Papamacs in Renfrewshire

They moved in to serve meals at Elderslie Golf Club but not up to the standards of previous catering company's. Not been in the clubhouse for over three months but have no intentions of eating there again.

My Dad and my Uncle play golf at Elderslie and being locals, were very excited when they found out Papamacs was moving in. They, and I have not been disappointed. Great food, friendly service and a cracking view from the balcony.

What an absolute hidden gem. Four of us for breakfast and coffee.. the service was very attentive and friendly, the breakfast menu consisted of some classics and some clever adaptations of those classics. I had the Eggs Johnstone which was delicious the others had french toast and pancakes which they said were also fantastic. The cappuccinos weren't the best I've had.. but to small an issue to mark down an otherwise faultless breakfast. We will definitely be back and I highly recommend anyone reading this give it a try.

An amazing place that does delicious food! Their open too sandwiches are lovely and so are there breakfast options. Coffee is great too! A definite place to go for some food if you are local or in the area!

Thanks again to the chef for the delicious well presented (underpriced) food and excellent service 😊

Had brunch here with the family - good choices and plenty of options. Staff were friendly and attentive and we had to make a few alterations- which was not a problem. Food was excellent and really tasty with excellent portions served really quickly. Will definitely visit again.

Thanks again for an enjoyable Sicilian eggs with coffee and cakes. We will visit again ...and well done to the attentive staff who created a welcoming environment whilst we were there, as they catered to other customers who were celebrating an occasion.It was our pleasure to share the experience

Nice place for breakfast. Good coffee and large menu selection offering egg dishes, French toast / pancakes and full breakfasts. French toast and banana was nice, tho would have preferred to know the banana was deep fried and mushy and not fresh banana as I'd thought.

Two of us went in for brunch and ordered coffees, a "brownie" and a portion of pancakes. The coffees had both been consumed BEFORE the food arrived (roughly 25 minutes). The brownie was not pleasant at all and the pancakes were an eggy mess. My partner thought that they had forgot to add the flour and were merely sweet omelettes, Really disappointed, we won't eat here again.

Have been going here for years but feel it has been going downhill a bit recently. Today put me off completely. Ordered eggs Johnstone and when it arrived veggie sausage was burnt and eggs were extremely undercooked. I sent it back and asked specifically for eggs NOT to be runny. Same thing happened again. Ended up with just coffee. Extremely poor, they have a new chef I think, who needs to learn how to poach an egg.

Soup too salty , plus nothing like Cullen Skink ,no potatoes , just a strong fishy taste. Breakfast was served with watery. Under cooked eggs, dry toast, cold beans terrible.

Had time to kill before a meeting and popped into Papamacs in Johnstone. They couldn’t take card payment so I ordered something I could afford. I ordered their gnocchi with salmon (can’t remember the name of the dish) and it was tremendous! I’ve never had square gnocchi before but loved the flavour and the white sauce with tiny pickled cocktail onions was fab sitting on delicate salmon. I’ll be back.

Great breakfast had the stack and a couple of coffee relaxed atmosphere and fantastic food and staff

Love Papamacs, definitely my favourite breakfast choice in Johnstone. From the breakfast stack to eggs Benedict to the French toast, it’s all delicious!! What’s even better is they’re served all day :) Lovely accommodating staff, would highly recommend!

Went in for coffee but ended up getting breakfast. Been going here for years & it’s still a favourite of mine

Yet another 5 star breakfast at Papamacs. Never disappointed as food always first class. Highly recommended 👍👍👌

Went for a birthday brunch after hearing so many good things about the place. The place was absolutely freezing, had to ask if the heating could be turned up, which the waitress did do but hadn’t had a chance to heat up by the time we left. Most of us had the big breakfast stack ( not that big ! ) the tomato compote turned out to be lukewarm tomatoes and the poached eggs were stoating, the rest of it was fine, although would have preferred the toast on the side, with butter as it was all soggy with everything dumped on it. The waitresses were attentive and polite. Overall a bit pricey for what we had.

Its a surprisingly good breakfast here and the service is friendly. Its quite a big place so I have never been when its too busy even on a saturday morning.

I have been to Papamacs on a few occasions and it is always pretty good.

Me and my girlfriend have been a few times and she has been a few more, its always been spot on. You arent ever waiting long and the food is never long to come out , despite being very well prepared.

No matter how good the food is £25 for Breakfast you expect something really good. The Sour dough toast is so hard I feared for my fillings!!! My knife just couldn’t cut it! Also this bread as French toast just makes it chewy to say the least. Overall - over priced and not over impressed.

Superb quality and a greater choice. Always a friendly warm welcome and service. Nice to have somewhere you can go and relax and also Erik such fresh produce.

This is a hidden gem and the food is just awesome. I would definitely recommend this for breakfast, lunch and dinner

Visited Papamacs during a brief trip to Scotland this August with two local friends. What a find! The atmosphere and decor is perfect, the staff are attentive and friendly and the food is absolutely stunning. I ordered the veggie breakfast, and my husband ordered the Scottish breakfast, both were perfectly presented and absolutely delicious. Topped off with great fresh coffee, this was perfect!

Dreadful worst lunch time meal ever. Sole goujons more like re fried 3 times goujons. Burnt fish and soggy tired chips. £9.50 you have to be joking!!. Sorry won't be back far to many other places to spend my hard earned cash. Staff very helpful but food awful.

Always consistent good quality but I wonder why the menu has never changed in all the years I've been going there for lunch. The only thing that changes is the soup of the day!

Consistently good food and the staff could not be more helpful. Each time I visit I am surprised by how much I enjoy this restaurant. A must visit if you are eating in the town. A big thank you to the lady who served us ...as always she made us feel welcome and valued our return custom.

Had never been to Papamacs before and we had phoned up late Friday afternoon hoping to get an early table for dinner as we had not eaten since breakfast as we were in the midst of a house move.

Great service, Great setting and great menu, if you like eggs

We have been meaning to go here for ages but never got round to it. However a gift voucher decided for us. The young lady who greeted us was so nice and when we requested tea instead of coffee it was not a problem. My husband got more coffee and I had a lovely iced bottle of water. The selection on the cakestand was delicious. Lovely choice of sandwiches, warm scones with jam and cream and great choice of cakes. I was just looking at the cakes still on the plate , regretting the fact that I could not possibly eat one more morsel when the young lady came over to us to ask if we were finished and would she box the rest of the cakes for us.! Then when we were leaving my husband how much we owed for the extra coffee and bottled water she said nothing! The [place was spotless and what I could see on the other customers plates everything was delicious. We will certainly be back and soon to taste the meals they have on offer.

Fantastic food, great service. Cannot fault. Would recommend. Have also heard they do a fantastic brunch.

ventured out of Glasgow and had a lovely night for a friends 40th birthday. Great hospitality. Staff very friendly and helpful. Had a lovely meal and couldn't fault any aspect of the evening. If only we lived nearer....

Visited for breakfast on a Saturday. Good menu, nice decor and attentive staff. Vegetarian stack was excellent andI really enjoyed the Eggs Johnstone. Lovely hollandaise sauce. Teas and coffees were fine. Will definitely be back to try their evening meals. Well done .

Betwixed and between we could not decide what, let alone where to eat...... PapaM’s being a staple breakfast fair for, called us from the shopping......

Been on a few ocasions now and never had a bad thing to say. Nice food and good service. Highly recommend.

This place is a family run coffe shop by day and restaurant by night. Great. Home made soups to the lovely cakes to go with great coffee. Dinners at night are not your run of the mill fair, there different but really enjoyable!

Visited papamacs for breakfast. Enjoyed the pancakes with crispy bacon and syrup. Friendly attentive staff. Very reasonably priced. Coffee delicious. Recommended for lunch and breakfast. Looking forward to trying dinner too. 😀

I love everything about this place! Great food, great service, great coffee, great cakes...... I wish this was closer to home for me!

I have to say this was a lovely little find for breakfast. I hate hate hate greasy spoon type places but the sigh outside said gourmet kitchen and I saw poached eggs on the menu so I was SOLD.

Having seen this place get good reviews I took the better half with me at 7:30pm on a Saturday night. When we arrived I was a little concerned that it was us two other couples only. The menu is a large list of tapas styled portions from which you can choose as few or as many as you like. I chose 4 and the good lady 3. All of the food was delishious. I finished of with a fantastic take on sticky toffee pudding and the happy lady a fab carrot cake. The reason I didn't give this place 5 stars is that the food arrived on cold plates (one of my biggest bug bears) so some of the dishes were cold by the time we got to them. This was not helped by all of our dishes arriving at the same time - possibly because the place was quiet. We will be back to try more from the menu... hopefully on warm plates.

Stayed at the Queens Hotel in Lerwick for 1 week.

Having drooled over the food on Facebook for ages, we finally got round to going to Papamacs for dinner and it was a complete breath of fresh air - a departure from the usual variety of eateries in the area. We had the place to ourselves the night we went in as there'd been a snowstorm and other folk who'd booked didn't venture out.

We have recently discovered this pearl and have since been several occasions for breakfast and love it, alas, after we...

The sign above the shop says "GOURMET KITCHEN", but to me it is just a glorified café. It was quite...

Very mediocre meal and more like pub grub than gourmet. Been a year since I last visited and food was nothing like previous visit.

Just been to Papamacs and was very disaponted. I had the salmon croquet served with salad from a bag that had seen better days and boiled/fried tomatoes. My wife had the all day breakfast which in fairNess, looked ok.

I had previously checked out Papamacs, but had never gone . It always looked good and I don't know why it took so long.......

We had the Orkney benedict and french toast with bacon and cheese for vreakfast. Good portion size and the food was excellent. Friendly service. Would recommend

Had a 7 pound full breakfast which had a large bit of eggshell in half of it so I left half uneaten. Complained and was given 1.60 off the bill as a free tea. Service was slow, sweetener forgotten and had to be reminded. Had to ask for the bill 3 times before it arrived. Very poor. Gourmet kitchen? I don't think you're even close.

Nice for brunch. Friendly helpful staff. Reasonable prices. Carrot cake was a bit disappointing. A bit dry.

Have been several times to papamacs but on this occasion was extremely disappointed with the service and food. Had ordered a cafe latte which was brought in a small mug and didn't taste like a latte. When I asked if I had been given the wrong order the server then progressed to give me a lecture. Apparently, due to health and safety, lattes are now been served in mugs, even though one of the other customers had a glass cup. She then went into advise that the lady with the glass cup was a regular and was entitled to it. If I wanted a glass cup, I would require to request it!! And all because I asked if my order was wrong! I had also ordered a tomato omelette, which appeared as a plain omelette folded over with cold whole tomatoes placed underneath, but I wasn't going to complain about that. Not a good experience.

We were wondering where to go for lunch, we chose Papamacs, a good decision. There's a good menu to choose from and my wife was raving about the pancakes and I enjoyed the eggs arbroath.

This is a great eatery home cooked food with fine dining at night that you dont need to get a second morgage to take out . Eggs benedic fab lovely service and more inportantly not a sole less chain restaurant .

Lovely staff and good menu. Has high chairs for babies/toddlers. Food was hot and tasty. Would highly recommend to friends and family

I have only been to Papamacs once for breakfast but it was yummy! The full breakfast was presented in lovely 'stacks' and was delicious. Service was great. Would definitely return for breakfast and would like to try dinner too as I hear that is just as good.

Popped in with a friend and we where both pleasantly surprised. We had some fantastic food and the lady serving was very pleasant and chatty. It was a Saturday and it was very busy but didn't have to long to wait. Would go back again.

From a slow order to a very pleasant waitress it made it all worthwhile.Pure and simple. The food was nice being I ordered a snack instead of a meal.

Lunch with a friend, very nice. Food was very nice, relaxed friendly atmosphere, service very good, staff very friendly

Visited here several times and the food, level of service are always of a high standard. Good to have a place of this standard in the town. Really central and offers great food for both lunch and dinner.

Very pleasant. Quality food. Good staff. Great location. Lovely decor. Breakfast lunch afternoon tea evening meal or just a coffee.

We had a fantastic first visit this evening, and it definitely won't be the last. The service was great, the choice on the menu is vast, we all had different starters that were beautifully presented. The mains were delicious too. Can't wait to return and bring other family members. Thanks Papamacs, keep up the great work.

I hadn't read any reviews of Papamacs before my meal, as I visited with my best friend, who spoke highly of it, so we decided to give it a go.We came on a Tuesday (around midday) for brunch and were pleased to see they offer an all-day breakfast, as well as a lunch menu. We decided to order their breakfast stack for myself and Eggs Arbroath for my friend.In my breakfast stack, the poached eggs were perfect, the black pudding was wonderful (and was served in a nice, thick slice, too) and the potato scone was out of this world. Honestly...I didn't know there was such a thing as the perfect potato scone, and that's coming from someone who loves her potato scones! Even the cherry tomatoes were cooked to perfection.Having not eaten since 3pm the previous day, my friend and I were VERY hungry and, before our visit, we had already decided to get cake after our brunch. My friend had a raspberry and white chocolate slice, and I had a slice of orange and poppy seed cake; both of which were absolutely divine.If I'm being honest, the breakfasts were satisfying enough that we were just being indulgent by having cake afterwards, but that's what girlie brunches with a friend you haven't seen in a while are for, right? Great company, great food, and talking ten to the dozen in a lovely, friendly eaterie...Papamacs offers great food (with a good selection of gluten-free options, too), free wireless internet access for customers, service with a smile...oh, and their decaf coffee is pretty darn good, too (which shouldn't be a rarity these days, but it is. I'm glad to see Papamacs have perfected this).Although I'm from Edinburgh, and was only through here visiting my friend, I certainly look forward to visiting Papamacs again on my next jaunt through.After reading a few of the less-than-perfect reviews here on Trip Advisor, I'm left wondering if I ate in the same establishment as some of these reviewers, as my experience was nothing but wonderful.I highly recommend this restaurant for breakfast/brunch/lunch, and look forward to visiting again in the future for dinner, too.

Lovely meal & friendy staff. Set just off the johnstone square. Always busy but can manage to find a seat.

Had a lovely meal here on a Friday night. the food was tasty. I had the pork loin for my main and it was presented beautifully. It wasn't piping hot though. The bill for 2 starters, 2 mains, 2 liqueurs and a bottle of wine was £65.

Always enjoy visiting Papa Macs when we get the chance. Particularly excellent breakfasts choices imo.

Papamacs is something of a hidden gem: I for one didn't expect to find food this good in Johnstone. I've been for dinner and lunch and been dazzled every time, but it's the breakfasts that really blew me away. As a vegetarian, a good breakfast is sometimes hard to find outside a city, but Papamacs excels. Their vegetarian sausages are simply stunning.All told, great food, great atmosphere, great service, and all this within walking distance. Full marks.

My husband and I went for lunch today for the first time . my husband had the steak sandwich which he said was excellent and i had one of the sandwiches which I thoroughly enjoyed. We would certainly call back for lunch again.

We stopped for lunch and found the cafe to be vibrant and busy. We waited a short time on a table and were looked after well by the waiting staff thereafter. I ordered soup & a sandwich - food was made in a good timeframe and the quality was also very good. We found the cost to be a little expensive, but as the quality of the food was very good, it was justifiable. If you're looking for an enjoyable lunch, you should try papa macs.

I just popped in for a tea and ended up ordering a ciabbata sandwich which was delicious staff were very nice and attentive definitely be back

This was my third visit to Papa Macs. After my last visit, I did say to myself I wouldn't be back. I'd had a chicken mayo wrap thing and was distinctly queasy afterwards. Anyway, it was not my suggestion so I decided to give it another try. The food was ok, nothing special and small portions. I do think it's actually quite expensive for what you get. The cafe itself was freezing and the loos absolutely baltic. The chap who served us wasn't particularly friendly, but the girls seemed more cheerful. I think I've had my fill of this place and if I go back, it'll just be for a coffee.

Was in last night for Papamacs sixth Birthday six-course tasting menu. Could not fault a single aspect of the food or service! Thanks again.

I cant thank Scott Keenan enough for allowing us the use of his restaurant to celebrated our daughters 21st birthday.He created an inspirational menu that was designed to appeal to all generations of our family.The food was truly amazing, in particular the steak and sticky toffee pudding..they were awesome, all the food was delicious and our 20 guest were all delighted with their food. The service was to its usual high standard,Rose and Chloe could not have been more attentive.It was the perfect private family dinning experience and we would highly recommend it.

Brilliant breakfasts and excellent cake snd coffee. Staff great. Love this local gem. Right in middle of Johnstone and good value

I have eaten here a couple of times now. It is good home cooked food. Not fancy, but tasty. I'm happy to go back.

Was at Papamacs earlier on today and unfortunately the pineapple-chocolate cake that was served was dry and inedible, this was then replaced by an inedible brownie. Really disappointed. Perhaps the issue is with keeping the cakes in a fridge that's too cold... who knows. On a positive the coffees were really good.

Bad food and bad customer service as well. Expensive and the quantity was too little for the price tag. The staff are not helpful unless you place a big order. Waiting time was too long for a minimum order. the only good thing was the ambience nothing to say other than that. Will not recommend.

Absolutely love this hidden gem. Fantastic food and service. We decided to walk to it from Back end of Paisley.....an hour and a half later......Well worth travelling to.

Have had the occasional coffee here before but never lunch. Today I needed a "quick fix" so I popped in for soup and a sandwich. Fish soup was excellent, thick and creamy; sandwich of brown bread, tuna and ginger was well made, fresh and well presented. Service fairly quick and pleasant. I will return.

Tucked away in Johnstone we had heard a lot of good things about this unassuming café/bistro/restaurant and opted for the 3 course Sunday market menu which can only be booked online. Arriving at 5 pm, the place was empty but soon began filling up. At £14.95 a head, the market menu consisted of 3 starters, 3 mains and 3 desserts. We opted for the haddock chowder and cured trout to kick us off , followed by cod and wild boar with colcannon. All dishes were beautifully presented and an absolute delight for the taste buds. To finish my daughter opted for the brandy pave which she thoroughly enjoyed and for myself- the Echelfechan cake which was described by the server as akin to a clootie dumpling in shortcrust pastry. Unfortunately I wasn't a big fan - it may have helped it if had been served warm.. Anyhow a very nice dining experience overall and will return.

Really enjoyed the coffee as well as the very tasty french toast, bacon and maple syrup. Will be back ☕️☕️☕️

Been away from home (Johnstone) for close to 30 years. Come back frequently to see family. Head to Glasgow normally for nice food. Not anymore!The team at PapaMacs are quite simply onto a winner here. You can see why they have been shortlisted for a while range of awards. They deserve one. Breakfast here was on a level with any of the fancy restaurants of Glasgow. Wow! Delicious. Tasty. Customer service - attentive without being in your face. Good old Johnstone banter too. Breakfast selection was varied. I ditched the idea of Eggs Benedict and tried Eggs Johnstone. A quirky take in a brekkie. Cleared the plate!Next time I'm up home it will be breakfast AND dinner!!

This has to be one of thos places you put on the map. Elegant, warm and welcoming. The food is another story just picture perfect. Lots of favours and presentable it's definitely the wow factor from us. It definitely gets a 10/10 from us worth the money you spend you will leave with a smile on your face

Fantastic food, lovely welcoming staff and atmosphere. My husband took me to Papamacs for my birthday. The food here is of a very high standard and I cannot recommend it enough. Lots of variety on the menu and at very reasonable prices. This was our first visit but it will most definitely not be our last.

I come here with my wife and daughter every other week for breakfast, we also come for dinner as well which is always top noch! Staff are very friendly and the food is always great, always recommend Papamacs to anyone that will listen.

Booked Papmacs for family Christmas dinner out last minute. Was surprised to get a table and after we had been was even more surprised it's not fully booked every weekend.The menu is full of lovely dishes, great choice of starters, mains and desserts. We all had something different and all agreed our food was outstanding. The bill for 4, with 4 starters, 4 mains, 2 desserts, 4 beers and a bottle of wine was just over a £100, great value for the standard.Don't miss the haggis nachos, or the linguini with dill and gravalax.We will be back, very soon!

My boyfriend and I booked ahead for a Friday night as I'd been for breakfast and lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. We ordered a bottle of wine and both starters and mains were brilliant. The scallops for starter was especially good, and we both loved our mains - the pork tenderloin and chicken stuffed with spinach. The service was good we'd definitely come back.

Had an excellent lunch at Papamacs. Food of the highest standard and the service was very professional and efficient. Highly recommended

Had a very nice late breakfast at Papamacs.Nice surroundins,Reasonable price for 2Quick service,another place to return to

I love this little bistro, for a very small town place, the food and beverage selection was excellent. The eggs benedict I had was cooked to perfection.

Have visited here numerous times and the food is perfect be it breakfast,lunch or dinner, a must for coffee break to.

Really friendly staff, nice atmosphere. We went on a steak night special deal and the food was delicious

Decent food, friendly service and good prices. Recommended by big Sean fae the JYT, cado didnae dae it.

What an excellent place to eat in the heart of johnstone. Had brunch this week and it was amazing. All 4 of us were delighted with our choices and I am hoping to return first the steak nite. Definitely recommend. Wee hidden gem in renfrewshire. Don't want to say anything bad because it's such a brilliant place but.....it felt very cold and all had to keep our jackets on to eat. The plates were also very cold so food didn't stay warm for very long. Just wee miner points. Wouldn't put me off returning!

I was in here recently with my partner and asked a skinny latte and my partner asked for an ordinary latte. I watched the assistant make the coffees using the same milk. When they were brought to the table I asked her if mine was a skinny and she said yes, when I then stated that I had seen her use the same milk for both coffees she advised me that is correct, skinny is the green milk top. I advised her that skinny came usually in red cartons she advised me that the green cartons was the only one they have. So not only are they not serving skinny coffees but when asked for them u are actually getting semi skimmed. Plus the assistant did not know the difference. Not very good for a "coffee shop"

Been a couple of times before for evening meals and this time tried the lunch/breakfast menu. We were not let down as the food was as delicious as previous visits. I had the steak sandwich and the girls had eggs benedict(with black pudding). All of which were excellent as was the customer service and value for money. Will definitely be back.A jewel in Johnstones crown.

Visited with my partner for a coffee on saturday at 4 pm, on arrival the vacant table for 2 was filthy,so we sat at a table for 4,immediately the waitress appeared,no hello,no smile just "if there are only 2 of you then you can sit here, I pointed out we would have sat there if the table had been clean ,her reply all the tables are needing cleaned, we're busy!!! We moved to the table for 2 and we ordered coffees.After us being moved and being spoken to in a derogatory manner,another couple came in (2 young guys) she sat them at the table of 4 which we weren't allowed to sit at,so made us wonder what all the fuss was about and why she felt it was acceptable to talk to us the way she did! I left a comment regarding this on their Facebook page and it was deleted,I am a regular customer here,but will not be returning after this whole episode,serious lack of customer service,maybe it was a bad day for her,but papamacs have a word with this surly waitress before she less you more business

Had dinner here with a date, nice relaxed atmosphere, food was excellent and service was great. Also great value for money as food is so good!

Steak night!! Super as per ordered mine was medium Jennifer's was medium to well. Great food lovely service will definitely not leave next visit so long!!!

Nice friendly welcome and good service throughout . This visit was for lunch and choice on menu was great -all day breakfast /sandwiches / wraps etc with great choices of fillings / 2 soup choices /burgers /main meals all reasonably priced and attention to detail in presentation was commendable . Tables can't be reserved at lunchtime but bookings taken for evening meals . This bistro came highly recommended by a friend and we weren't disappointed . Looking forward already to a return visit .

We visited this restaurant for dinner, it being recommended by our son and were not disappointed, the food was very tasty and well presented, the service was efficient, friendly and attentive to our requirements, overall a very pleasant experience and would recommend visiting to try it out, we enjoyed it, the only slight downside for me is that the don't have any draught beer, but the bottle beer on offer was very good.