Friday, May 7, 2010

Glad Cafe

1006a Pollockshaws Rd
G41 2HG
»Map«
Open every day
Espresso
Coffee: Dear Green
Also: Meals, cakes, breads, alcohol
Coolness: Everything most Glad is pretty cool, non to the lowest degree their unrelenting passion for supporting local artists as well as their community

Glad Cafe (3♥) is located inwards Glasgow's Southside contrary Queen's Park as well as has a deceptively small-scale frontage given the size as well as range of what goes on hither - a big-hearted, inclusive as well as active venue for local artists every bit good every bit those from farther afield.

Starting with the cafe component subdivision of this community enterprise, visitors instruct into via a hallway inwards to a large cafe infinite that unfolds to the right. Step upwards to the large bench at the dorsum wall to house your company (although they too gain tabular array service), peruse the cakes on display as well as cheque out whatsoever card specials.

Glad's baristas gain a proficient project with local Glasgow roaster Dear Green's beans - inwards melody with their local sourcing ethos. It's groovy to come across a high measure of java hither given they stimulate got their hands total with a broad diversity of priorities.

The folks at McCune Smith (who too stimulate got their ain cafe inwards Duke Street) run the kitchen at Glad, providing wholesome, tasty nutrient made from local as well as sustainable ingredients. The card spans breakfast, tiffin as well as dinner as well as goes out of it's agency to supply tempting offers for everyone including vegans, meat-lovers, gluten-free folks as well as kids, with others.

The Glad Cafe is too an observe winning venue that hosts musicians - indie, electronic, experimental, the world as well as traditional - every bit good every bit film, drama, storytelling as well as philosophical talks. Follow them on Facebook as well as Twitter to come across what's upcoming. But it doesn't halt there, Glad too produces their ain six-monthly magazine (the Glad Rag), runs the Glad Community Choir as well as their ain thrift store (Glad Rags - which takes upwards the bulk of the store frontage that faces the street) as well as the Glad Foundation which provides complimentary as well as affordable music lessons to local people.

And on top of all that, they notwithstanding stimulate got the let out energy to origin character java as well as prepare their friendly as well as welcoming people to gain a proficient project with it. Respect!

More: facebook.com/thegladcafe

No comments:

Post a Comment