Oh. My. God. If you're attempting the Atkins diet then stay well away from this place. The smell…read morealone will lure you in before you can stop yourself! A few years ago I lived on this edge of Marchmont and my nearest bus stop was almost slap bang outside this little place, and I can safely say I could count on one hand the number of times I didn't buy something from here whilst waiting for the bus. Being a small place, the service is really riendly and personal, and the staff recognise you after your first few visits. Or first few dozen, in my case. The quality of the things they make speaks for itself: local restaurants buy their bread instead of baking their own. But my personal favourites are their cakes - the Apple Bramble cake is so good you'll forget that calories even exist, and the Chocolate Chilli cheesecake isn't far behind. Yum.

I like the other reviewer often walk past this place on my way to work and the smells are just…read moreamazing. Although they are a wholesale bakery if you time it right you can buy bread that has come straight out the oven. Last time I was at Howies restaurant I tasted some of their bread and I said to my friend this has to be from The Breadwinner - I asked and it was.

Now I try to be a good little thrifter and make myself up a packed lunch every day so I'm not…read moreblowing money on pre-packed sandwiches. But we all have *those* days, don't we (and they're usually Thursdays). The type of day where you fall out of bed late, there's nothing in, and you dash out of the door unfed and unprepared. Kelly's bakery is my saviour for these kind of days. Not only do I pass it on my way to work - so no further delays - but I can also get a breakfast butty, a filled roll for my lunch, a sweet treat (for the extra Thursday-ish Thursdays) and still have change from a fiver! My personal favourite is the chicken mayo salad roll - filled to the brim, there's greenery in there so it's obviously healthy, freshly made and only £1.40. So if you're dashing past here, do take a minute to swing in and get yourself something to eat - I promise you that Thursdays* are easier to handle with a happy belly. *bakery also available on other days

Steak pies are to die for, and all completely home made on the premises…read more Millionaires shortcake excelent. Fresh Bread, Rolls and Cakes ect. Certainly beats the chain bakers hands down.

Great freshly baked range, VERY delicious!!! Friendly staff…read more Its open from about 3am until mid afternoon. Perfect for coming back from a night out or a getting your lunch. Pies, rolls, pastries, desserts and more! I havent personally used it but i think you can bake to order.

Wow! What a sweet and very friendly little bakery and coffee shop. Tons of fresh bread and…read morepastries as well as a selection of breakfast items. The service is extremely friendly and very professional. The coffee, Scottish tea, as well as our breakfast was superb. If you get in early this is an excellent place to kill a little bit of time. You'll be extremely glad you stopped in.

A great range of salads, filled rolls and cakes/pastries. A lot of interesting combinations of…read moreingredients - the fennel, radish, onion, carrot and artichoke salad was very tasty and juicy. Pleasant staff and a welcoming atmosphere. Kids catered for with colouring books and crayons + staff happy to make up non-menu items (i.e. the cheese roll we asked for).

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.

Great little place in Edinburgh for coffee, pastries and breakfast selections. Had a croissant and…read morecoffee here with my friend while we were visiting the city. Absolutely delicious and will keep it on our list next time we head out that way!

A high quality bakery only open a few days a week. Small offering, but looks so picturesqe. Looks…read morepretty and tastes good! Gooseberry + Vanilla Cake: I don't see gooseberry very often, so this piqued my interest. Loved how it had a nice fresh tartness, which was a good complement to the sweet and creamy frosting. The cake itself was good too, very fluffy. Jammy Macaroon: Another intriguing offering. I've had many macaroons, but never with jam inside. It made the whole thing a bit unstable, falling part easily, but the moisture and fruit added a nice new dimension. Pain Au Chocolat: Standard, but done quite well. Nice chocolate bits in the center and flaky all around. Vegan Cinnamon Bun: Decent for vegan. The real thing feels moister and fluffier though. Chocolate, Sea Salt & Rye Cookies: A fine cookie. Nice big chocolate veins. Nice cookie dough too.

Cute bakery/cafe located in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh!…read more It was just a few blocks from our hotel and was conveniently open for a quick breakfast before a day of sightseeing throughout the city. They have a selection of coffees and teas, pastries, and small bites available which seem to be baked fresh each morning. Bites include grilled cheese sandwiches, egg roll, granola bowl, bacon rolls, and they also have sausage rolls and sandwich/toasties available for lunch. I ordered the bacon roll and mocha and my husband got the sausage roll and tea. We opted to eat in as they had a few tables inside and no other patrons in the shop and so she quickly prepared our drinks and brought out our rolls which were both toasted nicely. The mocha was ok, not like the heavily chocolated version I'm used to back in the states, but I found this to be the common theme throughout our trip to Europe. The bacon roll was delish! Do note that their bacon is more like a ham around these parts and a bit more salty, but the bread balanced it out quite nicely. If you're really hungry, I'd recommend getting two. I also enjoyed my husband's sausage roll. Overall, it was a great way to start our day and the prices are pretty reasonable. We had ourselves a nice breakfast for less than 20£ and would recommend a stop here.

This ought to be a five-star review…read more Had it not been for a few minor aggravations, it would have been. Let's get those out of the way first: the card machine was broken - not their fault I know, but running up the road in the rain to the nearest cashpoint does sully one's experience a little. There was no sugar on the table to put in my tea, meaning it had to be pilfered from another table. FInally, the girl serving didn't ask me if I wanted ketchup on my bacon roll, leaving me to assume it would be delivered on the side anyway, which it wasn't... But those are minor aggravations. Mini mini mini qualms. Overall, PJ is quite simply L.O.V.E.L.Y. Big and fresh and high-ceilinged, with a good line in yummy-looking cakes (including some simply adorable mini macarons) and a fine Chesterfield sofa, this is my kinda place for real. I don't get out to this end of town all that much but this is definitely a beacon to draw me back. (Although it looks like they're opening a branch on South Bridge, so, y'know. It depends where the sofa ends up. I'm fickle.) My bacon sandwich came on proper wholemeal bread, just like you'd hope, in a roll bigger than my palm. Ok, ok, tiny mandolin hands render that comparison useless. Let's say about the size of a saucer. A happy size. A truly filling size. Sure, without the ketchup it was a little drier than ideal but not so much that I bothered to actually ASK for ketchup. Add to that that my pot of tea was good and generous and cost me less than two quid, and I was properly set for a darn tootin' good day. Thanks, Pat Jacob. Looking forward to having you in Old Town!

Stopped off tonight enroute home from work to meet my husband and his parents for a coffee and…read morecake. I had carrot & parsnip which is a new combination to me, but delicious. Tasty latte and they sell fentimans curiosity cola which is a real treat. Good service. how refreshingly nice to have home made produce with good quality ingredients that the person who made it can tell you all about it. All veggie as they don't use gelatine! Hurrah.

Is near a bus stop... Can be in/out on the fly…read more.. Really good Snapfax deal.

Went to Greggs whilst in Edinburgh to grab some lunch and it was a pretty average branch of Greggs…read more The company seems to be quite consistent with their branches, including the range and quality of food. I bought a chicken bake which was hot and yummy and I think I bought some kind of dessert which I would have enjoyed too. Friendly staff and the bakery seemed clean from what I could see. I'm a fan of Greggs.

Freshly Baked Goods, friendly service, comfy atmosphere. The…read morecinnamon rolls & the almond croissants were amazing. Breakfast never tasted so good !

Breads, scones, oh my...but full breakfasts until 2! Scrumptious selections of Benedict's,…read moreFlorentino, avocado toast, dukkah, French toast. All breads artisan, seeded.

A cute little bakery that I passed several times during my walk down the street. I finally decided…read moreto pop in for a cup of tea and a treat. I ordered a carrot cupcake with a chamomile tea. I sat at one of the tables and dug into my food as soon as it all arrived! The little cupcake was sweet, moist and very delicious. The chamomile tea was piping hot and exactly what I wanted. I sat at the side of the table that faces the street and got to just relax for a while whilst enjoying my food. From what I remember their menu mostly consists of the cupcakes and hot beverages! However, if that's exactly what you want then you'll be good to go. I intend on returning to give more of those delicious cupcakes a try :) Make sure not to arrive too late if you want to be able to pick from any of the flavors offered on a particular day! But I'd definitely recommend it to anyone interested in giving Cuckoo's Bakery a try.

I wasn't in cuckoo's store long, but I was on a mission - get some cupcakes to accompany that…read morenight's episode of Doctor Who. The staff were lovely, putting up with my umm-ing and inane chatter. I may or may not have had a discussion with one of them about the aforementioned Doctor Who and our thoughts on the season opener. I settled on two different sticky confections (one toffee, one chocolate/caramel) and two identical lemon & raspberry meringue cakes - because I know that's a flavour Tim and I wouldn't reach a compromise on sharing. The sticky chocolatey ones were indeed sticky & chocolatey with a nice moist sponge, but those lemon & raspberry meringue cakes were possibly the nicest I've had. A proper light sponge, plenty of lemon flavour and the soft meringue topping is sweet without being sickly like buttercream can be. A true superstar of a cake from a lovely store. I'll definitely be popping back here - probably on foot rather than traveling by TARDIS though, mores the pity!