Saffy's Cafe Bar and Brasserie, located on Dalblair Road, ought to feature in any food lovers' itinerary to Ayr as their reasonably-priced, well-cooked food has already earned a loyal customer base. The interior is done up in a discreet manner and could easily pass off as just another café, but that notion holds true only till the food arrives.

Chef Douglas Smith's gainful insights on combining Mediterranean cooking styles with flavours from across the world is laudable, and he also uses fresh, seasonal produce to build his daily carte. Start with a crisp smoked haddock and salmon fishcakes with creamed leeks, or king prawn tempura with chilli, ginger, garlic and coriander dressing. In the Italian style there are main courses of chicken linguine carbonara and lasagne al forno, but the oven baked breast of chicken stuffed with haggis, whisky and mustard cream is pretty hard to resist.

The team at Saffy's have designed menus to suit every mood and occasion, so choose from a selection of festive, specials, pre-theatre or express lunch menus.