Social café which challenged food poverty in Ayr closes its doors

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A social café which challenged food poverty has shut its doors after six years serving the community of Ayr.Unity Grill closed on Saturday citing the time had come “to move on to something new”.

The eatery, on the corner of Sandgate and Newmarket Street, was wildly popular for serving delicious meals with a cause, with profits used to challenge food poverty in the area.The café operated on a ‘pay what you can’ model, with those unable to pay able to donate their time and skills, as well as other customers donating more to offset costs.Unity Grill gave back to the community via many other projects including; opening on Christmas Day to offer free meals, providing homemade hampers and sourcing clothing and toiletries for women and children in need during lockdown, giving out snack packs for kids during the summer holidays, and hosting pop-up social events and fundraisers.Unity Grill said on social media on Saturday: “So tonight we’ve closed our doors for the last time.

We’ve flipped our last pancake and steamed our last latte. The last six years have been a rollercoaster and it’s been an honour to have been part of the community.“We would like to take the time to say thank you to everyone who has passed through the door or supported us from afar.

We have served up for our paying customers and in the end given away tens of thousands of meals during that time too.“We have loved being there for so many special occasions but the time has come to move on to something new and maybe a little quieter.