This week the Witch Hiker has mainly been doing lunch. Not in a lazy ladies that lunch fashion, rather more a working lunch, getting out there and exploring, experiencing, digesting and cogitating, to start to bring you up to speed so you can be fully informed about your eating out options... It's a hard life.

This week the Witch Hiker has mainly been doing lunch. Not in a lazy ladies that lunch fashion, rather more a working lunch, getting out there and exploring, experiencing, digesting and cogitating, to start to bring you up to speed so you can be fully informed about your eating out options... It's a hard life.

We started out earlier in the week at Theo's in Glasgow's Great Western Road. As you approach you can see a large brown teddy bear winking at you from the window, inside you will find a soft play area for the little people as well as a quiet breast feeding area and a selection of tables, (white! ha!) sofas and comfy chairs. And children, lots of children happily playing, squishing food underfoot and generally having fun. We LOVED Theo's! An eatery for people with children where you could relax in the knowledge that no-one was going to tut at your tots behaviour. The menu is simple with several sandwich and panini type options as well as some nice breakfast options (the nachos are very good also), there are also excellent kiddies options (we liked the cheese beanini...). The food is good and if you fancy something that isn't on the menu and the super friendly staff have the ingredients they will happily make it for you. One of the Witch Hiker's favourite things about Theo's though is the coffee, they do goooooooooood coffee. And as every parent knows, squished cheese beanini is easier to deal with when you are drinking gooooooooooooood coffee....

Today we jumped in the Volvo and headed over to Falkland in the Kingdom of Fife in search of the Pillars of Hercules. Good name isn't it? We eventually happened upon a quirky sign at the side of the road, turned in and drove past a large log type cabin with a wrap around porch that wouldn't look out of place on a hillbillies set. Undeterred we parked the car and wandered in to investigate. The first thing you experience are all the vivid colours of the fruit and veg in the organic farm shop on the way in to the cafe, can cucumbers really be that green? Do peppers really grow that large? You then have to make the choice of contunuing your retail experience in the organic shop or settling down at one of the wooden tables or booths (the hillbilly still porch has some fab seating options too for lazy sunny days).

We had a quick scout round the shop, stared covetously at the organic beer and wine and then found a cosy corner, plonking baby witch hiker in a nice carved wooden high chair. Again a simple menu with soup & sandwich options as well as a special of the day. Good good tasty food though, and again fantastic coffee, fair trade and organic too - what more could you possibly want (maybe a gooier cake.....). We thought Pillars of Hercules was great, we loved its feel and its effortless hippiness. It was easy to while away a few hours here. You can even go on a trail through the 100% organic farms 15 acres and marvel at all the produce. Our only moan would be the slightly rustic outdoor loo (with no baby change) but hey, it is a hippy haven, and that is cooooooooooooooool man. Go, go visit, go eat, go wander, you won't regret it just get there early before all the tables are gone, its a busy place.

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