Soup
WHERE TO FIND GOOD SOUP IN TROON
TROON IS FESTOONED WITH COFFEE HOUSES AND CAFES. NEVER HAVE I SEEN SO
MANY. DURING MY DAY THERE I WOULD FURTIVELY JOT THINGS TO DO WITH ONE
COFFEE HOUSE IN MY NOTEBOOK AND LOOK UP TO SEE ANOTHER. THEN ANOTHER.
HECK, I WAS RUNNING OUT OF INK. SO, IF I'VE MISSED A FEW HERE, THEN I
APOLOGISE, BUT SPACE SIMPLY DOES NOT PERMIT ME TO LIST THEM ALL. I
SUPPOSE THE ONE THING TO BE LEARNED FROM THIS IS THAT THE PEOPLE OF
TROON VERY MUCH LIKE THEIR CHUCK.
C GULLS FAMILY CAFE, 12 CHURCH STREET
Bit of a gem here. It's a family-friendly cafe very much geared towards the whole clan, Ma, Pa and the weans. There are high chairs for wee yins, low chairs for big yins, board games, a play area, and loadsa fun to be had. Good soup too, like 'Cream of Mushroom' or 'Pea and Ham.' C Gulls is a first rate cafe. [Check out C Gulls website HERE.]
Bit of a gem here. It's a family-friendly cafe very much geared towards the whole clan, Ma, Pa and the weans. There are high chairs for wee yins, low chairs for big yins, board games, a play area, and loadsa fun to be had. Good soup too, like 'Cream of Mushroom' or 'Pea and Ham.' C Gulls is a first rate cafe. [Check out C Gulls website HERE.]
NUMBER THREE, 3 CHURCH STREET
Used to be Strawberry Cushion, now the Number Three Coffee Shop and Eatery with a nice modern and shiny interior. Two soups on each day, like 'Lentil' or 'Sweet Potato and Carrot'.
Used to be Strawberry Cushion, now the Number Three Coffee Shop and Eatery with a nice modern and shiny interior. Two soups on each day, like 'Lentil' or 'Sweet Potato and Carrot'.
THE POPPY ROOM, 9c CHURCH STREET
An excellent coffee house in which I managed, not for the first time and undoubtedly not the last, to embarrass myself. There was a lovely coconut smell on entering. I imagined some sort of Thai soup being concocted behind the scenes, but on enquiring was informed that the smell was from an air deodoriser plugged in by the door. Sigh. Come on guyesses, if you're making good food you don't need an air deodoriser - get rid of the thing at once! Anyway, as well as some tasty grub, you can have bowls of 'Chicken Noodle' or 'Carrot and Orange' soups.
An excellent coffee house in which I managed, not for the first time and undoubtedly not the last, to embarrass myself. There was a lovely coconut smell on entering. I imagined some sort of Thai soup being concocted behind the scenes, but on enquiring was informed that the smell was from an air deodoriser plugged in by the door. Sigh. Come on guyesses, if you're making good food you don't need an air deodoriser - get rid of the thing at once! Anyway, as well as some tasty grub, you can have bowls of 'Chicken Noodle' or 'Carrot and Orange' soups.
BARISTA COFFEE BAR, 35 PORTLAND STREET
In here, a customer overheard me asking complicated questions like, 'Vot zort of zoop do you haf? Anszer ze question!' and recommended the establishment's soup to me. Always a good sign. It was difficult determining what sort of soup she had, as her bowl was so shiny that I suspect she had licked it clean. This is a small cosy place that serves soups like 'Lentil' and 'Tomato and Bean.'
In here, a customer overheard me asking complicated questions like, 'Vot zort of zoop do you haf? Anszer ze question!' and recommended the establishment's soup to me. Always a good sign. It was difficult determining what sort of soup she had, as her bowl was so shiny that I suspect she had licked it clean. This is a small cosy place that serves soups like 'Lentil' and 'Tomato and Bean.'
VELVET APPLE, 20 PORTLAND STREET
An outstanding coffee house with a small deli section. Their soup range is excellent, with varieties like 'Sweet Potato with Rosemary and Garlic' (yum yum). The aim of Velvet Apple, as proclaimed on a blackboard, is to 'provide simple, uncomplicated food from good quality, fresh, local ingredients.' And that really says it all. This is the place to go.
An outstanding coffee house with a small deli section. Their soup range is excellent, with varieties like 'Sweet Potato with Rosemary and Garlic' (yum yum). The aim of Velvet Apple, as proclaimed on a blackboard, is to 'provide simple, uncomplicated food from good quality, fresh, local ingredients.' And that really says it all. This is the place to go.
WEE HURRIE, HARBOUR AREA
Apart from a load of boats, this is about the only thing in the harbour. You've got to make your way through an industrial area piled high with freshly-cut wood to reach it, but it's a trip worth making, for the Wee Hurrie is a gem. It's a tiny take-away fish and chip shop selling everything from mushy peas to tempura thingymabobs, cullen skink soup, and all manner of mouth-watering edibles from the sea. You've got to try their chips - they're huge chunky jobs, fluffy on the inside and crisp on the outside. Superb.
Apart from a load of boats, this is about the only thing in the harbour. You've got to make your way through an industrial area piled high with freshly-cut wood to reach it, but it's a trip worth making, for the Wee Hurrie is a gem. It's a tiny take-away fish and chip shop selling everything from mushy peas to tempura thingymabobs, cullen skink soup, and all manner of mouth-watering edibles from the sea. You've got to try their chips - they're huge chunky jobs, fluffy on the inside and crisp on the outside. Superb.
COOKIE JAR, 43a PORTLAND STREET
Guess what they make in here? Not soup... it's... yup, you guessed: COOKIES! Yehhhh!! This is one of those great small shops that you occasionally chance upon in life, and one in which you invariably wish to take a little bit of it away with you. When I was there, they were bringing freshly-baked scones out of the oven and the smell was gorgeous. As well as the stuff they make in the shop, like scones and cake and tablet, they stock 'Award-winning ice-cream made by Mancini's of Ayr.' You can even order a giant pizza-sized cookie with a personalised message. A little sweet piece of heaven.
Guess what they make in here? Not soup... it's... yup, you guessed: COOKIES! Yehhhh!! This is one of those great small shops that you occasionally chance upon in life, and one in which you invariably wish to take a little bit of it away with you. When I was there, they were bringing freshly-baked scones out of the oven and the smell was gorgeous. As well as the stuff they make in the shop, like scones and cake and tablet, they stock 'Award-winning ice-cream made by Mancini's of Ayr.' You can even order a giant pizza-sized cookie with a personalised message. A little sweet piece of heaven.
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