This place is small. There are about 8 tables inside and 2 outside. So can be hard to get a place…read moreto sit and eat. Its very cozy and the people working there are very nice and attentive. We were lucky enough to find a seat and were attended quite quickly. The menu is mostly in french with some descriptions in english. For lunch they have a selection of sandwiches on offer, fresh made quiches and specials. They also have a large selection of sweet treats. Fresh made macaroons, croissants, cakes, all the sweet delicious french delicacies you have come to expect. We had lunch. I had the croque monsieur my partner had the special of the day, which was an open faced sandwich with potatoes, onions, cheese and ham melted on a baguette. My sandwich was DELICIOUS. The cheese was sooo good and melted and creamy goodness. I seriously couldn't get enough of it, too bad we were sharing. I wanted the entire thing and then another! We also ordered a baguette sandwich, the Provecal. It had roasted vegetables, pesto and goats cheese. The bread was to die for, really fresh and tasty. A quality baguette indeed. I can promise this place offers the best croque monsieur in Edinburgh. The bread is top notch and sadly, I can't say anything of the sweets as we went to Cuckoos for dessert. Next time!!!

A great place to start your day with a fantastic breakfast. Open early and located conveniently in…read moreOld Town Edinburgh. Excellent pastries and sandwiches. Very friendly staff and spotless cleanliness.

Reasonably expensive, but a very nice place for breakfast or brunch. The coffee is very nice at…read moreProject Coffee, and the baristas friendly and professional. When I lived in Bruntsfield, I very much enjoyed walking in for a read of the newspaper and a coffee. However, my favourite thing about the place is the breakfast/brunch menu. Eggs benedict, bacon rolls, you name it. Great food, prepared fresh, and in lovely surroundings. Worth a stop.

As I've mentioned before, I'm pretty passionate about coffee. So imagine my excitement when I…read morefound a brand new shiny coffee house called 'Project Coffee' just seconds from my flat (it's actually not shiny at all, it's decorated very tastefully and the sign is most definitely a matt finish). Now being a coffee enthusiast (snob) I tend to have one stipulation about a coffee house. And that is that they can make a flat white. Oh can this place make a flat white. Perfectly extracted espresso, milk steamed perfectly (creamy, not frothy) so it had that delicious sweetness. They even pour it with the fancy rosetta, which left me little choice but to take a picture of it. There are, however, a few reasons this place doesn't get the full 5* treatment. It's fairly reasonably priced (my flat white was £2.10), but you can get better coffee cheaper. Also, they do only serve one type of coffee. But then , this was only their first day of business. A few teething issues aside, this place has massive potential. A very, very impressive start.

Charming, quiet, clean and utterly adorable cafe. Friendly wait staff who are on the spot ready to…read moreserve. Proper portioned food leaves you satisfied, not painfully stuffed.

They open late so it's good! Came here during Easter. Tried…read moretheir Easter menu. The chicken liver was so so, a little bit salty but not too bad. The Bass was dry and not much flavor. Underneath the Bass the seafood was okay, tomato sauce based. Overall good service but really average food. Tea was nice though.

Had a lovely brunch here this morning. The avocado on toast with poached eggs was amazing. The flat…read morewhite coffee was so good I had 2. The staff were friendly and accommodating. We will be back.

Absolutely high quality menu and great presentation. Great for breakfast or lunch! And the service…read morewas also very kind and polite.

I'm posting a 4-star review for 3 reasons:…read more 1) I'm a youth worker and the staff here are SO friendly and helpful and tolerant and PATIENT with the masses of teens from Watsons and Boroughmuir... go Starbucks! So impressed with you guys! 2) The person who gave them a 1-star review and posted a picture of a dog not even at the coffee shop because of their dog policy. I'm sorry they sent you outside, but really? 3) This place has great outdoor seating and plenty of space for those of us that like to drink chai lattes and break out our computers for a little bit of starbucks office time. I think this starbucks knows where the majority of their business is from and does it as well as a starbucks could. So, ok, Starbucks at 2 Colinton Road... off to making those hot chocolates and frappucinos... the teenagers salute you.

Extremely rude member of staff this am. Was told my dog (who is very well behaved and is a…read moretherapet!) not welcome even though she was allowed in on many previous occasions. It was very embarrassing as I was half way through my latte, sitting in a quiet corner may I add, when the barista decided to inform me about their policy regarding dogs. Interesting that the barista had waited til I purchased my drink before speaking to me. I was made to feel like a pariah and it's fair to say I shall never go to Starbucks again.

I can only describe this bathroom as rustic-minimalist-chic. Tucked away in the back of the shop,…read morethis cute little commode is sparsely decorated, clean, and well lit. It's made up of two little rooms, and while the quarters are a bit cramped there's plenty of room to get the job done. Highlights typical to the UK include a little button in the wall to flush the toilet, a separate bin for toilet products, and an sleek array of mirrors. A nice blueberry blue paint pulls the simple setup together. My only complaint is that there is not a door hook for a bag - but of course that's never a requirement for a restroom, only a plus. As a side note to my visit, they pulled me a well balanced shot of espresso and then made me an excellent latte as well - actually it was about 8oz or the size I've come to see as a cappuccino in the States. Excellent microfoam and the perfect drinkable temp. Check out the sexi takeaway cups!

The best coffee I've had in the UK so far in terms of balance and flavor profile. I had a tall…read moreblack, and it was super tasty. Will be back.

On our first visit to Salt Cafe they were unfortunately fully booked with a few walk ins waiting at…read morethe bar before us as well. This tells you how great the place is before you've even visited, so we were adamant on coming back as soon as we were back in Edinburgh. Ringing a few days before, we booked a midday spot for brunch on a Friday. And you know what, it's a good job we did, as it was still super busy when we arrived. The menu consists of breakfast (served till mid afternoon so we'll call it brunch), and other lunch items with a range of specials available. As part of the specials, there are regularly changing smoothie flavours. I had a blueberry, oaty, gingery thingy, and it was delicious. For food my boyfriend had a full Scottish with extra haggis, and I had eggs benedict with a sausage on the side. The food was absolutely amazing, and a special shout out goes to that sausage! Yummy with a capital y! Really good standard of food, good service and a cosy atmosphere inside. It's the kind of place you could take the parents to, whilst also being suitable for a hungover breakfast with your mates. Just make sure you book in advance, but it'll be worth it I promise.

Since it's our third time in Edinburgh, we decided to explore a few other neighborhoods further…read moreout. We hit up Morningside one grey morning and came here for brunch. The cafe was an adorable old house turned into a cafe and we got a seat near the back looking over the garden in the back of the space. It was really nice. My wife got the seasonal eggs Benedict and I got the peas a la salt. The Bennedict was good, but seemed like it was missing something. My best guess is that it's just the English muffin wasn't as sturdy as I'm used to and I'm used to it that way. The peas a la salt came over sourdough bread with bacon, black pudding and a poached egg. Same as the Bennedict, it was all yummy, but not amazing. The peas were very far from mushy (which is good), but maybe could have been a bit firmer. Things just didn't quite come together the way I would have hoped.

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...

This cafe serves those staying in The Fountain Court Apartments, but anyone can pop in for a…read morebreakfast. Breakfasts are their specialty with most things you can think of on the menu. My personal favourite is tattie scones with black pudding and apple compote. It's absolutely delicious! This place wins for its sense of humor. With Flaming Lips posters on the wall, an 'employee of the month plaque', a host of humorous books and general good humor and banter from the staff, they've turned what could be a canteenish place attached to holiday apartments into a cosy spot. Top tip: You can always spot this place at night as they tend to leave the toilet door open, facing the street, with the light on...I don't know why...

Such a great experience for two American travelers! The hospitality was exceptional and the food…read morewas delicious! Probably one of the best vanilla lattes I've had in a while. Thank you, Fountain Cafe, for giving us a great start to the day.

Food wasn't great, didn't taste fresh. Also rather overpriced for what you get. Definitely better…read moreoptions

While I drink a lot of coffee I wouldn't call myself a connoisseur, but I do know when I like a…read moregood cup of coffee. Roundsquare roasts their own beans, and it showed. Wow! A great cup of coffee :) It was busy when I went in, will have to go back and try some of their other blends :) Recommended.