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18.04.2019
Front Cover Superstars!
At the café we are fortunate enough to have an excellent trade association, The National Federation of Fish Fryers backing us up and supporting us, which can be invaluable to a small independent business.
They publish a monthly magazine for members amongst lots of other activity which includes running training courses, work on sustainability, waste reduction and carrying out quality audits.
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They publish a monthly magazine for members amongst lots of other activity which includes running training courses, work on sustainability, waste reduction and carrying out quality audits.
26.03.2019
We’re making award-winning fish and chips accessible to everyone
Over the past few years we’ve been really focused on making alterations to our premises and services to ensure we’re providing the most inclusive and welcoming stop-off point for everyone. This year we’ve reach a new milestone with our first ever listing in Euan’s Guide, the travel guide for people with access requirements and we also submitted a blog post to the website, outlining our ambition to make award-winning fish and chips accessible to everyone.
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25.01.2019
The Real Food Café launches menu of Scotland’s most infamous dishes
We have launched a very special new Taste of Scotland menu celebrating Scotland’s most infamous food and drink items!
Officially launching on 25th January to celebrate Burns Night, the menu features haddock and chips with homemade tartare sauce and mushy peas, alongside bite-sized Macsween’s Haggis and Charles Macleod of Stornoway black pudding.
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Officially launching on 25th January to celebrate Burns Night, the menu features haddock and chips with homemade tartare sauce and mushy peas, alongside bite-sized Macsween’s Haggis and Charles Macleod of Stornoway black pudding.
14.01.2019
New year, new uniform and menu
The Real Food Café is kicking off 2019 with a brand new uniform and menu design. Our colourful new orange menus and staff polo shirts will brighten up even the gloomiest January day while our stag aprons give a nod to the incredible Scottish wildlife on our doorstep. We are also delighted to feature our craft Scottish beer supplier Innis & Gunn on the new uniforms, alongside National Federation of Fish Friers, Marine Stewardship Council, Coeliac UK, and VisitScotland Taste Our Best.
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13.12.2018
Real Food Café wins silver in The Great Outdoors Awards
The results are in and Real Food Café has been voted one of the best cafés in Britain for walkers in The Great Outdoors Awards 2018! We are over the moon to be acknowledged in this prestigious list with a Silver award in the Café or Restaurant category. A huge thank you to readers of The Great Outdoors magazine and the public who voted for us.
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22.11.2018
Double Gold at FreeFrom Eating Out Awards
We’re really pleased to have received not one, but two Gold awards at the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards which celebrate excellence in the free-from food service industry. We were named Gold winners in FreeFrom Fish and Chip Shops and the Crème de la Crème categories.
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11.11.2018
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Commemorating With Poppy Scotland
To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One we had limited edition Real Food Café enamel pin badges made with a commemorative poppy incorporated into the name. The café sign also had a makeover for the occasion.
We’ll be collecting money in the café in donation canisters and for our limited edition badges, with 100% of donations going to Poppy Scotland.
05.11.2018
Real Food Cafe shortlisted in the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards again!
We’ve been shortlisted in the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards, sponsored by Middleton Foods, for the second year running!
Last year we won a Gold Award in the Fish and Chip category, and we’re up for the same award this year as well as being in the Crème de la Crème category for our Gluten Free menu.
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Last year we won a Gold Award in the Fish and Chip category, and we’re up for the same award this year as well as being in the Crème de la Crème category for our Gluten Free menu.
01.11.2018
No tricks here at The Real Food Cafe!
We closed October with a real treat, with a visit from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. We were honoured to welcome local Station Manager Jim Differ to the café, where he presented us with a plaque in recognition of our support for the local community fire station.
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18.10.2018
Meet the woman who made a million from fish and chips
Sarah Heward is the woman who made a million from fish and chips; and this week her achievement has been celebrated at the inaugural Amazing Women Awards in London.
The Amazing Women Awards, dubbed #50over50, were launched by Woman & Home Magazine to recognise and celebrate the achievements of amazing women over 50 across 10 categories.
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The Amazing Women Awards, dubbed #50over50, were launched by Woman & Home Magazine to recognise and celebrate the achievements of amazing women over 50 across 10 categories.
15.10.2018
Please vote for us!
We’re really proud to have been nominated in The Great Outdoors Magazine Reader Awards 2018 – and now we need your votes to win it!
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10.10.2018
We've been graded ‘A’ by Coeliac UK...again!
October has only started and already we have more good news! The team have achieved an A Grade certification from Coeliac UK for the fourth year running. We’re incredibly proud of all the teams’ efforts, but particularly of Colin and Mirela who assisted Coeliac UK’s auditors.
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