Categories: glasgow, random, food
Tags: anniversary, Brockley, Tchai Ovna, recession, Moonbow Jakes, Glasgow, food
Date: 30 December 2008 16:22:08
One of our favourite places to eat in Glasgow was Tchai Ovna in Shawlands, so much so that we decided that we would go there last night for a meal to celebrate our anniversary. It's a tea place, but also does vegetarian and vegan food, and we would sometimes go there for Sunday lunch after church - it was a great Sunday lunch sort of place. Unfortunately, as we got close we could see a massive "Shop to Let" sign above it, and sure enough once we'd got there it was in darkness and was clearly not serving anyone.
I've just taken a look on its website and can't find anything mentioned about a closure, but have found a facebook group which mentions it was due to close just before Christmas. It looks like the West End Tchai Ovna is still going strong (or at least still going), but, well, here's another recession victim that I for one am really sad about.
We ended up going to the Indian restaurant round the corner for a cheap and cheerful curry instead. Don't get me wrong, we had a lovely meal and it was a nice way to celebrate, but I'm still very sad about Tchai Ovna :(
[And an even sadder update: I've just read on the Brockley Central blog that Moonbow Jakes is closing. This is terrible news!]