Kaffe O

I thought I’d give Kaffe O another try after I was underwhelmed on my first visit about 6 months ago (slow service, order mix ups, coffees forgotten and wifi password never given to us when we asked for it numerous times).
I recently heard they are vegetarian and vegan friendly and wondered what I’d possibly missed on my last visit. Luckily tonight’s visit was completely different from the last and went like this:
~ Clear sign up stating you wait to be seated, so you know how things work.
~ Asked for wifi password and was given it immediately.
~ Had a vegan stew of lentils and root vegetables with crusty bread which was delicious.
~ Found out their soups and stews are always vegetarian, sometimes vegan.
~ An ethical business who source local ingredients and use Vegware takeaway packaging which is made from recycled/​renewable waste and can actually be recycled with your food waste! I’m impressed!
~ Serve Ecuador Dark Hot Chocolate which is vegan. I had one made with almond milk and it was awesome.
~ They offer almond and soya milks.
~ Gent who served me was helpful, advising which items were vegan and checking ingredients.
My only criticisms are:
~ It’s expensive, a small bowl of veg stew with one slice of bread, a glass of fruit juice and a hot chocolate cost £11.45!
~ They charge extra for soya and almond milks (this irritates me to no end, I’ve noticed a couple of cafés jumping on the bandwagon and doing this recently).
~ I’m not keen on the layout, design and furniture in Kaffe O, it’s quite a small space and not very comfortable to sit in.
All in all, much better than my previous visit, I probably would return but only if I’m feeling wealthy as I think the menu’s very overpriced. However both food and drinks are of high quality and Kaffe O is open until 9pm Monday to Thursday which is always good in my book.

There are loads of coffee places on the Ormeau Road, and as a bit of an addict I feel it is my duty to try them all. Kaffee O looked pretty so I gave it a whirl.
Priding itself on a Nordic coffee theme and with an interior a mix of IKEA and smooth modern styling, which although not necessarily comfortable, looks good and clean. I went for the flat white and boiled eggs (pretending to be healthy) and my friend had a coffee with toast and jam. Everything was efficiently pleasant in a true Scandi way. Sadly though coming in at well over a tenner for coffee, toast and boiled egg, it did leave a little bitter taste that I won’t be in a hurry to enjoy in the near future, which is a Nordic shame.