Top notch shop! The pie was great and the service matched it. I'd recommend this shop to anyone for…read moretheir Scottish butcher shop needs.

This butchers is first class so as far as I'm concerned its just called the 'Butchers' and the…read more'First Class' part simply acts as an adjective. The best thing about this butchers is the value for money. Not only are you sold superior goods, but at normal prices - why would you buy meat elsewhere? The main things to try are the sausages and pies. Both are truly brilliant and well worth the pitiful amount of money you will have to pay for them. I cannot recommend this shop more highly and it is well worth a visit.

If it's meat you wants, it's meat they gots…read more PRICE: Very reasonable for a family butcher. SERVICE: Excellent. Cooking suggestions and ideal cuts are recommended on inquiry, and in a friendly manner. QUALITY: From taste, excellent. From looks, also terrific. CHOICE: Plenty of different cuts and meats, and a few pies as well. This butcher is excellent. I usually find myself buying meat from the supermarket on the logic that it is cheaper. Wrong. For better quality cuts I would find myself paying either a fraction more than in a supermarket, or indeed less. Coupled with the advantage of knowing where and when the meat has come from is a good mind-settler. Then, of course, there is the advantage of the advice that the butcher himself has to offer. This is one of the reasons that a butcher is always better than a generic meat counter in a Tescos. I ask which cut would be best for a grill with sautéed potatoes and stir-fry veg and I receive top-notch advice. I ask what would be the best way to cook a shoulder cut of beef and I am told in useful detail a few ways that would work best. Perfect. I agree that for those with a slight nervous disposition around raw meat would not find butchers an ideal way to buy (perhaps because it looks far too much like a real animal if it isn't sealed in plastic first) but I must insist that if buying meat, this is the best place to go.

This is undoubtedly one of the most friendly butchers in Edinburgh. The staff here are always very…read morehelpful and able to help you find what you want. The prices are in line with what you would expect from a butchers so there's no surprises on that front. In addition the quality is what you would expect at the prices given. It's not a place to do cartwheels over, but it delivers value for money and sells good meat - what more do you really need?

The first thing that struck me about this place is how busy it is. They've 3 staff here, yet…read morethey're always busy and there's always a queue, which is always a good sign for a shop. I've never seen a butchers in my whole life this busy and this is because it is a very good butchers, especially when you consider it in terms of value for money. Prices start at just over £3 per kilo for ribs and the first boneless item comes in at just under £4 per kilo for some pork shoulder. As you move up the quality of the meat the price remains very good value for money as it moves up with the quality and this is what makes this place so popular. Put simply, this is one of the better butchers in town.

Fantastic Butchers. It was refurbished a year or two ago and it now a huge, clean and well laid out…read morespace inside. They have a chiller with a variety of pre-prepared meats, including Irn Bru sausages, which were on offer 3 packs for £11, or about £4 each. The staff were super friendly and chatty. We bought diced lamb and the butcher went out of his way to help us. They have the usual selection of meats, haggis, black pudding and offal. I recommend this butcherer extremely highly!! Maybe not for veggies though.

It's not often that you find small, family run businesses that have been around forever. The…read moreBruntsfield Family Butcher has been around forever (as far as I'm concerned, I was born in 1989) and is still run by the same family. The sign outside says 'home-made steak pie, considered by many to be the best in Scotland' and it's quite right. They have terrific meat (yeah, I said terrific) and the quality is top-notch. Whatever you want, meat-wise, this lovely family butcher is the place to go

This is by no means the cheapest butchers and you can get cuts of meat elsewhere that match the…read moreprices of the sausages here (which aren't cheap at £7 per kilo), but you do get good quality from here. The pies are most to be recommended and whilst these are a bit dear by butcher's standards they remain reasonable by the standards of any cafe takeaway and beat them hands down on quality. If you are more concerned about quality than price then you should come here, but if not this might not be the place for you.

George Bowman Butchers! A small yet excellent butchers with a fantastic range of steaks, scotch…read morepies and even some prepared meals. The staff are great and ready to help with any questions. It really is a very high quality butchers - Leith's best.

Bought 2 homemade steak pies today, there was 5 pieces of meat between the 2 pies , very…read moredisappointed :(

If variety is the spice of life then this shop will really spice your life up. There is an…read moreunbelievable amount of high quality fruit and veg on offer here. One of the things I like about this shop is also that it doesn't feel as cramped as other shops so it's easier to look around which is great considering how much range there is to look at here. Indeed it will be a challenge just to decide what it is you want. There are a lot of fruit and veg shops in this area, but this one really does hold its own and is a place I would recommend.

This is one of the shops that catches me on my hungry way home from the library. I know it's time…read morefor me to leave the library when I'm so hungry I start looking up recipes, and minutely going through the contents of my fridge and how I could put them together to make something delicious. Alhaj, which, honestly, I've always called the big expensive shop on Argyle Place, tends to cater to my every needs. But, oh boy, does it make a dent in my pocket. Calling all veggies out there: they have an amazing selection of tofu. Marinated tofu, smoked tofu, olive tofu... For some reason, once upon a time, I used to get tofu cravings when I was hungover. So this is where I went to indulge. One thing I will warn you about is that their sale section is generally really past the sell-by date. Though, this is handy to know: where the sell fruit and vegetables outside, they normally have an unmarked box full of goods all the way on the far right end of the stalls: if it's unmarked, it probably means they'll sell you the whole contents of the box for a pound or two. I mean, it may be expensive, but to be able to save in Edinburgh, you have to know how to shop.

It is a great shop on the roundabout of Nicolson Square to get HMC Halal Beef, Lamb and Chicken as…read moreI found it impossible to get HMC Halal in Edinburgh or in whole Scotland. I like their Shan spice packets costing around 70p. There are beans, pulses, different variety flours (use in Asian cooking), pickles, curry pastes, chutneys and range of spices. Frozen vegetables, various varieties of frozen fish kebabs and burgers also available. Their prices are low as compared to other Asian stores. It is great place for Asian, African and Arabic stuff and also great for bargains.

This place is amazing!! We got two smal steak pies and a scotch pie for 3.6£ which is crazy! The…read morebest part is the meat was actually so goooood. Definitely hole in the wall (there's no real entrance? It's just a red door) but so worth it

Best butchers in leith !!!! And graham is a very friendly and happy go lucky man on all occasions…read moreXmas Easter always got a wee present for his customers chocolate toffee whatever it may be and always service with a smile x

HOT HOT HOT CHOCOLATE for ALL chocolate LOVERS! The…read morechocolate tree is located on a busy road and still it's easy to find car parking nearby, especially on a Sunday. Also conveniently accessible by bus. There is not much sitting space, such best to book in advance. We got a lovely table at the front window (which by the way is the only table in the front of the shop). I believe there is a very small sitting area in the back. You can find lots of chocolate variations on display on cupboard shelves. At the moment they offer 10% off chocolate bars before a certain time of the day. There are also macaroons, ice cream a (not gelato), pralines and little "cakes". Above the main entrance you see the drink menu written on huge chalk boards: Traditional chocolate, one for kids and one for adults, white chocolate, milky chocolate, dark chocolate and much more. They do coffee too. I ordered salted caramel ice cream and milk chocolate, which was the best hot milk chocolate in Edinburgh so far, and not to mention I got served plenty of it in a big mug. Definitely worth the money. Must confess, my eyes were bigger than my stomach and next time a hot chocolate will be plenty :-) They are also present with stalls at various Edinburgh markets, like Stockbridge. Its an ideal place to take away and enjoy the "pleasures" somewhere else.

For those 'in the know', the chocolate tree has been an online business for quite some time, but…read moredecided to open up their own shop in our very own city, Edinburgh. If you like chocolate, you will LOVE The Chocolate Tree. Located in the trendy Bruntsfield area, it is in the perfect position to sit in and gorge or sit out and gorge. Their chocolates are all organic (so at least your conscious feels good about eating copious amounts of chocolate...) The decor is very chic, trendy and indulgent. Indeed, I think Indulgence is a theme in the cafe. My first visit was under sad circumstances - recently single and feeling vulnerable, my friend took me and ordered me the 'Spanish Hot Chocolate' (see picture). Oh My God. Where I was feeling despairing, distraught and dismayed I was overcome with delight, deliriousness and felt thoroughly delectable!! It was perfect...perhaps a bit rich, but the first few sips were to die for. It even came with a little dough cake-thing to dip into the thick, gloopy chocolate, like fondue! It would have been ideal for two to share. To be honest, I'm not what you would call a choc-a-holic - especially now that Cadbury's is no longer considered 'chocolate'. But there is something for everyone to enjoy, whether its a slice of their GLORIOUS chocolate cake (it was delicious, after a while I felt I should find a mirror to check if my pupils had dilated) or one of their mini chocolate bites. If you can't make it to the shop they sell online and they're much cheaper than their competition ( it's one of their ethical principles, woohoo!). It really is worth visiting, on a warm summer day to lounge and indulge yourself, or on a cold winter evening to keep yourself warm. It's the sort of place I imagine Harry Potter would sit in...