Food

Another thing - food. Why has Scott's not managed to bankrupt the other restaurants in Troon? I'd talk about the Loans Inn, but that deserves its own day for vitriol. Many of Troon's cafes and restaurants remain the last refuges of the bland boiled vegetable. And it appears we put up with this. I'd go on about how great Scott's is, but that would spoil my foul mood. I would get no joy in describing how they manage to combine great service, location and food. And it's not that expensive. Mind you, it's a short walk out of the town centre. Maybe that's how it avoids the Pox of the Over-boiled Vegetable. I'm quite able to over-boil my own spuds, thanks very much.

I suppose there's the Chinese places. They're okay (I'm not sure two-day-old boiled carrots are really that Chinese anyway). The Italian on Portland Street? Ai, ai, ai. Make sure you thank them for the table, it's been a real inconvenience to let you have it. And can you hurry up and get out, please? We may have FAMOUS people coming to eat here.

The owners of Scott's are opening a new place on West Portland Street. Perhaps they could accidently knock down a few other places as they get building? Even if it turns out to be crap, it would still be a better, more welcoming and professional crap than many of the other Troon troughs. The word "eatery" was made for these places. They don't deserve "cafe" or "restaurant". Reminds me of the people that call women "females"...