Located in the middle of Ards Shopping Centre is Esquires café, when I say middle I mean middle, In Ards shopping centre at one end is Asda and at the other is Tesco's, if these two were rival boxers then Esquires would be the referee in the middle of the ring.
Esquires is cramped, it is always jam packed and you always have to have a little scout about to see if you can grab a place. You have to go to the counter and order before you are seated so it is always a gamble to see if you will be eating your food standing up or on the benches outside. Luckily for me today I managed to snipe in and grab a table just as a pensioner propped herself up with her walking stick. The reason Esquires is busy is that it provides great food portions for a small price. Today we got a 2 Panini's and a cup of tea for under a tenner. Even the coffee cups were massive (see photo for evidence, notice spoon for scale, im a real detective) The only problem with this is that the bottom of your coffee is often cold because it takes so long to get there.
Despite how busy the café was the service was impeccable, we were served as soon as our hands touched the counter and the food was with us within 15 minutes. The food itself was excellent, thick bits of bacon crammed inside a perfectly toasted Panini accompanied by a fresh side salad and thick crisp cut potato wedges. I struggled to finish it and Im a pretty god eater.
The staff were excellent too, courteous, quick and attentive. Perfect for a quick pit stop before continuing your shop. read more