"The Howden Arts Centre is a great place to go for coffee and freshly made scones, Artisan cheesecake, breakfast rolls (and gorgeous pancakes) or a pre theatre meal. It is a Council run facility where the staff work tirelessly to deliver an excellent service on very tight budgets. The staff certainly make the venue they are polite and always welcome me personally. It is nice to feel welcomed and recognised. Service is always very good and problems are dealt with promptly.I recently attended a brilliant show about the personal experiences of a waitress by Mary Gapinsky. For £18 I would have been happy with just the show but included in the ticket price was a fantastic meal and coffee. I would have been happy with a bag of crisps for the price. Following the event I was delighted to receive an email from the manager asking me for feedback and inviting me to raise any concerns with them directly if there were issues (thank you for the opportunity) and also asking me to post if I had a good time. Bearing in mind people only tend to post if they had a bad time I decided it was only fair to the centre and the staff to post about my great experience on the evening and of my 5 years of visits. The 2 courses were served quickly and allowed plenty of time to eat the meal, have a coffee, get a drink and have a 5 minute comfort break before the performance. The food was plentifuy, freshly made, beautifully presented and had a great mixture of wonderful flavours throughout. The vegetables and baby new potatoes were cooked perfectly as was the large chicken fillet stuffed with haggis topped with a great whiskey sauce. All in all a wonderful array of flavours at a bargain price, beautifully and professionally presented. I have always had good service and good quality breakfasts, lunches and evening meals. This restaurant is a prize find in Livingston and I will certainly continue to support it with my business."
