Saddle began in Dubai in 2017 as Saddle Truck, a coffee truck founded by Mohammed Al Falasi. The concept draws on desert travellers sharing stories and coffee, and the group’s mission is “to unite people from all walks of life through the shared tradition of coffee”. The Saddle Cafe format followed in 2020 and Saddle House in 2022. The Saddle group now has more than 20 locations and over 1,500 staff in five countries, with cafés in the UAE, Riyadh, Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Courchevel. Saddle London in Knightsbridge is its first café in the United Kingdom.
The coffee menu at Saddle Cafe London covers espresso, long black, piccolo, cortado, flat white and cappuccino, plus V60 served hot or cold. Sweeter drinks include an iced Spanish latte, a Coffee Cloud, a pistachio affogato and hot chocolate. The matcha range runs from hot and iced matcha lattes to a Matcha Cloud and a Victorian Cake Matcha Latte. Pistachio and Lotus milkshakes, a cold-brewed red berry hibiscus, fresh orange juice and six organic teas complete the drinks. There are seven milk options, including oat, almond, soya, lactose-free and coconut.
The breakfast menu runs from croissants filled with omelette and cheese or eggs Benedict to avocado toast, zaatar labneh avocado toast and Turkish eggs. There are toasted sandwiches, La Brioche buns, açaí bowls and smoothies, overnight oats, chia pudding and crêpes such as kunafa and pistachio. The eggs come from Cacklebean Farm.
Saddle hand-picks its beans from around the world and roasts them itself.
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