Riverside Cafe
Riverside Museum, Glasgow Our undercover cafe critic rates the bakes
If there’s one thing I love more than a sumptuous scone, it’s a trip down memory lane.
And today, I’m combining the two with a visit to the Riverside Museum’s in-house cafe.
After hours hopping aboard old trams and subway carriages, feeling old looking at the now “vintage” police cars and fire engines that used to be out on patrol when I was young, and watching excited kids marvel at the crossing as they pushed the button for the green man a thousandth time, I’m absolutely famished, so pull up a pew at the cafe by the sprawling ceiling-to-floor windows.
And what a view. Sitting on the banks of the Clyde, watching the Tall Ship bobbing in the breeze, it’s as worth coming to see as the exhibits.
I’ve been here so many times before but it never gets old.
It’s a busy weekend, but before long a smiling waitress comes to take our order. I plump for the carrot and coriander soup, my fellow diner the macaroni cheese.
The food arrives at the table promptly and steaming hot, and both dishes are lapped up with delight.
Then it’s time for a scone and a nice mug of latte.
With fruit and plain to choose from, we order one of each, so we can taste both varieties.
As they arrive on the table though, we realise, judging by the sheer size of them, one to share might have been a better idea.
Cutting into the huge slabs of homebaking reveals a soft interior, perfectly complementing the crumbly crust.
Lathered with soft, salty butter and succulent strawberry jam, the gut-busting scones taste every inch as good as they look.
And, although it’s a bit of a struggle, we both somehow manage to devour every last crumb.
After lunch, we head back out into the museum, checking out the street full of shops dating back to the 1870s, the wall of motorbikes, and take the opportunities to tickle the ivories on an old piano.
It’s remembering those things you forgot that make you feel young again!