We visited Cavani's on Friday on a rare visit to Saltcoats (where I lived between the 1968 and 1985).
I had promised Martin a trip to the coast and Saltcoats seemed like an idea.
We decided to go to Cavani's because the last time we went to the Melbourne.
Martin ordered a baked potato and I have the Mac and Cheese with Chips. My dinner was a huge portion of pasta and a huge plate of chips. Unfortunately though, despite looking delicious the cheese was tasteless and I had to add salt, (which I normally don't) pepper and finally (in desperation) some ketchup to boost the flavour.
There was a sign on the window saying that they made their own ice cream on the premises, so we decided to have a small vanilla ice each. I was really disappointed. I don't think they could have been using the original recipe and the colour seemed a bit yellowy and not the lovely creamy colour that I remember. And the biggest of insults was the wafer which was clearly STALE.
A stroll round the town showed us that the Café Melbourne has had its old name reinstated. We did not linger long enough to see if the menu had been reinstated as well. We also found that Moroni's in Countess Street had closed down and there was no trace of Gonella's Ice Cream shop in Dockhead Street.
This mecca for quality ice cream establishments and cafés has lost a lot of its attractions over the years. This is such a shame but I suppose an inevitable result of Salcoats losing its attraction as a seaside resort.
