Cutting thorough the outlying Glasgow feeder towns can turn up the odd establishment of great functionality to us, my PMiaV contingent. In a small rank of shops with a handy free carpark is the Elderslie Coffee Company, with its own adjacent Butcher’s shop. What a find. The coffee shop opens at 6am apparently too. At 11am it was heaving with families, couples and take-out customers. Fortunately there were 5 staff on and efficiency reigned.
The Elderslie CC interior décor is veering towards maximalist considering the fairly tight space. They’ve really packed in everything here including an enjoyably eccentric green plastic foliage wall. The café is noisy and bustling as it seemed to be drawing in everyone who was passing by. It’s a rather invigorating spot to watch humanity being happily fed and watered.
Multiple pancake combinations were on offer, but as they have their own butchers next door I went for the Spanish eggs with chorizo and black pudding. A delicious quivering mass appeared chop chop, splattered with generous amounts of brightly coloured viscous sauces and lots of little bits of different kinds of meat.
It was then that I recalled that Elderslie is the birthplace of Sir William Wallace. Who as I further recalled was hung, drawn and quartered in 1305 by the unpleasant Edward I, Longshanks. Bravely, (but not as bravely as Sir WW, whom I doubt very much was offered a final double espresso by the English monarchy) I pressed on with my eviscerated meat fest. It was undeniably delicious and filling. I slurped my coffee, unremarkable. £17 the lot.
Every man dies, but not every man lives. It felt good to be whole and alive in this café.
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