Café Gelato

It's a dismal excuse for a June day:  rainy AND windy although the temperature is mild.  This calls for a bit of a cheer-up and what better could we ask for than some locally made ice cream.

Café Gelato in Burnside between Cambuslang and Rutherglen is our closest ice cream café where we can eat in.  This is a relatively new establishment which sells home-made ice-cream alongside paninis and baked potatoes to locals.

We went at lunchtime, so the café was busy with people on their lunch-breaks or having a little break.  We had the panini and soup combo.  The paninis were freshly made and today's vegetable soup was delicious but a little over-seasoned.

To finish off I had a MacCallum and Martin had a vanilla ice accompanied by a café latte.

Both ice creams were topped off with wafers and small Italian Flags.  The vanilla ice cream had a nice creamy texture and flavour.

It looks like this will become another regular haunt for us.

Dino's Café, Cambuslang

The weather has been a bit cool and grey lately so when a little bit of blue sky poked through the clouds we decided it was time for an ice cream. As we had none in stock we decided to get a takeaway tub from our local ice cream establishment: Dino's Café in Cambuslang.

Unfortunately the guy who runs the place has a reputation for being miserable.  Because I am hoping a little friend with a nut and egg allergy will visit soon, I asked him if his ice cream contained eggs and the answer is No.  True to form the guy was very curt, but they overfill the containers and his ice-cream is wonderful, so I will forgive him.  He has a constant stream of customers who seem to overlook his dour demeanour too.

The ice cream was a beautiful light cream colour with a smooth consistency and a sweet and creamy flavour.

This is a great place to have on our doorstep and so like all his other customers we will be back.