The Plan Cafe

Reviews

• Amelia F.

  star star star star star 8 June 2026

  When I used to work as a barista, I was constantly subject to rules and skills that would change quicker than I could master them.
  Sometime we had to use a thermometer, sometimes it was best to gauge the temperature with our hands. At one point, it was decided that we should put chocolate sprinkles on the espresso before the hot milk. On other days this came after. Once or twice a month we had shifts where all chocolate was banned and don't even get me started on the treatment of cinnamon.
  But there was one thing that never changed. Throughout the year or so I spent working with a coffee-machine I was constantly instructed to take time out and visit The Plan.
  'He makes the best coffee in Cardiff', my boss would whisper of the barista here, cautious that one of his own customers would hear the comparison. 'If you want to know how to make a good cappuccino, go to him'.
  And The Plan has certainly lived up to the promise. For the dedicated coffee-maker, the skills here are no less than inspiring.
  If hot milk isn't your thing, though, this café innovatively makes a statement of offering a choice of filter coffees, brought to you in your own cafetiere.
  
  URBAN CHALLENGE: Reinvent the Rorschach test in your latte art

• Alba V.

  star star star star star_border 7 June 2026

  Thanks for the advice, Yelp! I found this cute place thanks to the app and I could not be happier. I was hoping to have breakfast in a local place and avoid the big coffee chains, so I was so happy when the app recommended me this coffee shop.
  
  Me and my friend sit on the first floor (there are two floor, but not too big of a place) and we were served by a person who, I suspect, went out and party-hard the night before. But, yeah, fair enough, it was Sunday morning. So we ordered two Flat Whites and some food (Greek Yogurt with fresh fruit and some eggs on toast). Everything was fine, food and coffee, but it took ages! I think our waiter was a little bit sleep and confused that morning. No big deal. We were on holidays after all.
  
  I highly recommend this place for brunch. It is located in a beautiful place, inside the old shopping mall with the little boutiques.

• Matt B.

  star star star star star 2 June 2026

  I stopped off for breakfast on a Sunday. It's in a really nice spot that that gets plenty of good light in the morning. There is also an upstairs 2nd floor area that's really nice and fills with the smell of coffee and food. If you don't want that, the people watching is pretty good downstairs also. The Eggs Benny with Serrano ham is delicious. Really good coffee and tea selection, service is pretty good too. You pay up front, so it's really easy to grab and go coffee or leave a in hurray, once you're done. I'd definitely go back!

• Karen D.

  star star star star star 28 May 2026

  Me and my husband decided to go here for brunch during our visit to Cardiff. I had the eggs benedict with serrano ham and a soy latte. He had the 2 poached eggs on 2 toasts and an americano. We both really enjoyed our meals. Super delicious! The atmosphere is really nice too and we had fun playing the little trivia game at the table. We'd definitely go back if we could.

• Jonny Q.

  star star star star star_border 23 May 2026

  In my constant battle against the mundane and settling for 2nd best, I checked out where was good for breakfast on Yelp and found this gem that was 20 minutes walk from my hotel.
  
  Housed in a smal boutique shopping mall, the Plan is tucked away but definitely somewhere that's worth making the effort to visit.
  
  Even though the menu was pretty varied with bacon high on the agenda after last nights beery indulgences, I had a sudden urge to be good and went for their bowl of organic porridge with honey, blueberries and strawberries. The plan was always to have a bacon barm to follow but alas the portion was so big that there was no way I could have squeezed anything more in.
  
  The flat white was perfectly made so as you can taste the coffee and it all came in at under £7 together which I'm quite happy to pay when getting such quality food and drink.
  
  They also have all of the daily newspapers making it a great place to take a load off in the morning.