Let me introduce you to Cardiff’s best kept secret – The Deck – a cosy but positively charming coffee house and cakery nestled covertly down a side street in Cardiff Bay. The Deck offers its customers so much more than the usual café establishment; the food here is seriously good with a vast menu full of generously sized meals, a delicious array of cakes (all home-baked in the kitchen downstairs), sofas you can really sink into and staff that go out of their way to put a smile on your face.

For the uninitiated visitor, the hearty ‘Hog and Hen’ roll is a must, followed swiftly by a scrummy cupcake. For me, their infamous Jaffa Cake cupcake is heaven, but just to be sure I’m slowly working my way through their other variations too! An afternoon is easily lost in this lovely space, but bellies and hearts certainly leave a little fuller.

Images courtesy of The Deck