By Jan Calvert
Crowd funders and supporters of Big Scoffs Diner – Horsforth’s newest restaurant – gathered to celebrate the much-anticipated opening at 79 New Road Side.
The event, on Saturday 6 September, drew a large crowd who came to wish the local mum and daughter team, Tracy and Ria Wale, congratulations and ‘good luck’ on their latest endeavour.
The family run restaurant serves home cooked, plant based meals and is the sister restaurant of Little Scoffs ‘Feel Good Food’, their cafe serving vegan breakfasts, including the famous Scoffs Macscoffin burger, on Horsforth’s New Road Side.
Crowd funders who had supported the fundraising – Jane Squire, Julie Matthews, Eleanor Lilley and Sid Cramp – took their first view of the new diner and sampled the canopies on offer.
Sid Cramp and his wife Rose were delighted, Sid said: “It’s amazing in here! We can’t wait to book.” And Jane Squire has already ‘bought a table’ as part of the crowd funding promotion.
Local mum, Molly Hall brought her three children, twins Aamaiyah and Eden, aged nine, and Leiana, aged 5, who have all grown up eating plant-based food.
Molly said: “It didn’t seem ethical to raise children eating meat when our values are based around kindness to animals.
“We’re really happy Horsforth has a plant-based diner where we can eat such healthy food which the children love.”
The restaurant is open Thursday to Sunday and serves a full vegan roast dinner on Sundays.
Restaurateur, Tracy Wale, said: “Everyone is welcome, we are all about good food and friendly vibes.”
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