Willow Grove Coffee

Dishes and prices for Willow Grove Coffee.

• Monday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• Thursday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• Friday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Sunday: Closed

Willow Grove is an independent speciality coffee and brunch café at 531 Sauchiehall Street, at the Charing Cross end. Owner Adele McPhee opened it in July 2017 after working in Glasgow’s and Melbourne’s speciality coffee scenes since 2010. The name nods to Sauchiehall Street itself, which roughly translates as “willow grove”. It’s a multi-roaster: guest coffees have included Dear Green, Tin Donkey, Gatehouse, Unorthodox and Redemption Roasters, and you can have espresso drinks or filter as batch brew, V60 or Chemex. Food is brunch and lunch. Brunch runs weekday mornings until 11:30 and all day on Saturdays (9–3). Dishes include shakshuka (£9.50, or £11.20 with chorizo), avo toast (vegan, £9.50), loaded sourdough (£11) and waffles. Weekday lunch (11:30–3) covers soup and ciabattas, focaccia and toasties from about £6.90. Cakes are baked in-house, and Bavarian Bakehouse supplies the bread and vegan pastries. A flat white is £3.80. Reviewers regularly call the coffee among the best in Glasgow and single out the shakshuka; one notes lunch costs a little more than nearby spots but is worth it for the quality. Practical details: it’s open Monday–Friday 8:30am–4:30pm and Saturday 9am–4pm, and the official hours don’t list Sunday. It’s a walk-in café with no table booking. Vegan and vegetarian dishes are marked, and gluten-free options are available on some items. The kitchen uses nuts, though, and the side salad with sandwiches contains nuts. There’s a sister café, Willow Grove Edington Street, inside the Scottish Opera Production Studios in Cowcaddens, which also handles catering.