Friday, April 30, 2010

Slaughterhouse Coffee


Marine Terrace Nth
Next to Cromarty Ferry Slip Way
V11 8XZ, Cromarty
»Map«
Open every day
Espresso, pour over
Coffee: Vandyke Bros Coffee in addition to Darkwoods Coffee
Also: Cake, breads
Coolness: Beautiful persuasion across the Cromarty Firth

Slaughterhouse Coffee is on the tippy tip of Cromarty, a affair of metres from where the Cromarty-Nigg ferry chuffs backwards in addition to forwards from June to September. It's fifty-fifty closer to the Cromarty Firth waterline than the Cromarty Lighthouse, then you're guaranteed a pretty amazing persuasion of waterborne creatures, birds in addition to boats spell you lot gulp your coffee.

We're slap-up to larn here, exactly haven't made it yet. That said it's definitely 1 for java lovers to set on their listing if you're inwards the Black Isle expanse (where you'll every bit good break it's non an island or black. Instead it's real much a fully attached generally dark-green province majority jutting out North of Inverness).

Owner Tony Vandyke originally hails from Commonwealth of Australia in addition to stocks his ain roasted Vandykes Bros java - every bit good every bit West Yorkshire Pennine-based guests Darkwoods Coffee. You tin strength out every bit good purchase retail bags for abode brewing.

The java store itself looks similar a modernised version of the wee wooden shed that originally graced this beautiful spot, exactly it at 1 time has all the latest brute comforts every bit good every bit enough of outdoor seating - made from packing crates (with cushions) in addition to large wooden cable reels for tables - then you lot tin strength out sentinel the globe become by.

The map coordinates aren't quite right on Google maps, exactly you lot can't immature adult woman Slaughterhouse Coffee if you lot proceed going along Marine Terrace to the real end.

(Photos from Vandyke Bros instagram in addition to Google maps)

More: instagram.com/vandykebros/


Google maps nonetheless showed the master copy shed on this site
in addition to this modern java store fits the same footprint
every bit the master copy shed, which is real cool
- every bit good dearest the street light!

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