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Café

Ruthvens Café is based within the ScotlandsPeople Centre. The Ruthvens ethos is to provide fresh food using the freshest and tastiest ingredients.

Why not come along and search your family history and then enjoy some of the home baking treats along with speciality teas and coffees?

Open Monday - Friday 09:30-15:30

We offer a daily changing selection of soup, filled rolls, renowned home-made scones and baking selection, organic tea and coffee.

Ruthvens also cater at the following venues:

— Queen Street Café, National Portrait Gallery

— Café Newton, Dean Gallery

— Gallery Café, Gallery of Modern Art

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