Restaurant Reviews: Coffee, coffee, coffee

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Vida e Caffé

A well rounded experience at a your local Vida e Caffé is not necessarily dependent on the freshness in preparation of its coffee, nor the temperature at which it is served, but rather the beans from which the flavour is ground and equally important, the number of models fluttering about the tables. In the same category as the stallion and the princess, Vida e Caffé’s Estrela blend is made from100% Arabica beans, which lends itself to a complex coffee with robust flavour and espresso’s described as gourmet. The Arabica beans are grown on mountains, hand picked, very fragile and contain only half the caffeine of the ordinary Robusta bean. It is easy to become enchanted by Vida as the delicate aroma of this fragrant coffee filter through your being and the density of the Cappuccino’s foam is only somewhat upstaged by that of the clientele. It is easier still to fall prey to the enormous four-cheese muffins on display (see pic). Despite Cape Town’s growing Café culture, it is still a challenge to find a consistently good cup of coffee, even at some of the finest establishments. Perhaps this is why the cappuccino/espresso machine, imported from Italy, has become such a status symbol. After dinner guests gather around it, admiring its slick, titanium finish as it sighs and splutters out the latest blend. Fortunately, with more than eight shops across Cape Town, and ever expanding, Vida e Caffé is making it possible for us to enjoy a tasty caffeine fix outside the home. One of their finest outlets is situated on Kloof Street, Gardens. Here, at the foot of Table Mountain, it is almost possible to forgive the capriciousness of the in-crowd as you watch the boys watch the girls watch the boys go by while the setting sun slowly drenches everyone in a golden syrup.

Vida e Caffé Head office
Tel: 021 421 5755 fax 021 421 5765
www.vidaecaffe.com