We had a delicious tea, with sandwiches, cakes, and a wide variety of tea. My chicken sandwich was…read moreso good. The service was excellent, staff were fun. The restaurant is next to a garden center, and the loch, so it's pretty and peaceful.

This play is great the food is awesome and service is quick. Recommend the ice cream because it…read moregives of ambiance in the restrooms.

Alessio's seems somewhat out of place on the Kirkintilloch high street, but for me it's a very…read morewelcome sight. With a bright, inviting interior and plenty of seating it's a brilliant place to grab a coffee and some lunch with friends. Having a bit of a niche in the area, I was surprised by how affordable the menu was, with a large breakfast and a towering hot chocolate costing not much more than a fiver. I'm yet to try any of the lunch options, but a quick browse of the menu has guaranteed that I'll be returning to give it a go! The service was friendly, albeit a bit slow, but as I've only visited for leisurely catch ups it's never been an issue for me. I found the food to be great quality for the price and I challenge you to find a cup of coffee as good on Cowgate, although some of the staff seem a little bit unsure of what coffee is which. I expect this is just teething issues and I imagine will be rectified with time! Overall I'm really impressed with Alessio's and glad to see something like this open so close to home. If the cafe had WiFi then I don't think I'd ever leave, it seems like a great place to get some work done when I can't quite face my office walls any more!

The only major complaint I have about Billington's is that is isn't closer to my house! I'd seen…read morethem pop up on Twitter a few times and I do love me a good deli, so I popped in here today on my way home from work. I'd promised myself to try and only spend a tenner and it's a good thing I did - or I might have bought the entire shop! Having drooled over their photos on social media I decided I had to get a couple of quiches for me and my Mum - goats cheese and asparagus were the ones on offer and I managed to snap up the last two! They also stock Poporopo popcorn which I devoured at the Yelp quiz night at the Sparkle Horse back in November, so I was pretty excited to be able to get my hands on some more. (Peanut butter caramel, yum!) I also picked up a bottle of Caesar Augustus because beer. I spent a few pennies over a tenner which I thought was pretty good for the amount and quality of stuff I got! They have a good selection of different beverages like beer, wine and soft drinks including Fentiman's. You can get sandwiches made up and they have loads of different meats and cheeses too! I noticed they had a fair few baked goods but I didn't let myself have a proper look at them because I knew that would be dangerous - from the quick glance I had they did look pretty darned tasty though! I was also sorely tempted to buy a mahoosive pork pie, but on this occasion I managed to resist. Another time perhaps! The staff were lovely the whole time I was in and the place has a really friendly and welcoming vibe to it. They also have a wee sit in bit so I think it would be really lovely to come back for something to eat and a coffee. You can expect a review update when I do, I don't think it will be too long before that happens, hope so anyway!

What a lovely deli! I popped here for a morning tea meet up with the lovely Alison M, and was…read morereally impressed with the place. There aren't enough nice little delis around any more and Billington's is really special. We were sitting in at the few seats at the front - there's probably about 10 seats so I can imagine on the week it would get pretty busy. I was just having a cup of tea, they take orders at the counter and they also have a nice selection of baked goods. On my way out, I decided to grab a couple of items to takeaway. They've got booze, condiments and a delicious fresh counter which looks really good. I got two pizza-type breads to take home topped with tomato and goat's cheese for £2.50 each (I wish I could remember what they were called - see photo!) as well as a chocolate brownie for my choc-addict husband. When I was paying for these, I noticed they sell teeny bottles of booze so got a bottle of Rock Rose gin to try before committing to a full bottle - great idea! I would definitely head back to this lovely deli when I'm in the area again. Well worth a visit!

Expensive and not worth the money or the wait worst place in kirkintilloch so far I hate to give a…read more1 star review but this was not nice

Just been here today for dinner. The place has been done up in past few years, and is clean and…read morepresentable inside. Once seated we had menus and after a browse decided on potatoe wedges with garlic mayo, and the curry of the day, which was delicous, served with nan bread and basmati rice. This was lovely and i would recommend this, its a big portion. I finnished off with homemade cheesecake which was yummy. Special offer on selected main course, buy 1 get 1 free, all in all a gorgous meal, nice clean place, good service , all for under £20 including drinks. Would i come back i hear you say? you bet, the food in this place is lovely.

bar food served in pleasant surroundings. Waiter excellent. Lots of outdoor seating for good days.read more

My in-laws live across the road from the Strathkelvin retail park. This is the perfect place to…read moreescape to once we've dumped the kids. Given my mother-in-law's high blood pressure and the sheer number of breakables in their non-childproof home we tend not to abandon them for long so this was a quick pit stop for a coffee, cake and a conversation uninterrupted by small people. It's a Costa so no surprises on the interior, they're all the same! But it was clean and tidy, they don't always manage that. It wasn't busy so we didn't have long to wait before some amazingly lackluster customer service. I do so love it when I get served without the member of staff even raising their head, let alone attempting anything resembling a greeting or eye contact. We weren't there to make new friends, so we moved on to the end of the bench to collect my cappuccino and g's chai latte. It was at this point I realised I had been so bowled over by the guys lack of social, let alone customer service, skills that I had forgotten to ask for skimmed milk. Since he hadn't started to heat any milk I assumed that my polite request for skimmed wouldn't be a major inconvenience. His over dramatic sigh suggested otherwise. At this point g suggested I go and get a seat - he knows me too well and hates when I do the whole bat shit mental, crazy bitch thing when he's near! Our drinks were good, despite the Chai Latte falling a little short of full. The cakes, a caramel shortcake and an apple crumble slice were also good. Unfortunately, the rudeness of the barrista soured the experience for me.

This retail park sorely needed a coffee shop…read more This is as nice as most Costa places if not a bit on the little side, tables and chairs fill up quickly Nothing much else to say, still quite new and clean

Nice little coffee shop with a great little gift store…read more Been coming here for many many years, the little gallery is great too Lovely team members too

Well we came across this place yesterday when looking for a hamster cage. I do think the giftshop…read moreis a little on the expensive side and you need to go through gift shop to get to cafe, can make you feel uncomfortable especially when there is a gate that is locked, that would save you going in the shop. I mention that is they own it also. The cafe itself is lovely, I wasn't sure at £6.55 for a burger and chips but don't be fooled by size, the quality is in the burger totally delicious, using proper brown sauce and would dine there again