Catherine Cranston was apparently queen of the Victorian tea rooms in Glasgow. She engaged Mackintosh to design four different establishments, but only one, the Willow, survives. It has been returned to its Victorian/Mackintosh look, and includes both the very popular and crowded tea rooms as well as a Mackintosh museum/gift shoppe on the ground floor. The room you want to see, and possibly dine in, is the Room De Luxe on the (British) first floor. We had lunch there after our tour of the School of Art.
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| The Willow Tea Rooms |
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On the breakfast menu, Vicki pointed out the traditional
Scottish porridge, served with a shot of Drambuie! |
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For half a nano-second, I considered the traditional haggis, neeps, and tatties
(or is it haggis neeps and tatties?), but remembered my previous injunction
that HN&T is a dish to enjoy before ever reading the list of ingredients;
I opted instead for the above St. Andrews Platter, smoked Scottish salmon,
trout, and shrimp; Vicki had the burger |
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| Panning around the Room De Luxe, photos by Vicki |
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| Ditto |
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| Ditto again |
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| The 1st floor tea room |
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