Escape Route Cafe in Perth & Kinross

We had a fantastic experience renting bikes here! The service was friendly and straightforward, with excellent tour recommendations tailored to our plans and fitness levels. We rented two e-mountain bikes for £90 a day and enjoyed a wonderful tour from Pitlochry to Blair Castle and the surrounding areas. Helmets and a bike lock were included, and the return process was just as easy. We would definitely rent bikes from here again in the future!

We had a fantastic experience renting bikes here! The service was friendly and straightforward, with excellent tour recommendations tailored to our plans and fitness levels. We rented two e-mountain bikes for £90 a day and enjoyed a wonderful tour from Pitlochry to Blair Castle and the surrounding areas. Helmets and a bike lock were included, and the return process was just as easy. We would definitely rent bikes from here again in the future!

Amazing team, super friendly and helpful. Really quick turn around on some urgent repairs. Thanks for the plums! #CALM #LEJOG

Amazing team, super friendly and helpful. Really quick turn around on some urgent repairs. Thanks for the plums! #CALM #LEJOG

Really friendly man, fantastic bikes worked perfectly, beautiful routes nearby, we went up Glen tilt which I'd reccomend! And good value for some top quality bikes. Thank you!

We took two road bikes here for a puncture repair and assessment of a disc brake issue. They provided an excellent service and fixed both of our bikes really quickly so we didn’t need to miss a ride. Really great service highly recommended.

Renting a bicycle from Escape Route was a fantastic experience. Pitlochry is an excellent jumping off point for beautiful roads in the region, and the equipment we rented was top notch. Shop was well stocked for its size as well.

We rented three e-bikes and took a 30 mile trip to glen tilt. Kevin was professional, kind and accommodating— when we arrived later than expected and asked to change our reservations to the next day, we expected to pay for the privilege, but Kevin not only allowed us to switch but also suggested we take the bikes that afternoon so we could get an early start the next day. The scenery was unbelievable and the bikes were finely tuned and a pleasure to ride. 100% amazing experience! We’ll be back!

I've visited Pitlochry for a week of road cycling for a number of years. However on my first ride out this year my chain snapped, fortunately as I returned to Pitlochry that evening. Unfamiliar with local bike shops and what potential expense I was likely faced with I took my bike to 'Escape route' in Pitlochry. The mechanic there checked my chain wasn't stretched and fixed my chain by selling me a split link (He could have sold me a whole chain). The Mechanic thoroughly checked my bikes gear indexing was correct ensuring smooth shifting. I found the mechanic both honest and informative as to what he was doing, and my bill was very reasonable. I would recommend the service at this bike shop to anyone visiting Pitlochry or surrounding areas.

Such helpful guys and very knowledgeable. Hired an e-bike for the afternoon, they advised on a local route. Scenery beautiful and bike worked a treat. Would certainly use again.

Food was lovely and well presented. Serving staff very friendly. Amazing selection of cakes inside and the one I choose tasted as good as it looked.

Excellent service from the bike mechanics (Kevin?). I had a drop in as my gravel bike gears were not shifting correctly and were sorted with great patience from the team. I'd definitely recommend.

Thanks Kevin and team, great bike shop mechanic fixed my bike while I was mid ride, and we got to have cake and coffee while we waited. Great service thanks.

Such an amazing shop. I rented a gravel bike from here for a multi-day trip - the staff were so helpful in getting everything set up and in making the trip possible (with returning the bike at awkward times etc). All round 10/10 experience!!

We went to the escape route for breakfast and it was very good indeed and the bacon was delicious and crispy and fresh the coffee was very nice too

We rented two e-bikes for a day and can only recommend it. Very good and friendly service, everything is uncomplicated and the bikes are high quality and reliable.

Fantastic service. Came in with a blown out tyres sidewall. Sorted me with a nice new tyre whilst i waited. Super service, thanks.

Great cullen skink on a wet day in February. Fantastic flavour and huge helping with fresh bread.So filling that we couldn't even manage cake.Clean and friendly too.

Visited here with my wife on Tuesday 6th Feb with our two Labradors in tow. We were welcomed with a big smile and really friendly service. I had the Cullen Skink, which was to die for! My wife had the sweet potato soup of the day and a hummus sandwich, which in her words, were fantastic. The coffee was excellent and the whole experience was one of we will definitely be repeating before we leave the area. What a great place and the lovely staff make it even better.

Came for lunch with my coeliac wife. She had Cullen Skink and a gf sandwich, I had the chicken burger. Both were absolutely delicious. The staff are friendly and there's a nice atmosphere. Would highly reccomend.

Great wholesome food 👌 friendly service, too 😊

Excellent quality workshop, fast, cheap and top quality wheel builds etc, highly recommend

Really delicious lunch. Very friendly and helpful,staff and reasonably priced too. We were slightly late for lunch but that was no problem.

Great, the apple pie is exquisite, and the carrot cake, you have to try it! The cook was very nice 🙂 greetings from Spain!

Sehr nettes Personal und schöbes Ambiente. Super Frühstück mit grosser Auswahl! Gerne wieder!

Great Breakfast, parking close by. Good pit stop on the wat to Inverness. I hope to return

The food and staff are top notch. Very good quality food and the staff are so friendly. Our dog was made very welcome and had a small treat from the staff too.

Really great breakfast with friendly staff and a roaring wood burning stove. Very good

The guys at the bike shop were very helpful and generous about my rental and being a few minutes late for drop off :/ Thanks guys. the coffee was also very good and they let me put a dollop of cream in my Americano (they dont carry half and half in the UK) Thanks all!

Went to get overshoes and picked up a pair of Madison neoprene overshoes in my size for £30. Perfect

Visited several times, food is always excellent and has great portion sizes.

Quick service and good. Definitely knows what he's about.

Great Cafe and bike shop - the food is fresh and made to order

Excellent experience. I had a severe bike rack problem and they fixed me up quickly, friendly and economically. Recommended

Flawless food and coffee so good we got a second to go! Would give more stars if I could. We had the veggie and the meat breakfast, both of which were excellent. The portobello mushrooms were the best I think I’ve had, almost crispy and delightful. My partner talked about how good his breakfast was all day 😂 Super friendly staff and happy to talk through gluten free menu options. Dog friendly. Would thoroughly recommend, if you’re looking for breakfast in Pitlochry it’s a must visit. Will be back!

Excellent food and service. 10/10.

Kevin and his team were brilliant when I had an issue with my bike - went above and beyond and very competent

Absolutely wonderful bike shop. They saved my holiday by fixing my bike when I turned up with a broken bike. Super friendly and helpful. Can’t recommend this place enough. Just the best

Excellent and fast service despite being very busy. Quickly solved problem with seized axle. We could then enjoy our day on the bikes, Thank you very much!

Parfait pour un stop le midi. Excellent Q/P.

Kevin and his team in the bike shop do an amazing job. They have looked after all our families biking needs. Bike sales and repairs with every accessory we require. Always great advice and knowledge. Kevin you were right we do go out a lot more and have great rides on our new ebikes. Thanks guys!

Very warm welcome, especially to our Dogo! Very dog friendly (inside the cafe) great Scottish breakfast for £9.95 and the latte and Mocha hit the spot - proper coffee complete latte art! When you know you know! Thank you for a wonderful breakfast!

Called here for breakfast on our way to ullapool..ordered full Scottish breakfast. Food was ok but we've had better when we've been before. The breakfast was served to us in what looked like large pasta bowls ...it didnt stay warm for very long as all the doors was open and it was freezing inside...i dont think we'll be calling again on our way to our holiday .. shame really as we love this part of our annual trip to the highlands.

Got a puncture when on holiday Escape Route sorted within an hour for a very reasonable price. Great service with friendly staff. Highly recommend.

The guy running this bike shop is the kindest and most helpful you could possibly find. Thanks for rescuing my gear shifter the day before the Etape Caledonia!

Great and Riaz was amazing! Definitely returning again :)

Great little cafe, plenty of space with covered outdoor seating. Service is very friendly, welcoming and speedy. Coffee is really good but it’s the selection of cakes which wins the 5th star. Oh and the oatmeal cookies, to die for!

Fabulous! Great place to stop for refreshments! Cullen skink amazing! Love the generous portions - well done to all the team!

Enjoyed a good quality full vegan breakfast and coffee. Friendly welcoming staff and very helpful bike shop guys too. Thank you! :)

Large selection of cookies and cakes. All look fantastic and staff very pleasant

Very friendly service. Nice coffee and cakes. Dog friendly. Baby changing available.

Absolutely divine such a wonderful meal I had I’m only here for a few days but I’ll be back for lunch here again before I leave

Excellent service. Having used Clearaway for many years on a large industrial site I used them for a domestic drain problem. Turned up at the time agreed and cured the problem with a sensible not silly price. Perfect service. 100,% recommended.

Excellent English, I mean Scotish, full breakfast.

Excellent breakfast and super friendly staff. Nice and airy inside plus outside eating area. Highly recommended

The absolute best cycle shop around. Craig replaced a tricky electric wheelchair inner tube enabling us to enjoy our holiday. Polite, friendly service, easy to find.

Great food, especially the sausages, good coffee and fast friendly service! Thank you

Just as good as before. Good outdoor seating area. Home baking. Chunky bread with soup (would have preferred larger portion of soup). Good selection of tantalising cakes. Staff very friendly, decent coffee. A convivial atmosphere.

Good food nice seating in or outside in pitlochry

Lovely breakfast efficient friendly staff .

What amazing service!!!!! Realised I had a back brake failure on decent from Drummocter Pass, phoned ahead from Blair Athol and they squeezed me in and had me going again with a new caliper within the hour. Used the hour to eat at their delicious cafe, fish burger was fabulous. Really reasonable price for the repair and a few pointers for non-urgent work needing done on the bike. Massive thanks to you. Only way I managed back home.

Stopped at the café on the way to Aviemore and had the worst breakfast in a long time. Bacon very sharp on one plate and rubber on other. Potato scone cremated both plates, Haggis did not taste remotely like it should and was just wet mush. Black pudding not much better. sausages were nice as was the fried egg and tomato but the watercress decoration was as pretentious as the price. At £9.95 I expected to eat it all and not leave most. on the bright side cup of tea was very nice and refreshing. £30 spent for 2 breakfasts, 2 teas an apple juice and the smallest cake they had since they don't do kids cakes. I wont be back. This review is only for the café. I witnessed excellent customer service from knowledgeable employees at the Bicycle repair side.

Cracking lunch today, lovely staff. Toddler and dog friendly. Coffee is first class.

Hired two eBikes at short notice, both fully charged and worked without fault. Having never ridden an eBike the owner gave us good instructions and a practice run on a quiet street. We enjoyed our day and would hire bikes from Escape Route again. 😀

Top marks and great appreciation for Escape Route. I turned up on a Monday morning when the shop is normally closed (closed Sunday’s and Mondays) needing help on my wheel. Chanced my arm and rang the number on the door for delivery. There was a mechanic on site by chance and he sorted me out within 15 mins using his expertise and imagination and not charging for the parts. Very helpful and allowed me to ride that day. Many thanks ☺️ Oh and the on-site cafe breakfast was top notch as well 😋

Amazing place, staff are always very helpful and friendly, take my bike here frequently and service is always quick and of high quality. When the Cafe is open food is always very good.

Delicious food, friendly staff. Vegan and vegetarian options available. NOTE: the opening hours are for the bike shop! At the time of writing, 2nd Nov 2020, the cafe is open every day except Wed 9am till 3-3:30pm, depending on how busy they are.

Went for lunch. Amazing food. Very clean.

Amazing breakfast and freindly staff highly recommend

Had friends here in Pitlochry and to adhere to rules we met at Escape Route. Staff were as usual friendly and helpful and the food was amazing. Cannot thank you enough for this it was a pleasure and one thàt will be repeated often

Best ever oatmeal cookies and excellent coffee. COVID secure. Covered outside seating. BYO tartan lap blankets :)

Stopped off on our way north. We had the vegan burrito, soup and chips, as well as a couple of coffees. Friendly service, appreciate the availability of alternative milks. Left us happily satisfied to get on with the rest of our journey.

Very nice and relaxed place to go, food and coffee was amazing! Highly recommend.

As always, great coffee, great cake, great service. Highly recommend this place.

Just one of those excellent bike shops you always hope to find but rarely do. Friendly, helpful, probably a bit too honest for their own good. Excellent cafe as well

SEPTEMBER 19 - What lovely, lovely people. Got my bike serviced to F1 standards, purchased some lovely and competitively priced texkkie clothes, ssssooo nearly got an ebike, discussed politics and all in all think it’s a wonderful place; arse to the internet. If god cycled, it’s be his favourite bike shop. UPDATE - Went back, GOT an ebike, again delighted with them and amazing customer service. Who needs the internet?!?! Go retail for customer service like this with bikes.

KEVIN is our hero!!!!😁 Very helpful and friendly bunch. My brother's bike was knackered with a snapped derailiure and at short notice they fixed it and found and fixed a few other serious issues with brakes etc... Saved our trip from ending early and gave us some great advice about routes. Helped us achieve our goal of getting to the Falls of Tarf.

Excellent, helpful and fast service when I turned up with my broken bike. And good flat white while I waited.

Cakes are great. Coffee is very good.

Very helpful and honest with advice on bike purchase

Has vegan breakfast options but quite expensive.

Coffee was nice but we had the fruit scones and we didn't like the taste of them also they had peel in them!!!

The best breakfast we have ever had, the decor also fabulous

Super quaint with amazing cakes

Great place for quick, easy food. Cakes looked home baked. Would definitely go back even if it was just for the coffee.

We love visiting here for cappuccino, homemade cake and a warm fire. Rustic and cozy. The staff are lovely - welcoming and efficient. Always popular and thoroughly recommended. Dog friendly too.

Great service and fantastic food, as always

Just stopped here for a coffee and a bite to eat. Food menu was great, with lots of options. Coffee was hot and strong, and the shortbread very tasty

Great little place loved visiting

Good coffee great service. Bicycle shop next door fixed my bike as well with a smile in very quick time and at a good price.

Popped into Escape Route for a coffee and breakfast while staying in Pitlochry and can honestly say it was lovely. My husband had a full Scottish Breakfast which he said was beautiful, cooked perfectly. I had a filled roll which again was just perfect for breakfast. Will definitely be back.

Class little cafe. Tasty food and very good staff.

Stopped in on way back from Laggan Wolftrax as they were closing. Still served four of us with enormous slabs of cake and huge coffees, smiling and welcoming. Could not recommend highly enough.

We stop off here every NYE and it is usually very nice. However, I was a little disappointed this time around. I asked only for the chicken wrap which was a special they were doing for New Years. I was unaware until one of my friends pointed it out after we had our meal that it comes with a desert. I then realised that I was charged for both the wrap and desert. I asked a waitress about this thinking I could get my money back for the desert as I had not asked for this. She told me that there was nothing they could do as it comes with the desert so you are charged £12 for the wrap on its own or the wrap with the desert. I think this is very unreasonable and that I could have at least been offered another cake/drink if they were not willing to give me my money back. I also work in a cafe and know that the money could have easily been refunded. A little disappointed about the service.

My husband and I popped in twice today, while meandering around Pitlochry. Firstly for breakfast and then for tea and cake. A bustling, thoughtfully decorated little cafe, that fits exactly what it says on the tin. Food and coffee were great and the staff brilliant, a definite recommendation

Full Scottish breakfast , roaring log fire, friendly staff, homemade cakes. You can’t go wrong. Thank you.

We use the Escape Route as a quick breakfast stop on our way north. Fast efficient warm and friendly, excellent value for money.

Absolutely cracking lunch spot! Extremely warm welcome from staff and customers a like. Solid menu with something for me the vegetarian and my meat loving other half, he had the full breakfast and said it was the best cooked breakfast he's had out. I had a delicious brie and onion chutney toasted baguette that was out of this world. There is also a very wide selection of fantastic looking cakes, tea and coffee. We only stopped by the Escape route café after an extremely frustrating walk around Pitlochry looking for something tasty and reasonably priced to eat with our dog. There were other "dog friendly" cafés but they were either extremely overpriced or only allowed a couple dogs in at a time. Really can't rate Escape route café highly enough, it's not pretentious or trying to be something it's not. It's a lovely, welcoming business that seems to be run by extremely lovely people. We will definitely be taking a trip back.

Came here for a quick something to eat when recently in Pitlochry. We both had the soup of the day which was fine but nothing that would make me think it's one of the best places to eat in Pitlochry.

mostly sandwiches, but good. small seating area