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GRO Coffee
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Veg-options
Serves meat, vegan options available. An independent coffee shop with an in-house baker and food cooked from scratch. Serves tea, coffee, and vegan hot chocolate, made with oat, soy, coconut, or almond milks. Also on menu are made-in-house vegan cakes, such as jam doughnuts and chocolate orange sponge cake. Sgaia rashers, Linda McCartney sausages, vegan cheese, and hummus are all offered as alternative sandwich/toastie fillings, and other options are available, like jacket potatoes and veggie chlli. Children and dogs are welcome. Has a garden with seating and children's play area. Open Mon-Sat 09:00-22:00, Sun 09:00-21:00.
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- Outdoor seating
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 31 Mar 2018 by Guest
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Added by LaynaThompson on 31 Mar 2018
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11 Reviews
First Review by Kirstyas2
EbonyCat
Points +30
Good choice of vegan food and friendly staff - Edit
We visited Gro on a very busy lunchtime but staff managed to find us a table quickly. Rather than a vegan menu, Gro has a list of vegan ingredients that you can include in any dish. Unfortunately I was brought the wrong food, but the problem was quickly rectified and staff were incredibly apologetic. Good portion size, and we also got cakes to take away which were absolutely delicious.
Read morePros: Friendly atmosphere, Adaptable menu
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EstherRP
Points +362
Delicious food, badly run - Edit
The food itself was delicious, the menu is very customisable and they adapted a special to be vegan on request with a lot of thought. Unfortunately I won't be back as I waited well over an hour for my food and the manager seemed to think this was completely reasonable and was quite rude to me when I politely raised this. They're definitely prioritising takeaways which means it's loud and slow if you want to sit in
Read morePros: Delicious food
Cons: Unreasonable wait times , Rude manager , Noisy cafe
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blinki
Points +925
Good food but a bad experience - Edit
There was a 30-40 min wait for a table when we arrived. This was fine, we got a coffee and waited nearby though it was longer than they predicted. Once we arrived it took 10mins to order, nearly another 10mins for our water to arrive and over an hour in total from sitting down to having food. People next to us were getting food quicker so after 40mins we politely asked what was happening. A waitress was answering us and being completely nice about it when the manager leaned over and abruptly told us it was on the way and then said something else to us which we didn’t catch because she was already walking away. It was quite rude.
Read moreWhen we did get food it was lovely. Which was great because it was now nearly two hours since we first arrived so we were incredibly hungry. They adapted a special well to be vegan and the toastie was great. We had cake too which was also slow but very nice.
It’s nicely decorated but I didn’t find it a nice place to be. They are very busy with takeaway orders so there was always a lot of people crowded around. It was quite loud with the number of people, music, the coffee machine and coffee orders being shouted out.
Overall I’d not bother going back, whilst the food was good, the experience was bad.
Updated from previous review on 2023-09-23
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cameronjb89
Points +34
Delicious! - Edit
Had an amazing caramel yum yum and oat latte! Vegan and delicious!
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r.douglasx
Points +478
best coffee! - Edit
always stop off here if i’m in irvine or ayr! good option for vegan cakes/pastries, their biscoff cake paired with an oat milk latte is unreal. lovely atmosphere, always busy
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-11-03
Pros: local business, dog friendly , good coffee
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iosmn
Points +132
Lovely chilled out restaurant - Edit
Almost missed this as expected it to be primarily a coffee shop. Had loads of vegan options and also dog friendly. Nice and friendly staff. Good location by the sea too.
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relaxdel
Points +89
Best vegan cafe in Ayrshire - Edit
Brilliant lunch - quality and quantity
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Made up to order , Great cakes as well
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MaofVegan
Points +150
Lovely cake - Edit
Really nice cake it delicious too.
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staplesc
Points +16
Friendly staff and excellent vegan pizza. Recommended. - Edit
Been here a couple of times in the last week. Very good pizza with vegan options and friendly smiling staff. Your dog can come too!
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AlexisWallace
Points +22
Love it here - Edit
The food is delicious! Lovely atmosphere and surroundings, dog friendly :)
Read morePros: Vegan toastie is amazing!
Cons: A tad expensive
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Kirstyas2
Points +21
Great vegetarian options, mainly organic - Edit
Great vegetarian options, mainly organic, lovely staff
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