Hi guys! Its Jaz here! (Meera is a lazy bum, that I am!)
Today was to be our first proper foray into blogging about eateries. However life got in the way. After the Shetland (pardon my Turkish) of a week, we were tired, we just wanted to relax and eat and not take this too seriously for the time being.
I didn't take fancy photos with a fancy camera (I did take my camera, but I was too shy and tired, the shutter noise is a bit off putting), but I did take some images on my phone including this collage, which I will try and upload later.
Venue: The Coffee House (1 Gaelic Lane, Aberdeen)
Tagline: A warm comfortable environment in which to enjoy good food and great coffee.
Venue Type: Cafe
Price: Under £10
Food: Simple, affordable and tasty
Ambience: Comfortable, but a bit noisy, hard to converse much
Decor: Wooden Scandinavian style furniture, fresh and light, lovely custom touches, sprigs in bottles, cute bunting and woven baskets in the toilets.
Service: Polite and helpful
Repeat visit?: Yes
Meera had: Salmon & cheese wholemeal sandwich with Carrot & Coriander soup and Blue Lady (Earl Grey Tea)
Jaz had: Tuna mayo cucumber on seeded white Sandwich with Carrot & Coriander soup and Peppermint Herb (Peppermint Tea)
We chose a corner table, just out of view of the counter, and away from the main crowd of small and large tables. It was nice and private enough however it still didn't hide the conversation of the other tables, meaning we had to speak up quite a bit. And in the lulls, our voices would carry (depending on your subject topic, this can be an embarrassing situation!).
The décor was charming, the long tables in the middle quite nice for large groups, but awkward for groups of two. The toilets were sparse, but sweetened up with nice little touches of bunting, fancy hand soaps and more sprigs in bottles. (I love sprigs in bottles)
The prices were reasonable - £6.75 for soup & sandwich and I liked the cute nicknames they gave the teas. It was busy when we entered, but the atmosphere was quite welcoming and the staff polite.
The food came fairly fast, I ordered first so I felt bad eating while Meera waited for hers..but I ate anyway haha (I was hungry!).
Mmmmmm so good! That soup was healing, I swear, after the terrible week we both had. I still say that Mojo (to review!) has the best carrot & coriander soup, however this was darn good. And the sandwiches were nice too. I love white seeded bread.
(I may have over dramatized the amazingness of our foodie experience. we were sleep deprived (well I was), and starving so anything would have tasted pretty good, just as a disclaimer..oh who am I kidding, I loved that soup..)
Don't expect culinary magic here. Its simple and filling and delicious (hearty - ghostly insert from Meera**) food. Nice prices. Charming decor.
There are window seats, if you get a sore bum from the wooden chairs. Perfect place to study if you're good at zoning out. If catching up with someone, I recommend coming at a less busy time.
ps. I WILL try and upload the other photos..someday
pps. Guess how I took the photo on the top part of the collage, go on guess.
** Meera has this obsession with the word 'hearty'. I just can't take it seriously to tell you the truth. Ahoy me hearties! (Kill me if you dare Meercat, just TRY it! teheheh)
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