5 days ago
- Business
- Edinburgh Reporter
New South Queensferry fish restaurant making waves
A bright neon sign proclaiming 'Fish Tea' over the new Crab & Lobster Fish Shack's attracting diners into the newly opened speciality restaurant.
Once inside they will be assured that the tea and coffee being offered there is a perfect accompaniment to the fish and chips.
Owner, Bryan Coghill said: 'We wanted to have a fantastic choice of hot drinks to accompany the delicious fish and chips, and indeed, whole menu, on offer here at The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack.
'We've been using Kirkcaldy based Myrtle Coffee for twenty five years now, across the successive hospitality businesses we have owned and ran, including Jack 'O' Bryan's in Dunfermline. Gary Cunningham and his team do the most incredible job, so it made complete sense to go to Myrtle, and ask them to populate this lovely Fish Tea area.
'It's a medium roast coffee, providing a balanced acidity and sweetness, with a fuller body and pronounced flavour.
'It's rounded and smooth, with a mild nuttiness, a chocolatey sweetness, with a a hint of citrus overtones. Our customers at both venues are really enjoying it with great feedback.
'Gary has not only provided the coffee and tea for us at The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack, but also the coffee machine and automated grinder, a state of the art La Spaziale S10 two group system, with independent shot timers in Aqua Green, a colour we chose to match our colour scheme, along with the bespoke crockery which is engraved with our logo.
'It too is matched to the exact shade of blue we requested. Gary happily creates samples that a hospitality business can approve, before they go ahead with the final order. All these little fine details matter to us in creating the overall restaurant our customers see and experience when they come in. Myrtle also provides our delicious chocolate and all ancillary products.''
The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack is now offering the same delicious coffee blend offered at Jack 'O' Bryan's, a mix of natural Brazilian & Colombian beans, combined with washed Asian coffee.
The Coghills believe that the Hamptons themed restaurant, situated conveniently beside Tesco, and the Dakota Hotel, in South Queensferry's Ferrymuir, will use many kilos of coffee beans every month
Gary Cunningham, Director of Myrtle Coffee, said: 'It is our pleasure to once again equip this latest stand out hospitality business from the Coghill family with a ready to trade coffee station, including a luxury coffee blend, equipment, and crockery to their exact specifications. Complemented by the restaurant's overall interior design, including their neon sign, it looks fantastic. We are immensely grateful to them for their continued custom.'
Gary explained that it was Myrtle's ethos to train baristas in smaller groups to ensure focus in the trainees gaining knowledge and practical skills.
He said: 'Our professional training programme is inclusive of the fundamental practices of the correct use of the espresso equipment and automated grinder. It also includes espresso extraction, controlling variables, coffee dosing, coffee ratios, changes in taste, milk texturing consistency and pouring techniques, inclusive of latte art training.
'We also cover the daily and weekly cleaning and maintenance of the espresso system and grinder, as it's very important to look after the equipment.
'The considerable skill and knowledge of the carista in preparing coffee is one of the main requirements for any successful hospitality business.
'We wish Bryan, Michelle, and all the team at 'The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack', the very best in the coming months. It's one of Scotland's finest fish and chip restaurants which will be on the scene for some time to come.'
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