Orchard Cafe

When you need a break, simply take a moment to enjoy delicious home-baking at our Orchard Cafe. The bright airy setting is ideal if you want to unwind over a bite to eat .... and our tasty menu of light meals and snacks is sure to tempt you to stay just that bit longer.

You can also buy to take-away any one of our delicious home-made cakes loaves meringues coffee tea or home-made soup.

Keep checking this page for dates and details our Dinner Evenings.
Booking is essential so please telephone 0131 561 9978 to make your reservation.

High Teas are served every Thursday between 4.30pm - 6.30pm

For our opening and closing times please go to the Mayshade Home Page

BEST CATERING FACILITIES

   The Orchard Cafe staff celebrated making the finals at the annual Garden Retail Awards 2009 at a awards dinner held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane in London.
Well done to the staff on a great achievment from such strong competition.

Congratulations go to a Mr T Carson who was picked from 14 correct entries of our "Guess how many cherries are in the jar". There were 37 cherries in the jar.
Mr Carson won a £20 Mayshade Gift Voucher, Well Done!!!

SCOTTISH FOOD FORTNIGHT                         

What is Scottish Food Fortnight?

It is a celebration of Scottish food and drink, promoting the benefits of fresh seasonal produce. The Scottish Food Fortnight aims to encourage people to discover, buy and enjoy the food and drink on their doorstep, including businesses, restuarants and caterers which in turn would build Scotland's reputation for ecxellent quality food and drink.

Why not choose one of our Scottish soups, main meals or desserts from our
Daily Specials Board all made from Scottish Produce and help and support our local farmers, fishermen and retailers.

Breakfasts                                                                      

Tattie Scones - Home baked
Porridge

Main Meals

Haggis neeps & tatties
Stovies
Chicken Balmoral
Kedgeree
Our butcher meat is supplied by Shaw's of Lauder

Home baked Desserts

Cranachan
Triffle

We are committed to, where possible sourcing unique quality local food produce
that is of the highest standard.

Our suppliers include:

Shaws Fine Meats, Lauder,

Doddingtons Dairy, Northumberland,

Bonaly Farm Dairy, Loanhead,

Fords Baker, Prestonpans,

Yorkshire Crisps, Yorkshire,

Grow Wild, Bathgate,

Henderson's, Edinburgh,

The Jam Kitchen, Queensferry,

George Anderson & Sons, Macmerry,



SEASONAL FOOD

We try to plan our menus so that we utilise the seasonal fruit & vegetables available to us to the utmost. Over the next couple of months our menus will incorporate, potatoes, beetroot, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage,carrots, chicory, leeks and mushrooms. Our all year round vegetables consist of parsnip, turnip, butternut squash and sweet potato.

The Orchard Cafe aims and objectives are:

To source the best quality products from local suppliers,

to support like minded individual suppliers

to produce food of the highest standard made freshly on site largely to order

to provide consistent quality service

to be individual and adapt quickly to customer needs

to provide a comfortable relaxed atmosphere

to source as far as possible ethical produce

to provide healthy options

to cater for special dietary needs

to cater for all age groups.