Tower Coffee Shop - Salford

My first ever veggie scotch egg today. Only disappointment was there was no way to heat it up. Good coffee and an excellent vegan pecan tart. The latter a tad expensive at £3.50 for a small slice. A good range of tables but slightly disconcerting that some tables are on a slope so be careful. Some have views across to media city. Sited in The Lowry there is access to some excellent toilets. Overall good value.

£4.25 for one of the blandest Ploughman's I have ever had is daylight robbery. I think the unnecessary plastic box probably had more flavour than the beige, bland cheese. In 2019, a salad needs to be more than Kos lettuce, tomatoes and grated carrot I felt like I had gone back to 1970s Salford. I fancied a pie but at £6 a pop for a chicken pie, it would have been cheaper to buy a whole chicken. I opted for a cheese and potato pasty. But at £4, that was almost as much as LS Lowry was paid for the first painting he sold. It tasted ok, but the price left a sour taste in my mouth. At least the carrot cake was good.

We needed to grab a quick lunch before a matinee. There is a nice selection of cafe type food and the coffee was good. The tables are arranged on either side of the wide entrance way to the art gallery so there is no 'atmosphere ' but it 's fine for a quick bite. The staff were friendly enough.

We asked for two tuna melts, and had to asked for them to be put back in oven, we got two hot chocolates, they were cold. when I went back to the counter, rather annoyed and said can I have two hot drinks this time, staff member Hanna said don't speak to me like that, can't you see we are busy and I told her don't speak to me like that young lady. staff need training as prices are probably high due to the amount of waste. £4.25 for a tuna melt and not even a bit of garnish

There are loads of shops nearby and shows on at the theatre. We had a coffee and bought some souvenirs in the shop which has lots of Lowry memorabilia. The toilets are very good and there are ramps for the disabled as well as a good information desk. To be recommended.