Corina Q.
Yelp
Coming to Cafefin was one of my biggest excitements when booking my ticket to Prague. I stumbled upon their instagram a few months ago when my friend posted a photo, and from then on, I was set on trying this cute, hip, trendy cafe.
I met my friend on a Friday at 11:30am, and the place was already popping' with only a small coffee table and two chairs left in the corner. I plopped down and waited for my friend while examining the menu (bonus for having an English version too!)
While I was sitting in my corner, I saw two tables leave, and before I could even get up, the people flowing in snagged them. I told the servers and they asked me if I was there before them, in which I responded I had been waiting in the corner they put me in for the past ten minutes. They didn't do anything to help me get a table.
My friend finally arrived and we anxiously watched the floor until we saw someone get up, and we bolted to secure this proper table.
There are two menus - a breakfast menu from 8am-12pm, and a lunch menu afterwards. My friend wanted something from the lunch menu, so we told the serve we'd wait another 10 minutes until we could order from that menu, and she obviously seemed annoyed, so I ordered a slice of the banana bread while we waited (because I know what it's like as a server to have a table take up precious space and not order anything).
I was handed an already plated banana bread that looked eerily familiar - this was the same banana bread that I had seen a server previously drop off to the table next to us, and then pick up from their table a few minutes later (maybe because it wasn't what she ordered, or because she didn't want it anymore). In retrospect, I should have questioned why I was given someone else's leftover food, but I was too elated about finally getting to try this cafe that I had been dying to try, that I just ignored it.
We paid separately at the counter, and the server didn't know what I had ordered, got the order wrong, and forgot one of my menu items and had to charge me another time.
Food:
Banana Bread 45czk - I'm used to my mum's warm, moist, banana-y banana bread, so when I cut into this hard, dry, and almost cookie-like banana bread slice, I was a little shocked. The flavor wasn't too bad, but I was so taken aback by the dryness that I can barely remember anything else about it.
Custard Filled Donut 55czk - Seeing their Instagram posts about these donuts was one of the main reasons I wanted to come to CafeFin. The custard was delicious, but the donut, like the banana bread, was sadly a little too dry, and I ended up having to toss all the parts that weren't coated in the custard.
Avocado Toast with Scrambled Eggs, Red Onions, Arugula, and Goat Cheese 165czk - this was the best thing I had at this cafe, and the reason I didn't give a lower rating. There was a generous amount fresh avocado, and the bread underneath soaked up the creamy avocados. The bite that came from the raw red onions went well with the creamy avocados and scrambled eggs, and the sharp taste of the arugula was cut back by the equally strong goat cheese flavor.
I had looked forward to coming to CafeFin for such a long time, and I'm so disappointed that my experience ended up being sub-par :(