Cafe Circa

Consistently charming wee place, with great food at good prices.

This place was my stomach saviour when I was in dire need of a bacon and egg roll double up. Stat!
Ah, a life support of greasy spoon… but this place provides more than that. With a mixture of healthy eats and diner treats, you can’t really go wrong. They do a mean chilli baked potato and lavish each dish in salad, so even if your option is a tad on the unhealthy side you can convince yourself you’re at least trying to be good!
The staff are really friendly in here and quick in serving you if you’re taking away — it seems to be a popular stop off point for just about everyone in this area seeking breakfast. But it’s also really nice to sit in and they have plenty room for such a modest space. It’s nicely decorated, comfortable and offers personal touches such as teapots on the walls and a poem of the week chalked on the blackboard outside. It’s a lovely wee café, and with all day breakfast for under a fiver it gets my vote! I owe this place big time for the years of hangover cures it provided me with, so thank you, Café Circa!

I love it here. I first came across this little gem on a summer’s day when wandering from the nearby Victoria Park and seeking a cold drink and a snack. My friend and I had been craving bacon rolls all morning since we hadn’t made it to Jordanhill’s university café on time. Woe was us.
Then we discovered Café Circa which was miraculously still serving bacon rolls in the afternoon. Yippee! The rolls were those crispy ones which I adore. We finished it off with a big chunk of chocolate cake which was perfectly proportioned. They now have an offer called a «friendship slice» where if you and a friend both order the same cake it costs only a little extra for the additional slice rather than double.
The best thing about this quirky little find is the service. The guy that served us couldn’t have been more helpful and was one of the smiliest waiters I have ever seen. We felt like we’d been regulars for years getting the VIP treatment. We also got a little card which offered a discount for when we next visited. Have been back several times and even though I have now left this area I would make the trip just for one of those amazing bacon rolls and lovely smiles.

This kooky little place is understated on the outside, but quite striking on the inside. It’s a café of all hours — open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and adapting well to each meal. I came here for brunch, and the menu was great — somewhere between traditional scottish cuisine, gourmet greasy spoon and gastropub.
The food was top notch, tho mine was a little cold, which for mashed potato isn’t that appetising, and the orange juice kind of manky… Still, the taste, presentation and serice time was all above par!
The surroundings were quite attention grabbing — plenty of conversation starter nick nacks are on display around the walls, as they also sell antique and retro goods.
Shopping AND eating at the same time? It doesn’t get much better than this…