Handy Cafe
3.5
3.5
Date of visit: March 2019
Overall Rating
Good
Next to all the public transport, this Morrison's Cafe is in a very handy place in Partick. You can enter the Cafe through its own doors, or from a door linking it from the main Morrison's supermarket.
Disabled Access In and Around
Good
Flat entrance from street into cafe. Push button (at good wheelchair height) to open automatic doors. Fairly small cafe, so if busy could be a bit tight in places if trying to move in a bigger wheelchair/scooter. Bright seating, inviting place.
Parking & Transport
Excellent
Right next to all the public transport: Partick train station is to one side, and the bus station is directly opposite. Partick is one of the main train stations, and one where you can change lines etc. The underground station is within the same building. So it is a bit of a transport hub. There is also a car-park, but this tends to be quite busy.
Accessible Toilets
Poor
The toilets are at the back of the cafe, you have to be able to get past both the queue of people getting served, and a row of tables on your other side. Bit of a tight squeeze! There are two toilets, both of which are accessible but are also intended for all customers to use. Therefore there was a queue to use them - which is ok if you are able to wait. The toilet had accessible features, but wasn't really that user friendly. The emergency cord was wrapped round the raised grab-bar and tied together, meaning neither of these things could be used. The toilet -roll dispenser was empty and the container was lying open (so was in the way). There were spare toilet rolls sitting on the back of the toilet, which were fine for people with good mobility to reach, however as this was an accessible toilet would have been out of the reach of many. A little bit more awareness would mean these things could easily be improved.
Staff
Good
I didn't have much interaction with the staff as only bought a drink.
Additional Information
Unless you already live in the area, you are unlikely to make a specific trip here - you probably have a supermarket cafe nearer your home! However due to its location, its useful to know about. Instead of waiting around in the cold for my train, I'll pop in here for a cup of tea or snack.
