Kahve Dünyası

They did a good job by bringing Turkish coffee to London. you should try Turkish coffee here, don’t hesitate becuase it is not too strong. I like it wiht no sugar but if you don’t like for example espresso you should ask for a little bit sugar. Not a five star for turkish coffee but still there is no other around here…

It was my first time here. Its just 3mins or even less from the station which is cool. Its quite big and it had soooo many sweets and interesting choice. I had the caramel frappé and it was absolutely delicious! Also if you order a coffee they serve it with a chocolate spoon which was cool. It was a bit pricey, but considering the location and the product quality, id say it was fair. The service wasn’t the best though but i’d go back.

Although I am not Turkish myself, this place strikes me as serving authentic Turkish food in a thoroughly London and modern atmosphere. The coffee is (or can be) served in the true Turkish way, but there are plenty of other Western choices as well. I’ve had sweets and pastries here a few times and they really are delightful quality. The prices are not cheap, but this is Piccadilly Circus. It is a pretty expensive part of a pretty expensive city and it’s in the tourist part of town.
I have invited colleagues to informal business coffees here. It’s a reliable place to go. Comfortable, good quality, and different from a Costa or Pret or Nero. And as most people agree: they don’t rush you out.

Staff quite rude and they seem determined to give you the smallest piece of cake available which makes the prices unreasonable. However the quality is very high– caramel cake was to die for, profiteroles were extremely good, very chocolatey, and the banana flavoured hot chocolate was one of the best I’ve tried.

3.5 stars
The place is actually a chain, but there is only one location in London I believe. I’ve been several times and it’s really always pretty packed. The wait has never been too long (maybe 5 minutes or so). Everything we’ve had has been quite good here. And I will say they have quite an extensive menu for a café. Multiple dessert options, lots of coffee varietals, sandwiches, pastries, etc… The Turkish coffee is authentic and good quality. The affogiato is interesting — ice cream with espresso and whipped cream. The gelato is good and there are some interesting flavors. They have two boreks options, potato and cheese and eggplant and cheese. Both are good, but the potato is better.
Caramel cake — this is really not the best — I’d recommend one of their other cakes over this one. Not very flavorful, the caramel sponge part is dry, the smoother mousse on top is also not the best and rather flavorless as well. There is some chocolate sauce on the top. I would pass.
Chocolate Truffle Cake — this is certainly better and definitely good, but still not spectacular. It actually looks better than it is. It’s a smooth chocolate cake and it looks quite thick and dense, but it’s actually rather light and the chocolate taste is also light as well. Not incredibly rich, which I’d really prefer more.
Nice place to just pop into for a break or snack.

Verdict: Meh.
Pros:
— Variety.
— Ambiance/​décor.
— Service. Being this busy you are never nor feel rushed!
— The ice creams.
— Free samples.
Cons:
— Too touristy! Even for me who is a tourist.
— The coffee. Just chain-​store quality.
— The Turkish Coffee. Just unimpressive. And this is why I visited!

Not that impressed with this place, there was not enough attending to looking after customers who were seated, the couple sat next to me left because service was so slow. I stopped in for a quick bite before a wedding in St. James’s next door. Thankfully I arrived early as I was seated and then left for twenty minutes before being approached for me order.
I was unimpressed with their hot chocolate, and to be fair think even the tuna melt I had was just a bit boring, it even lacked seasoning. I know it is London but it was also pretty bad value considering the size, and service. The waiting staff treated me like I had the plague (were never around when you needed them) and in the end I gave up paid and left.

Grand in appearance and the only café I know where you have to wait to be seated, Kahve Dunyasi is certainly proud of itself and a little over-​zealous for my liking. Nevertheless the extensive range of confectionery including chocolate, cake, ice cream and other desserts is a sight for sore eyes. The ice cream is homemade and good but not quite perfect by my tastebuds, there is an unannounced charge for fruit topping on the dessert and the mastic ice cream has a strong Caribbean spice that I do not recommend trying. Overall, excelling in presentation more than anything else, Kahve Dunyasi is a great place to visit to satisfy a sweet tooth but some of the aesthetics, service, flavours and prices are excessive.

I don’t usually go for Turkish food but here we are, after a night at the movies we picked this café as they have a Tastecard offer for buy 1 get 1 free on food, which we used on our savoury food.
The counter display is quite pretty and they have ice cream, chocolate and cakes, which should delight anyone with a sweet tooth! They have chocolate samples at the counter which we took too much advantage of so when we sat down to order I couldn’t bear to order any more cakes or sweet things.
I opted for the chilled Turkish coffee (with hints of chocolate) and Wendy L opted for Salep. We then ordered the beef and cheese quiche with potato and cheese borekitas. The Salep was really good with cinnamon sprinkled on top. It reminds me of Chai Tea latte from starbucks, except the consistency of the drink has been thickened with the salep flour. Turkish coffee was ok but I was not sure about the film of chocolate on the top with some sort of mousse consistency. It was not something that I would order again.
The quiche was really nice, although it was pretty obvious that it’s something just reheated. The borekitas were a disaster. It was hard inside and it felt like the potato got mashed together into a solid lump so the taste was horrendous. I wanted to give up after eating half of one.
Whilst our order was delivered the waitress gave to us two macarons and before we could query whether these were complimentary, she dashed off. Later on in our meal she came back, said sorry wrong order, and promptly took them away again. I tried to scout with an eagle eye whether she put the macarons back onto the general pile of availability and it might have been… disgusting. We could have licked these… And what would they have done if I decided to eat these? Would they charge?
Service was terrible although they tried to redeem themselves at times. One of the waitress was obviously in training after looking at her tag, she had a dismissive attitude when we were not ready to order and when my friend tried to use the toilet downstairs she shouted at her not to go downstairs the toilets were being cleaned! Another waitress helpfully suggested that we use the disabled WC on this level.
We asked the waitress for a bill, got completely ignored after that for 10 minutes while we waited impatiently. I was watching the same waitress I spoke to before ignore the bill and went about cleaning tables for close of business. The gentleman at the counter eventually gave us the bill but told us to pay at the cashier.
Overall, the food is not that amazing. I liked the salep only and might come back only to drink that, takeaway if possible please. Service is atrocious.

If you are Turkish and looking for a real Turkish café, this is NOT the place. I am sure it is a great place for others.

Tea for two and two for tea. Good café..

Kahve Dunyasi is the UK branch of a turkish chain of coffee shops on Piccadilly with table service. On display is a large selection of chocolates and cakes at the counter. Wanting to try something different I opted for a cup of Salep, a traditional turkish milk and orchid flour based hot drink sprinkled with cinnamon. Some friends who ordered hot and cold coffee were disappointed and commented that Starbucks coffee is better. Despite a big selection of cakes there was not a single nut free cake available so I was unable to try any although I don’t think I missed out on much based on comments from friends who tried on our previous visits.
Apart from chocolate and cake there are light savoury items available from the menu. Note that there is a 2 for 1 tastecard offer on food.

Kahve Dünyasi is touristy as anything there is, but still somehow delights with a bit of charm.
Located right near Piccadilly Circus, this is both a coffee shop and a bakery. You can take to go and order from the counter, or sit and they’ll bring you a menu filled with giant colourful pictures of their coffees and desserts. Yes, it is one of those kind of places.
But despite the cheesiness, there is something nice. It’s got tons of tables and they didn’t mind me setting up shop to work there. In fact, I actually had to stop one of them to order a coffee — I probably could have sat there all day and they never would have said a thing.
Coffee is average, nothing amazing but not terrible either, and it does come with a chocolate spoon on the side for stirring and eating. Again, a bit cheesy, a bit lovely.
It’s not a bad coffee shop at all. I’d sit here again any time.

Been here a few times now. Love the chocolate spoon you get when you order a coffee. Tend to go here for coffees, so can’t comment on the food.

Bonito café estilo Starbucks, pero no americano sino es una cadena turca. Cuidan detalles como la típica galletita que acompaña el café. También dan una cucharita de chocolate con cada bebida caliente — un detalle gracioso. Precios moderados para ser Londres.

I just can’t decide if I love it or like it.
This isn’t your average coffee shop. This is a coffee shop that sells all manner of ice creams, cakes, bakes and an impressive display of macarons, as well as light meals and chocolates.
It is an open bar so you can watch them make your crepes and drinks. All the goodies are displayed in the glass fronted counter that runs the length of one wall, so take your time in picking your calorie feast!
Coffee is pretty good here, as well as the milkshakes. The coffee menu is vast with hot ones, iced ones and other fancy choices. I tend to stick to the Turkish coffee :)
It’s marketed as a high end (Ish) establishment however the prices are very very reasonable. They have the gift boxes and merchandising of chocolates down pat which offers that special touch.
Other nice touches include the little chocolate that comes with the coffees. And the little chocolate spoon that comes with the other hot drinks.
I have had the coffee, chocs and cakes here and although tasty I find it’s lacking something but just can’t put my finger on what it’s lacking! Due to the way it presents itself, I’m expecting a bit more zing that Kahve Dunyasi fails to deliver.
Overall it’s a great place to hang out without the pressure to settle the bill and leave. It always seems packed yet remains nice and spacious.
Good place to meet on a date as it’s unobtrusive, has comfy chairs at the back and has a large selection of drinks and nibbles.

Excellent café. The wide variety of drinks can be quite refreshing. I love how I can have my coffee in so many types of hot and cold drinks. In my opinion, the service was average and there is room for work there.

Part coffee bar, part snack bar, part luxury chocolate shop. Kahve Dunyasi is a very welcome change from the same old same old. You can get all your usual frothy coffees from here — if that is your fancy. It’s not mine, I like it just how they serve up, a full cup of tasty black coffee with a jug on the side of just enough milk. Every cup is served with a dark and luscious chocolate spoon, with not so much as a whisper of bitterness. If that’s a clue as to how their chocolates taste, then it bodes well. The food is tasty. I’ve shared a delicious pear tart with a friend, plenty for two if you fancy a little treat, and the mushroom pizza was just right for a lunch for one, thin base with a nice crispy edge and very cheesy. There has been plenty of seating both times I’ve visited, mid-​morning and lunchtime, and I managed to get online using Cloud wifi, which is handy if you are a Sky customer.

Kahve Dunyasi is a great chocolate shop in central London. As soon as I saw it, I had to stop inside and look around. Everything looked so delicious!
There seemed to be different sections inside the store. I noticed near the store front is where all the chocolate is sold. In the middle is the display case with all the cakes and snacks. If you walk further in, there is a coffee/​drink section.
After looking at all the cakes, I had to get one. SInce all the tables were filled and they were super busy, I decided to get ‘take away’. I got the mushroom pizza, which was really good. There was a lot of mushrooms on the pizza, and the crust was crispy (See Pic).
The chocolate truffle cake was really tasty! I’d recommend this for all the chocolate lovers. Its a rich cake, too.
The chocolate mosaic cake is dense but good. I love the cookies inside the cake (see pic).
I liked how there are free samples on the tables, too. I was able to try a few different types of chocolates.
Overall, I’d definitely come back if I was visiting London again.

Kahve Dunyasi is a relatively new addition to Picadilly. Having been slightly indimidated by the location and grandness, I was a little reluctant to set foot inside. However, one day I did finally find myself in there while trying to avoid a nasty bout of torrential rain…
And it was just so enjoyable! It has an incredibly upmarket modern coffeeshop atmosphere, with miles of counters filled with delicious looking confectionary. And everything was just so reasonably priced, definitely comparable to any other chain coffeeshop. Except with this one, you also get table service with a polite waitress or waiter, and a little dish of three free chocolates.
Uncertain what to try out, I went for a mug of hot salep. Salep is orchid root, that has been ground and made into a thick milky drink. It’s almost like a smooth vanilla rice pudding and is topped with a healthy dose of cinnamon (in true Turkish style). Delicious! I’ll definitely be popping in here more often when I’m in the area.

I must say I did not like this place. The main reason is the inspirited, inattentive service. Turkish boreks were unsuccessful, especially the mini ones. We couldn’t eat them. Swirly ones are ‘ok’ the most. One small cup of filtered coffee is about $ 6 but it’s good. mocha was mini but was pretty good. Décor is nice, not crowded.