Coffee & Things — Restaurant in Scotland

Utterly rude!

Posting on behalf of my wife:

I have an utterly disappointed experience with Coffee&Things, can't even imagine it happening ever in my life. I'm usually not at all picky and happy with any cafe, but for this I would give zero star if I could. I chose this cafe as it has a large selection of cakes which we can't even get to try, and I would say that I never will as I would not go near this cafe again.

I have a work meeting today with my colleague who purposely travelled from Forth Valley and we are both professionals (doctors if you really need to know) planning to sit in for the whole day having all our meals in there. We went in around 10ish, had our food and drink ordered, sat down with two laptops trying to work together. Within an hour or less of us sitting - around 11ish, the cafe staff or owner came to us and commented that this is not an Internet cafe and this is a busy cafe, with all possible verbal and non verbal cues suggesting that we should leave. I just looked at him with utter disbelief, while I'm still munching away my lovely Italian toast and sipping my flat white. Due to this rudeness of behaviour, we decided to look for other places to work as it felt really uncomfortable having listened to those comments.

The funny thing is the WiFi was not even working and we are using our mobile hotspot without complaining. Firstly, there is no sign saying that there is limited time for every customer. Secondly, it is such a short time period before those comments showered us, not like we have sat there for ages. Thirdly, there are at least 5 more tables empty at one glance, so I'm not too sure of the relevance of those comments happening right then. Fourthly, I'm not sure why "Internet Cafe" per se, is there something else suggested here or are we looked down upon, you could interpret that yourself. Lastly, he said that the cafe could fit 100 people, which as well you can see it for yourself. Maybe one should not have a cafe business if one doesn't appreciate paying customers.

My colleague and I both never thought to have such rude experience and this is definitely our first. Still, in this lovely country, I believe there are many other good people around. Try other cafe...

Coffee and Things is a lovely, clean and friendly community cafe in the art of Perth.

I popped in for a coffee, a pastrami focaccia and a zucchini and lime cake. The cake was my favourite!

You order and pay at the counter, which can make it a bit awkward for solo travellers. At least, that's what everyone did on my trip and the system seemed set up for that but there's enough staff for table service. I suspect it won't be a problem if you wait or flag a member of the wait team down.

I didn't get a giant pastrami sandwich but it wasn't terribly expensive either. I'm a big eater, so would have paid more for more but I suspect regulars have smaller stomachs than me.

I liked the cleanly but the cafe was a bit safe and conservative with its design. Perhaps that's a considerable for inclusivity.

All in all; safe, friendly and...

Had a late lunch at this delightful little café while on a day trip to Perth. Handy location just off the High Street, only a couple of minutes walk from the river. The café was clean and bright. The friendly owner made me feel very welcome. As well as Italian coffee and cakes, there was a choice of two soups, sandwiches and toasties with a choice of fillings, and light meals with an Italian flavour. Ordered the potato and leek soup with a ham salad sandwich, and a pot of tea. The soup was delicious and piping hot. Lovely fresh seeded bread well filled with ham, salad leaves, tomato and a tasty relish. Excellent value for money. Had a nice little chat with the owner too. Would definitely recommend this café and would eat here again if I...