London Latte Art Smackdown - #smackdown16 - Round One

So that was massive. The people cleared out, the room was empty and we went ‘wow, so that was amazing’. The biggest crowd ever to come to a smackdown at Kaffeine rammed into our Eastcastle...

London Latte Art Smackdown - #smackdown16 - Lead Up

It is back again, now for  the fourth year and as per last year, there are a massive 64 places available. The London Latte Art Smackdown, sponsored by Square Mile, Coffee Hit, Victoria Arduino, The L...

Kaffeine - The Guest Espresso Program rides again

Quite a long time ago, we started a guest espresso program on weekends, whereby we would take off decaf on our second grinder and order in and dial in a guest espresso from various roasters across the...

Should all customers be treated the same, or should all different customers be treated differently?

We are very lucky in that the majority of our customers are regulars, or become regulars, but we also attract other customers, the occasional tourist who is looking for coffee, or the occasional lost ...

Possibly one of the hardest jobs there is in running a cafe....An explanation

No, it’s not being a chef, or being a barista, or being on service, though all of these positions are responsible for this, the hardest of jobs, it is not even a kitchen porter, who has probably...

Kaffeine Legend - Claire 'Brice' Brice - Manager

It’s taken me a long while to write this, for which I can only apologise to the subject of the post who I hope is reading this one day while she sips beers on the beach in Lennox Head, NSW Austr...

Eastcastle Street is One Year Old - March 2016

This week we celebrate the 1st birthday of Eastcastle street store. If you ever want an indication of how quickly time flies in London, this this is a perfect example. March the 9th we opened offici...

Guess who's back, Kaffeine's back - Renovations Complete

After a three week closure, (one for holidays and two for renovations), we are very proud and happy to say that our Great Titchfield street store is back open and ready to go. We have installed new...

The Importance of Balance - An Explanation

This is what I remember. It was perhaps early 2009 (but I cannot be sure), it was at Gwilym Davies’ coffee cart at Columbia Road Flower Market and one of the baristas was making coffee, again ...
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