The Coffee Stop — Restaurant in Scotland

Much like Rothesay itself this café has not progressed beyond the mid-1970s. Whereas Rothesay projects this stasis with an element of nostalgic charm, The Coffee Stop does not. It is clearly proud of its place in the community, having old pages of "The Buteman" and various articles pertaining to Rothesay hanging (albeit in a dishevelled fashion) on the walls, but this is the extent to which ambiance is created. Upon entering we were greeted with suspicious and unkindly glances. We were hollered at by a taciturn member of staff, who lamented the arrival of more custom just as the café was, in their analysis, getting quieter (to be fair the café did have all the atmosphere of a tomb).

Once seated our order was taken in a perfunctory manner enlivened by a small, and largely ill-tempered, disagreement over whether one of the confections on offer (all of them heaped unattractively on the counter) was an Empire or a German biscuit. This discussion ended with the staff member instructing the customer to "get over it". The drinks arrived fitfully, one after the other. The cakes arrived, delivered as the teas and coffees were in an intermimable drip-drip of off-cream crockery. My soup arrived in a large bowl and, although really rather thin and in need of a great deal of seasoning, it was pleasant enough. We could have done without the frequent swearing that filtered over to our table from the staff.

We asked for the bill, which was fetched with swiftness and delivered with the diktat that we pay on the one bill collectively because the staff member who had dealt with us throughout admitted without contrition that she could not be bothered making multiple trips to the till. This slothfulness was presented unconvincingly as simple honesty, with the profession to be "that sort of person".

We left the café having left the money on the table. The staff member that had dealt with us throughout audibly expressed their disapproval of having to handle quite so many coins with a final bout of choice and colourful, through unimaginative, swearing. What an appropriate way to summarise the...

Great little coffee shop and super dog friendly. We were trying to find a coffee shop that had dog friendly on the door or window. This one had a large sign in the window. We were welcome in by the owners and not only were we welcome the dog was as well. With one of the girls making a fuss of him and giving him some treats. Very friendly and welcoming coffee shop with nice coffee and tea cakes. Will return...

What a great cafe. EVERYTHING was excellent. Friendly , fun, prompt service. Delicious food, homemade soup , toasted sandwiches and side salad, tea, coffee ,Victoria sandwich! I don’t often write reviews but this cafe is worthy of praise. Interestingly two other cafes were closed on a Tuesday; on a day when PS Waverley was calling twice at Rothesay full of...