Madigan's Food Emporium

There was still a whiff of fresh paint at Madigan's Food Emporium - it's that new. This cafe and delicatessen has taken over from the Burgh Coffeehouse in Castle Street, Dundee. It was so fresh and new that the food for the delicatessen section hadn't arrived! We were not able to sample any Rocky Road sadly but I was assured that they do often have it on offer, so there's an excuse to go back. We did have some really nice food, ciabatta's with lovely fillings and my son had the special of the day which was crab - his favourite. We felt it was important to try the cake selection to see what kind of standard they're achieving and we were impressed. I had a Mars Bar chocolate bun which was very chocolatey, my daughter had an excellent Millionaire's Shortbread and my son said the Toffee Cake was very good. One of the main attractions is the fact that their tea and coffee come from the very wonderful Braithwaites which is further up Castle Street. If you're ever in Dundee you must call in.  This unassuming traditional shop looks like it belongs to another century but it contains a treasure store of fabulous teas and coffees.