Established

 Established has been on my list for a while.  I discovered it thanks to Haptik and as you know from my post about Haptik, the fact that Northern Ireland now has a growing number of independant coffee bars that pride themelves in crafting top quality coffee makes me very happy indeed.

Established sits in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter in Belfast,  an area that I am yet to explore fully (see posts later in the year!) I love the feel of this place, bright, airy, creative, the sort of place you just want to hang out for a while and drink coffee. That’s what I did. (albeit with my brother and 2 year old nephew in tow but hey they were happy to oblige!)I did my usual test of how good a coffee place is and ordered a cappuccino.  It passed the test  – rich and full of flavour. 

  The selection of cakes were very appealing and as usual I couldnt resist.   I went for the white chocolate and raspberry loaf which had a fantastic fresh raspberry flavour.  

My brother chose to have the Carmelita (Bolivia) filter coffee.  I really liked the way it was served.
 
A brief post I know but there you have it. A  great place to hang out, serving fantastic coffee, slap bang in the centre of Belfast.  I’ll be back and next time I’m ordering brunch – just take a look at their instagram page and you will understand why!

The Harbour Cafe

If you are looking for fish and chips in Scarborough, then look no further than the Harbour Cafe in Scarborough.  If you’re looking for frills, you won’t find them here, but what you will find is a proper welcome and a great plate of food.

The Cafe sits above the fish market at the Harbour and the view is fantastic. The food is so fresh that when I ordered our fish and chips I was able to watch my batter being made and then the fish being fried.   The chips are not your normal ‘chippie’ chips.  In fact the chips here remind me of the chips my dad used to make at home in our deep fat frier.  

If you’re ever in Scarborough, go here. but make sure you go before 2pm.  They’ve been open since 6am feeding fishermen so thay deserve to close and have a rest in the afternoon.