Soup’s On and The Cake Lady

Finally got round to «sitting in» and boy was it worth it. Great playlist– I’ll forgive them the Van Morrison and Fleetwood Mac for the Creedence Clearwater Revival and Cream. The day’s soups were spinach and lentil, and chorizo and tomato which was more of a stew. The spinach and lentil was delicious, rib sticking thick and tasty, tasty. My chicken salad sandwich on thick wholemeal contained proper roast chicken. The accompanying side salad had a balsamic dressing and included ribbons of carrot along with the usual ingredients. I usually view coleslaw in cafes with suspicion as they are often sour and vinegary and come straight out of a catering pack. This coleslaw was made on the premises tasting of fresh veg and creamy mayonnaise.
Regulars popped in and out, on first name terms with the soup man and cake lady confirming this wee café’s role in the community. Oh and the coffee was great as well.

This wee café came to my attention through twitter (they followed me, I decided I needed to visit = so simple!). Even though I’m a south sider, I don’t really visit this area very often so I don’t know what it replaced but it’s a lovely, cosy space — couches, tables, lots of space and very bright inside.
I was warmly welcomed and shown the menu and told what was available today. I was there in the afternoon which meant they’d sold out of quite a bit of stuff — but that shows they’re popular and making stuff fresh, which is great! I ended up ordering the full breakfast (£4.95) and asked for the black pudding and beans to be left off. It didn’t take long (even though it was freshly cooked) and was a generous plate of food. I loved the roasted tomatoes, bacon and sausage which were all lovely. I don’t really like scrambled egg but overall it was a tasty breakfast which was just the afternoon perk I needed.
I stayed for a while doing some work and they kindly offered me their wifi code which was nice. The owners are really lovely folk who really want to make their customers comfortable and well looked after which I appreciated. As the name says, there is a huge range of cakes too but I didn’t try any on this visit. I’ll be back soon though as I want to try their soup!