Milk Cafe

I adore Milk. The staff, the atmosphere, the coffee. :)
Milk is pretty local to me, I often walk past it doing my our weekly shop, located on Victoria road between Lidl and Queen’s Park station which is the perfect excuse to pop in for a wee coffee on our way home on a Sunday afternoon.
I’ve never stayed for food, although it’s definitely on my list! The menu sounds fab to get a nice wee lunch. I have however had numerous coffees and a few slices of cake and they’re always lovely. A great flat white, and they’re always served in cute little tea cups. I’ve never had the same one twice.
I love the attitude of Milk and the girls who run it, it’s a social enterprise to supporting Asylum seeking woman. What’s better than great coffee for a great cause! They also run events with different charities and organisations, and get really involved in helping their local community.
I’m really looking forward to starting a sewing club at Milk next month with The Real Junk Food Project and Southside Sewing, a great example of their community work.
The girls that work there are always incredibly friendly and welcoming, it’s the sort of place you could loose an afternoon splitting by the window watching the world go by… :)

I happened upon Milk Café today, having actually made the journey down Victoria Road to visit Bakery 47. As it was so late in the day (I’m lazy) they had nothing left, so I hungrily checked my Bookmarks for a nearby place to go. I seen that Milk Café was only a few hundred yards away and newly opened so I made my way along.
Inside it’s absolutely tiny with only about 6 tables. It’s a bit shabby-​chic with hand written chalk boards displaying the days delights.
Nothing on the board really took my fancy but the super friendly lady behind the counter advised they had fresh Ciabattas in and could make me one with anything I liked. I opted for Salami, Mozzarella, and a Tomato. As the lady was assembling she asked if I’d like some Basil on it? Nice touch and an immediate yes from me!
I supped on a delicious Dear Green (my new addiction) while I waited the few minutes on it to cook. When the Ciabatta came it was pretty small but generously filled. I Always have herbs at home but would never have thought to put them on something simple like a panini… How I have been missing out! The Basil on this ciabatta absolutely made it and I can’t wait to recreate it at home!
I couldn’t leave without one of the delicious looking cakes so took a slice of a Chocolate Brownie looking sponge. I don’t know exactly what it was (although I’ve since instagrammed them to ask!!) but it was hands down the nicest chocolate cake I have had EVER! I MUST find out what this is/​how it’s made.
What a lovely wee addition to the South Side and well worth a visit, especially as this is a community project in support of the professional development and integration of asylum seeker women. And if you do visit definitely get the chocolate cake!

As a semi-​regular (maybe every 1 – 2 weeks) visitor to the Go Slow which used to occupy the same space, it’s pleasing to see the new Milk Café has a similar relaxed ambience, good food and pleasant service (with some nice new menu items and specials to try). On this visit I had the pea, mint and pesto soup and a cheese and ham toastie, both very good, with the soup especially hearty on a chilly/​rainy day. It was a weekday afternoon and fairly quiet, so it would have been a good place to bring an Ipad/​tablet and relax for a while. Although I went for savoury things today they also do some nice looking cakes so I could see it being popular with people meeting up for coffee/​dessert and chat too.

Milk Café just opened on Saturday and I was very excited to see what this new southside place was like, so popped along for a late lunch on Thursday.
It’s where Go Slow Café used to be (which was great!), has had a repaint and looks a bit tidier and brighter. It’s a very welcoming space with a mishmash of tables and stools around the place, so you just grab a chair where you can. The menu changes daily and I decided to go for the open egg sandwich with pickled carrot just because it was something a bit different from the usual. And it was really good! Some nice sliced boiled egg on the carrot with harissa mayo, and served with a side pot of salad which was delicious. I really liked that the salad had bits of apple through it, I’m definitely going to start doing that at home. It was £5 which is ridiculously cheap for what it was. I was impressed with the other menu offerings too — mackerel tart as well as lush looking cakes.
The staff here were SUPER warm and friendly, and keen for a chat. The café is a social enterprise and aims to support female asylum seekers and so you can feel happy popping in for your lunch or some cake, as your money is going to a good cause. This is definitely somewhere I can see myself spending lots of time as it was very laptop/​meeting friendly and welcoming.
(Notes: I’m not sure on the wifi situation, I didn’t check on this visit. At the moment they aren’t accepting cards but there are plenty of cash machines on Victoria Rd).