Cake Hole Cafe

The only reason why I can’t give 5 stars yet is because I haven’t had a chance to taste the, what seems to be, over-​delicious cakes! Just ran in there to get a capuccino to go, only because they had the sign out though. If you don’t know, you think its just a shop for vintage dishes, but in the back, in the BACK — that’s where the magic happens. A little cozy, nice decorated room with three tables where everybody sits together, a little bar where they serve tea, coffee and, I can’t stress this enough, cakes that makes your moth watery just by looking at them!

The atmosphere in this place is cute and cosy. The teas and coffees are very reasonable and priced fairly.
1. Love the candles they light (almost every other hour)
2. Dislike the music, if u stay there for hours, be prepared to be listening to country folk, it will get to you eventually.
3. Big tables for working!
4. Friendly staff
Makes me feel hugged from the inside, I like!

BUT THIS IS A REVIEW FOR CAKE HOLE!
The tea shop in the back of the store. I didn’t even pay attention to the quality of the store or items in the store because my friend brought me there strictly to have some tea and cake in the back.
Super friendly and funny staff. Good teas. We had to have a slice of the carrot cake which honestly was the best tasting carrot cake I’ve ever had. And I’ve surprisingly tasted a lot of carrot cakes in my life.
WARNING!!!: this place is mighty cozy so if you go there to have a super private personal conversation with someone you’re out of luck. We were fortunate enough to snag a corner of a table that was already fairly stuffed.
They need to hurry up and setup their website. We were taking pictures and the woman behind the counter asked us to email them to her. we thought she was going to ask us to stop taking pictures. But they plan on putting up a section on their website of customer pictures. so cool. Excited to go back again.

I stopped in on a rainy day and really enjoyed having a cup of tea in the café. Lovely atmosphere and staff. A perfect spot for afternoon tea. I was there on an off-​market day, so it was empty, but it was still pleasant.
I also walked away with a fantastic retro tea towel at a fair price. One of my favorite spots on Columbia Road.

Ignore the over-​priced bric-​à-​brac at the front of the store. The real treasure is hidden out back. There’s a little café serving coffee and cake at reasonable prices.
The cunning disguise as an antiques shop means you can get your fix without having to deal with the flower-​market crowds. Just keep it to yourself, OK, else this gem will soon become blighted with queues like the rest of Columbia Road? And you wouldn’t like me when I’m starved of caffeine.