The Little Tearoom

What a quaint wee find, located in the heart of Blantyre?! Opposite from the Police station, next to the dentist and opposite a primary school and the health centre. Told you it was right in the heart. Boom boom! It’s been opened for quite a while now and I have driven by so many times longing to have a wee try.
As I’m now getting all super healthy ‘n’ that and I can now walk to work, the world’s my oyster and I can now swing by anytime. Super bonus! I finished a shift early so decided this was my moment to have a late lunch and give in to my aching longing.
My folks had been a couple of times before, once for a Christmas party. They did warn me that it was a little expensive but it was a lovely experience and the food was good. So eyeballed the menu and I have to agree it was a big ol’ mighty on the steep side. I was quite surprised for a Blantyre café, so this is where it loses a wee star.
I asked the fine lady ‘what be the soup of the day’ and she said ‘cream of vegetable’. ‘One bowl please’. I opted for this as it was £3 for soup and crusty bread. A baked potato was £5 with cheese and coleslaw and went up with the various fillings you choose. I can’t remember the sandwiches but they were quite pricey too. The cheapest hot food on the menu was chips at £2. Talk about cheap as chips. Haw haw! Sorry!
Anyhoo, when I was in a Byres Road establishment today and saw that their baked potatoes started at the £2.50 mark, I was proven right at the expense. It’s probably a catch 22 for them that if they keep it low it won’t cover costs blah blah etc…
It came across as a calm environment but you would think that it’d be over run by school kids, especially as the high school is literally a stones throw away as well as the primary across the road. Blissfully they aren’t as The Little Tearoom have a notice up to say that children must be accompanied with an adult. So it’s an unruly kiddie free zone.
It’s also a brand spanking new build so built for the purpose of serving fine food and afternoon tea. I will return, oh yes, I will be back. Hopefully try an afternoon tea, maybe a wee cheeky breakfast roll on my way to work. Who knows?!