L’Etoile Salon de Tea I’d spotted L’Etoile Salon de Tea close by Dragonfly and the Coffee Mill on my travels a few weeks ago and made a note to visit. It struck me as a slightly awkward location but I was keen to see whether what sounded like an interesting offering would work there.Exterior The …

Quilliam Brothers The traditional weekender to a northern city has a number of common features: the early faller, the sporting legend, the second day slump, the swift half before the train home. In previous versions, I’ve never had one that included a trip to the museum followed by a stop at a tea shop, but …

There are more touristy ways to spend a lunchtime than with a trip to Clarinda’s Tea Room on the Canongate, but I can’t think of many. In the heart of the historic Old Town, this place has been plying its trade for a good many years, to international appreciation.Exterior For people of a certain vintage …

ExteriorTo say that a review of Tea at 94 was long overdue would be a bit of an understatement. Our cakey chums at Cake Quest delivered a big thumbs-up on their cake selection, but we’d not done an assessment of their savoury selection. We’ve visited Tea at 94 on numerous occasions as it has been …

With the exception of a relaxed breakfast in Sarti’s, a few months ago, I’ve been tending to grab very quick breakfast fare, when in Glasgow. Today, I had a little more time to spare, so took a trip to Cup Tea Lounge on Renfield Street.Exterior It was the first truly Baltic day of the winter, …