the glad cafe

was lucky to have tickets for one of their tiny gigs in the back room so decided to make a night of it with dinner and drinks too.

first time there and first trying vegan food but it definitely won’t be the last! staff were so friendly and helped us with the menu which is made up of small dishes. absolutely delicious food, really unusual dishes and good range of drinks to go with it. the place itself is really quirky, lots to look at and the cakes look fab too.

just a brilliant night from start to finish. thanks so much glad cafe team!

very cool venue, a community focused business. there’s plenty of seating for coffee, food or to buckle down with a laptop to do work.
the menu is always changing as they feature different chefs for a period of time. kind of like a “pop up” style. at the moment they have a syrian menu for breakfast lunch and “pop up” babu kitchen for dinner.
i went in for lunch and we had a fantastic syrian vegetable stew with rice, and eggs with tomato sauce and flatbread. they were simple to the eye, but the flavours made me go “wow”!
also had american coffees that were really good, they’re made with less water and had a lovely crema. i would recommend them.
if i had room in my stomach i would have gone for the vegan oreo cake, it looked great.
make sure you come to glad cafe more than once to enjoy it’s many talents - breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, and a gig.
happy 6th birthday, glad cafe!

excellent arts/music/lunch venue. laid back and relaxed vibe with a mix of clientele.

delicious cakes and dear green coffee here. soups and light lunches are a popular choice. free wifi and no hassle if you wander in to work/coffee.

we started off with the bbq pulled pork nachos and fried okra. for a starter, the portion of nachos resembled a main meal (not that we were complaining!) and were simply delicious. the nachos were topped with pulled pork, sour cream, salsa, guacamole and jalapeños and immediately, our first thought was that they’d be a perfect starter or sharing plate for buddy’s new restaurant.

on my second breakfast visit to the glad cafe i was not as disappointed as i was on my first visit where we were given less than fresh rolls! however the breakfast menu is without a doubt poor! (that's of the waitress gives you a breakfast menu as the page was missing) i understand that it is aiming for the ambience of a west end trendy wee cafe venue and will no doubt fill the place with lentil craving mung bean eating satchel wearing wanna be trendy types but at least make the effort with the menu? cake was nice?