As it was perfect weather for an ice cream we decided to visit the University Café.
The decor inside is well worth a look. It looks like the interior has not changed since it was established in 1918. The walls are covered by some rather old awards and some amusing signs, one of which offers Pineapple and Ice which looks as though it has been there for at least 50 years. There are also a few modern prints of art works which feature the Café. In the window is a reminder that the Café was featured in the last Jamie Oliver television series.
There are also some really quaint hang-ons from the past
- The toilet is in the close next door and the key to it has to be borrowed from the counter.
- If you order certain hot items they are cooked in their fish and chip shop next door (the Uni Take Away) which then have to be delivered via the street.
We ordered a latté and a vanilla ice each (mine with the ubiquitous raspberry sauce). The white ice cream was delicious and creamy and the raspberry sauce managed to be sickly sweet and tangy at the same time: just the way I like it. The latte was necessary to warm us up after we had eaten the ice cream.
While we sat there, there was a steady stream of people: students, teenagers, families and workmen stopping by for take away ices, proving that in Glasgow it is always ice cream weather!
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