We loved it here! Lovely cosy relaxed feel and friendly staff. Great choice of ales including local beers. Food was great too, I had the soup which was delicious as was the bread that came with it. A great find only wish it wasn't an hour away from where we holiday and 500 miles from home 😁
The Gillespie Centre is based in a refurbished former church building in the centre of the town and aside from the café the building is used for many community events. It’s operated by Biggar Kirk and most, if not all of the staff are volunteers.
The café hours are limited to the earlier part of the day (10am - 2.30pm or thereabouts) so best to check online. It’s self-serve and a bright and modern setting. When we last dropped in it was very busy and noisy in the main area of the café. I guess a kid’s club or some such event had recently finished and consequently there were lots of adults and children having lunch. The other section which overlooks the High Street was fully occupied so we just had to embrace the noise level. As we had our grandchildren with us at the time it was probably a good distraction for them to be amongst their peers.
The menu consists of soup, sandwiches, paninis, etc and there is usually a nice selection of cakes.
The kids had a cheese toastie with a salad garnish & coleslaw (£5) and a filled ham roll (£3) along with cartons of apple juice (£1) so it’s not an expensive outing. My wife and I had Brie & Cranberry Paninis (£5.70) which were also served with a salad garnish & coleslaw. We all had a cake to finish off - sponge with icing, plain scone and paradise slice all reasonable priced between £2.20 - £2.50.
The food was very good (and inexpensive by today’s standards) and the staff serving were local and very pleasant so it’s easy to recommend. I’m sure it has quiet moments at times.
40 Victoria St, Kirkwall, KW15 1DN, United Kingdom, Scotland
Very nice place, but the bartenders are a bit grumpy. They have a great selection of local and regional whiskeys. It's definitely worth a quick visit, but it's not recommended for a longer stay or an evening out.
On this occasion, I collected an Afternoon Tea for Two on Friday 21 February for my friend and myself.
It was a feast of scrumptious delights from start to finish, especially the huge meringues!! My Husband shared it as well!
Don't miss this Gem of an Eating Place
Many Thanks to all the Staff involved
The DYFL Clubhouse Stadium, Argyll St, Dunoon PA23 7RL, United Kingdom, Scotland
Thank you to the lovely people at Eat Street at the Stadium - they went above and beyond to make battered fish and French fries for me - different from their current daily special of breaded fish- excellent customer service. Food was delicious! Thanks a bunch guys - great little find.
Mark and his mom are lovely. The food is also very tasty and the prices are reasonable.
Adverts need to be clearer that they no longer offer sit down meals and that the hour for hot take away are rather limited.
Deliciosos sandwiches y productos horneados! Los panes son deliciosos y los Sammies derretidos son fantásticos - opciones vegetarianas también! ¡A mi hermana le encantaba el kabob y a mí me encantaba la pera asada y el queso azul! Muy buen personal también!
Absolutely lovely time, and a big thanks to Karen @ the complex, a lovely lunch, with lots of TLC, and made the birthday lunch special. Followed by great kid’s entertainment with the animals & science show! Brilliant team, brilliant show, we will be back!! Thank you for going out your way to make us relaxed and happy!
We had to wait 45 minutes for starter, but when we asked about it they were excellent and got it straight away and all gave us all a free drink, steak night excellent value and I like that you can mix n match menus
We discovered this cafe today with our wee granddaughter, cosy, friendly atmosphere, staff exceptionally helpful and polite, we felt very welcome. Cakes were fresh and tasty (the coffee cake was the best I’ve ever had). Would recommend
Franco always welcomes you. His staff very kind and despite the rushed environment of fast food.
He is always cleaning the shop is spotless.
Food is freshly cooked he prides himself on that.
Pizzas are fantastic. Make your own.
Chicken tikka Tabasco sauce and jalapeño. It’s spicy!!