The Old Dairy Coffee Shop at Frank Nicol Farm and Garden Machinery Ltd

Dingwall Frank’s Full Breakfast is served in The Old Dairy Coffee Shop located within Frank Nicol Farm and Garden Machinery Ltd in Dingwall. The coffee shop is pleasant and is located in a large conservatory. We were served quickly and the breakfast was delivered within 20 minutes. The breakfast included tea/coffee and toast. You have the choice of either brown or white toast and we opted for the brown. Quite frankly (no pun intended) the brown toast is the best we have tasted, it is locally sourced from Dees bakers. A little negative is that the toast was delivered slightly too early before the breakfast, but this is a reoccurring theme lately. The whole breakfast appeared to be grilled and it tasted fantastic! The black pudding and sausages were superb, there was so much flavour. The menu states that food is sourced locally and I suspect that these were from Cockburns butchers. The breakfast also came with a fried egg which was cooked to perfection, unfortunately we never got the option to have poached or scrambled eggs. The breakfast also came with 2 lovely slices of bacon, a tomato, mushrooms and beans. We felt that the cook skimped on the beans a little and we could have done with more. The only thing that was missing from the breakfast was a tattie scone. For those that can’t manage Frank’s Full Breakfast, they also offer a half breakfast consisting of 1 bacon, 1 sausage, black pudding, egg, beans, toast with tea or coffee for only £4. In the hunt for the Ultimate Full Scottish Breakfast, this breakfast would have scored more points if it had included a tattie scone, so it only scored 3 out of 5, otherwise it would have scored a 4 out of 5 as the breakfast tasted so good – I can’t stress that enough. Using our scoring criteria we had to deduct points for the lack of a tattie scone and the lack of choice with our eggs being cooked, which we consider to be must haves in a Basic Full Scottish. However, the breakfast gained points for the quality of produce; the toast, black pudding and sausages were mouth wateringly good. If haggis and a lorne sausage was also included this would have easily been scoring top marks. Overall this was an extremely tasty breakfast with only minor points to criticise. It was reasonably priced and a pleasant place to eat, with the bonus of getting to peruse power tools while you wait for your breakfast. Recommendations for the Owner to achieve Full Scottish Breakfast Greatness: (In order of priority) 1. Include a tattie scone. 2. Give the customer the choice of eggs. 3. More beans. 4. Include Haggis and Lorne Sausage.
	Breakfast served at times	9am - 3.30pm Mon-Sat 11am - 3.30pm Sun
	Breakfast advertised as	Frank’s Full Breakfast
	Price	£6.75
	Breakfast contents	1 Fried egg 2 Sausages 2 Rashers of bacon Black Pudding 1 Tomato – halved Tattie scone Beans Mushrooms Toast – choice of brown or white
	Tea/Coffee Included	Yes
	How cooked	Grilled
	Service Time Queuing	Quick
	Service Time Waiting for Order	20 minutes
	Star Score	3/5
	Points deducted for	No choice of eggs, no tattie scone, lorne sausage or haggis.
	Website	http://www.garden-machinery.co.uk