Scran + Roadie — Restaurant in Scotland

After many people had recommended Scran, we I found myself in the East end on a Sunday, decided to go in for a quick bite. Service was excellent and I felt as safe as I could in a small space like that, high hygiene standard demonstrated from the lovely team (all of them had their masks on at all times, so extra points for that!). The girl who served our food was bubbly and kind, so if I had to rate based on service only, it would be 5/5. I was prepared for the rustic/hipster ambiance, and although this is far from my scene, the interior is nice. They offer a range of hot drinks, which we didn't try as we had a quick hot choc elsewhere while waiting for a tabe to free up; here is another huge well done to the team - they don't take reservations but their waiting list is efficiently managed, so top points for that. I love eggs Benedict and have had them in more places than I can count, so I was excited to try theirs after I had heard a few people and social media foodies rave Scran's. Here is where I was slightly disappointed - they serve them on sourdough. I didn't want to offend the chef by asking if they could do an English muffin (or even a brioche bun) instead, so decided to try something new and go with the deviation. As expected, I didn't like the toast (it was very dry and hard) however the Hollandaise and presentation were eggcelent! Luckily, we ordered their burger fries to share and oh my! They're great, sauce is excellent, and a very generous portion size. Totally worth the trip to the East end! My partner wanted to try the pastarmi toastie, they didn't have it (we were last customers on a Sunday afternoon) and they were very apologetic about it, but it still took away from...

I must be one of the few people who doesn’t rave about this place but I wanted to share an honest review. Firstly the food in here is good, it’s not bad, I just don’t think it it worth the hype. I went when the venue was open but operating under social distancing which all worked well and the staff were pleasant and friendly - no complaints on that front, I am glad that the business is still operating under trying conditions. I really wanted to love the food here, I adore Mesa on Duke street so I was hoping that this place would same if not better. My partner ordered a full breakfast type dish which he said was ok, but nothing special. I ordered eggs florentine type of dish which came with heirloom tomatoes in a balsamic marinade. Unfortunately the tomatoes were so disgusting I couldn’t eat them and it sort of ruined the rest of the dish as I felt sick after eating them. I’m not a fussy eater and I love balsamic vinegar and all of the other ingredients. This experience has put me off the place as I don’t want to pay £25+ for an underwhelming breakfast that makes me want to vomit....

It’s a shame because I liked the old Scran and the food is still great but the layout of this location made it extremely stressful to visit.

First time we came to sit and sat on stools looking out the window - took a while to be seen to and were jostled by staff and customers often because the corridors between tables are not spacious and there are loads of staff on (more than I’ve ever seen elsewhere to be honest). Didn’t mind too much because it was new and busy, and the food was excellent and decently priced.

The second visit we opted to grab something to takeaway, were told to wait up at the counter but were completely blanked for over 10 minutes and jostled by staff constantly as this really didn’t appear to be a customer area (had cutlery and a till, cleaning supplies etc.). No one acknowledged or greeted us for the duration. We opted to leave and go elsewhere because it was extremely stressful. This was on a weekday so I can’t imagine what it would be like at...