ABOUT US

Once upon a time, Jonas (the Swede) and Bronte (the Dane) worked desk jobs and dreamt of running a Scandinavian Cafe & Deli.  So, they decided to set one up.  The end.  

Bronte used to work for innocent drinks whereas Jonas worked for BBC and Barclays.  Both had life long dreams of being allowed to cook, serve food and generally share people’s food passions on a daily basis.    Our team is one of an amazing array of Scandies and non-Scandies:  we have Norwegians, Swedes, Danes, Australians, English – and from time to time, a few Fins.  They have one thing in common:  they are all super nice.  Just google us and see what copes up.

We opened our doors 10th July 2007 and have gone from strength to strength.  We wanted to serve Scandinavian lunch food, the working man’s lunch:  lots of rye breads and cured fish and other good for you stuff.  Amazing coffee (it’s Monmouth coffee, by the way, and all our guys are trained baristi).  Our cafe has grown to be an extremely popular meeting place for both Scandies and locals alike.  Open for breakfast, lunch or afternoon coffee, the place buzzes with worldwide accents.  We also do catering (link) for both businesses and private individuals.

Breakfast follows the principles of eating the Nordic way: warm porridge, fresh fruit and a smorgasbord of smoked meats and delicate cheeses. On the naughtier side, delicious pastries and freshly baked warm cinnamon buns to enjoy on your way to work.  Lunchtime, we serve a huge array of open sandwiches and good-for-you-salads – and the afternoons as spent discussing the wonders of our latest cake-inventions. 

We’re the only Scandinavian place in the UK that combines the eating experience with shopping for authentic products from our home. We're all about bringing the best of Scandinavian food to you: whether you want to sit in and savour the experience or in a hurry to pick something up to bring back to the office.

Christmas 2010 saw the opening of our new venture: Scandi Kitchen on-line where Ex pats and Scandophiles alike started to be able to buy all their foodie goodies on-line.  In February 2011, we also re-opened our doors for Sunday Brunch, a whole new concept for us:  no open sandwiches, just lovely brunch platters, Sunday papers and coffee with hugs in them.