Tag: Cafe review
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Auchentullich Farm Shop, Loch Lomond-side
My petite yet perfectly formed friend revealed what her father gets up to now he’s retired. He had worked variously as a rep for a champagne vineyard, a whisky distillery and as a wine merchant. He’s a cultured fellow who travels a lot. He loves ice cream and will regularly drive 30km to visit a…
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Cadzow Bakehouse, Bothwell.
I had failed to find suitable refreshment in Bothwell in the past and held out faint hope for satiety. Main Street seemed to be more concerned with outward appearances; hairdressers, salons, skincare etc than satisfying inner fulfilment. Unless you count the colonic hydrotherapy clinic. Which I suppose provides the opposite of inner fulfilment. This time…
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Kennoway Coffee, Thornwood – Glasgow.
Just nip off the Clydeside Expressway at the Dumbarton Road roundabout and park your chariot outside the West End copshop on Dumbarton Road free for 30 minutes. What more assurance could the light haulier require that your load will remain unmolested? Then stroll to Kennoway coffee. This small coffee shop is run by a dapper…
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Stonehaven special; Dunnottar Castle coffee truck, Molly’s Café Bar, Picos Deli, Marine Hotel, Carron Fish Bar
Escaping back from or unfortunately driving towards Aberdeen, one can loop one’s van off the A90 into Stonehaven. There is a lot to like about this town. Stonehaven has a large bay and coastal respite from the North Sea. The long, pebbled beach has a bit of sand at low water and concrete defences to…
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The Wildcat – Fort William.
If your van is travelling north along the A82 parallel to the monumental, causal beauty of Loch Linnhe and the walls of Ardnamurchan you must reach Fort William. Don’t stop. My previous involuntary reaction was sensibly based on Fort William’s appearance: A town with its bare arse to the view. Then there was the nocturnal…
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Wheeler’s Diner, Route 74 Truckstop – Glasgow.
The Route 74 Truckstop is clearly signposted from either direction on the M74 and has a free carpark. ‘Everyone Welcome’ it says by the door just in case you suffer from semiochodriverphobia. A word I have just repurposed. I think you can work it out. Wheeler’s Diner is usefully open from 6AM. Outside, Wheeler’s is…
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Oban Fish and Chip Shop, Mandarin Thai – Oban. Triple Feature.
Your van can linger for quite some time on the single yellows in George St, Oban. As long as it’s out of season. Otherwise it’s the Tesco, Lidl or Aldi carpark and a walk along the bay. Rather like Fort William, Ullapool and just maybe Dunoon, Oban really only has one or two good places…
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Hinba – Oban, the finale!
This is a wild west outpost of the Hinba Partick/West End organisation. I’ve been here before as I thought it was the only coffee game in town. Inside it’s ‘mild trendy coffee shop’. Choice of 3 beans as standard, card only because cash is so dated, laminate floor, downlighters, tasteful House playing with the bass…
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Zola’s Bakery – Galashiels, double feature
I know a bit about the gastro side of Gala as I’m often here on business. My proper PMiaV business, not just visiting cafes. I had previously narrowed it down to Zola’s Bakery, the vegan café, as the place to go. Zola’s is small, just a couple of tables and a window plank with stools.…
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Luckie Beans – Galashiels, part 2
If only there was a coffee roastery in Gala… Then there was. A small A-board was in my path (don’t move it Gala council, it wasn’t obstructing the path). In white chalk it said ‘COFFEE’ and there was an arrow. Down an alley, in a courtyard, was the Luckie Beans Roastery. Magic Beans more like.…
