The Pend Cafe, Deli & Bistro

Here's just a sample of some of our favourite dishes and treats 😋 What dish is everyone else missing from The Pend?

Another week in lockdown has passed and another week our lovely cafe and deli has been closed 😌 we're deeply missing all our customers, staff and the general buzz of The Pend but for now we're all safe, healthy and following the Government's guidelines of staying home to saves lives and our NHS. We cannot wait to see you all at the other side when our doors will be wide open, the table and chairs, both inside and out, are full, our deli counter is re-stocked, the cake cabinet is replenished and we are back doing what we love and do best - serving high quality, freshly made food and drinks to all you lovely customers ❤🧀🥑🍳🥓🍰☕🍵🍷🍽 take care everyone Leanne, Irene & Geoff

Hello Everyone A quick update on the Thursday 23rd April LIVE Stream on Seafood recipes. Great News- Stirling’s new Fishmonger ( The Fresh Fish Place), at 45 Drip Road, Stirling is where we are getting the fresh shrimp/ prawns and the oysters from. I’ve ordered them so they will be the freshest produce available straight from the Lochs and seas off the coast of Scotland. If you haven’t tried this place yet it’s an absolute gem. The selection of different types of fish and s...hellfish are excellent quality and fresh. If you go to try them (to work through with me during the stream) Please tell Stephen the owner, that you’re watching the PEND Cafe, Deli & Bistro LIVE Seafood stream, he’ll then ensure you get the exact ‘catch’ we will be using and cooking with😁👍 Stay safe folks and I’ll keep you posted on all developments. Warmest regards and a trillion thanks. The Pend ❤️
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Hi Everyone👋
Firstly, thank you for watching our first recipe show and following us on our Facebook Page. We hope to continue to have some more light hearted fun with food and keep it simple 🍷😁
We also so hope that you’re all safe and keeping healthy during this lockdown?
... Further to our last recipe show (which we streamed LIVE last week).
We’ve given this next show some thought and decided we would use the lockdown period as an opportunity to try and tempt you to try some new foods that perhaps on first hearing about it makes you go ..... “ yuk!🤑😁👍 LoL
So I want to try and introduce you to different ways of preparing and eating “seafood” - but ....accompanied with the best wines to REALLY compliment them.
To keep it simple, we are going to do a Spanish Tapas dish called: Prawn Pil Pil (Gambas al Pil Pil) which is one of my favourite dishes. Also we shall show you how to prepare ( shuck ) and eat oysters ( two ways) as appetisers. Both of these foods are highly nutritious and really good for you👍😁 And all sustainable and locally sourced caught and farmed.
*The time we shall stream LIVE will be 12 noon on Thursday 23rd of April. *
I’ll put a reminder out early next week. So hope you can join us 🤞🤞and look forward to seeing you then.
Stay safe folks and stay indoors. Warmest regards and thank you for being supportive 👍😁 😘🌹 The Pend
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Hi everyone, we're looking for your help!
Facebook have a feature which is very easy to follow and would be such a help towards our small business, especially at this difficult time. If I could ask all our friends, family and customers to help me out I’d really appreciate it.
Go to the top of our page ... Scroll across the top, go to ‘COMMUNITY’ Click 'INVITE FRIENDS' Click ‘ALL'
Thank you so much to every one of our customers and friends for your support, and thank you in advance for helping grow our family business.
Thanks.
The Pend
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The Pend Cafe, Deli & Bistro LIVE FACEBOOK STREAM WEDNESDAY 8 th April @ 12 NOON GMT ROGUES RECIPES😁👍

Hello Everyone
In preparation of the PEND LIVE Facebook stream “Cook In Recipe” on Wednesday 8th April @ 12 noon.
The recipe I’ll be cooking is: The Pends -Chicken & Chorizo Mediterranean Special” ... It’s quick, simple, nutrition packed and relatively inexpensive to make... and kids love it!
So I thought let’s have a laugh and start a competition to think of a name for this event ? Seeing as we are in Lockdown let’s use that as our base 😁😋
Here’s a few for starters so you get the idea....
“ Cooking In the Slammer” “ Recipes from the PENDitentiary” “The Convict Chef” “Alcatraz’s Hidden Recipes”
What’s your best funny title?🤔🤔 Please ask your kids to give us theirs.
So come on everyone and let’s see who comes up with the best one. Please simply post your entry on our FB message page 😁👍
As a prize the winner gets to nominate any vulnerable persons in the Stirling area within a 5 mile distance from the Pend Cafe, Deli & Bistro on Port Street to receive a Free Meal comprising of this tasty dish for two. We will have it delivered to them and all you need to do is just let them know we are going to leave it on their doorstep at a time you decide and we’ll do the rest!
See you Wednesday folks.... We’ll get through this crisis with a big smile 😃 and announce the winner immediately after. Many thanks folks and stay safe- stay indoors😁👍 The Pend👋
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Hi Folks Please put into your diary at noon on Wednesday 8th April for a really great recipe that is quick, healthy and delicious. I’m going to attempt showing you via a LIVE FEED😱😱😱 Lol It will hopefully be a laugh and we can raise some more awareness of great food simply made. Hope to see you then and would love your comments while I’m cooking this fabulous dish👍... Unfortunately, I won’t have my Holly to help but I’ll give it my best shot😁👍 Stay safe folks ❤️😁👍
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Ta dah! Easy Banana Loaf - done - and I have to say it smells amazing! 😋🍌 The ingredients are as follows; 140g Sef-raising Flour 140g Caster Sugar... 140g Softened Butter 2 Eggs 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder 2 very ripe Bananas
Method Mix the sugar into the softened butter. Then whisk in the eggs. Then add the flour, baking powder and bananas and whisk together. Tip into a loaf tin. Bake in a preheated oven for 30 mins (180C/160C Fan/Gas oven) And Enjoy! You can decorate it with icing sugar (if you can get any in a supermarket!) And dried banana chips - which is nice too 😊
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Going live soon - we'll making an Easy Banana Loaf 🍌😋

Many Thanks Treasa O Duicinn👋😁 For your comment-
Here’s one dish that I love, it’s really healthy and easy to do, all you need is toaster or grill to make toast and a frying pan😁👍
... I call it: Geoff’s Mushroom and Kale Rumble 😁🍷
So here goes:- * 250g mushrooms ( any type you like best)
* 1 garlic clove * 1 tbsp olive oil * ( extra virgin preferably)
* 160g bag kale
* 4 free range eggs ( we use the free range ones from “Egglicious Eggs” at Foot O Herne Farm, Whins of Milton, Stirling, FK78HG - Tel 07802 830756 )
Slice the mushrooms and crush the garlic clove. Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan, then fry the garlic over a low heat for 1 min. Add the mushrooms and cook until soft. Then, add the kale. If the kale won’t all fit in the pan, add half and stir until wilted, then add the rest. Once all the kale is wilted, season with salt and pepper
Now crack in the eggs and keep them cooking gently for 2-3 mins. Then, cover with the lid to for a further 2-3 mins or until the eggs are cooked to your liking. Serve with toasted sourdough or whatever bread bread you like best.
Now here are my personal additions to really make it ‘sing’ 😁👍
Add a few chilli flakes and chop a few tomatoes and add it when you’re cooking the mushrooms. Equally, if you like, you can add a little chorizo sausage by chopping up a few slices into small chunks and add that to the mix. Alternatively, if you don’t like chorizo just use normal coarse sausages. Personally, I like the spicy Italian sausages, just peel the skin off and crumble the sausage meat into the mix and slowly cook it until nice and golden brown... delish! 😁
Finally, if you’re not counting calories, place on the toast some grated cheese of your choice and then add the dish over the top.
It’s healthy and scrumptious and easy to make folks. If you have a go please take some photos and share with us us your pics and let us know what you think😁👍😁
Stay safe and stay indoors. Warmest regards everyone 👍🍷🍺😁
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Hi everyone 👋👋👋
On behalf of all our staff we hope truly you are keeping safe and healthy during this traumatic time. During our enforced lockdown we are trying to use the opportunity to our advantage by seeking new recipes for you to try for when we reopen. I’ll keep you all posted on some of the new dishes we are experimenting with 😁👍... However, we would really like to cheer everyone up by you letting us know your own thoughts and opinions on what dishes you would like to see on our ‘specials board’ ?? We will work our way through and try to make it ( as long as we can get the ingredients 🙏), and show you the results.... and then let us know what you think???😁😁😁👍 Stay safe folks and watch this space.... now let’s have some fun 😁🍷 Warmest regards The Pend Management
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It is with heavy hearts we have to announce we are now closed, until further notice. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our staff and loyal customers for all your support and understanding. For now stay safe, stay at home and hold your family tight and we look forward to seeing you all again as soon as we are informed it's safe to re-open.

DEAR CUSTOMERS (21ST March 2020) IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS WE HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO CLOSE OUR CAFÉ AND BISTRO IMMEDIATELY. WE SHALL HOWEVER BE SELLING OUR DELICATTESSEN FOODS AND DRINKS, COFFEE, WINES AND BEERS, ETC AND BE PROVIDING A TAKE AWAY AND HOME DELIVERY SERVICE. WE SHALL BE OFFERING ALL OUR MENU FOR PICK UP OR DELIVERY. PLEASE CALL THIS NUMBER:... 07817-692181 or 01786 479159 AND WE WILL TAKE YOUR ORDERS AND GET YOUR FOOD FRESHLY PREPARED. PLEASE VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR REGULAR MENU UPDATES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOYAL SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING. The Pend Staff
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If you are out and about walking your dog, please feel free to pop in and grab a drink or a bite to eat as we are Doggy Friendly. 🐶