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Cinnamon Sticks - Cardiff

Tucked away in the High Street Arcade in Cardiff above a Vintage shop, Cinnamon Sticks Tea Room is such a find! My sister talked about how elegant and refined French Salons de Thé are in her blog post here if you haven't read it.

Cinnamon Sticks is on the opposite end of the scale, it's cosy and feels just like somebody's living room. For a start, it is tiny and is decked with leather armchairs, rugs and big bookshelves filled with a variety of old books. The compact feel of the place makes you feel like you're at home without being at home. They even play Marilyn Monroe films softly in the background to give it a vintage feel.

Unlike the tiny but beautiful French patisserie, Cinnamon Sticks do thick wedges of the old favourites such as lemon drizzle as well as some more unusual flavours like Rosewater Cake. The slices are absolutely huge and the lady that works there was busy pouring icing on a Lavender cake as I was talking to her. I had some Bara Brith which a type of welsh fruitcake but their hot chocolate is my favourite. The first time I went, they piled it high with cream and Magic Stars and the second time they put Minstrels on instead!




Cinnamon Sticks is really reasonably priced, I only paid £5 for a cake and a luxury hot chocolate which would definitely have cost more at a chain. They also offer vegan and vegetarian lunch options as well as vegan cake but Cinnamon Stick's real charm lies in its homely old fashioned teatime atmosphere.
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