Wonderful cafe right by a small river and a short walk from the main university building.
I've been here twice already in my two days in Uppsala. They have large padded and comfortable chairs and double seater love seats. They're super comfortable. I kind of embarrassed myself and passed out on one after finishing my lunch .. Oops. For lunch, I got a cappuccino and a chicken and curry sandwich that was more like a panini. The bread was so crispy that when I sliced into it with my knife, the crumbs flew at me like sawdust. The flavors were on point though, and there was plentiful chicken bites stuffed into the sandwich. There was also some melted cheese and a single tomato slice in the center of the sandwich (random and didn't do much for it). The dish came with a small salad of lettuce, tons of onion slices and a couple of cucumber and tomato slices and a single red bell pepper slice, topped off with an orange slice. This was all for 89SEK, which honestly isn't too bad for Sweden. The cappuccino, on the other hand, was way too pricey for the size. 32SEK for a cup the size of my fist?? I can find better cappuccinos elsewhere.
The first time I came, I only got the chai tea latte. This was massive and perfect for the price. I was asked if I wanted it with spices or a tea bag. I said spices (because why would I want a tea bag if I can get the real deal with actual spices?). Out came this large empty cup with a strainer, and another with the actual tea and milk and spices and foam in it. She told me to wait five minutes before pouring it into the empty cup. I was so confused. I didn't know the spices were already in the other cup and thought I had to put in the spices myself into the strainer. I asked the waitress about this and she kindly told me that everything was already in the larger pourer and all I needed to do was pour into the cup with the strainer to catch the loose spices. Duh. I've never been served a tea latte like this but I enjoyed it! The tea wasn't as strong because the flavor came solely from the spices (I think the worker would've kindly adjusted the strength - more or less spices, milk, water, etc. something like that - if I had asked) and I didn't get the foam because it also kind of got strained out with the spices as I poured. But oh well. The latte was still good (though I guess it technically wasn't really a latte anymore).
Their desserts look amazing too. They always come with a beautiful splash of color provided by the sprinkle of fruits (pomegranate seeds, grapes, kiwis, orange, etc.) on the actual dessert.
All in all, the servers are sweet, the interior is fancy, and there's a huge variety of dessert options with a good mix of actual meal entree choices.
Oh and for those whose cafe experience is made via the playlist, I'm not sure if they were playing Christian instrumental songs because it was Sunday, but it was randomly intermixed with medieval instrumentals and classical music too ...? I wasn't really paying attention to the music the first time I came here (not a Sunday) so I can't confirm what type of music they usually play. read more