each year on 6 February to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, on that date in 1840.

So last week, Chef Jared, who is from New Zealand, created a wonderful Australian menu, now he has gone all out with a New Zealand inspired menu. Of course lamingtons are on there, but we also have kiwi fruit friands, kumra and sweet chili tart and Jareds famous cheese scones.

New Zealand, who can resist??

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, milk and almond bread 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Lemon and Poppy and Cream Cheese 1.80
Cheese Scones 1.80
Kiwi Fruit friands (wheat free) 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Raspberry or Chocolate Lamingtons 2.50

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Pumpkin and Chilli

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Tomato, bufala mozzerella, aioli, basil and rocket
Chicken, grilled apricots, brie and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear, blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, tomato, mustard, red onion and gruyere

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Roast beetroot, red camargue red rice, coriander, feta and mizuna
Coppa cotta ham with rhubarb, kiwi and spinach
Corn in a herb sauce

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Whipped with sweet chilli and spring onion

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Erin

Week Beginning January 24th - Australia Week

2011-01-21T01:13:00.001-08:00

Australia Day is this week, January 26th and in Australia it is a public holiday, to celebrate the day that the First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove in 1788. It is a wonderful public holiday, much like the August bank holiday weekend here in the UK, right in the middle of Summer, and a great opportuntiy to get away, have a bbq with your family or mates and drink loads of beer and chardonnay. Australians get a bit patriotic, some may say a bit overly so, but hey, its all for a good laugh and a big celebration of our country and our lifestyle.

However, this year, not everyone will celebrate, as the floods in Queensland and now Victoria have had a devastating affect on thousands of lives. Australia really does have it hard in terms of the weather, after 12 years of harsh drought, we now have floods like we have never seen before.

So this Wednesday, Kaffeine will donate 50 p of every coffee sold to the flood relief in Australia to try to help them a bit.

All week, there will also be a donation box in Kaffeine for any of our customers who may wish to donate as well.

To celebrate the fact that it is Australia week though, we have the lamingtons back on the menu. Victoria Sponge, covered with Chocolate and or Raspberry and coated in coconut, as well as vegemite and cheese muffins, ANZAC biscuits and fosters and mutton broth. Now that is a good idea.......

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, milk and almond bread 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Blueberry and bran 1.80
Vegemite and Cheese 1.80
Carrot Cake friands (wheat free) 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Raspeberry or Chocolate Lamingtons 2.50

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Fosters and mutton broth

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Aubergine with sweet chilli jam, goats cheese and rocket
Smoked salmon with aioli, capers, red onion, dill and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.30
Plum tomato, bufala mozzerella, puttanesca and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, tomato, mustard, red onion and gruyere

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Slow cooked lamb with mint, new potatoes and spinach
Roast beetroot with feta and pumpkin seeds
Corn in a herb sauce

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Caramelised onion with spinach and cheese quiche

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Week beginning January 17th - a story about 3 phase power

2011-01-16T23:14:00.000-08:00

Those who foillow twitter or live/work locally may know that last Friday, we went through quite a day trying to get three phase power installed into the shop.

For those who are unaware, a regular domestic or commercial premises will have single phase (or 100 amps) of power supplied by EDF (now London power networks or something). However, once you start to use two baking ovens (26 amps), a 3 group espresso machine (40 amps), an 6 ring electric boiling top (39 amps), air conditioning, lights, sandwich grill, dishwashers, refridgeration and even music, all of these component parts soon add up to more than 100 amps of power, which unfortunately will soon enough cause your power to short.

So you pay EDF approx £3,500 to istall 3 phase power, or 300 amps of electricity. They then book in a day to dig up the outside of your shop. Two days later, they come back to cut the power off (anytime between 7 am and midday). EON electricity, being our actual supplier, then need to come and install the meter, but they contract this work back out to EDF, and they are meant to come anytime between 12 pm and 5 pm.

So, on Friday they cut the power at 11 am, that was okay, but the meter man came in at 11:30(half and hour later!!!!!!), looked at the work still needed to be done by our own electrician and stated, 'not ready, we cannot stay, can't help you, call the emergency line to get it connected', and very promptly left, most probably to go down the pub and laugh away the afternoon and evening with all of his power mates.....

The emergency EDF people were then booked to come anytime between 3pm Friday and 3 pm Saturday, they can't specify or tell you the time, they will just turn up. So I had to prepare to stay overnight in the shop. This is with a jetlagged wife and very unhappy and jetlagged 11 month old daughter at home, in the dark, and cold, all on my lonesome. So I had blankets, 3 jackets and the possum and merino wool beanie and scarf my Mum bought me for Christmas and 50 or so tea light candles.

But then, just as I was settling down and things were starting to look worse than ever, the emergency man turns up at 6 pm! He is calm, cool and collected. The electrician who had been working since 6:30 am finishes the job, and at 8 pm Friday night we have 3 phase power.

So, if anyone out there needs an electrician, let me know, mine are fantastic. If anyone out there is having 3 phase power installed and a tech guy called Eddie turns up to do the work, be afraid, but if you then need to have the emergency man come out and his name is Chris, tell him I say hello as he is a really nice guy, and if you are thinking of having 3 phase power installed or of opening your own cafe, be careful....be very, very careful. Or email me for advice.

Or come in for a strawberry and butter milk muffin, even better.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, milk and almond bread 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Strawberry and buttermilk 1.80
Sweet corn savoury 1.80
Carrot Cake friands (wheat free) 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Broad bean and coriander

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Plum tomato, bufala mozzerella, puttanesca and rocket
Welsh rarebit with mushrooms and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.30
Baba ghanoush with plum tomato, parsley and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, tomato, mustard, red onion and gruyere

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Chicken adobo with wild rice
Aubergine with chestnuts and tahini dressing
Honeyed chantenay carrots

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Wild mushroom, dijon mutard and thyme

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Week beginning January 10th - We are back!!

2011-01-11T00:28:00.000-08:00

And what a fabulous time away we had too, I went off to Australia and stayed in my home town Melbourne for three weeks, chef Jared and his brothers went to Egypt, Emma and Catherine went to Norway to visit with the amazing Tim Wendleboe and Melissa and Amy went all the way to Amsterdam for New Years Eve carnage.

We are back, we are refreshed, we are ready for a brilliant 2011

And what a way to start, with the Square Mile Winter Espresso Blend getting us going and fired up. With notes of creme brulee, chcolate mousse and softly baking spices, it is warming our hearts and minds. I think we must have overdosed yesterday in the excitement.

With all that coffee and a holiday, Jared has spiced up the menu this week with inspiration from the Middle East, loving those spices. Souk lamb foccacia? Not only that, but how about dark chocolate, coffee and walnut muffins?????

And to finish, a very big thank you to all our valued customers for support over the past 16 months. We are really looking forward to this year ahead and many more to come.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, milk and almond bread 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Dark Chocolate, Coffee and walnut muffins 1.80
Tomato, Cheese and herb savoury muffins 1.80
Carrot Cake friands (wheat free) 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Spinach, Lentil and lemon Soup

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Souk Lamb with aioli and spinach
Tuna with capers, gherkin, dill, olives, mayonnaise and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Chicken with muhammara(red pepper, walnut and pomegranate)and rocket
Plum tomato with puttanesca, mozzerella and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Italian ham with pear, blue cheese, walnuts, rocket and basil
Roasted aubergine with tahini and chestnuts
Edamame with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Zucchini, mint and feta

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Week beginning December 13th - Christmas Holidays

2010-12-09T00:41:00.000-08:00

Just a short note this week to let you all know we will be closing for Christmas holidays from the 23rd of December up until the 10th of January.

In the meantime and in the lead up to Christmas, the fabulous Jared has created a wonderfully naughty Christmas menu including Champagne and camembert soup and of course the popular Pan forte and his amazing mince pies as well as choclate and blackberry muffins.

We are very much looking forwrad to eating this menu, then having somne time off to recover.....Nice

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cranberry and Walnut 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Chocolate and blackberry muffins 1.80
Mince Pies 1.80
Pan Forte 1.80
Carrot Cake friands (wheat free) 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Camembert and champagne

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Turkey, cranberry jelly, red onion, parsley, brie, spinach
Mozzarella, puttanesca, plum tomato, rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Ham, sage butter, Gruyere, Parmesan, rocket
Pickle, blue vein, gherkin, red onion, spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Roast Ham, Stuffing balls, toasted pine nuts, roasted potato and carrot salad
Baby carrots cooked in Honey
Ratatouille on salad greens

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Creamed Brussels Sprouts Tart

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Week beginning December 6th - Christmas Treats

2010-12-02T08:32:00.000-08:00

Now we're talking. It's Christmas, it's Christmas!!!!

Pan Forte, a traditional Italian Christmas slice/cake
Real rum balls, covered in chcolate and coconut
Own made mince pies

We love a good Christmas here at Kaffeine, and as we are all from New Zealand and Australia, having snow and cold weather at this time of year makes it all the more special.(some of our staff saw snow for the first time ever this week!)

Mrs Kaffeine and I especially love being in cold weather at Christmas time, and having friends and family over or staying in a lovely cosy pub/cafe eating great food, with welcoming and warm service and with great friends and family having a laugh. It's brilliant.

So we try to create that atmosphere at Kaffeine, the windows all fog up and you cannot see inside, but when you come in it is toasty warm, the lovely smell of coffee permeates the air and combined with Chef Jared baking all the wonderful regular treats and now the special Christmas treats downstairs, it just makes you feel warm and comfortable all over.

Come on in, stay a while......enjoy.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cranberry and Walnut 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Sticky pecan and banana muffins 1.80
Mince Pies 1.80
Pan Forte 1.80
Carrot Cake friands (wheat free) 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Fabada - Spicy Spanish Stew with Chorizo, white beans and bread

French retro baguettes 4.30
Ham, sage butter, parmesan and rocket OR
Putanesca, bufala mozzerella, plum tomatoes, spinach and basil

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast squash with porcini mushrooms and blue cheese OR
Roast breast of turkey with brie, crnaberry, spinach, red onion and parsley

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Italian roast ham with chestnuts, roast onion, apple, watercress and a spicy orange dressing OR
Ratatouille on salad greens OR
Honey and thyme glazed baby carrots

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Squash puree layered with bread and a creme fraiche and mustard sauce

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Week beginning November 29th - Waiting times for your coffee

2010-11-26T23:36:00.000-08:00

For 4 years I worked at Marylebone Cricket Club as one of the senior managers in the Catering department, and in the functions in the Long Room, we were always looking at ways to get hot plates out to the tables, in as little time as possible, with speed, efficiency, presentation and of course quality on the plate and to the palette. Absolute importance.

At Kaffeine, we take everything we do very seriously as well, just like at the greatest cricket club in the world. As Kaffeine has became busier over the past year, our waiting times for coffee have increased. Of course this is unacceptable, both to us and also to the customers, so we have now invested in a three group espresso machine and now have three baristas working each day. (previously we only had a two group machine and two baristas, and wait times were up to 7 or 8 minutes).

Now, in our very busy periods, we are down to under 3 minutes from the time of ordering to hand off to the customer, and I do not believe we can get much faster than that, and we have still maintained excellent quality, with friendly, fast, efficient service.

People talk about introducing other brew methods such as siphon or pour overs, this is all well and good, but will it create a fast and efficient service process? It will take very good, skilled baristas and allocated counter space to do so. It is possible, but wil it be cost (labour especially), effective?

If Kaffeine 2 ever arrives, perhaps we will then look at counter space and brew methods, but until then, at Kaffeine, we are staying with what we know, espresso.

We hope you enjoy it.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cranberry and Walnut 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Rhubarb Muffins 1.80
Corn bread and chili muffins 1.80
Carrot Cake friands (wheat free) 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Tuscan Bean Soup

French retro baguettes 4.30
Ham, apple butter, gruyere and spinach OR
Tuna, rouille (red pepper mayonnaise), capers and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Bufal mozzerella with puttanesca, plum tomoatoes and rocket OR
Roast breast of turkey with brie, crnaberry, spinach, red onion and parsley

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Crown prince Squash with cumin crust, onion bhaji and raita OR
Ratatouille on salad greens OR
Brussel sprouts with savoury apple and hazelnuts

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Raclette cheese with potato, ham, pickled onion and cherry tomato

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Week beginning November 22nd - Thanksgiving and Office Catering

2010-11-19T07:32:00.000-08:00

Breakfast meetings, fruit platters, morning tea, lunch baguette and foccacia platters and afternoon tea. If you require catering for the office, then all of the food and drink items that are on the menu is able to be delivered, or picked up, so that you can enjoy all of Kaffeine's menu without having to leave the office.

The link to the office catering tab on the website has more information, or feel free to call in or email us directly and we can discuss your requirements.

This week we also celebrate Thanksgiving with a few inspired dishes involoving turkey, cranberries and marsala glazed carrots not forgetting that special Thanksgiving treat...sweet pumpkin pie!!

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cranberry and Walnut 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Raspberry and Coconut Muffins 1.80
Tomato and Mozzerella muffins 1.80
Carrot Cake friands (wheat free) 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60
Pumpkin Pie £2.50

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Tomato, basil and bacon

French retro baguettes 4.30
Ham, apple butter, gruyere and rocket OR
Bufal mozzerella, plum tomatoes, aioli, spinach and basil

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, capers, dill, red onion and spinach OR
Crown Prince Squash with brie and red currant jelly and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Crown prince Squash with parsnips, orange segments, almonds, dill and spinach OR
Turkey with water cress, cranberry, red onion, parsley and chestnuts OR
Marsala roasted chantenay carrots with hazelnuts

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Spinach, ricotta cheese and tomato

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Week beginning November 18th - A Dinner Speech

2010-11-15T12:33:00.000-08:00

This week I have been asked to speak at a business dinner for over 110 guests at the HSBC headquarters at Canary Wharf. HSBC were the bank that were kind enough to back Kaffeine when I approached them, in the middle of the recession, with a visual presentation, a business plan and a lot of determination.

I can see their problem when they are approached by people wanting to 'follow their dream' and they say no and decline the application for a loan. Is it because of the lack of experience the applicant has? Most probably. Is it because of the lack of detail and passion shown in the business plan? Again, most probably. I can only say that you must of course follow your dream, but be absolutely sure that it will not turn into your nightmare.

I try to say his as humbly as possible, but I have over 20 years experience in the Hospitality industry. I am not a chef, I am not a barista and I am not at all perfect, but, one of the reasons HSBC did back me in the end was because of my experience, and in a world/industry of such hard, and I stress hard, competition, it does count for a bit.

And because of this, they have now asked me to speak about it to over 100 business professionals at the head office of one of the biggest banks in the world.

It is a very nice compliment indeed. I hope I do well.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Pear and Walnut Muffins 1.80
Four Cheese muffins 1.80
Pear and Passionfruit friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Hungarian Goulash

French retro baguettes 4.30
Ham, brie with plum tomatoes, basil, aioli and spinach
OR
Tuna with rouille, capers and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast chicken with salsa verde OR
Crown Prince Squash with ricotta and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Crown prince Squash with Goats cheese and wet walnuts OR
Vietnamese noodle chicken salad with sweet chilli, thai basil, peanuts and cucumber OR
Brussel sprouts with savoury apples and hazel nuts

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Mushroom and Leek and Pecorino

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Week Beginning November 8th - European Coffee Awards - Best Independent Cafe

2010-11-05T07:18:00.000-07:00

We are very happy little people at Kaffeine this week.... proud, humble and happy. This is because this week, after being open only 14 months, we were judged to be the Best Independent Cafe in Europe at the European Coffee Symposium and Awards, held in Rome.

Over 300 leading executives and coffee industry people voted in a survey held in August this year and we were shortlisted with the respected Monmouth coffee and Double Eye cafe in Berlin. Catherine our manager went to Rome (I could unfortunately not attend) for the black tie gala dinner and the conference the next day and has come home a winner with a beautiful trophy and a big smile.

I must say a very big thank you to the all the staff at Kaffeine for all their hard effort, passion and enthusiasm, as well as all of our valued customers who have supported us in some many ways and of course our family and friends for their belief in us from the start. This is truly a great honour to be recognised by industry peers in this way and we very much appreciate it. Thank you very much.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Mulled Apple Cider Muffins 1.80
Welsh rarebit savoury muffins 1.80
Pear and Passionfruit friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Afgan biscuits 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Borscht

French retro baguettes 4.30
Ham, bufala mozzarella with plum tomatoes, basil, aioli and spinach
OR
Tuna with rouille, capers and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast chicken with salsa verde OR
Smoked salmon with aioli, capers, dill, spinach and red onion

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Cumin crusted Crown Prince Squash, with onion bhajis and raita OR
Vietnamese noodle chicken salad with sweet chilli, thai basil, peanuts and cucumber OR
Brussel sprouts with savoury apples and hazel nuts

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Celeriac tart with tobasco purple sprouting broccoli

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Week beginning November 1st - Super Nessie!

2010-10-29T07:11:00.000-07:00

They say two heads are better than one, and it's the same story with Synesso machines as our two group was replaced by a three grouped Super Nessie on Tuesday night.
In an operation that required pizza, beer and two strong lads from Square Mile, the installation went smoothly despite confusion of where to locate Jerry (the Juicer). Our happy team of baristi are now throughly enjoying providing our lovely customers with amazing sweet smooth shots. Experimenting with both a slow flow and original steam tip has resulted in silky milk. We are also playing with metal, teflon and naked handles to find the perfect combination.
The Autumn espresso blend from Square Mile is coming through sweeter and cleaner than ever, the benefits of working with a brand new machine. Come in as soon as you can and experience absolute quality with a special double ristretto.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Blueberry Muffins 1.80
Corn, ricotta and spinach savoury muffins 1.80
Pear and Passionfruit friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Melting Moments (Yo-Yos's) 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Bacon, Chestnut and Potato

French retro baguettes 4.30
Ham, Dijon, gruyere, red onion, gerkin and rocket OR
Bufala mozzarella with plum tomatoes, basil, aioli and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Lemon chicken, green olive paste with cumin and rocket OR
Smoked salmon with aioli, capers, dill, spinach and red onion

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Crown Prince Squash, wet walnuts, jalapeno, spinach OR
Vietnamese Noodles, chicken, sweet chilli, thai basil, peanuts and cucumber OR
Patti Pan with a chilli butter sauce

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Cauliflower with Polonaise

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Week beginning October 25th - New Synesso week

2010-10-24T22:53:00.000-07:00

Yes this is the week it arrives. Our new 3 goup Synesso Cyncra all brand new and shiny....Since our birth in August 2009, we have had a 2 group Synesso Cyncra machine. Catherine our manager has especially taken this machine to heart, naming her Nessie and polishing and cleaning her and taking absolute pride in every aspect.

When James Hoffman first came in for a training session, took the sides off and explained all the working parts, Catherine was there asking questions and taking notes.

When John Gordon came down to descale her and took her apart, Catherine was here taking photos of all the inside, taking more notes and asking questions about how everything worked.

People ask me how much she is worth (Nessie that is), and I can only say...absolutley. But I am also very lucky that I have baristas who are absolutley proud of the machine they work on, and that is worth a lot as well.

We will miss our Nessie a lot, but we are really excited about her replacement!

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Egremont Apple Muffins 1.80
Four cheese and black pepper savoury muffins 1.80
Pear and Passionfruit friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Melting Moments (Yo-Yos's) 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Crown Prince squash and clementine

French retro baguettes 4.30
Tuna with gherkins, capers, dill, aioli, olives and spinach OR
Bufala mozzerella with plum tomatoes, basil, aioli and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian ham with herbed ricotta and rocket OR
Smoked salmon with aioli, capers, dill, spinach and red onion

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Broccoli with pancetta, pecorino and borlotti beans OR
Roasted aubergine with tahini and chestnut dressing OR
Chantenay carrots with honey and dijon

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Iron bark pumpkin with chilli, ricotta and rosemary

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Ben, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Menu Week Beginning October 18th - The rush of service

2010-10-17T23:15:00.000-07:00

Honestly, I don't have too much to say this time....we had a very very busy week last week and I think I am still recovering. It is a credit to our wonderful staff who have not only set a standard that we are all very proud of, but also strive very hard to maintain those standards even when we are packed.

One of the things hospitality people often speak about is the 'rush of service', I have worked in catering for over 20 years and last week and the week before we had the 'rush', every day, all day. At 41 years old, that is bit hard to keep up with. But what a feeling!

A good thing we have great coffee and food to keep us going.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Blackberry and Apple Muffins 1.80
Tomato, herb and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Pear and Passionfruit friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Melting Moments (Yo-Yos's) 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Mushroom and Tarragon

French retro baguettes 4.30
Italian ham with red fruit relish, brie and spinach OR
Bufala mozzerella with plum tomatoes, basil, aioli and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian ham with gruyere, apple butter and rocket OR
Smoked salmon with aioli, capers, dill, spinach and red onion

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Puy lentils with pancetta, basil, carrot, celery and spinach OR
Crown Prince Squash with red jalopeno, goats cheese, wet walnuts and spinach OR
Broad beans with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Mushroom, leek and pecorino

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Ben, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Menu - Week beginning October 11th - 3 Group Synesso

2010-10-11T09:43:00.000-07:00

We have are currently awaiting delivery of a new baby. A brand new shiny 3 group Synesso Cyncra espresso machine is on its way to London from Seattle to replace the two group one we have had for the past year. The support of all our regular customers has increased, and for that we are forever grateful, however, it also means we are very very busy.

Our current 2 group machine is just about not coping with the demand, and of course we are not getting the coffees out to you as fast as we (or probably you), wish, which is just not good enough.

We now have three baristas working pretty much every hour of the day, and with a new machine we will be able to release the pressure on the smaller machine, and also expediate the coffees faster to you, while still focussing on quality.

One more week to go and we will be very excited indeed. We hope you will be too.

Our old 2 group (Nessie), has been sold on, apparently to another London cafe. We will be visiting to say hello to her. She will be very sadly missed.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Raspberry and white chcolate 1.80
Eat your greens savoury muffins 1.80
Pear and Passionfruit friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Melting Moments (Yo-Yos's) 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Pea and ham

French retro baguettes 4.30
Tuna mix with capers, dill, gerkins and spinach OR
Bufala mozzerella with plum tomatoes, basil, aioli and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian ham with red fruit relish, brie and spinach OR
Smoked salmon with aioli, capers, dill, spinach and red onion

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Puy lentils with pancetta, basil, carrot, celery and spinach OR
Crown Prince Squash with parsnip, dill, orange segments, almonds and spinach OR
Broad beans with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Three Cheese (Bufala, parmesan and gruyere) and roast tomatoes

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Ben, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Menu - Week beginning October 4th

2010-10-02T00:19:00.000-07:00

Okay, so here are a couple of things that have to be announced this week.

The first big one...Porridge. yes it is back, gradually day by day we have more people asking when are we bringing back our wonderful porridge.

October, good time for a start on this one we think. Oats, cooked with soy milk and water and a dash of salt then served with accompaniments of muscovado sugar, rhubarb and raspberry compote, dried fruit or chopped nuts or honey. Wonderful.

Next...Soup.. Warming Autumn time soups. Mushroom and Baby leeks. Can't wait for that one. This of course means tat winter is upon us but hey,. it also means that Christmas is around trhe corner and Mrs Kaffeine and I really love this build up time to Christmas in London. Lights, drinks, frivolity, excitement, steamy windows, scarves, big woollen jumpers, open fires, Sunday roast, great coffee. We love it.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Paw paw 1.80
Tomato, spinach and cheese muffins 1.80
Pear and Passionfruit friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Melting Moments (Yo-Yos's) 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Wild mushroom and baby leek

French retro baguettes 4.30
Coppa cotta ham with apple butter, gruyere and rocket OR
Bufala mozzerella with plum tomatoes, basil, aioli and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian ham with red fruit relish, brie and spinach OR
Smoked salmon with aioli, capers, dill, spinach and red onion

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Steamed broccoli with pancetta, cannelini beans and pecorino OR
Crown Prince Squash with wet walnuts, goats cheese and jalapeno OR
Edamame beans with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Red onion with thyme and goats cheese

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Ben, Melissa, Jessica, Jared, Khan

Menu - Week beginning September 27th

2010-10-02T00:13:00.000-07:00

I am a bit late this week with the menu, so no stories to tell. Stories in next weeks I promise!!!!

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Plum and Coconut 1.80
Sweet corn, spinach and cheese muffins 1.80
Pear and Passionfruit friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Coppa cotta ham with apple butter, gruyere and rocket OR
Tuna with olives, fennel, mayonnaise, dill and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian ham with red fruit relish, brie and spinach OR
Grilled haloumi with onion jam

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Steamed broccoli with pancetta, cannelini beans and pecorino OR
Roasted purple kumara with chatenay carrots, camargue red rice, basil and orange OR
Edamame beans with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Roasted Parsnip with pomodoro sauce

Menu - Week beginning September 20th

2010-09-17T07:00:00.000-07:00

Moroccan carrot baguettes are back on the menu this week. Cinnamon, coriander and cumin blended with peeled, boiled and grated carrots and then mixed together to create a lovely Moroccan spice filling that we put with an olive tapenade and haloumi cheese. Exotic? We like to think so.

Redcurrants, black peppercons, vinegar and sugar cooked down to a jam creates the base for the other baguette we have on this week. Many people ask us 'what is that flavour in the baguette?' when we put it on. A simple spread of this jam really brings out and adds to the flavour of the Italian ham and the brie cheese.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Blackcurrant and Apple muffins 1.80
Sweet corn, spinach and cheese muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Coppa cotta ham with apple butter, gruyere and rocket OR
Moroccan carrot, olive tapenade, haloumi and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Italian ham with red current jam, brie and spinach OR
Plum tomatoes, bufala mozzerella, basil, rocket and aioli

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Gem lettuce with tuna, olives, baby potatoes, dill, boiled egg pecorino and beans OR
Roats kumra with chatenay carrots, camargue red rice, basil and orange OR
Edamame beans with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Leek and goats cheese tart

Menu Week Beginning September 13th

2010-09-17T06:46:00.000-07:00

Damson plums come into season only for four weeks every year. Small, almost grape like in size and dark, dark purple in colour they have a tartness on the tongue when eaten fresh, but when they are cooked into a tart, slice or muffin, the sweetness comes out and they show their true form. This week we are simply baking them into our sweet muffins. Nice.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Damson Plum muffins 1.80
Mustard, Thyme and Gruyere muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Italian ham with apple butter, gruyere and rocket OR
Tuna rocket, tomato, aioli and oregano

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Coppa cotta ham, spring onion jam, rocket and brie OR
Welsh rarebit, saute mushrooms and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Gem lettuce with tuna, olives, baby potatoes, dill, boiled egg pecorino and beans OR
Roasted butternut squash and parsnips with orange segments, dill, almonds and spinach OR
Edamame with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Spinach with roast tomatoes and ricotta

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Jessica, Melissa, Jared, Caleb and Khan

Menu - September 6th - Specialty Food Fair

2010-09-06T00:41:00.001-07:00

The Specialty Food and Chocolate Food Fair is being held as we speak. Sunday 5th, Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th out at Olympia with over 550 individual exhibitors. We went out yesterday and had a good look around and it was amazing and inspirational.

Not just seeing our own suppliers such as Tea Pigs and Villanova, but also seeing the range of food and beverage avalable from many small independent suppliers. People who are all passionate about their business, who believe that their products is or will be one of the best and that there is a market for it.

As one of those small independents (though not exhibitng) I have a lot of respect for those who put in all the hours, reasearch, commitment, lack of sleep, money, passion, enthusiasm and belief. Plus, it is amazing to see how many options there are out there!! It is astounding where the food industry has come over the past 20 years in the UK, and it can only get better. I saw a quote out there "it is better to have eaten, than to eat". My sentiments exactly.

Blackberry muffin anyone???

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Blackberry muffins 1.80
Tomato and cheese muffins 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Italian ham with red currnet jelly, brie and rocket OR
Ricotta with basil and grilled quince

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Tuna with capers, dill, lime, aioli and spinach OR
Grilled tomato with courgettes, bufal mozzerella and rocket

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Gem lettuce with victoria plums, ham, pecorino and basil OR
Wild mushroom with spinach and goats cheese OR
Edamame with garlic and chilli

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Crown prince squash and chili

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Jessica, Melissa, Jared, Caleb and Khan

Week beginning August 31st - Time Out Awards

2010-08-26T08:32:00.001-07:00

We are very excited this week because we have discovered that we have been shortlisted for the annual Time Out Eating and Drinking awards in the category of Best Coffee in London. Our competition is fierce, with the Espresso Room, Prufrock Coffee & Tapped and Packed also in contention.

Results are announced on September 14th in a special Time Out issue. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy our menu as much as you enjoy our coffee.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Nectarine muffins 1.80
Spinach and feta muffins 1.80
Apricot and walnut friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Italian ham with herb ricotta and rocket OR
Tuna with capers, mint, lime, aioli and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Plum tomatoes with basil, bufala mozzerella, aioli and rocket OR
Italian ham with apple butter, gruyere and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Gem lettuce with coppa cotta ham, brie, apricot and basil OR
Celery, apple, walnuts, thyme and hollandaise dressing OR
Edamame with garlic and chilli

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Jessica, Melissa, Jared, Caleb and Khan

Menu August 23rd

2010-08-21T06:32:00.000-07:00

Blueberry season!! We could not get them in time last week, so we went for Fae berries instead, which are a cousin of the gooseberry. Very popular they were too, sort of a cross between a grape and a cherry.

But now it is time for blueberries, put them in a muffin, have a happy day...guaranteed. I have been waiting for this moment all year.

We have also been making jams this week. Raspberry jam, we think some of the best yet, plus our famous carrot and lemon marmalade and also greengage plum jam which is really really suprisingly good, so good it even surprised us. These jams are amazing on our seven seeded bloomer toast. Mornings are sorted.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Blueberry muffins 1.80
Four cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Apricot and walnut friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Italian ham with apple butter, swiss gruyere and rocket OR
Plum tomato, bufala mozerella, basil, aioli and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Coppa cotta Italian ham with Swiss gruyere, red onion jam, gherkin and rocket OR
Tuna with aioli, dill, gherkin, capers and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Gem lettuce with coppa cotta ham, strawberries, pecorino and basil OR
Baby cucumber with avocado, feta and mixed seeds OR
New potatoes with mint pesto and chicory

Tart £4.00 OR £6.00 with salad
Corn bread with rocket and tomato salsa

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Jessica, Melissa, Jared, Caleb and Khan

Week beginning August 15th - 1st Birthday week

2010-08-15T23:40:00.000-07:00

This week we celebrate our first birthday at Kaffeine. Unbvelievable. What a year it has been. I want to take this small opportunity to say a big thank you to all of our loyal customers, our wonderful wonderful staff, our brilliant suppliers and our fantastic friends and family who have supported us over this time. It has been quite a journey so far and I hope that you will be able to join or follow us on the amazing road that is still to come.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, almond and milk toast 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Blueberry muffins 1.80
Tomato, herb and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Apricot and walnut friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Chocolate Macaroons 1.80

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Coppa cotta Italian ham with Swiss gruyere, red onion jam, gherkin and rocket OR
Grilled plum tomatoes with courgette and oregano

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Saute mushroom with welsh gruyere rarebit OR
Tuna with onion and parsley mix, gherkin, capers and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Gem lettuce with saute garden peas, leek, pecorino and basil OR
Cous Cous with grilled red peppers, peanuts and coriander OR
Runner beans with pommery grain mustard dressing

Tart £4.00 OR £6.00 with salad
Courgette, spinach and feta

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Jessica, Jared, Caleb.

Week beginning August 9th

2010-08-06T09:58:00.000-07:00

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and Raisin toast 1.80
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Greengage plum muffins 1.80
Courgette and Cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Coppa cotta Italian ham with Swiss gruyere, apple butter and spinach OR
Grilled plum tomatoes with courgette and oregano

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Cotto ham with bufala mozzerella, baby pineapple pickle and rocket OR
Tuna with onion and parsley mix, gherkin, capers and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Continental cucumber with avocado, fetta and poppy seeds OR
Red Chicory with nectarines, pancetta and pecorino OR
Runner beans with pommery grain mustard dressing

Tart £4.00 OR £6.00 with salad
Black figs with red onion and goast cheese

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Jessica, Jared, Silvana.

Menu week beginning August 2nd

2010-07-31T01:54:00.000-07:00

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad (pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, watermelon) 2.80
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, bacon rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissants with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.50
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Date and Walnut toast 1.80
Banana Bread 2.00

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked Treats
Strawberry and orange muffins 1.80
Sweet potato, jalopeno and cheese savoury muffins 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.80
Carrot cake friands 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.40

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.30
Coppa cotta Italian ham with gruyere apple butter, spinach OR
Bufala mozzerella with plum tomatoes, aioli and basil with rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Cotto ham with grilled apricots, brie, spinach OR
Tuna with onion and parsley mix, diced olives, roast red peppers and rocket

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Wild red rice with kumra, chantenay carrots, orange segments, rocket and basil OR
Little gem lettuce with Italian ham, strawberries and pecorino OR
New potatoes with mustard and herb dressing

Tart £4.00 OR £6.00 with salad
Mushroom, goats cheese and thyme tart

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Ruth, Jessica, Jared, Piotr.

Menu week beginning July 26th

2010-07-23T04:08:00.000-07:00

A year ago we were in the middle of the renovations for Kaffeine. I had just finished at my old job at Lord's Cricket ground after England won the Ashes and in the first week away from the comfort of employment, I think I had 8 hours sleep over four days.

Now we are almost a year old and my my my the time has flown. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved, all our valued customers, my most valuable staff, our suppliers and most of all my wife and family for all your confidence, encouragement and support.

One year....time for a party don't you think??
Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad (pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, watermelon) 2.80
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, bacon rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and fruit toast 1.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked Treats
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Blackcurrant friands 1.80
ANZAC or ANZAc with apricots and chocolate drizzle 1.40/1.60
Mountain peach muffins 1.70
Spinach and cheese savoury muffins 1.70

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.00
Pancetta with roast apricots, brie and rocket OR
Moroccan carrot with goats cheese, olive tapenade and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Cotto ham with apple butter, gruyere and spinach OR
Tuna with onion and parsley mix, diced olives, roast red peppers and rocket

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£7.50
Wild red rice with kumra, chantenay carrots, rocket and basil OR
Little gem lettuce with pecorino, mountain peaches and fennel OR
White beans, mustard and rosemary

Tart £4.00 OR £6.00 with salad
Spinach, chilli and blue cheese tart

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Ruth, Jessica, Jared, Piotr.

Menu week beginning July 19th

2010-07-17T08:57:00.000-07:00

The summer blend from Square Mile is really hitting its spot these days. All it says on the packaging plus more. We are very happy with it and, although we really try to promote short, black coffee such as ristretto or espresso, it really is coming through nicely with milk as well.

Customer feedback has been excellent, with comments such as 'this is the best ever blend' or 'I am really liking this coffee'. Square Mile roasters, plus Synesso Cyncra plus talented baristas. Perfect.(And the food to go with it is pretty good too.)

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad (pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, watermelon) 2.80
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, bacon rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and fruit toast 1.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked Treats
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Blackcurrant friands 1.80
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Raspberry and coconut muffins 1.70
Red pepper pesto savoury muffins 1.70

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.00
Pancetta with roast apricots, brie and rocket OR
Plum tomato with bufala mozzerella, aioli and basil

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Cotto ham with rocket, cherry syrup and gruyere OR
Tuna with onion and parsley mix, olive, fennel and spinach

Salads £3.50/£4.50/£6.50
Baby gem, fennel, cherries, pecorino and lemon dressing OR
Broad beans with tofu and spinach OR
Buttered new potatoes with parsley, dill and garlic

Tart £4.00 OR £5.50 with salad
Tomato and four cheese tart

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Ruth, Jessica, Jared, Piotr.

Menu July 12th

2010-07-10T09:37:00.000-07:00

An affogato is what hot in the city summer is all about. We make it a special way. A frozen glass, a scoop of cornish vanilla ice cream and a double ristretto over the top. Decadence in a glass. Try it, be the envy of all your friends. YUM.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad (pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, watermelon) 2.80
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, bacon rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and fruit toast 1.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked Treats
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Blackcurrant friands 1.80
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Apricot and dark chocolate muffins 1.70
Parsnip, red jalapeno and cheese savoury muffins 1.70

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.00
Pancetta with roast apricots, brie and rocket OR
Plum tomato with bufala mozzerella, aioli and basil

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Cotto ham with apple butter, gruyere and spinach OR
Tuna with onion and parsley mix, olive, fennel and rocket

Salads £3.50/£4.50/£6.50
Baby gem, garden pea, spring onion, shaved ham and pecorino OR
Cucumber spaghetti with steamed broccoli and pesto OR
Buttered new potatoes with parsley, dill and garlic

Tart £4.00 OR £5.50 with salad
Sweet corn and kumra

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Ruth, Jessica, Jared, Piotr.

2010-07-08T00:10:00.000-07:00

Summertime and the food is wonderful......raspberry and white chocolate muffins, fresh broad bean salads, and a special this week, peach compote pastry shells with raspberry mousse....

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad (pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, watermelon) 2.80
Ciabatta Roll with poached egg, creamed spinach, shaved parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil 3.80
Ciabatta Roll with omellette, bacon rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and fruit toast 1.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked Treats
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Blackcurrant friands 1.80
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Raspberry and white chocolate muffins 1.70
Red pepper, chilli and cheese savoury muffins 1.70
Peach compote pastries with raspberry mousse 2.00

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.00
Pancetta with roast apricots, brie and rocket OR
Tuna with onion and parsley with capers, aioli, grilled red peppers and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Cotto ham with plum tomatoes, bufala mozzerellla, basil and ailoi OR
Roasted aubergine with goats cheese, oven roast tomatoes, chilli jam and mizuna

Salads £3.50/£4.50/6.50
Shaved Pecorino, Italian ham, strawberries and rocket with basil OR
Fresh broad beans with cucumber and tomatoes and olive oil dressing OR
Buttered new potatoes with parsley, dill and chives

Tart £4.00 OR £5.50 with salad
Carrot and chilli

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Ruth, Jessica, Jared, Piotr and Iain.

Weekly Menu - June 28th

2010-06-25T09:19:00.000-07:00

Chef Jared is back in the kitchen. After a six week absence, where he had to lay on Bondi beach while waiting for his visa to come through, we have been able to sponsor him and he is now in the country for the next three years. Hip hip hooray!!

So, lemonade muffins anyone???

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad (pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, watermelon) 2.80
Ciabatta Roll with poached egg, creamed spinach, shaved parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil 3.80
Ciabatta Roll with omellette, bacon rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and fruit toast 1.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked Treats
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Carrot cake friands 1.80
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Lemonade muffins 1.70
Tomato and herb savoury muffins 1.70

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.00
Italian coppa cotta ham with apple butter, gruyere cheese and diced olives OR
Artichokes with red peppers, goatrs cheese and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Smoked salmon with avocado, dill, lemon butter and spinach OR
Roasted aubergine with goats cheese, oven roast tomatoes, chilli jam and mizuna

Salads 3.50 smaller 4.50 small OR 6.50 large
Grilled mountain peaches with red peppers, green beans, cucumber and coconut OR
Roasted beetroot with goats cheese, bulls blood lettuce and pomegranite seeds

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Ruth, Jessica, Jared, Piotr and Iain.

World Barista Championship Week - Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

2010-06-17T09:43:00.000-07:00

This week is possibly the biggest week ever for coffee in London. As you may know, we are extending our opening hours and have put a lot more extra time and effort into our menu for this special occasion. We hope you can join us for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Monday 21st to Friday 25th 7.00 am to 9.00 pm
Saturday 26th 9 am to 6 pm

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad (pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, watermelon) 2.80
Organic porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, chopped fruit, nuts or honey 2.50
Ciabatta Roll with poached egg, creamed spinach, shaved parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil 3.80
Ciabattina Roll with omellette, bacon rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and fruit toast 1.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked Treats
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Carrot cake friands 1.80
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Balsamic strawberries with marscapone muffins 1.70
Onion, poppyseed and cheddar savoury muffins 1.70

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.00
Italian coppa cotta ham with apple butter, gruyere cheese and roma tomatoes OR
Bufala mozzerella with homemade walnut pesto, tomatoes and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Smoked salmon with spinach, capers, red onion and aioli OR
Roasted aubergine with goats cheese, oven roast tomatoes, chilli jam and mizuna

Salads 3.50 smaller 4.50 small OR 6.50 large
Green bean salad with shallots, roast walnuts, rocket and peppers OR
Chicken salad with chilli coconut, beetroot leaves and orange segments

Tart 4.00 OR 5.50 with salad
Broad bean with caramelised red onion and blue cheese

Dinner from 6 pm
Salads 5.50 or 7.50
Thai beef salad with rice vermicelli, sesame seeds, carrots, mint, coriander and peppers OR
Vine ripened tomatoes with caramelised walnuts, parsley, feta and pomegranate seeds

Pizza Slice 4.00
Tuna, artichoke, oregano, parmesan and extra virgin olive oil

Desserts 4.00
Citrus tart OR
Chocolate hazelnut tart OR
Balsamic strawberries with cornish ice cream 3.00

Wow, what a menu.

Menu week beginning June 14th - On time!!

2010-06-11T04:52:00.000-07:00

Our menu for this week. We will also be making more of our own jams next week ready for the WBC and Cafe Culture, so will update you with what we make when we hear from our suppliers on the best available fruit. Homemade jam? YUM YUM YUM.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad (pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, watermelon) 2.80
Organic porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, chopped fruit, nuts or honey 2.50
Ciabattini with poached egg, creamed spinach, shaved parmesan and a drizzle olive oil 3.80
Ciabattini with omellette, rocket, bacon and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and fruit toast 1.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked Treats
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Carrot cake friands 1.80
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Raspberry and white chocolate muffins 1.70
Walnut, basil and mozzarella savoury muffins 1.70

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.00
Italian salami with gruyere cheese and roast tomatoes OR
Olive tapenade with artichokes and watercress

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Tuna with parsley and onion with mizuna leaves and aioli OR
Pear with blue cheese and onion jam

Salads 3.50 smaller 4.50 small OR 6.50 large
Green bean salad with toasted almonds and lemon zest with mizuna OR
Roast beetroot with thyme, goats cheese and pomegranates with beetroot leaves and rocket

Tart 4.00 OR 5.50 with salad
Broad beans with roast tomatoes and oregano

We hope you enjoy eating our food as much as we enjoy making and serving it.

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Ruth, Jessica, Piotr, Ian and Rachel

Menu 8th June - late again -ahhhhh!!!!

2010-06-08T13:06:00.001-07:00

Hello all, sorry this is so late again. We are making changes to the website and the blog/weekly menu sites but that is no excuse for tardiness.

However, from now on I will just publish the menu each week on this site, hopefully by Friday, and any blog worthy material will be posted in seperate blog only site, meaning I can ramble on a bit whenever I want, but leave the focus on the food. Perfect.

This week....

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad (pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit) 2.80
Organic porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, chopped fruit, nuts or honey 2.50
Ciabattini with poached egg, creamed spinach, shaved parmesan and a drizzle olive oil 3.80
Ciabattini with omellette, rocket, bacon and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and fruit toast 1.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked Treats
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Lemon and poppy seed friands 1.80
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Apple and cinnamon muffins 1.70
Black olive, roast tomato and cheddar savoury muffins 1.70

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.00
Roast peppers and courgettes with bufala mozzerella and aioli OR
Italian roast ham with apple butter, gruyere and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Tuna with parsley and onion with mizuna leaves and aioli OR
Roast aubergine with goats cheese, rocket and lemon mayonnaise

Salads 4.50 OR 6.50
Brown rice with kumara, roast carrots and rocket OR
Roast beetroot with thyme, goats cheese and pomegranates with beetroot leaves and rocket

Tart 4.00 OR 5.50 with salad
Pear, blue cheese and spinach.

Menu this week.. done

Menu June 1st - WBC 2010 extended hours

2010-06-01T05:22:00.000-07:00

The world barista championships are almost upon us and the coffee world is getting excited. As a way of helping to cope with over 10,000 coffee geeks hititng town and wanting to drink coffee all day, we will be extending our opening hours over that entire week.

Sunday 20th 10 am to 5 pm
Monday 21st to Friday 25th 7:30 am to 9 pm
Saturday 26th 9 am to 6 pm
Sunday 27th closed

As we will be open into the evenings over this time, we will be able to offer a special light dinner menu for those of you who may be at the exhibition all day and then want to come into central london for dinner and coffee.

More details as we get closer to the date. In the meantime, here is our menu for this week.

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad (pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit) 2.80
Organic porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, chopped fruit, nuts or honey 2.50
Ciabattini with poached egg, creamed spinach, shaved parmesan and a drizzle olive oil 3.80
Ciabattini with omellette, rocket, bacon and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and fruit toast 1.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

baked Treats
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
Whie chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Apple friands 1.80
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Blueberry muffins 1.70
Feta and courgette savoury muffins 1.70

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.00
Salami, roast tomatoes, red capsicum salsa, rocket OR
Roast beetroot with mozzerella, basil, lemon mayo and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Italian roast ham with herbed ricotta, plum tomatoes and spinach
Roast aubergine with goats cheese, rocket, aioli.

Salads 4.50 OR 6.50
Camargue red rice with kumara, roast carrots and rocket OR
Cucumber strips (spaghetti) with roasted tomatoes, broccoli, hazelnut pesto and spinach

Frittata 4.00 OR 5.50 with salad
Caramelised onion, potato, ham and spinach.

Enjoy our menu, we hope to see you in soon.

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Ruth, Jessica, Piotr and Rachel.

Menu - 24th May - Here comes the sun

2010-05-21T05:09:00.000-07:00

What a difference the sun makes. Waking up at 4:30 am to get into the kitchen for 6 am is no longer a struggle, waking out to get the bus is a pleasant experience, not a nightmare. Produce is fresher and will only get better as the season progresses, going home in daylight and still having time to enjoy it is a joy.

You feel like you can get so much more done! It is no longer a struggle to put in 8 hours, but is much easier to put in 14 or more.

Of course you know all this already, but I thought I would remind you. Try getting up really early and going for a long walk before everyone else gets going. The sunrise as it hits the building and the peace of no traffic or people is truly wonderful. London is a beautiful city, especially when it is quiet.

Then come in for breakfast, read the paper, have a fruit salad or freshly baked muffin and a coffee. The day is sorted. No better way to start.

Breakfast:
Porridge with condiments of muscovado, nuts and dried fruit, rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Traditional Bircher Muesli with compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn, dried fruit and nuts with compote 2.80
Ciabattini with creamed spinach, poached egg and shaved parmesan 3.80
Ciabattini with ailoi, English bacon, omelette and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.00
Croissanst with coppa cotta ham, spinach, tomatoes and talleggio cheese 3.80
Fruit salad 2.80
Seven seed bloomer toast 1.50
Cinnamon and Raisin toast 1.50

Pastries
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissanst 2.50

Own baked treats
Triple chocolate muffins 1.70
Kumara and chive savoury muffins 1.70
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Carrot cake friands 1.80

French retro Baguettes 4.00
Bacon, avocado, tomato, rocket and aioli OR
Roast aubergine with caramelised onion with apple, spinach and mayonnaise

Sea salt crusted foccacia 4.50
Bufala mozzerellla with plum tomatoes, basil, rocket and aioli OR
Italian roast ham with herbed ricotta and spinach

Salads 4.50 OR 6.50
Quinoa with roasted cashews, olives and orange segments OR
Cucumber strips (spaghetti) with steamed broccoli, roast tomatoes, pesto and rocket

Quiche 4.00 OR 5.50 with salad
Caramelised red onion with blue cheese

Enjoy the sunshine!

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Ruth, Krysty, Jessica, Piotr and Rachel

Menu - 17th May

2010-05-18T00:08:00.001-07:00

Exciting times ahead for espresso coffee and coffee in general in London. Penny University opens up this week and the buzz is starting in relation to the World Barista Championships in June.

Penny's (as I will now call it) is a project by Square Mile coffee which will focus on all things coffee, except espresso. I cannot say too much at the moment, but with an opening this Saturday , the Sqaure Mile posse have been very very busy indeed.

The great thing about this is that it will bring more media and consumer awareness of independant and quality coffee offerings in London, and hopefully, as mentioned in last weeks blog, truly bring London to being the worlds leading coffee city.

WBC 2010 will also help do this. I found out last night that David Schomer, as well as of course over 50 barista champions will be coming to town for the last week of June

Excited??? Oh yes we are.....

Breakfast
Organic porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, rhubarb and raspberry compote, dried nuts and fruit 2.80
Traditional Bircher Muesli pots with compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Fruit salad pots (or frozen glasses) 2.80
Ciabattini with omellete, english bacon, rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Ciabattini with creamed spinach, poached egg and shaved parmesan 3.80
Croissants with plum tomatoes and gruyere cheese 3.00
Croissants with spinach, coppa cottta ham, talleggio cheese and plum tomatoes 3.80
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and Raisin toast 1.50

Pastries from Seven Seed Bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Valhrona Pain au Chocolat 1.80
Almond Croissants 2.50

Baked in house
Plum and coconut muffins 1.70
Spinach and feta muffins 1.70
Passionfruit friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White Chocolate Blondies 2.00
Portuguese Tarts 1.70
ANZAC cookies 1.40
Lamingtons 2.50

Lunch
Sea salt crust foccacia 4.50
Smoked salmon with horseradish cxream cheese, chives, cucumber and spinach OR
Lima bean paste with roast tomatoes, rocket and parmesan

French retro baguettes 4.00
Bufala mozzerella with plum tomoatoes, pesto and spinach OR
Coppa cotta Italian ham with apple butter, gruyere and rocket

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Quinoa with ornage segments, cashews, roasted olives and rocket OR
Charlotte potatoes with cornichon & capers marinade and a citrus and whole grain mustard dressing

Tart 4.00 or 5.50 with salad
Slow roasted tomatoes with goats cheese and bacon

Menu May 10th - Financial Times Article

2010-05-08T09:37:00.001-07:00

Today we are very happy because the Financial Times has written a wonderful piece about coffee in London and in particular, Kaffeine. This is a proud moment for us all, as we have worked very hard to create a special place in London for coffee and food, and to have such a reputable newspaper acknowledge this is high praise indeed. We are very grateful.

It is also great to see the mainstream media putting out a positive review about a growing and exciting industry. Having the media back independents in this way is also much appreciated. This is how the industry grew so well in Australia, and if it helps create more independent cafes in opening because this media attention and also a greater consumer demand for better quality espresso drinks, then London really will become the coffee capital of the world once again. We can only keep working at it.

Menu this week:

Organic porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, compote, dried nuts and fruit 2.50
Bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with dried nuts, fruit and popped corn with compote 2.80
Ciabattini with poached egg, creamed spinach and parmesan 3.80
Ciabattini with omelette, bacon and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with talleggio cheese, plum tomatoes, spinach and Italian ham 3.80
Croissants with plum tomato and gruyere cheese 3.00
Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50
Seven seed bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50

Pastries
Croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked treats
Super moist chcolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Strawberry, raspberry and white chocolate muffins 1.70
Tomato, herb and cheese muffins 1.70
ANZAC or chcolate chip cookies 1.40
Passionfruit friands 1.80
Chocolate or raspberry lamingtons 2.50

Lunch
French retro baguettes 4.00
Coppa cotta ham with gruyere cheese, rocket, apple butter and tomato OR
Tuna with egg mayonnaise with parsley, onion and spinach

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Smoked slamon with cream cheese, cucumber, spinach and dill OR
Roast aubergine with goats cheese, roast tomato and rocket

Salads 4.50 /6.50
Cucumber strips with roast tomatoes, pesto and rocket OR
Borlotti beans with broccoli and shaved pecorino

Tart 4.00 OR 5.50 with salad
Parsnip puree with asparagus spears

This is the last week we have Rhea with us, so we are very, very sad. Rhea has been with us since the start and has provided us with many a good laugh and a very high standard of operation. She will be sorely missed.

Peter, Catherine, Rhea, Emma, Krysty, Ruth, Piotr and Rachel

Menu - May 3rd

2010-05-04T06:01:00.000-07:00

Hello all, we had a busy busy week last week, so please allow me some grace for not getting the menu up as early as I should have.

I have a lot of news to tell, but will put that in a seperate blog write up.

Here we are with this weeks menu.

Breakfast
Organic Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, rhubarb and raspberry compote, dried nuts and fruit, golden syrup or honey 2.50
Fruit Salad with pineapples, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, kiwi fruit 2.80
Traditional Bircher muesli with own made compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Ciabattini with poached egg, creamed spinach and parmesan cheese 3.80
Ciabattini with omelette, English bacon, rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Seven seed bloomer toast with own made preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50

Pastries
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Baked Goods
Plum and coconut sweet muffins 1.70
Tomato, spinach and cheese savoury muffins 1.70
Friands (wheat free muffins) with passionfruit 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00
Lamingtons 2.50
ANZAC or choclate chip cookies 1.40

Lunch
Foccacia with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Smoked salmon with avocado, lemon butter and rocket OR
Grilled halloumi cheese with onion jam and spinach

French retro baguettes 4.00
Coppa Cotta ham with gruyere cheese, apple butter and rocket OR
Pumpkin stuffing with red onion, aioli and spinach

Tart 4.00 or 5.50 with salad
Parsnip puree with English asparagus

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Camargue French red rice with chantenay carrots, kumra and rocket OR
Broccoli with borlotti beans, Italian roast ham and pecorino cheese

Please say hello when you come in. Thank you for your support.

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Rhea, Ruth, Piotr, Erin and Rachel

Menu April 19th

2010-04-20T03:22:00.000-07:00

Office catering is something we get asked about quite often and we already supply some very good clients across Fitzrovia. If you are interested in office catering the menu is available on the website. We can do everything that we make on the menu here, and offer special rates if you are after breakfast or lunch package including wonderful fruit platters.

Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in having our own made food delivered to you.

The new Spring Espresso coming through the synesso is continuing to be very popular, customer feedback is excellent. It is a bit lighter than winter, as it should be, and is a wonderfully balanced drink especially with milk. We love it.

Breakfast
Organic Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, rhubarb and raspberry compote, dried nuts and fruit, honey and golden syrup 2.50
Bircher Muesli with fat free yoghurt and compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with fat free yoghurt and compote 2.80
Croissants with talleggio cheese, Italian roast ham, plum tomatoes and spinach 3.80
Ciabattini with English bacon, poached egg, rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves and le scure butter 1.50
Homemade cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50

Pastries from seven seed bakery
Croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Own baked treats
Mango and coconut muffins 1.70
Corn and courgette muffins 1.70
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Lamingtons 2.50
Banana bread 1.80

Soup 3.00 or 3.50
Courgette, basil and blue cheese (Mon/Tue/Wed)
Bacon and Corn (Thurs/Fri)

Sea salt and rosemary crust foccacias 4.50
Roasted aubergine with feta, homemade sweet chilli sauce and spinach
Tuna with capers, mint, roasted red peppers and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.00
Italian roast ham with apple butter, gruyere cheese and rocket
Pork salami with bufal mozerella, plum tomatoes and spinach

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Cucumber, tumeric, cashews, feta, kiwi, coriander, spinach and mustard dressing
Roasted rhubarb with Italian ham, black olives, pecorino, basil and rocket

Homemade pizza slice 4.00 or with salad 5.50
Pork salami with spicy tomato sauce, mayonnaise, chopped tomatoes, rocket and parmesan

With the Spring weather continuing, we are lloving this time of year. We hope you are too.

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Mikey, Rhea, Ruth, Jared, Piotr and Rachel

Menu 12th April - Spring Espresso hits the streets

2010-04-09T06:43:00.000-07:00

The ever excellent Square Mile coffee roasters have released this week their new spring blend espresso. As you may know they release a new blend every season, and after a wonderful time with their winter blend and getting hazelnuts, marmalade and even raspberry on the palate, we are now looking forwrad to a new and exciting flavour profile.

This blend we are told will bring through a lighter mouthfeel then the winter. There is an intense sweetness and creamy body to the espresso, with notes of black cherry, dark chocolate and roasted hazelnuts with a lovely flavour of blackcurrant on the nose and finish.

With milk we can expect notes of chocolate, toasted nuts, caramel and a strong, clean sweetness.

How good is that!!

Chef Jared and Piotr have also come up with another delicious menu this week. We hope to see you in and enjoying.

Porridge with condiments of dried nuts and fruit, muscovado sugar, golden syrup and our own compote 2.50
Traditionbal bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.80
Ciabattini with poached egg, tomato salsa, english bacon and rocket 3.80
French butter croissants with Italian roast ham, plum tomatoes, spinach and talleggio cheese 3.80
Seven seed bloomer toast with own made preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50

Pastries from Seven seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat with valhrona chocolate 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Own baked treats
Blueberry and yoghurt muffins 1.70
Red onion, herb, cheese and chilli muffins 1.70
Supermoist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00
Portuguese tarts 1.70
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Banana bread 1.80
lamingtons 2.50

Soup! 3.00 or 3.50
Courgette, basil, brie and croutons OR
Roast peppers, beef and tomato

French retro baguettes 4.00
Bufala mozzerella, plum tomatoes, aioli, rocket and basil
Italian roast ham, apple butter, gruyere and rocket

Foccacia w sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Roast aubergine, with feta, spinach and home made sweet chilli sauce
Tuna with capers, mint, roast red peppers and rocket

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Coriander, cucumber, feta, cashew, kiwi fruit and mustard dressing
Kumra (white sweet potato), chantenay carrots with camargue red rice and rocket

Tart 3.00 or with salad 5.50
Tuna, parmegiano, tomato, rocket and mayonnaise

Come try the new Spring blend with us, we are sure you will enjoy it.

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Rhea, Jared and Piotr

Menu - 6th April

2010-04-06T05:19:00.000-07:00

After a lovely break for easter where we all went our seperate ways and had a restful holiday, we are now back and ready for all that Spring and Summer has to offer and a busy few months until August holidays. Sunshine, daffodils, lots of daylight, the world barista championships in June, the world cup football, everyone feeleing just that little bit better about life and of course, wonderful food and excellent coffee in Great Titchfield street. Perfect.

Organic Porridge with condiments of muscovado, rhubarb and raspberry compote, dried nuts and fruit 2.50
Bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Croissants filled with coppa cotta Italian ham, talleggio cheese, plum tomatoes and spinach 3.80
Ciabattinis with poached egg, english bacon, tomato salsa and rocket 3.80
Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50
Seven seed bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.50

Pastries by seven seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat with valhrona chocolate 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Bakery (all made on site by chef Jared and Piotr)
Rhubarb and raspberry muffins 1.70
Tomato, herb and cheese 1.70
Super moist chocolate brownies 1.80
White chocolate blondies 1.80
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Lamingtons 2.50
ANZAC cookies or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Carrot cake friands 1.80

Soup! 3.00 or 3.50
Bacon and corn OR
Cauliflower Polonaise

French retro baguettes 4.00
Moroccan carrot with goats cheese, olive tapenade and spinach
Coppa cotta Italian ham with gruyere, apple butter and rocket

Foccacia with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Tuna with fennel, olive tapenade and spinach
English bacon, tomato, avocado, red onion and rocket with aioli

Tart 3.00 per slice or 5.50 with salad
Split pea with caramelised red onion and blue cheese

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Broad bean with tofu
Kumra (white sweet potato) with camargue red rice, rocket and chantenay carrots

We hope you enjoy the menu this week, we have enjoyed testing it. Yum

Menu 29th March - Easter week

2010-03-28T22:44:00.000-07:00

This week is a short week, and we are really looking forward to a bit of a break. Easter week brings back so many memories of travelling around Europe, especially in Italy, France and Malta with all the religious ceremonies but also importantly, families and friends catching up together and feasting on all sorts of good food. Yum.

We will be closed for the Easter weekend. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday to be away with Mrs Kaffeine and baby Layla, eating loads and spending quality time together. Perfect.

In the lead up to Easter though, enjoy hot cross buns, easter chocolate muffins and on Thursday, perhaps the Easter bunny will bring easter eggs.

Breakfast
Organic porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, rhubarb and rasperry compote, dried nuts and fruit 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote and greek yoghurt 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn, compote and yoghurt 2.80
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissant with Coppa cotta ham, spinach, talleggio cheese and tomatoes 3.80
Seven Seed bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.5

Baked Goods
Easter chocolate muffins 1.70
Courgette and cheese muffins 1.70
Hot cross buns 1.50
Lamingtons 2.50
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Carrot cake friands 1.80
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Supermoist chocolate brownies or white chocolate blondies 2.00
Banana Bread 1.80
Cinnamon and Raisin toast 1.50

Soup!
Cauliflower Polonaise 3.00 / 3.50

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Bacon, tomato, avocado, aioli, rocket and red onion OR
Tuna, olive and fennel with spinach

Retro baguettes 4.00
Coppa cotta ham with gruyere, apple butter and rocket OR
Morrocan carrot with goats cheese, olive tapenade and spinach

Tart 2.50 (with salad 5.50)
Leek and goats cheese

Salads 4.50 / 6.50
Kumara, chantenay carrots and camargue red rice salad
Italian roast ham, rhubarb, strawberry, pecorino, rocket and basil

Enjoy your Easter and most of all be safe and sound. Eat lots.

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Rhea, Jared and Piotr

Menu - March 22nd

2010-03-22T02:02:00.001-07:00

Hello all, we went to the fabulous Columbia Road market on Sunday and it was amazing (and reassuring) to see all the spring flowers on sale down there. We love Columbia road and though it gets packed from 10 am onwards, it's great to get there either at the start or at the end of the day. Finish that off with a breakfast baguette and flat white at the excellent Taste of Bitter Love on Hackney road and the day is sorted. Sundays? Done.

Lamingtons are an Australia/New Zealand traditional cake. Perfect in the afternoon with a pot of tea or perhaps a latte, they are two pieces of sponge, covered in chocolate, or maybe raspberry jelly crystals and then coated with coconut. Two pieces are then sandwiched together with cream in the middle. We make them fresh every day, so limited amounts available. Get them while you can.

Breakfast
Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, rhubarb and raspberry compote, dried nuts and fruit 2.50
Traditional Bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with dried fruit, nuts and popped corn and compote 2.80
Croissants with Coppa cotta ham, plum tomatoes, spinach and talleggio cheese 3.80
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, tomato salsa and rocket 3.80
Seven seed bloomer toast and homemade preserves 1.50
Own made cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50

Baked Goods
Yellow plum and yoghurt muffins 1.70
Tomato, cheese and herb muffins 1.70
Lamingtons (two pieces of sponge, covered in chocolate and coconut with cream in the middle) 2.50
ANZAC, Afgans and Chocolate cookies 1.40
Carrot cake friands (made with ground almonds instead of flour) 1.80
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00

Pastries from seven seed bakery
Croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat with valhrona chocolate 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Soup! 3.00 or 3.50
Turnip and spring garlic (Mon/Tues/Weds)
Bacon and corn (Thurs/Fri)

Foccacia with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Smoked salmon woth spinach, dill, aioli, capers and red onion OR
Bufala mozzerella with tomato, rocket, basil and aioli

French retro baguettes 4.00
Coppa cotta ham, rocket, dijon, tomato, red onion, gruyere OR
Pear, blue cheese, onion jam, spinach

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Quinoa, black olives, rocket, orange segments, cashews, basil OR
New potato, sugar snap peas, parsley pesto

Tart 2.50 (with salad 5.50)
Carrot, coriander and chilli

Enjoy the spring!
Peter, Catherine, Rhea, Emma, Piotr and Jared

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Menu - March 15th

2010-03-15T01:31:00.000-07:00

Our menu this week is just about startiung to get into the Spring action. We are very excitied that the sun is getting up before we do these days and that the new produce will start coming through our doors to create even more wonderful menus.

In the meantime, we are still on the edge of winter comfort food. Lets make the most of it while we can.

Breakfast
Organic Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried nuts and fruit, honey or golden syrup 2.50
Bircher Muesli pots with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Coppa costa ham, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Seven seeded toast with homemade preserves 1.50

Pastries from Seven seed bakery
Croissants 1.60
Pain Au Chocolat 1.80
Almond Croissants 2.50

Baked Goods
Yellow plum and yoghurt muffins 1.70
Parsnip, jalopino and cheese muffins 1.70
Lamingtons 2.50
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
Super moist white chocolate blondies 2.00
ANZAC, Afgans and Chocolate Chip cookies 1.40
Carrot cake friands 1.80
Cinnamon and raisin bread 1.50
Portuguese tarts 1.70

Soup!
Celeriac and Agretti 3.00/3.50
Roast Tomato Soup 3.00/3.50

Baguettes 4.00
Suino Salami, dijon, tomato, red onion, rocket
Bufala mozzerella, plum tomato, spinach, aioli, basil

Foccacia with sea salt and osemary crust 4.50
Smoked salmon with spinach, aioli, capers, dill
Coppa Cotta ham, herb ricotta, rocket

Tart 3.00 or 5.50 with salad
Polenta tart with tomato, rocket, goats cheese

Salads 4.50/6.50
Broad bean with tofu
Quinoa with black olive, orange, rocket and cashew nuts

We hope you enjoy the menu and the Spring sunshine.
Peter, Catherine, Estelle, Rhea, Jared, Erin and Emma

Menu - 1st March - UKBC Champion John Gordon

2010-03-01T22:45:00.000-08:00

We should have posted this menu last week, but I wanted to wait to see how the UK barista championships ended on Monday. Our own Estelle Bright did an amzing job and finished just outside the top 6 at number 8. She is the number 1 female barista in the UK overall, a fantastic achievment and something we are very proud of.
We are also very very happy to say that John Gordon, originally from Australia but now representing the UK, came out overall UK champion late on Monday. For an insight into how John works as a barista, check Kaffeine the movie on our website.
John, full respect not just to you but all baristas who entered, a job very very well done.
Look out, spring is coming, daffodils, sunshine and lovely lovely food. Can't wait......

Breakfast
Porridge with condiments including homemade compote, muscovado sugar, nuts and fruit 2.20
Traditional bircher muesli pots with compote 2.50
Wheat free muesli pots with popped corn and compote 2.50
Ciabattini (bad boys), poached egg, bacon, rocket, aioli and tomato salsa 3.50
Croissants (bad girls), coppa cotta ham, tomato, spinach, talleggio cheese 3.50
Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50
Seven seeded toast with homemade preserves and french butter 1.50

Baked Goods
Rhubarb and raspberry muffins 1.50
Red pepper, red jalapeno and cheese muffins 1.50
Super moist chocolate brownies 1.80
Super moist white chocolate blondies 1.80
Portuguese tarts 1.50
Carrot cake friands 1.70
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.20
Melting moments with passionfruit icing 1.20

Lunch
Soup!
Borscht with chorizo 3.00 or 3.50
Salsicce miso

Baguettes 4.00
Bufala mozzerella with plum tomatoes, spinach and basil
Chrorizo, plum tomoatoes, rocket and gruyere

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary herb crust 4.50
Roast vegetable, hummus, spinach
Coppa cotta ham, herbed ricotta, rocket

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Tuna, olives, potato, red onion, tomato, egg, rocket, dill and capers
Asparagus with mustard dressing

Tomato and Four cheese tart 3.00

Thank you all for your support of Estelle and John in the championships.

Hope to see you soon.

Peter, Catherine, Rhea, Estelle, Jared and Erin.

UK Barista Championships Week - February 22nd

2010-02-22T07:29:00.001-08:00

Hello all,
We have very very good news. Estelle Bright, our barista from Abergavenny in Wales is currently placed 7th out of the whole of the UK going into the semi finals for the UK Barista Championships. The semi finals will be held at the Hotelympia exhibition this coming Sunday, in front of a potential 2,000 people. If Estelle gets into the final six, she will compete on Monday the 1st March for the title of best in the UK, then represent the UK in the World Championships in June.

Estelle has put a lot of hard work into her competition this year, we have had three practice sessions with guest judges and audience and Estelle has been staying back most nights to practice, practice, practice.

The man who features in Kaffeine the movie, John Gordon, is currently placed 6th in the UK, will also be in the semi finals and also has a very, very good chance.

For Kaffeine to be connected to these two star baristas is humbling. We wish them all the very best.

Breakfast
Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, rhubarb and raspberry compote, mixed fruit or chopped nuts 2.20
Traditional bircher muesli with homemade compote 2.50
Wheat free muesli with choped nuts and fruit, popped corn and compote 2.50
Croissants filled with coppa cotta ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.50
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, rocket and tromato salsa 3.50
Seven seeded toast with kaffeine preserves and le secure butter 1.50
Kaffeine cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50

Baked goods
Lemon, poppy seed and cream cheese muffins 1.50
Tomato, red onion and parmesan muffins 1.50
Super moist chocolate brownies 1.80
ANZAC, Afgans and chocolate chip cookies 1.50
Carrot cake friands 1.70
Banana bread 1.50
Passionfruit melting moments 1.50

Lunch
Soup! 3.00 or 3.50
Bacon and Pea Soup
Moroccan tomato and chicken soup

Foccacia with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Roast courgette, artichokes, kumara, red onion, capsicum with spinach and hummus OR
Coppa cotta ham with herbed ricotta and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.00
Coppa cotta ham, gruyere, rocket, plum tomatoes and dijon OR
Bufala mozzerella, tomato, basil and spinach

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Kumara and orange salad with goats cheese and rocket AND
Brown rice salad with broccoli, courgettes and cashews

Fritatta 3.00 or 5.50 with salad
Potato, red onion, leek and goats cheese

If you wish to come along on Sunday or Monday to watch, search 'hotelympia' and register online for free tickets. If you wish to send your support via twitter, search estelle_coffee or johngordon09.

Peter, Catherine, Estelle, Rhea, Jared, Erin.

Menu 15th February - UKBC London heats week

2010-02-11T04:49:00.000-08:00

This week we are starting the build up to the World Barista Championships in late June.Over 20 of London's best baristas will be battling it out to make it to the semi finals of the UK, on Sunday 28th, then the UK final on Monday 1st of March.

Whoever wins the UK will be an ambassador for the UK in the coffee industry and then represent the UK in the WBC in June.

We are very lucky that our own Estelle Bright will be a part of this exciting competition. She has been working very hard on perfecting her 15 minute presentation and has been working closely with Chef Jared on her signature drink.

This weeks menu is in support of Estelle. We all wish her the very best.

Breakfast
Porridge with dried nuts, fruit, muscovado sugar, fruit compote or honey 2.20
Bircher Muesli with blueberry, raspberry and rhubarb compote 2.50
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.50
Croissants filled with Coppa costa ham, talleggio cheese, spinach leaves and tomatoes 3.50
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, rocket and salsa 3.50
Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50

Baked Goods
Yoghurt and plum muffins 1.50
Courgette and cheese muffins 1.50
Super moist chocolate brownies 1.80
Portuguese tarts 1.50
Passionfruit friands 1.70
Banana Bread 1.50
Chocolate chip, ANZAC and Afgan biscuits 1.20
Ginger kisses 1.50

Lunch
Soup!
Carrot and orange (mon/tues/weds)
Mushroom (thurs/fri/sat)

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Smoked slamon, spinach, red onion, dill, capers and aioli
Coppa cotta ham, herbed ricotta and rocket

Retro baguettes 4.00
Bufala mozzerella, plum tomatoes, basil, spinach and aioli
Coppa cotta ham, dijon, red onion, tomato, gruyere cheese and rocket

Fritata 3.50
Potato, red onion, leek and goats cheese

If you wish to go to the London heats, they are free to attend and will be held at Rich Mix cultural centre, Bethnal Green road on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. The UK champion will be announced late Saturday afternoon.

Come and say hello to Estelle this week and wish her all the best, or feel free to go along and support her.

Peter, Catherine, Estelle, Rhea, Jared and Erin

Menu 7th February - Valentines Week

2010-02-05T23:08:00.000-08:00

"Love is in the air, everywhere I look around, love is in the air, every sight and every sound".

Everyone loves a bit of love, and what can be better than eating food and drinking coffee made with love, passion and care. It's all good really.

This week Chefs Jared and Erin have created a menu based on a few items of passion. Buy them for yourself or buy some for the office, either way, remember to share the love.

Breakfast
Organic porridge with muscovado sugar, dried fruit, nuts, honey or compote 2.20
Traditional Bircher Muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.50
Croissants with coppa costa ham, talleggio cheese, plum tomatoes and spinach 3.50
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, rocket and tomato salsa 3.50
Seven seeded toast with homemade preserves 1.50
Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50

Pastries from seven seeded bakery
Croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond croissants 2.30

Baked treats
Strawberry muffins 1.50
Tomato and parmesan muffins 1.50
Super Moist Chocolate Brownies 1.80
Portuguese Tarts 1.50
Afgan, Anzac and Chocolate Chop Cookies 1.20
Passion fruit friands 1.70
Ginger Kisses 1.50

Lunch
Soup! 3.00 or 3.50
Chicken and dill soup
Kumara and blue cheese soup

Baguettes 4.00
Smoked salmon with capers, dill, red onion, spinach and aioli
Coppa costa hoam with apicots, brie and rocket

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary 4.50
Coppa costa ham, herbed ricotta and rocket
Bufala mozzerella, plum tomatoes, basil, spinach and aioli

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Asparagus salad
Viet noodle salad with chicken, thai basil, peanuts, sweet chilli

Tart 3.00 per slice
Tomato and basil tart

If you feel short on love this week, come see us, we'll be happy to share.

Peter, Catherine, Rhea, Estelle, Jared and Erin

Waitangi Day Menu - 1st February

2010-01-30T04:10:00.000-08:00

We have had a busy week, both in the shop and out. Myself and Mrs Kaffeine have been busy, yes, on the 26th of january, after a 16 hour labour, our first child and daughter was born, Layla Margaret. She is of course, a joy, gorgeous, lovely and a princess and everything a father could hope for. We are truly blessed.

The Australia Day (week) menu that Jared and Erin devised went down very well and we have been very busy in the shop too with lamingtons and ANZAC biscuits flying out the door.

This week we celebrate Waitangi Day - Kaffeine's business partner is from New Zealand, as are our chefs Erin and Jared so we have a few similar items on the menu and a few more NZ specific ones too. Perhaps we will see you through the week or on Saturday for Waitangi day itself.

Breakfast
Organic Porridge with dark muscovado sugar, golden syrup, nuts, dried fruit or honey 2.20
Traditional Bircher Muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50
Wheat free muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50
Croissants filled with Coppa Costa ham, talleggio cheese, plum tomatoes and spinach 3.50
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, rocket and tomato salsa 3.50
Seven seeded bloomer toast and own made preserves 1.50
Kaffeine's own Cinnamon and Raisin Toast 1.50

Pastries from Seven Seeded bakery
Croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 1.80
Almond Croissant 2.50

Baked Goods
Blueberry muffins 1.50
Cheese Scones 1.50
Sponge drops 1.50
Afgan Biscuits 1.20
ANZAC biscuits 1.20
Marshmellow short cake 1.80
Banana bread 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 1.80

Lunch
Soup! 3.00 or 3.50
Pumpkin soup
Spinach soup

Sea salt and rosemary foccacias 4.50
Chicken, apricot, brie and spinach
Pear, blue cheese, red onion jam and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.00
Smoked salmon, aioli, spinach, dill and capers
Bufala mozzerella, plum tomatoes, basil, rocket and aioli

Salads 4.50 6.50
Roast beetroot and blood orange salad
Coppa costa ham, rhubarb, celery, kiwi and rocket

Tarts 3.50
Lamb, mint jelly and kumara mash tart

We hope you enjoy

Peter, Catherine, Estelle, Rhea, Jared and Erin

Menu January 25th - Australia Day January 26th

2010-01-22T23:40:00.000-08:00

This could be a big week. Not only is it Australia day on the 26th, we also may be in TNT magazine as part of a feature of successful Australian businesses, (look for it on Monday) and Mrs Kaffeine and I are expecting the birth of our first child, also on Australia Day. Wow.

In recognition of all of this, chefs Jared and Erin have created a very Australian style menu for us to enjoy, get those cheese and vegemite muffins while you can.

Breakfast
Organic Porridge with condiments of rhubarb and raspberry compote, muscovado sugar, honey, dried fruit, chopped nuts and golden syrup 2.20
Traditional Bircher Muesli pots with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50
Wheat free Muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50
Ciabattini with poached egg, English bacon, rocket and tomato salsa 3.50
Croissants with Coppa Costa ham, talleggio cheese, plum tomatoes and spinach 3.50

Baked Goods
Brandy snap muffins 1.50
Vegemite and cheese Muffins 1.50
Super moist chocolate brownies 1.80
Banana bread 1.50
Cinnamon and raisin bread 1.50
Portuguese tarts 1.50
Lamingtons 1.80
Pavlova 2.50
Chocolate chip cookies 1.20
Anzac Biscuits 1.20

Soup! 3.00 / 3.50
Chicken and sweet corn soup OR
Bacon and split pea soup

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Rocket, pear, blue cheese and red onion jam
Smoked salmon, dill, red onion, capers, spinach and aioli

French retro baguettes 4.00
Coppa costa ham, rocket, dijon, red onion, gruyere, and plum tomato
Bufala mozzerella, plum tomato, basil, spinach and aioli

Fancy a pie? 2.50
(Made similar to Pork Pies but about the size of our muffins, these will be served room temperature)
Beef and cheese OR
Bacon and egg

Salads 4.50 / 6.50
Gourmet Australian potato salad with leeks
Sweet Potato, spinach, corn and pumpkin seeds

We hope to see you this week, say hello to us and mention this blog if you do.

Peter, Catherine, Estelle, Rhea, Jared and Erin

Menu 18th January

2010-01-19T01:25:00.001-08:00

Blue Monday? The most depressing day of the year? Apparently so, but when you come into the cafe and the smell of chocolate brownies fills the air, or banana bread, or lovely square mile coffee, and you realise the sun comes up earlier every day, it's all good really.

Here is the menu for this week, including wonderful blood oranges both as a juice and a salad ingredient. In season for the next six weeks only, get them while you can.

Breakfast
Organic Porridge with dried fruit, nuts, muscovado sugar and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.20
Croissants with Coppa costa ham, talleggio cheese, spinach and tomatoes 3.50
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, rocket and tomato salsa 3.50
Bircher Muesli pots with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50
Wheat free muesli with poporn and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50
Homemade Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50
Sourdough toast and homemade preserves 1.50

Blood Orange Juice 3.00

Baked Goods
Apple crumble muffins 1.50
Sweet potato, chilli and cheese muffins 1.50
Supermoist chocolate brownies 1.80
Portuguese tarts 1.50
Butternut or Chocolate Chip cookies 1.20
Banana Bread 1.50
Friands (wheat free muffins) with lemon cream cheese icing 1.70

Lunch
Soup! 3.00 or 3.50
Harira Chicken Soup (Mon/Tues/Weds)
Cauliflower and roquefort cheese soup (Thurs/Fri/Sat)

Sea salt, olive oil and rosemary foccacias 4.50
Coppa Costa ham, asparagus, gruyere, spinach and aioli
Smoked salmon, spinach, dill, capers, red onion and aioli

French retro baguetttes 4.00
Bufala mozzerella, plum tomatoes, basil, rocket and aioli
Honey roasted aubergine, aioli, rocket and red onion

Salads 4.50 / 6.50
White beans with mustard and sage
Castelfranco, blood oranges, coppa costa ham and artichokes

UKBC training session - Thursday 14th

2010-01-12T06:31:00.000-08:00

This Thursday the 14th from 7 pm to 9 pm, Kaffeine is hosting another training session for two of the competitors in this years Barista Championships. Our own Estelle Bright, who is the number 2 in the UK 2008 and 2009 latte art championships, and John Gordon, the current latte art champion, will be going through their routines.

This will be their chance to show us, and perhaps you, what they will be presenting to the judges at the London heats, then hopefully at the UK finals and then possibly at the World championships coming up in June.

Both Estelle and John need to present the following within a fifteen minute timeframe:
1. Four cappuccinos in 5 to 6 oz cups
2. Four espressos
3. Four signature drinks where they have created a non alcoholic coffee based beverage of their own choice.

The rules for this competition are incredibly detailed, with seven judges on the day watching every movement assessing the taste, the smell, the cleanliness, the attention to detail, the knowledge and the overall skill of the barista.

If you want to come along and support Estelle and John by being in the audience or even being a judge, you are more than welcome. Just let us know in advance as space is limited.

Kaffeine is very excited to be able to support these two in their quest to be the best baristas in the world and we will keep you updated on how they, and their training, is going.

We wish them all the luck in the world.