Excellent service, best scones on the planet and delicious coffee! My wife and I visit almost…read moreevery day we are in Edinburgh. The soup is always great, the almond croissants are delicious and we never have enough room for the cupcakes...which are their biggest sellers. Can't wait to go back!

Real talk: I do not like cupcakes…read more I know, I know, I'm like the culinary scrooge of Edinburgh. I do not like them in a box. I do not like them with a fox. (Now i'm just meshing childhood villains together... you get my point). I do not like cupcakes. USUALLY. In fact, I don't think I would have wandered into Cuckoos, had it not been for the "distracted by shiny objects" side of my personality. I knew it had great reviews, but it wasn't really on my radar until I saw their display cake and the PRETTIEST cupcakes that ever there were. So I went in and against my better judgement - I bought a cupcake. Real talk revised: I do not like cupcakes UNLESS they're from Cuckoos. Holy heck Batman, that's a fine cupcake! I went with the Sticky Toffee one, because since moving here, I realize that anything Sticky Toffee is going to be damn good and damn good it was. The icing was a bit much for me - i've never been a big icing gal, but everything under that layer was pure joy. Pure. Cupcake. Joy. Not to mention, they are basically a instagrammers dream... if you remember to take a picture before inhaling the thing, the staff are the sweetest and they offer gluten free options, online ordering and the minor detail that won me over: the boxes have individual holes for each cupcake, so when you're balancing two boxes on your way to a 9am meeting, you don't end up with smushed cupcakes upon arrival. They obviously think this stuff through and it shows in everything they do. I'm holding that five star for a sit in experience but overall, this place changed my mind on what I previously thought was overdone trend baking. Definitely worth popping your head in the door.

Show me your cupcakes!!…read more Fab little bakery nicely located on Fredrick Street. I bought 12 cupcakes ...for a friend... and they looked delicious! Nicely presented in cute Bibi's Bakery box and the lovely girl who serviced me was all smiles. I would avoid on warm days as I can imagine the shop getting cramped pretty quickly

Bibi's prides itself on not only having pretty-looking and decadent cupcakes and sweets, but also…read morehaving baked goods that are really delicious. I have stopped in twice. I must say they have amazing window displays (I loved the colourful macaroon tower today) but inside the shop it feels cramped, stuffy and hot. Both times the shop has been swarmed by squawking teenage girls, too. Despite this, the cakes are gorgeous and the brownies are delicious!

Got two 6 packs of cupcakes today to take to different folks in the city. They were a big hit…read morewith the folks we gifted them to and I even held one back for myself and it was delicious. The staff was very nice and helpful.

Naked Bakery's deep purple flower walls and golden cutlery may be an instagrammer's dream, but the…read moreall-vegan cafe is good for more than just pretty pictures. The location, tucked away on a side street away from the hustle and bustle of Prince's Street, means that you won't be fighting with people for a table, as although it can get busy around lunch, you likely wouldn't find it unless you knew what you were looking for. The staff is extremely helpful and nice and helped make the whole experiance very pleasant. I will note that the prices are a bit high, although that's expected when all vegan ingredients are used. Their signature brunch item, pink-hued waffles, make for a lightly crispy meal with a delicate spongy interior, and comes with a generous helping of fruit on the side. The espresso is good, with a impressive custom coffee machine and a wide selection of milk alternatives - although the chai latte was a bit weak in spice and flavor and could've been more thoroughly mixed. Another interesting item they do is an all-vegan version of the Scottish Breakfast. As that is traditionally an almost all meat meal, this a quite impressive feat, although I've never been a huge fan of imitation meats. If you're looking for a healthful brunch/lunch meal, especially if you are vegan or vegetarian, I recommend Naked Bakery! They also produce a selection of cakes and pastries which customers were coming in for throughout our meal.

Great pit stop for scones, the raspberry jams and clotted cream were perfect add ons to accompany a…read morecup of tea.

beautiful scone for breakfast in this beautiful place! nice staff as well. espresso was just okay,…read moregot the job done.

We came here on a recent trip to Edinburgh while exploring the city outside the Royal Mile…read more Everything was good, but the place was smaller than I expected and felt a bit packed. Despite that we got bread, paella, cheese, raspberries, pears, apples, lettuce, cucumbers, and jam for the rest of our trip in Scotland and it was all fantastic. The paella we ate there. I got the chicken paella because I didn't think picking apart seafood with my hands was the best idea while wrangling two small kids without a reasonable place to sit down. It was really good, if a tiny bit saltier than I'd like. The spices were top notch and the experience of seeing it made in the huge 6' in diameter wok-like pans was worth it. The bread (we got spelt) was _really_ good and I wish we'd gotten two loaves. Instead, we got only one and just relished the breakfast sandwiches we made with it the next few days. The cheese, jam and produce formed the basis of a lot of what we ate for the next few days and it was much better than what we'd been getting at Tesco.

A cute farmer's market held every Sunday year-round in the most pretty neighborhood. It's a nice…read morestroll around the streets or to Dean's Village while grabbing some local goods. I have to admit that the space was smaller than I expected, but they do have a bit of everything from jams, fresh produce, meats, baked goods, chocolate, alcohol, coffee, and more! I definitely recommend coming here hungry, so you can try one of the food stands. I ended up trying the Chicken Paella (£5), which you can't miss. I was immediately attracted to the plate as I saw people walking around with them. For £5, the plate is huge and will easily fill you up. Unfortunately, the flavor and taste was only okay. It may be best to share, so it's not so overwhelming. It's not bad, but definitely not one of the better paellas I have had. My friend did get the dumplings, which are pretty popular as well though. Either way, cool little spot to grab a bite and walk around. It does get pretty crowded though.

Oh my goodness! Everything looks amazing from the happy…read morecolorful window to the amazing baked goods. I love that Tasty Buns is a bakery on Bread Street. I adored the lime, poppyseed, and blueberry roulade! It was gone before the soup and toastie sandwich arrived. Crispy on the outside and so very soft and tasty on the inside. The cookie pie was impressive, but I honestly liked the roulade so much better. The soup today was broccoli and it was delicious! I had a ham and cheese sandwich lightly grilled in a panini press. Mom had a chorizo sandwich. The ladies at the bakery were lovely! Friendly happy folk always make food taste better! The bakery was quiet and not busy at 12:30 pm. It wasn't empty, just not busy. We got a table for 3! It was funny (and also a sad commentary on humans) that the still water available said "Please turn the tap off." Silly people. Thank you so much for a wonderful lunch! Mom said very good! Very different!

I was walking along the street and happened to past Tasty Buns. I thought it looked really cute and…read moremade it a point to return. They had a glass display case loaded with yummy goods. My very first time I came I tried a vegan cinnamon bun. It was warm, soft, and had that sweet caramelization from the sugar on the bun. It was soooo good. After that, I kept coming back about once a week to grab a treat and sometimes a drink. Everything I've tried has been so delicious and the staff is always very kind. If you follow them on Instagram they even sometimes release what goods are in the shop since they switch it up! Tasty Buns definitely became a go to of mine and I think there is truly something for anyone with a sweet tooth!

I have been on the phone with consumer standards this morning about the below and they have said…read morethe company has breached the trading standards. I have submitted a complaint to them as a result. I contacted this business to order a cake for the 18th of February. The cake was ordered Monday and on Tuesday I emailed in asking for the cake to be cancelled due to a family matter. I spoke to a director directly on the phone today Wednesday 11 Jan. The director told me I cannot get a refund unless its more than a months notice. I explained to him it is more than a months notice. He then said I can have a gift card and I said no I would like a refund. He said as per the terms and conditions on their website they dont offer refunds. I explained that I emailed them off a link on google and I didnt order the cake online so I had no idea about their terms and conditions. I also asked why the terms and conditions were not made clear to me when ordering the cake. I said that as per trading standards any terms and conditions should either be sent via email or verbally read out on the phone. Making the assumption that I went to the website is not ok. You had every oppurtunity to direct me to your companies policies but failed to do so. I ordered the cake and cancelled it just over 24 hours, the business has no incurred any costs or expenses. I should not be held randsom to a contract I didnt agree too. If I had known about their terms and conditions I would never have gone through with it. I see they dont allow google review- im starting to understand why.

I honestly cannot recommend 3D cakes enough. They created our wedding cake for us and every single…read moreperson at the reception commented on how amazing the cake looked. we had chosen a book cake with a sort of rustic feel and when the cake arrived it looked so much like a pile of books that people didn't know it was a cake until we told them. The designers talk you through the whole process and have such creative ideas to make everything that extra bit special. We had a fondant mickey mouse coming out of the pages holding an engagement ring (as we got engaged in Disney World) and they managed to make the engagement ring almost identical to my own. It was such a nice touch! sometimes with these impressive cakes it's style over substance but that wasn't the case here. The sponge is moist and even 3 days later is still moist! Our caterer said in all his years of doing weddings this was the most impressive and tastiest cake he has ever seen and tried. It was really delicious! Thanks so much 3d cakes for making our wedding cake so perfect!

So, first day of opening, I headed to Sugar Daddy's. It is a completely gluten free bakery and they…read morecan also cater for other free from which is going to give them brownie points from me. The bakery is based on Rodney St, other side from the Marshmallow Lady. They have some seats inside (about 6 perhaps) so you can sit in and grab cake and coffee. The seating area was full when I visited and I wanted cake to take away. They had some cookies (60p each), brownies (£2.20 - £2.50 each) and a couple of cupcakes including red velvet (£2.50). I grabbed a white chocolate blondie and a red velvet to go. I was surprised at so many brownies available (normal, peanut butter, salted caramel, etc) as many gf people have brownie fatigue as thats traditionally the only cake we'd be offered. Service was friendly and helpful. There is a loyalty card - collect the stamps and after six, get a freebie. So, the taste test. I tried a bit of the blondie as I was wandering to Stockbridge. Very sweet, and I'm a sugar junkie so I was glad I only had a couple of little bites as I think the full thing would be too much. I was saving myself for the red velvet cupcake. It was disappointing which I hate to say as I love that places like this are popping up and catering to gf. I could see the top of the cupcake was cracked so I thought this might mean it was overbaked and it was :-( In the interests of research, I ate it all but it was consistently a bit hard throughout. I did like the icing, really good and not fake sweet like Bibi's had ended up. So, 3 stars. I wasn't wowed but I'd return once the hype has died down to see if the cupcakes are better.

For my 100th review it had to be something special so what better way than to review a 100% gluten…read morefree bakery. This was our 2nd attempt to visit as when we visited the 1st time it was closed. The inside of the bakery was very retro which i loved and the display case had 10 different cakes to chose from!! There are little lables attached to each cake as some are also vegan and nut free. I chose the ginger cake and my bf had the mint choc brownie. Both were huge slabs of cake for £2.50. They really dont scrimp on portion sizes. My ginger cake was amazing if slightly on the sweet side. I sampled the bf's brownie and it was really nice. I brought home some cupcakes and also a pizza scone to try. There are 6 bar stools to use if you want to sit in but unfortunately they dont have any soft drinks which is what stopped this from being a given a 5 star review. Will definitely be back when visiting Edinburgh!

I recently ordered a piece montée as a present for our nephew's christening and ended up being…read moreextremely embarrassed and disappointed with the result. I sent Licks a picture of the cake that I wanted to make sure it was something he could do. Unfortunately, the cake looked nothing like what I had ordered and the (very little) filling in the choux was certainly not what we had asked for. All the choux were stacked on top of each other and we could see the filling holes. Sadly, most of the cake ended up in the bin. It was not at all worth the which I paid for the cake which was meant to feed 15 people. I sent an e-mail to Licks last week to express my feelings and was very disappointed that he didn't have the courtesy to answer and apologise. I await your response.

I received a cake for my birthday made by this shop. I was really excited given they are…read morespecialists in catering for allergies. I cant have gluten and dairy so cakes are not really an option for me until now, or so I thought. I am very sorry to say that it was the worst cake I've ever tasted in my life, the sponge was so dry it was difficult to swallow. It did look fantastic but with a very expensive price tag. Definitely not worth it!!!

I received some of their cupcakes for a Birthday Present and what a disappointment.Icing dry and…read morehard, and the sponge poor taste and texture.meant to have been chocolate sponge but couldnt tell. The flower designs were very amateurish too. The only good thing i can say was the box was nice but you cant eat a box! Save your money and bake your own

Pretty tasty and cute cakes. When we went they were completely sold out of cupcakes but had a few…read moreslices of nice cake. A bit dry but still nice. they only have 2 tiny tables if you want to sit in.