Fornos Cafe

After switching allegiance from our previous source of falafel in nearby Cathays, Fornos has become one of my personal favourite spots to eat in Cardiff.
Great value for money — £3.50 buys you a hefty wrap with your choice of filling (the choices are limited to various types of chicken, falafel, kubba and vineleaves, but you can mix & match), hummus & salads, plus a pack of crisps and a soft drink/​bottle of water. Few places that I have seen in our fair city sell Worcester Sauce crisps, the undisputed champion of crisp flavours.
The café itself can get crammed at lunchtimes, but aside from the seating inside there is an open, covered seating area out the back. The last time I went with folks from work for lunch, they were renovating the back so I’m not sure how it’s looking now.
The staff are friendly and obliging, the food is good, the location is central (down Newport Rd end of City Rd) — Fornos is, quite simply, the one.

Fornos has become my Monday lunchtime treat! They do the yummiest falafel wraps in town, which are big enough to fill even the hungriest worker’s tummy… all for the bargain price of £2.99 — which includes a drink and crisps! Nom nom nom.

Café Fornos is as much like the other sandwich joints around the roath area offering baguettes, paninis, beverages and the like.
The food was yummy and the tea was hit the spot, for a refreshing take out. This place has many loyal customers and it’s easy to understand why. Simple food at competitive prices that are all prepared first class service by well-​trained staff.
The counter has a good selection for panini’s but I think they need to up the ante and offer something to really get people coming back like a reward coupon scheme or something.

One little star is taken away here for my not being able to sit down inside to eat. After all, it calls itself a café…
Other than that, though, I was extremely impressed by my whole experience. Looking at the shop from the outside, it actually looked rather posh but the person who served me was really friendly.
The food was just delicious. So much so that I wolfed it down and then had rather bad indigestion. But then, I did have a good lunch to show for it, so… swings and roundabouts…
I would definitely go back (what am I saying? I HAVE gone back) and I’ve told lots of people about it too. Now I’m telling you. Go to Fornos!