When you visit Oban and have done McCaig’s Folly, the shops, the harbour and the distillery you may feel in need of a cuppa and a scone. Mitchell’s Coffee Corner is not far from the Harbour and opposite one of Oban’s best pubs, Aulay’s Bar.
Don’t get your hopes up too far however. Not much in the way of atmosphere and the surroundings, like the scones, were a bit utilitarian. No table service and the scones come pre-buttered. Just why anyone would want to do this is quite beyond us. Do they know how much butter, if any, people want? My scone came with too much butter and the scone itself could probably best be described as ‘firm’. My coffee was fine as was Pat’s tea. We wish Mitchell’s Coffee Corner well but it needs to brighten itself and it’s service up a bit .. just a bit tired and uninspiring. We like to promote the small independent businesses wherever possible so just as well Costa, next door, don’t do scones.

There is more to Oban than just ferries, follies and scones. The transatlantic telephone cable came ashore here during the Cold War and carried the hotline between the US President and the President of the USSR. The Nuclear Reporting Cell was located here as well in 1925. It housed the Royal Observer Corps who were responsible for reporting foreign nuclear aggression to Westminster.

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