However, stopping by Tyndrum (from Callander to Fort William) for the big sign of "Best Fish & Chips" at The Real Food gave me stomach-churning memory. SC and I didn't like the over-oily battered fish. Big Girl didn't have any issue though (Little Bomber slept through and skipped the meal). Of course, there were also times we wanted to stop, but because of the idleness of the premise, we drove further and took longer time to find our pit-stop, especially in Isle of Skye. The girls were bored and hungry.
So, be prepared with some finger food in car, if you need to.
Redburn Cafe was kind of fall into our lap, during our drive from Skye to Inverness. It was another long drive after checked-out from Broadford Youth Hostel in Skye and everyone seemed need a toilet break.
I remember there was a huge sign of the cafe along the Road attracted us, the red facade of the little house gave me homely feeling pulled my attention more. Once our car drove close to the cafe, we were intrigued by the pockets of green mushrooming on the roof.
For the record, this was also the place I first tried the very unique Scottish food- haggis (right picture above), and I like it (I didn't like black pudding, but I like this one). My first taste was from the rich spices (peppers?), some kind of intestines taste and i could tell there was oatmeal inside the haggis.
The cafe had a little corner selling all sort of souvenirs and interesting displays for anyone new to Scotland.
The bird feeders just outside the windows was a surprise to all, especially the girls. The hairy cows and possible to feed them were another joy to see or do..
There was just one in and another out patrons, other than us. As we were the only Asian, the host and the patron chatted with us a little happily. I thick-faced further and trouble the patron to snap us some family shots. Check out the driver's tired look and the big girl's focus-in-digging-her-ice-cream-tub.
When we drove in, we zipped into the cafe straight away for toilet. Once we realised we came into a gem, we took time to mingle around and admire the surrounding. The whole place was picturesque and tranquil!
The hosts were telling us that they have been here, open for business and welcoming visitors around the world for almost a decade. They must be enjoying doing it very much.
I did a fancy note to SC that, this looked like a great plan to retired.
Location of Redburn Cafe: Glenmoriston, Inverness. Strategic location with a big signage by the road that you wouldn't miss it if you are travelling along A887 Road, towards Inverness or Drumnadrochit, or Loch Ness.
Facebook page- Updates of the Cafe (and the brids and the hairy cows) from time to time.
Despite the ulu (rural) location, Redburn is actually very well-known in TripAdvisor or even Google.
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and Bumble Bee Mum's Travel Tuesday
that place looks really interesting.. it's nice when rural locations are well known, that makes an adventure out of just going there!
ReplyDeleteIndeed. And it makes traveling fun and keep us continue to look for more fun, hahaa;).
DeleteYou are braver than I when it comes to trying haggis! Perhaps I'd taste it if I were in Scotland, though. :) Do you travel with your children often? (This is my first time visiting your blog.) We will be traveling with our baby this fall, and I'm already nervous just because it will be the first flight with her! Thanks for linking up with us on #TravelTuesday!
ReplyDeleteWe usually travel with the girls. I can't bear to separate from them when each one of them was tiny and then it becomes a habit. Most importantly, we enjoy their company, with their pace, we slow down and through eyes, I see life and the world more consideration and more appreciation.
DeleteI actually quite like haggis too, despite not liking other offal type foods (like black pudding). It's best with potatoes, yum.
ReplyDeleteI love the hairy cows, and I love how the sign says hairy coos! Very cute.
I admire you and your children for driving so far, that's impressive! How do they manage in the car?
Have to high-5 on haggis and black pudding;).
DeleteThe girls sleep most of the time in the car. It was not too long drive from one stop to another actually, 2 or 3 hours max perhaps. If no sleep, them were munching snack or playing between themselves. We would also create some family talk (and nag) in the car. I reckon, they are seasoned from our frequent road trips between Malaysia and Singapore;).
Ah.. One of my favourite things to do on road trips is pulling up to some random cafe!!
ReplyDeleteIt is quite an adventure... heheh, i like it too when found a good cafe;).
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