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02.07.2020
It’s official…We are Good to Go!…and here we come (on 23rd July)!
We are gearing up to re-open on Thursday 23rd July when we will be introducing our new Click & Collect and contactless Take Away services.
Your safety and that of our team comes first and we have been working hard on having all the necessary hygiene and safety measures in place before we re-open.
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Your safety and that of our team comes first and we have been working hard on having all the necessary hygiene and safety measures in place before we re-open.
20.03.2020
Oh my...what a night!
Thrilled to be crowned National Winners at VisitScotland’s Thistle Awards 2020 as the 'Best Informal Eating Experience'
During 35 years of working in catering and hospitality and over the course of this time attending many events, the Thistle Awards National Final 2020 was one of THE best nights of my career.
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During 35 years of working in catering and hospitality and over the course of this time attending many events, the Thistle Awards National Final 2020 was one of THE best nights of my career.
05.02.2020
We won! Meet The New NFFF Quality Award Champion!
Fresh from the beating heart of central London to tiny Tyndrum with huge pride!
We bagged the only award to come to Scotland this year when we picked up the NFFF Quality Award ‘Champion Award’ at The National Fish & Chip Awards 2020
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We bagged the only award to come to Scotland this year when we picked up the NFFF Quality Award ‘Champion Award’ at The National Fish & Chip Awards 2020
03.01.2020
Happy New Year!
We would like to thank all our customers for their support and loyalty and wish you all the very best for 2020.
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12.12.2019
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Question….When are Fish and Chips, Bread and Butter…?
Answer….When you are the Real Food Café!
Fish and Chips are the life blood of the café. They are our obsession and so we are 'happy squared' to have got a double whammy in the National Fish and Chip Awards 2020 finals.
10.12.2019
We’ve only gone and done it!!
We are over the moon to have been judged as the winners of the Regional Final in the fabulous VisitScotland #ThistleAwards which means we now go forward to the National Finals to be held in March 2020 in Edinburgh.
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13.10.2019
We did again…Regional Finalist in the The Thistle Awards for Best Informal Eatery 2019.
What a privilege and pleasure to have once again made the cut as regional finalists of the @VisitScotland #ThistleAwards 2019
This award recognises informal eateries that offer locally and sustainably sourced, well-made affordable food in a relaxed atmosphere.
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This award recognises informal eateries that offer locally and sustainably sourced, well-made affordable food in a relaxed atmosphere.
24.09.2019
Our Clootie Dumpling wins at The Great Taste Awards
We were delighted to hear that our traditional Clootie Dumpling had won a star at the 2019 Great Taste Awards. This is the first time that the famous traditional Scottish pudding has won a star since 2015. @Greattasteawards
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24.09.2019
And The Best Rural Business Winner is...
A fabulous result for us at The Scottish Woman’s Enterprise Awards in Glasgow when the café picked up the award for The Best Rural Based Business. We were treated to a glittering awards evening packed full of representatives and owners from a diverse and broad cross section of industries, all owned and run by woman and an inspiring keynote speech from Wendy Hallett.
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03.09.2019
Calling all Coeliacs…A date for your diary!
Announcing our inaugural Gluten Free Fortnight 13 –27 October 2019
The Real Food Café launches Gluten Free Fortnight and builds on the back of its 5th successive A grade as a Coeliac UK Accredited Caterer...
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The Real Food Café launches Gluten Free Fortnight and builds on the back of its 5th successive A grade as a Coeliac UK Accredited Caterer...
09.07.2019
The most Scottish shortbread in Scotland?
We are delighted to launch our new recipe Shortbread made with flour from Scotland The Bread who are reintroducing traditional wheat varieties in Fife and also milling them in Scotland. The variety we are currently using is Rouge d’Ecosse which hasn’t been grown in Scotland since the 19th century. We are sourcing this flour through GreenCity Wholefoods, a workers coop based in Glasgow. We are also using all Scottish butter from Graham’s Dairy in Bridge of Allen.
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09.07.2019
Our Learning and Development journey continues with more Modern Apprenticeship’s, SVQ Level 3
We are delighted to have enrolled two more of our ambitious team members into the SVQ Level 3 (SCQF Level 7) in Hospitality Leadership and Supervision Modern Apprenticeship program. This is a tried and tested route we use at the café with great effect to develop our junior and would be managers. We have found the Modern Apprenticeship program has helped our team members dramatically improve skills, knowledge and possibly most importantly, their confidence levels.
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