Address: 657 Great Western Road
Website: Doesn't have one but call 0141 339 3400
The day started with indecision, to try out brunch at this new Pop place my sister told me about or to go to Tribeca cos I need to get it on here? We decided on Tribeca cos it is closer and we are lazy. We got there and it was packed, me and my sis got a seat at the window but were told that it might be up to half an hour for food. We decided to get a drink there and then go to Pop - the Gods had spoken.
We picked up k and v en route but we arrived at Pop and it was full, it does only have 3 tables so not a great shock. My sister wasnt very happy but we spotted some people were leaving so we went to Lupe Go Lightly a few doors down and had a poke about then returned to a table.
The first thing you notice about pop is that it is teeny, but it is perfectly formed. It has amazing paintings on the wall (see pic) and an abundance of cakes sitting out. Anyway, we took our seats which were very nice and perused the menu. I decided pretty quickly on cheesey beanos (£3), V went for the porridge, fresh berries and honey without the honey (£2.10), K went for the breakfast but only had bacon, eggs and beans (full breakfast includes sausage and toast too and is £4.50) and my sis went for poached eggs on a bagel (not on the menu but poached eggs on toast is £2.90). We were told just to take any cold drinks from the fridge so I had a Capri Sun, V had Diet Coke and my sis and K both had water. There is an extensive hot drinks menu and it is reasonably priced, they also do things like a virgin mary and smoothies.
As we waited for our food we discussed our surroundings and all agreed that we loved the look of the place, lots of nice touches like a Glo Gnome (from nearby lupe go lightly i assume) as the lamp on the table. And as I said we were literally surrounded by baked goods.
I noticed that it said on the menu that all breads are organic and that the teas and coffees are fairtrade/organic, happy days indeed.
The food arrived and we were all happy, the yolks were hard on the poached eggs which my sister wasnt overjoyed about, but then K was happier that way, I wondered if they were microwaved poached eggs (they only offer poached or scrambled eggs). My cheesy beanos were great, nothing fancy about them just toast, heinz style beans and a good amount of cheese, it was a good time. V was very happy with her porridge which came heaped with fresh fruit, blueberries being a particular hit. K even ate her beans which she rarely does. My sis said that her bagel was lovely so 4 happy faces and 4 clean plates.
We decided that we had to sample the cakes as that was clearly where the passion was. My sister had had the chocytastic homemade raspberry brownie (£3) the day before and gave it 2 thumbs but decided on the homemade empire biscuit (£1.50) this time, K and V were stuffed but decided to half an empire biscuit and I went for the apple pie (i cannot resist an apple based snack), with cream (£2.50, or with ice cream £3). They had run out of cream but gave me it with ice cream for the with cream price, great service. My pie was delish and the portion was huge, I spent the rest of the afternoon regretting stuffing it all in but it was so good. The empire biscuit went down very well, I suspect that K and V regretted halfing one.
So all in all very good brunch, we will most definitely be back.
Website: Doesn't have one but call 0141 339 3400
The day started with indecision, to try out brunch at this new Pop place my sister told me about or to go to Tribeca cos I need to get it on here? We decided on Tribeca cos it is closer and we are lazy. We got there and it was packed, me and my sis got a seat at the window but were told that it might be up to half an hour for food. We decided to get a drink there and then go to Pop - the Gods had spoken.
We picked up k and v en route but we arrived at Pop and it was full, it does only have 3 tables so not a great shock. My sister wasnt very happy but we spotted some people were leaving so we went to Lupe Go Lightly a few doors down and had a poke about then returned to a table.
The first thing you notice about pop is that it is teeny, but it is perfectly formed. It has amazing paintings on the wall (see pic) and an abundance of cakes sitting out. Anyway, we took our seats which were very nice and perused the menu. I decided pretty quickly on cheesey beanos (£3), V went for the porridge, fresh berries and honey without the honey (£2.10), K went for the breakfast but only had bacon, eggs and beans (full breakfast includes sausage and toast too and is £4.50) and my sis went for poached eggs on a bagel (not on the menu but poached eggs on toast is £2.90). We were told just to take any cold drinks from the fridge so I had a Capri Sun, V had Diet Coke and my sis and K both had water. There is an extensive hot drinks menu and it is reasonably priced, they also do things like a virgin mary and smoothies.
As we waited for our food we discussed our surroundings and all agreed that we loved the look of the place, lots of nice touches like a Glo Gnome (from nearby lupe go lightly i assume) as the lamp on the table. And as I said we were literally surrounded by baked goods.
I noticed that it said on the menu that all breads are organic and that the teas and coffees are fairtrade/organic, happy days indeed.
The food arrived and we were all happy, the yolks were hard on the poached eggs which my sister wasnt overjoyed about, but then K was happier that way, I wondered if they were microwaved poached eggs (they only offer poached or scrambled eggs). My cheesy beanos were great, nothing fancy about them just toast, heinz style beans and a good amount of cheese, it was a good time. V was very happy with her porridge which came heaped with fresh fruit, blueberries being a particular hit. K even ate her beans which she rarely does. My sis said that her bagel was lovely so 4 happy faces and 4 clean plates.
We decided that we had to sample the cakes as that was clearly where the passion was. My sister had had the chocytastic homemade raspberry brownie (£3) the day before and gave it 2 thumbs but decided on the homemade empire biscuit (£1.50) this time, K and V were stuffed but decided to half an empire biscuit and I went for the apple pie (i cannot resist an apple based snack), with cream (£2.50, or with ice cream £3). They had run out of cream but gave me it with ice cream for the with cream price, great service. My pie was delish and the portion was huge, I spent the rest of the afternoon regretting stuffing it all in but it was so good. The empire biscuit went down very well, I suspect that K and V regretted halfing one.
So all in all very good brunch, we will most definitely be back.
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