Crema Café — Restaurant in Scotland

My husband and I are freelance/remote workers and on days we don’t have calls/meetings we find a coffee shop to work, quietly with our laptops, for the day. We have breakfast, lunch and unhealthy amounts of coffee.

Today we thought we would give Crema a try as it claims to be cosy and welcoming… and it is, until, and I can only assume to be the owner, arrives and shatters any feeling of welcome and peace.

He unsubtly commented to his lovely colleagues (genuinely, the ladies that work here could not have been nicer!!) that there were people with laptops. Then 4 coffees and cakes later, in time for us to look at the menu to order lunch, he made a beeline for our table and said:

“I’m going to need this table back as we are getting busy. You can move to a table of two”

there were clearly no other tables available - so he may as well have said “LEAVE”

He didn’t ask if we were looking to order any lunch - which we were.

There were two other tables/areas of two people which would have accommodated 4 people, similar to where we were sitting and he didn’t comment the same to them.

I can appreciate that when a cafe is busy, each seat is a premium. However, to be so short sighted and rude in business, at such a time of economic recession is just outstanding.

With hybrid/remote working still prevalent people are finding places outwith their homes to work for many reasons. If you are like us, rather than going to the usual chains like Starbucks etc, and you feel it’s important to invest in local businesses then I would NOT recommend visiting here. He does not want your custom. He does not want the two people visiting, a minimum twice a week, from breakfast to closing. He wants people to come in with the intention of a quick turn around on the off chance...

Maaan, came here with my parents who are visiting from Yorkshire today, and we were all blown away by the quality and freshness of the food, not to mention the friendly, luxury atmosphere of this beautiful coffee house.

Incredibly cheap prices, but they pull out ALL the stops with the tastiness of their food and excellent, speedy service. The staff, and owners, are just lovely people.

Far cheaper than Costa and 100x better, I actually shudder to compare the two, but some folk reading this might not realise the absolute gem of a place this is!

3 lattes, a huge wedge of carrot cake, 2 Paninis, a salad, a Toastie and 3 bowls of soup - all restaurant quality - served 5 minutes after ordering? In a plush, private booth? For 34 quid? In this economy?!

Colour this penny-pinching Yorkshire lass all shades of impressed!

Wow... JUST WOW!

Thankyou for a...

Visited for the first time today, I didn't realise the closing time was soon but the lady with lovely glasses at the counter insisted I sit in after I offered to takeaway instead. My food was beautiful and I was reminded by her to take my time and not to worry, it was honestly the best mushroom soup I've ever had. So reasonable compared to other cafes in Hamilton, I will definitely be...