Tolbooth Coffee Shop

This is a lovely wee place that has been here for 5 years. It’s taken me 2 years to remember to put my bum in a seat here. It’s a shame I waited so long. On a lovely sunny morning with one of the kiddies at nursery we decided to grab brunch outside here. We were greeted by the owner who was lovely to chat to. I ordered the French toast with bacon and my partner the full Scottish. A definite Yum in both our opinions. The coffee was just delicious which I think says a lot about a place. if they take care in the bean they serve as a lot of people order it, it should be your signature. All in all great service delicious food lovely coffee. We’ll be back to sample more as they also do a dinner service on a Friday and Saturday night. The menu changes every week which is excellent. I had a look at the previous weekends offerings and there was a lovely variety. 2 courses for £19.50 or 3 courses for £24. Not bad for a freshly cooked locally sourced meal. Give it a whirl.

The Tolbooth has been here for some time as an eatery in guise or another, but I’ve never really stepped foot in the place since it stopped being a gift shop (hmm about 10 years ago I think!). So it was high time that this was addressed.
I tucked into a serious open sandwich of goats cheese, red pepper and caramelised red onion — and boy, it was good. Underestimating my order, I had opted for the soup and a sandwich option, but it really wasn’t necessary (although the carrot and coriander soup was tasty, and had all the hallmarkings of homecooked goodness), I left, stuffed and round as a ball. No room for checking out the homebaking either, probably a good thing — but it leaves me a reason for return, instead.