Café Calcio

One of the more quirky and crazy eating experiences in Cardiff but wonderful in a «back to the womb» kind of way. I first ate here a few years ago and had such delicious food that I ate nowhere else for a few months a big compliment indeed.
I used to have the chicken and chorizo salad. God it was amazing. There was always good music pumping out. Calcio means football in Italian. The wall was always covered in football memorabilia which included Bluebirds stuff so it was ok. The owner was a lover of the beautiful game not particular teams.
If there aren’t any tables available just come back in a few minutes or take a pew on the sofa’s. The atmosphere is really relaxed with wall to wall students everywhere.
If you need food that delivers «deep fried happiness», great desserts and great beer then this is for you.

My partners favourite place to go, eat a greasy cooked brekkie and reminisce about his student days!
Great service, good prices, always buzzing

Only been here the once and parking is a nightmare but then it is in the middle of some of the busiest streets in Cardiff and so I can’t really complain. We went for the breakfasts and weren’t disappointed — meat eaters and veggies should be more than happy with the range and quality on offer. We went during a fairly quiet part of the day and so I can’t really say what it’s like when it’s full but we really enjoyed the meal and the more up-​market décor than you might expect in a run of the mill greasy spoon. Good food, nice place, good service and not too expensive.
Well recommended!

Café Calcio is a great little eating place open from breakfast time onwards, catering very well to the many hungover students living nearby. It almost feels like an extension of your own home, it’s so friendly and easy-​going, with comfy leather sofas and wooden tables.
For breakfast, not only do they do a great traditional cooked breakfast, but also several more refined choices such as Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon. This is no greasy spoon: the décor is smarter and the atmopshere is more trendy, and while this is reflected in the slightly higher prices I’d say it’s well worth paying the difference.
If you’re going for lunch, they also serve burgers, pizza slices, pasta dishes, salads and so on — as well as beers and other alcohol.

Café Calcio is a truly excellent café. I can’t recommend it highly enough. The service is absolutely fantastic and the food is just heaven.
I have only ever been there for breakfast on the morning after the night before but the rest of the menu all looks pretty tasty and I am definitely up for trying it having tried the breakfast.
(Oh, my housemates have just come in and convinced me that I should be going out tonight… I defintiely should be… and I will definitely be getting another breakfast in the morning…)
There is a really good range of cooked breakfasts as well as smaller ones, to suit whatever you’re feeling up to eating. The décor is really quite cute — all leather sofas and art and wooden furniture.

Calcio is is really nice café/​breakfast spot on Crwys Road. They do a fantastic range of breakfasts which are served all day and are a cut above a greasy spoon type breakfast. If you want a bit more style in your brekkie then this is the place! Ingredients are all a cut above with really great bacon and sausages, they do a number of different size full cooked breakfasts to suit your appetite (or hangover!).
For something a bit different however, I would totally recommend the Eggs Benedict with bacon or smoked salmon — yum yum it’s completely amazing. If you’ve never had Eggs Benedict it’s poached eggs on a toasted english muffin with hollandaise sauce and either ham/​bacon/​smoked salmon. Really is lovely.
All the breakfasts come with tea and OJ and are fairly reasonably priced. Not as cheap as somewhere like Ramones bt you are getting better quality and a nicer environment.
The café itself is like your mates funky living room: leather sofa’s, chunky wooden furniture and great artwork on the walls.
The rest of the menu is pretty varied — burgers, salads, pasta etc. Presentation is very good, service friendly and fast AND they serve alcohol. In fact I went in once and they didn’t have the lager my friends wanted so they popped out and bought some can’t say customer service better than that!
Highly recommended.