Cucina Minucci at The Junction in Renfrewshire

What to say about the Junction...good food, service location. The ambience though? Great if you're a local. Otherwise it's like being almost politely tolerated in a private club. Why? Victim of their success. No competition and most tables booked by 10.30. Because they can. Shame. Didn't used to feel like that.

I’ve been visiting the Junction Cafe since 2015. I’d booked a table for a light lunch with my wife (recommended to avoid any wait/disappointment). Super warm welcome from Joe and David. Food and coffee was excellent 👍 … A shout out to Ivan in the kitchen. A selection of takeaway cakes for afternoon coffee with friends, who all commented on how super yummy 😋 they were…👍

My friend came pre lockdown and loved and we visited today after a castle semple walk. The service is very chaotic. It was busy but not so busy that it should have been so chaos. We eventually got table but lots of waiting to order coffee. We had also picked bread and rolls to take away. Coffee came quick once we ordered and was ok.....pleasant enough but not such a good cup that we would rush back. Got busy with take away which seemed to be priorty when waiting to pay!

One of the best lunches I’ve had. Fabulous Sweet Potato Soup, and Vegan Hummus wrap. Nice atmosphere, and friendly staff.

Had a wonderful experience here today. Staff were so friendly and helpful. The food was exquisite. Everywhere was so clean. My friends allergies were fully catered for. Couldn't have had a better visit.

Set out to go to largs for lunch but road was closed so road diverted and we came across Romeo/Juliet and we tried this and it was very good

No he tenido una comida completa aquí sino un snack bar que estaba muy bueno, y el café es excepcional como es el homebaking. No hay aparcamiento y está situado en la esquina de la cruz, pero hay un aparcamiento bastante cerca.

A busy little cafe restaurant in this country village,with a real buzz about it.We had to wait for a table as you cant book ahead but only 10 minutes.The menu is limited with Homemade soups and freshly made sandwiches and paninis generously filled with great ingredients.

Fuimos hoy aquí para comer. Vine aquí porque era muy recomendable y tenía propietarios italianos. Tener un padre italiano de la Toscana, esperaba algo mejor para ser sincero. Mi marido optamos por la penne, que era la especial hoy y aunque la salsa era bastante bueno, la pasta era tan cocinados que cuando te calles, dividida en dos. Nunca me había pasta de pedir en un restaurante fuera de Italia, ya sé que es generalmente no es bueno y no cabe duda de que no es lo que yo estoy acostumbrado a hacer en casa, pero me pareció que sería seguro pedir pasta aquí. Mi marido puede comer cualquier cosa, así que él se burló la mucho aunque se quejó a mí suave la pasta. Yo sólo probamos una pieza y si era mi comida, tendría que haber envió. Me tomó el tomate y red pimienta sopa con pan tostado pollo panini, ambos estaban bien, un poco de sabor y sal. Nos habían dicho que el home baking era increíble, así que hicimos una selección de pasteles para más tarde así cruzando los dedos. Probamos a pagar por Amex, pero aunque hay una pegatina de Amex en la ventana, su nueva hasta no más. La experiencia en general fue simplemente correcto. Sin duda, no tengo prisa en volver.

Este es un gran lugar. Home baking que es abundante, variadas y maravillosas (las galletas de Empire son legendarios y sé de muchas personas que no podemos pasar sin comprar algunos) y las deliciosas opciones para el desayuno. La Stornoway vale la pena hacer una visita especial.

Me parada aquí para el almuerzo siempre que puedo. Tienen libros y juegos para mantener a los niños entretenidos y personal muy amable. La homebaking de Jo es siempre fantástico - incluso con brownies sin gluten, que mantiene mi otra mitad feliz. Mi hijo pequeño ama la panqueques, - aunque es tan grande un plato de niños que nunca puede terminar. Una buena relación calidad-precio y una agradable pequeña joya en el pueblo.

Un restaurante acogedor con una cálida bienvenida del personal con comida recién preparada para hornear y casa encantadora. Los ingredientes utilizados adquieren resultante en muy sabrosos platos.

Comimos desayuno y un brunch aquí unas cuantas veces y hacen un espléndido escocés/desayuno inglés. Cuando pienso en un desayuno escocés completo este café es el sabor que me viene a la mente. Café es muy bueno (no los turistas americanos infladas!) al igual que el servicio. Así que, ¿por qué sólo cuatro estrellas usted decir? Es demasiado caro para la comida. entendía economía de escala, etc. pero en lugar de hacer que mi "go diaria para" lugar de desayuno para mis vacaciones se convirtió en "otro" lugar de desayuno de opción. Todavía en general un gran café de desayuno y vale la pena una visita por un escocés completo con orgullo.

Warm cheery atmosphere. We enjoyed a lovely meal with lots of fresh ingredients. Warming tea and coffee to order.

Coffee tastes lovely, service depends on who's on. Lunches Can be a bit pricey for a cafe. Breakfast is good though

Otra visita a El cruce pero esta vez para probar el desayuno (en vez de la hora del almuerzo bocadillos recién hechos y sopas). El desayuno escocés es caliente recién preparado y presentado con tocino local, huevos y un bollo de patatas con Stornaway Black pudding ( sencillamente el mejor) y tostadas en el lado. Regados con café o té es uno de los mejores desayunos de kilómetros a la redonda.

Nuestro grupo de fotografía almorzamos aquí después de nuestra visita al sitio de observar en Lochwinnoch. Se las arreglaron para meter todo el grupo y todo el mundo tenía una excelente comida. Recomiendo este restaurante familiar a cualquiera en una visita a Lochwinnoch. muy fácil de encontrar en el cruce de la calle principal.

Called in Saturday for some take away sandwichs. Took a while for them to come but it's not fast food it's good food. Only thing I would say they was a little over priced . But can't fault any think else. Happy staff to.

Nos metimos en aquí para un desayuno tarde después de encontrar el café en Castillo Semple no comida caliente. La comida y el servicio fueron excelentes y el café era uno de los mejores que hemos probado durante nuestro viaje. Los blues music en el fondo complementa toda la experiencia. ¡Muy recomendable!

Nos metimos en negar la posibilidad de una mesa, ya que era domingo de Pascua. El lugar estaba lleno pero nos llevaron a una mesa con una camarera simpática que rápidamente limpiado para nosotros. Las opciones, las opciones en el departamento de tarta que pinta fantástica. Escogí tortitas pero cambiaron mi mente después de un par de vista en el pastel de zanahoria. No fue un problema para cambiar mi pedido. El pastel de zanahoria era húmedas y deliciosa. Compartimos este y una tarta de arándanos oaty que era igualmente grande. El café era caliente y sabroso, y el servicio era rápido pero no son agresivos. El lugar tenía un buen ambiente con una mezcla verdadera todo disfrutando de la comida. Volveremos

Fuimos a este lugar sobre la base de recomendaciones de TripAdvisor y quedamos muy contentos de haberlo hecho. Los huevos Scotch eran realmente textura ligera y sabrosa, con las yemas simplemente perfecto. Fuimos allí para un regalo de cumpleaños, y mi pareja había organizado para ellos para hacer un chocolate y remolacha tarta especialmente para el evento. Era precioso y húmeda, y muy apreciado cuando compartimos que durante todo el día siguiente!

We were passing through Lochwinnoch recently and stopped at this little cafe/bistro. The recommendations on Tripadvisor are well deserved. Good old fashioned homemade soup with lovely garlic bread went down a treat and we squeezed down a slice of cake afterwards. All washed down with good coffee. We would go again. Not sure of the opening hours and if it is open in the evening. We passed late afternoon when I think the kitchen was running down but they had a good lunch menu still displayed which sounded great. Take this place in if you are in the area. Lovely staff.

I popped in here for lunch with an old friend and was delighted with the lunch menu. I was spoilt for choice, so went for a small soup & pannini. Food is simple but well executed with no fear of seasoning. I enjoyed a tasty courgette soup & a lovely crunchy tuna melt. We also enjoyed numerous coffees. There is a small deli counter that sell fresh cheeses & cold meat and also a selection of delicious hind made cakes. Staff were lovely & I will definately return.

The Junction has been going now for a few years and I have visited a few times previously. The restaurant cafe is always busy, servicing freshly made sandwiches using qualitymainly local cheeses and meats.There is a deli counter and chiller cabinets selling quality delicatescent foods such as Salmon Pate and Orkney and Arran cheeses. The menu has freshly made sandwiches including ciabatta bread, also toasted if required. The fresh salad selection also looked wonderful and there was a fantastic daily dishes on the backboards on the wall.We only waited a few minutes on this visit for the 6 of us to be seated and the place was heaving and obviously a very popular destination for lunch, coffee and tea.The staff are all really friendly and run a great business.We really enjoyed the whole experience and are looking forward to coming back soon!We opted for a cooked breakfast and the poached eggs, thick tasty bacon and Orkney black pudding, square sausage and beans, nicely presented and very tasty. It hit the spot and is one of the best cooked breakfasts we have had for some time.

Came across this place while looking for lunch on a day out to Castle Semple. Food was wonderful, especially the cakes (beetroot and chocolate with rose water icing) and great coffees. Clearly good quality ingredients and made with love. Can't recommend it enough

Came across this lovely cafe after a wet walk at Castle Semple.A warm welcome, lovely coffee and scrummy homemade cake.There's a menu of sandwiches, along with homemade soups and a specials board. Good was nicely presented and staff very friendly.A perfect way to warm up and dry out.

Got recent takeaway breakfast rolls with filling form.£3 I ordered Salmon cost £5.70.When on menu it was cheaper unusall It was like a trick for me to purchase lunch price Instead of Breakfast price.Ii opened it and it was sliced red Onion bit of salmon and lettuce.Tasted ok but you could make at home easy.There soup Is fantastic .Service little slow at Lunch so you wait a while to be served..

Popped in hiring for a wee fresh sandwich or something. Thus is now my favourite place for lunch, I can't wait to go back! I had the blt and a small soup, both of which were fresh and scrummy! The soup was out of this world, spiced sweet potato with coconut milk mmmmmm. The blt was warm, lots of bacon, perfectly ripe tomatoes and fresh rocket, perfection. I could see other customers enjoying some of the home bakes, they looked lovely (cakes, not the customers) had I have had room I might have indulged, the coffee smelt tempting too. Cosy atmosphere, efficient and friendly staff. All nice and simple and executed perfectly!

We popped in here to a quick bite between breakfast and lunch. We opted for scones and teas, without a doubt these were the best scones we have even tried, light and tasty. They also seem to have a great choice of lunch.

Had breakfast here for the first time in I don't know how long. Various options and chose a couple of my faves but was shocked at the price. Watch out for hidden charges. You're charged for toast even if you don't have any. Bizarre!! Good quality fayre mind you. Be prepared to pay a lot for a small portion.

Good food but a bit steep price-wise. Good service, always busy and will still support because it's a local business. There are enough closing down as it is......

It seems somewhat extreme to describe a dinner as perfect - the staff, the setting, the arrangement, the presentation, the actual food, the coffee that was made correctly (why do so many places mess up this simple task)? But this place and dinner was as close to that as could be. I only wish we had more time to linger but, as possible future residents, we'll be working our way through the menu and spending a lot more time here. And such good value! Expensive and ultimately disappointing Edinburgh restaurants note: this is how you do it...

Oh, we both loved this place. Friendly staff who didn't mind if you were a local or a tourist. A great selection. Quick service. Quality and good value food. If we came back to Lockwinnock this would be the place we'd come to again. Other, lesser well-run establishments in this town should take note of how they do things here.

Have visited many times, for either breakfast, brunch , or afternoon tea or coffee, and always find it first class, have never been disappointed.The staff are very friendly and provide excellent service.Food is of a high quality, try the home made baking , it will not disappoint.

A wee gem. Excellent coffee. Friendly service and warm atmosphere. The best BLT I've had in many years if you're in N Ayrshire or Renfrew give it a go.

have been many times because the food is good, the service good and the staff are ALWAYS courteous and attentive. If you are in the area go there you WILL NOT be disappointed.

went to the junction the other day for coffee and scone with my friend from out of the village. Jo was extremely rude as I asked her to re toast my scone. Such rudeness from an employee would be not tolerated. Didn't leave a tip but explained to the other waitress why. Note to Joanne: TIPS is an acronym for To Improve Personal Service. Send yourself on a course!!!!! Will think twice about going back.

Came here for lunch, admittedly on a busy day, but were practically ignored by staff for a good 15mins once seated!! Service was slow between dishes however food (i had ciabatta) was flavoursome but left a gap. Another downside was the amount of children around, unfortunately could be better

Have visited on and off for many years. The current owners have raised the standard and there are interesting items to purchase to take home, as well as a good varied menu.Always busy when we go, but only not been able to get a table once.The place is nice and clean, which is a very important factor to us when eating out.Great to nip in after a visit to the loch, and ideal for cyclists to sit in or get a carry out when on the cycle path.The staff are very welcoming and helpful.Will return again and again.

It's the first time I've had lunch there in a long time and was not disappointed. The quality is consistent which is what the consumer wants. Opted for one of their salads, which was presented beautifully and portion generous. We opted for BYOB so paid £3 for corkage which is usual (although it was a screw top :-D). It is pricey but standard is good.

Lovely wee gem of a place. Hard to get a table sometimes which is always a good sign. Coffee best in Renfrewshire but do wonder at extra cost for decaff. Great sit in and take away menus but v pricey especially for cold soup!!! Have been in in the past when mothers and toddlers in so can be noisy. No complaint other than the many prams n buggies a bit of a safety issue. Jo's baking out of this world!!!

although I have not sat in to eat I would recommend it to all. worth traveling to. great menu. soup is like your mum made. so very tasty.. great service.. lots of choice of goods to buy to take out. cakes scones even the bread is special. fantastic in every way

Great To Find A Cafe Offering Gluten Free Soup And Gluten Free Bread. Also Able To Cope With Dairy Free.Excellent Friendly Service ,Very Busy With Both Locals And Visitors

Live in Lochwinnoch and came here for a late breakfast . Had bacon black pudding and poached egg. Everything was cooked to perfection and t round of the meal had a great cup of coffee. Highly. Recommend

Very good little cafe, food and service excellent. Staff very helpful, good range of teas and coffee with a variety of home made produce and baking available. They also have a small deli which you can purchase some

Visited on a busy saturday afternoon. A table was promptly cleared for us and we were handed menus and also told of the specials for that day. Husband had a salad and I had the salmon pate. Husband really enjoyed his chicken Caesar salad and had no complaints. My pate was superb and tasted freshly made. Definitely worth driving out to from Glasgow and we look forward to going back soon.

This friendly restaurant aptly named since it is situated at the junction of High Street, Main Street, Calder Street and Church Street is an absolute gem. It is always busy which is a good sign. It is a great place to meet with friends for their delicious coffee and cakes and enjoy a chat without being rushed or to have a relaxing meal. I would certainly recommend this restaurant to all visitors to Lochwinnoch. Many people visit the Waterpark so take a walk through our lovely village and pop into The Junction.

We have been here many times over the last few years and continue to be impressed by the quality of the food, the calming atmosphere, and the professional and caring staff members. There is an obvious passion here for good food, locally sourced and/or fair trade, and an enticing mix of Italian cuisine and Scottish baking. We bring our young children and they are always well catered for; the children's menu takes a healthy approach and provides the same focus on quality food as you would expect for adults. The babycinos with marshmallows are delightfully served, and the plentiful supply of books to browse keeps the kids happy while the grown-ups enjoy fabulous coffee. Excellent value for feel-good eating.

Really good coffees, made by friendly staff who know how to make a good coffee. Great cakes. Just what was needed after a walk round the boatie lake just south of the town.

Coffee was really good; they know how to make it. Cakes really good also. Service very friendly, even though the cafe was busy. A nice place, right in the centre of this posh village.

Small and very high quality café in centre of the village, the coffee and home baking are superb, not tried the meals but they look excellent.

Have been to this cafe on several occasions but this is my first review for it. Love this little gem, always seem to get the timing just right and always manage to get a table. This place is always our pit stop for re fueling after a long cycle ride down to Lochwinnoch. Visited on the 26th May, family of three and both of us adults had the lunch time special of sauted potatoes, blackpudding and poached egg, the dish was amazing....yum yum, BLT got the thumbs up and was polished off with Carrot Cake and Chocolate brownie, add large bottle of water, fresh orange, cappuccino and coffee was a nice price of £32.25. Nice price for lunch. Staff and Service great! Can't wait to go again!

Cosy freetrade cafe with excellent range of bread and cakes. Not always easy to get a seat but well worth a visit.

'Visited Cucina Minucci at The Junction prior to a Scot-Trek walk in Castle Semple Country Park. The bacon roll was great and I was impressed by the friendly service!

We were fed up gardening, shopping, etc., so much so that I could not be bothered to cook lunch. Instead we visited Cucina Minucci for a bowl of soup. We just got in under the wire as they stop serving hot food at 1530h. Nevertheless we ordered vegetable and lentil soup. Wonderful and it came with massive chunks of bred so that it was a meal in itself. Our coffee, following, was also very good indeed. As always, we received a friendly and enthusiastic welcome. We will be back.

Likes:Nice coffee, friendly staff, local produce, Italian influence, lunch specials, home baking and soups. Loyalty card earns you a free hot drink.Grumbles: Menu pricing shuffles, extra charge for decaff. Large Vs. Regular drinks sometimes not being clarified when ordering. Can be very busy at peak times; Shortage of space (can't be helped) makes seating at a premium, which is good for business but frustrating for clientèle and proprietors alike, I'm sure. A victim of its own success on such occasions.Limited daytime opening hours only and closed all day on a Wednesday

Lovely lunch, empire biscuits were scrumptious!! Not a large choice for children and the apple juice was a bit expensive at £1.10 per carton as it was fair trade.

This small family owned restaurant/coffee shop in the main street of Lochwinnoch is home to one of the best bakers in Scotland (My opinion) The cakes are select and of truly memorable quality. Lemon Drizzle cake that would pull out your tonsils, bakewell tarts as I have never tasted them before, (served warm and light as a feather) empire biscuits to drole over and Christmas mincemeat pies that make me impatient for the next festive season are but a few of the delights on offer. All this is backed up by quality light meals made with the best of local produce.The atmosphere is friendly and intimate and the service friendly and helpful. Full marks!Go for a walk around the Castle Semple Loch and give yourself a reward with a visit to this excellent establishment.

It's small friendly and serves really great food and perfect coffee. The homemade soup is simply outstanding.

This was a nice little find, on the corner of the main intersection of Lochwinnoch. The view hasn't changed much, but the staff have. Nice food, pleasantly quiet, attentive service. Lochwinnoch is lucky to have both this place and the Three Churches Inn; two great places to eat food in one village.

What a smashing experience; it was so good we talked ourselves into returning for coffee and cake a little later. The staff are good fun but professional and run a friendly cafe with tasty, good value food and excellent coffee.

Best place we've eaten in Renfrewshire. Really good food, good value, friendly service, not rushed unlike at the Brown Bull. Will be going back.

Had many a cooked breakfast here, always our first choice when going out for breakfast.Food is always first class and locally sourced and they cater very well for families. Lovely selection of cakes and interesting selection of ingredients and vegetables to buy too.An excellent cafe, well worth a visit!

Fantastic food served in friendly surroundings. Really enjoyed our specials of the day and the homemaking was delicious. Service was a little slow however, wouldn't stop us returning.

Being regular visitors to the Junction we are delighted to welcome you back from your well earned summer break. The Junction is a great example of a restaurant that is so good people will travel to it from all over Renfrewshire to enjoy their quality food. The owners take great care to source the finest food for example Stornaway Black Pudding, Fencebay Fish Products and their specific choice of coffee bean. It trully is the only eatery in the area where fresh and delicious food is served on every visit. The only criticism is it can be overcrowded and very often you have to wait for a table, but hey that's becauuse the food is so good!Can't recommend it highly enough. Keep up the good work Jo and Ivan!

Great place for a hearty lunch served by caring people. Every village needs one.