The Coffee Pot, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis

Location: Here
Date: 26th Sept 2012

It's been a while since I posted, I'm afraid that for a number of reasons this blog has been rather neglected. However, I think it's probably time to get a few more posts online. A recent holiday took me to the Western Isles, and I ventured into the only greasy spoon cafe I know of in the Hebrides.

Seven pounds seemed reasonably steep for what wasn't the largest fry up I've seen. However the food was good and well cooked. Potato scone / farl was a pleasant treat and the genuine Stornoway black pudding was simply outstanding rich, peppery and showing the towns famous delicacy off well. Toast was good, tea or coffee was included and the bacon also deserves mention being lean, tasty and cooked to the point of good crispyness. Sausages were plain but nice and well cooked nevertheless. My companion had sausage, egg, bacon and black pudding, which seemed a considerable reduction in price for not a huge reduction in quantity.

Overall: A good fryup, most welcome after a cold night of camping. Black pudding outstanding, price however knocks the score down a little. 8/10