The Dean Gallery is generally pretty cool, especially at the moment when they have got a surrealist exhibition featuring some Dalí, Picasso and Miró originals. But it is the café that takes the biscuit. Té-stefully decorated and spacious, it seats about 40 people and in the middle is a huge mechanical statue by Paolozzi which is an impressive sight whist supping away at your drinks.
The menu, if a tad overpriced, is pretty good. There are not a huge selection of teas or coffees but all the classics are there and it's good to Chai a few and share them around as they're all really nice. I had the hot chocolate with cream (inexplicably clotted cream, not whipped cream) which was excellent. The cakes are definitely the best though, once you start one scone in seconds (...sorry). They actually do sell scones, which are excellent, coming with champagne and strawberry jam and cream. There is also a multilevelled cake stand (£12 per person or £16 with prosecco) which is so good it'll leave you in tiers.
The staff are really friendly and make the whole experience great. A really good way to finish a tour of the gallery, which is one of Edinburgh's best kept secrets read more