In my four years of living in Stirling I've not encountered a Starbucks. Quite simply, there isn't…read moreone. Unless you count Underground which sells official Starbucks coffee to students on campus. It's large and spacious with boothes for groups and computers for studying. It's certainly a popular haunt for students and if you're keen for a booth, you best be fast. If I'm studying, I'd head to a lab. I wouldn't usually choose Underground as it tends to get loud. And it's not somewhere I'd head down for an afternoon bite as there's better eateries on campus. I'd much rather head into town to somewhere a little more cosey but that's just my preference.

Just had some coffees (latte, flat white) and hot chocolates in here with my sis and nephew…read more Good hot drinks and baby-friendly! We'll try some scran next time!

A great cafe serving an excellent range of teas, coffee and scones. A great place to catch up with…read morepeople.

I haven't been into iCafe for a quite some time, but as I was passing and in need of some brunch I…read morepopped in to see what they had on offer. As it turned out, the selection of brunch food wasn't that great to be honest; especially with newer places like Papercup making more efforts in the food department. After an uninspiring look through the chill cabinet, I spotted the breakfast menu and decided on the scrambled egg on wholemeal toast, with an Americano of course. The staff were very cheery and helpful though, which goes a long way towards making you feel welcome. The breakfast arrived fairly quickly, and the eggs were tasty enough if a little small in quantity - it couldn't have been more than two eggs - and the toast was fine. Nothing exceptional, but fine, as was the coffee. The place was pretty empty when I went in, apart from a businessman in a window seat who was chatting on his mobile the entire time I was there. This did at least mean that there was nobody else using the free Wi-Fi, so I took advantage of all that bandwith to update a bunch of apps on my phone. iCafe is fine if you're not too discriminating - I would rate them as a step above Costa - but there are better artisanal places around these days, and some of those are not too far from this place. Next time I think I'll keep walking.

I've always harbored a kind of 'hrrrrmmmm... not sure' about these guys. Not sure if it's my…read moreaversion to chains of anykind (ok, it's an uber small chain of 2 stores), or the fact that i've seen it manifest itself from a jack of all trades coffee shop / internet cafe / dvd rental store, master of none, into a pretty comfy internet cafe. What ever the reason for my reservations, they now have to be blasted from the water on a couple of accounts. Things that make it OK: - The coffee is better than it's ever been, as is the service which is now more coffee shop than 'A Cappuccino?... Is that the name of the film you want to rent?' - Cakes... flippin yumerenstein! - The worn in look and feel of the joint. Ok, some would say its a little scruffy. I however like my coffee shops like my trainers... worn in and a bit worn round the edges. In all, a great wee coffee shop with good cakes, decent coffee and a couch to fling a small child onto whilst you dip your saturday afternoon brain into a cup of caffeine.

I've only been here twice and the last time it was over 15 years back and even back then I don't…read morethink the cafe was even here. What is it like? You have to go down stairs to find the cafe where it's quite spacious next to the cafe there is a library and s museum or gallery upstairs. The menu here is simple a various selection of freshly made sandwiches baguettes and panini's it can get quite busy here at lunch time especially with only one member of staff. At the end there is a display counter fridge that holds cold drinks and a selection of bought in cakes and tray bakes. A nice place if you want something plain quick & easy for morning or lunch snack. Prices here are pretty good latte £2.35 sandwiches & panini's around the £3.50 mark.u

Simple, tasty and affordable fare in a quiet cafe in the basement of the Gallery of Modern Art. Red…read morepepper soup was really good. Staff very friendly. Ideal for working or meeting.

What first attracted me to Cafe Tiki was the sign & name - I remember seeing it not long after it…read morefirst opened on April 2011. Anything with the word Tiki in it always conjures up images of kitsch,60's cool beach-style places with funkily dressed staff & palm trees everywhere...well, Cafe Tiki isn't quite like that...I'm not sure where the 'Tiki' comes from (other than their funky signage) but once inside this is a rather un-Tiki cafe. You might well miss Cafe Tiki also because of it's location - situated on Anderson Street, behind bustling Dumbarton Road and just along from the rear entrance to Partick train station & Morrison's. I knew that the RNIB had offices here but I didn't quite realise that Cafe Tiki is owned by them and all the staff in CT are people with sight or hearing loss. Now, I have to say I did not know this until I read it on the website. (It's not as though the lady serving couldn't hear/was shouting or had a golden retriever; that would be the 'comedy' image of that situation, so stop it you naughty person you!) The lady that served was very lovely indeed and didn't bat an eyelid when I requested a regular Americano in a large cup (for travelling purposes). The first thing that hit me when I entered the building (with it's cool automatic doors, which still always make me feel as though I'm in Star Trek) was the airiness & coolness of the place. Having worked in a coffee shop of a slightly larger size I know that sometimes coffee shops can get pretty darn warm, so on this (warmer than usual) morning it was lovely to feel the freshness in the air & also the smell of potato & leek soup! It was one of their Soups of The Day, not some kinda funky new air freshener thankfully. Mmm..smelled lovely. Price & taste wise I can only comment on my coffee ~ I think £1.50 for a Regular Americano is fine and I have to say it was a really good coffee. I later read that their coffee is blended & roasted by Matthew Algie and I've always a had a soft spot for MA coffee, especially after one of their guys wrote my then coffee shop manager a super sweet letter about how he had been served by me that day & was so impressed by the service & standard...awww! Made me blush & still does thinking about it :) So, aye, I do really like MA coffee. Also it's Fairtrade, Organic & Rainforest Alliance Certified! Wow. That's like drinking a liquid halo man! Coolness. The Internet in here is totally free and I can't comment on anything about this as I only popped in for a take-away coffee but I think the computers are to the right as you walk in and the cafe to the left. It is handy to know that there's an Internet cafe here as people occasionally ask if I know of any and now I can add Cafe Tiki to the list.

A little gem, coffee, snacks, ice creams, friendly staff, what more do you need. Obviously the hub…read moreof the village but at the same time great little rest spot for tourists with tables inside and out. Fabulous view over the little harbour, prettiest wooden boat moored while I was there. Prettier than the larger Rothesey just a mile or two down the road. And a handy place to pick up your postcards and stamps, why not write them out and drop them in the postbox there and then.