This little place at the back of ASDA, is one of the Holt Park mall's oldest businesses, opening a decade ago and serving customers with teas, coffees, soft drinks and desserts ever since.
Like most people, until recently, I thought the name ABC was simply homage to the alphabet - it's not. It stands for Adel Baptist Congregation, and is actually a cafe run entirely by unpaid volunteers to raise funds for that particular church. As you can imagine, there is a certain amount of ethical standing in this place, as the volunteer-folk do their best to sell you fair-trade products amongst other things. It is usually full of elderly folk stopping off on their way back from ASDA, and as such, has a quiet, quaint air about it, but this doesn't mean it's not a nice place to stop for a tea, coffee, or, if you're that way inclined and happen to be about on a Thursday - a prayer. read more