Valaria – not just cakes and coffee Valaria, the Instagram-friendly patisserie and brunch spot on Byres Road in Hillhead which opened in 2023, recently had …
Valaria, Glasgow – we try the new evening menu
Cafe
Caffeinate Crouch End
Coffee in Crouch End There’s no shortage of coffee shops in Crouch End. Caffeinate had been recommended to us, so in we went past the serving …
Cafe – Merro Crouch End
From commuters to croissants at Merro Crouch End Merro Crouch End is located at the former Crouch End railway station, The line is now a …
London Greasy Spoon Guide
Foodie Explorers London Greasy Spoon Guide The greasy spoon, part of what makes London ..London for me. A visit isn’t complete without at least a …
Peterborough Cafe Parsons Green London
Budget breakfast in Fulham Just a short walk from Parsons Green Underground Station you’ll find Peterborough Cafe, on Peterborough Road. This is THE place to …
Local Hero coffee shop Fulham
Independent coffee shop in Fulham Local Hero coffee shop Fulham is part of a small, independent chain of coffee shops. We popped in for a …
River Cafe Fulham
No, not that River Café, Fulham! The Michelin-starred, Italian cuisine River Cafe in Fulham was established in 1987 and Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are …
The Gardeners Rest at Bridgend Garden Centre, Freuchie
The Gardeners Rest not the Gardeners best! A wander along the road from the Lomond Hills Hotel is the busy Bridgend Garden Centre with a …
Birch cafe, Portree Skye
A haven for coffee lovers in Portree on the Isle of Skye Niall Munro, son of Runrig singer Donnie Munro, opened Birch cafe in Portree …
Little Owls Cafe Bakery Kitchen, Alva
Soup and sandwich time in Alva The weather was getting a little bit brighter…not much, but enough of no rain, wind or snow to get …
Sugarfall Patisserie
What to expect on your visit to Sugarfall Patisserie We embraced our inner Emily in Paris and visited Sugarfall Patisserie which is located on Byres …
Dinner School classics at Helen’s in Ayr
Traditional old-school, homely cooking at Helen’s It was lunch time, and being the regularly needing topped up with food kind of people we are, we …
Traditional London Cafe – Regency Cafe, London
Traditional London Greasy Spoon Breakfast We do love a traditional greasy spoon and we needed some sustenance before the Great British Beer Festival. So Regency …
Coffee Bothy, Nr Stirling
Farm Shop, furniture shop, and cafe all in one Not far from the Wallace Monument on the outskirts of Stirling is the Coffee Bothy. It’s …
Brunch Review: HBW, Stirling
Chilled out brunch speciality coffee spot in Stirling HBW in Stirling is in the Independent Coffee Guide for Scotland selling speciality coffee from Good Coffee …
Dining surrounded by history at the Ratscafe in Görlitz
Relax at the Ratscafe I still remember laughing when learning that town hall in German is Rathaus, apt for the way many of our councillors …
Imperial War Museum, London
Lunch amidst history On a recent trip to London, Colonel Mustard decided to pay a visit to one of his favourite museums, the Imperial War …
Primarket Cafe, Edinburgh Review
Primark cafe in Edinburgh Finding a cafe that is well priced and has a good setting is always a struggle, we think we’ve found it …
Where to eat – Season Quayside, Leith review
Got the quay, got the secret to Leith’s newest eaterie We wrote about the latest addition to the Leith food scene Season Quayside a month …
Sherlock and Speedy’s Sandwich Bar London
Sherlock and breakfast near Euston Railway Station Speedy’s Sandwich Bar and Cafe is instantly recognisable if you are a fan of the BBC television series …
Heston at The Perfectionists’ Cafe, Heathrow Terminal 2
In search of…decent airport food I forgot how long a journey on the tube feels, especially when you have no internet to play with. I …
Food Review: Kava Bar, Bratislava
Kava coffee spot in Bratislava Kava Bar was probably the smallest coffee shop we visited in Bratislava. Cosy and warm, it’s a pit stop kinda …
Review: Rannoch Station Tearoom, Perthshire
Cosy and homely Rannoch Station Tearoom Exploring Scotland leads to stumbling across the occasional hidden gem and this tearoom situated inside the remote Rannoch Station is …
Food review: Restoration Yard cafe, Dalkeith
Restoration Cafe in Dalkeith Country Park Just a few miles beyond the border of Edinburgh but a million miles away from city stress is Restoration Yard …