Ahh internet cafes, I remember I used to always be in the Easy Internet cafes back in the early…read morenoughties, but now everyone seems to have the internet and I stuggle to understand how these places manage to survive, technology has come a long way over the past couple of decades, and I can see many of these places becoming less and less common as internet on mobiles become more widespread and cheaper. This is just a bog standard internet shop that offers prices a little more expensive than the average. I came here with my friend when he needed to check his emails before meeting his girlfriend at Haymarket station. Cleopatra has a few snacks but not an extensive range and they also charge you 35p if you want to go to the toilet if you have not paid to use the internet, which they tried to make me pay despite me being with my paying friend, which I felt was a little rude.

I'm with the boys on this one. Even though Cleopatra's is basic, it appeals to the younger side of…read moreme, when I used to run down to Easy Internet for a great 56k connection and a chance to chat to people over MSN. These days, it's all been sadly replaced by Facebook, and other such social networking where you score points by gaining friends and coming up with quips every two hours. I'm nostalgic for the days when downloading took a fortnight, MSN was revolutionary and everyone made websites using Geocities.com ...sigh. But back to the present, and Cleopatra's. There's no frills or fuss here - I can't even remember if there's Wifi but I assume so....it's quite sparse and not many seats, but it's out of the way enough to be able to get a table and peacefully go about your business. Even though you assume there aren't many machines available, I've always managed to get one here without waiting time! The machines are modern enough, there is a small range of snacks and drinks, it's cheap and there's a printer if you need it. I don't always like to cart my laptop around with me (for the fear I'll break it more than any other reason), so this is a great place for me to catch up on my Yelping and check if anyone has commented on my exciting facebook pictures...(!) Yes, we all succumb to the power that is social networking!

New Wings is an internet cafe conveniently placed in this central, student populated area of…read moreEdinburgh. It's clean, airy and busy with people from all around the world checking their emails over a cup of tea. I know that everyone owns fancy-pants phones these days, and carry around their dinky wee laptops where they can fire up the internet and obtain free Wifi from just about everywhere. I, however, have an old brick of a laptop, a phone that barely receives picture messages and don't live in Edinburgh, so this place is very useful to me when I want to do some Yelping on the go! I hear what everyone's saying about net cafe's becoming swiftly outmoded, but if you are hostelling, visiting or even (heaven forbid) have lost your internet connection at home for a while, I would argue that they become very useful indeed. They are, in fact, like gold dust these days. So even though it's 2 quid for an hour, you could do a lot, lot worse than New Wings. It's clean, there are private booths for you to Skype in (or at least I hope that's what you're doing in there), there's cake, and an abundance of tea served up from their friendly staff. This is my favourite internet cafe in Edinburgh, and I'm glad it exists since my Yelping would have to wait until I was back in Glasgow otherwise!

Come really early in the morning, roughly about half an hour after opening. It will astound you,…read morethe sheer numbers of old men looking up porn. Not even trying to hide it, even trying to get you look too! For everyone else who's using the internet for non-pornographic reasons (all 7 of you), if you don't already have internet this isn't a bad place to check your e-mail!

This is my new place to hang out, surf the net, enjoy some lunch and relax. I think the prices are…read morereasonable and I love the homebaking and the salmon and avacado bagel, the decor is fresh and inviting and the staff are always friendly and chatty. I love Here Internet!!!

It's not the cheapest, but you don't get that many internet cafes in this area and if you want it…read morecheap you'll have to trek over to Clerk Street. Despite it being reasonably expensive it does manage a decent amount of trade simply because it is one of the best in the area, especially for the amount of provided equipment. It is expensive, but locally hard to beat.

Walked in with two friends who were women, a member of staff made awkward comments at them about…read morehow "all women" think. I chose not to purchase from them and mentioned how this could contribute to a hostile atmosphere, got no apology and the proprietor did not seem to understand what they had done wrong. On mentioning my concerns via Facebook, they suggested it was my fault by using the phrase "sorry you felt that way", and did not apologise for having made my friends feel awkward. Another games store in Edinburgh were wonderful, welcoming, and treated my friends as equals instead of separate, and offered them hospitality. I hope that one day Games Hub's attitude improves and they show half the welcoming attitude I received elsewhere.

I'm a bit torn of adding another 5-star review to relatively unheard of Games Hub, but only for…read moreentirely selfish reasons. After just one visit there, I almost want to take Games Hub into my arms and say, "Shhhh, quiet now, you're my precious and no one must know of you" as I let out a sinister cackle. But truthfully, I feel duty-bound to talk about how great Games Hub is. Do you like board games? Do you sometimes wince at the price of said board games when seen in a store? Do you wish you could try them out before you buy them? If yes to any of these, you absolutely should scope out Games Hub. For the price of 2.50--yes, two pound fiddy--you get up to 10 hours of unlimited game-play. TEN HOURS! Sure, the actual gaming room is nothing fancy. It's moderately sizeable and certainly less-is-more with regards to decor. What you'll find is a pretty standard basement room divided by a row of double-sided bookshelves, but the shelves themselves are the real gem: boxes upon boxes of games, at least a hundred of them, surely! And among all the games we peered or delved into, all the pieces were intact and each game was clean and tidy as though it had just come out of the box. Even better. So when such a feast of board games awaits, a clean room with plenty of space for friends will happily suffice: that's really all you need, especially for the price. (Did I mention it's just two-fiddy?!) The only thing that would have made my evening at Games Hub better would have been to have a nice cold beer while exploring the games, but with that said, I can absolutely understand why no beers or nibbles are not allowed downstairs. Don't be thinkin' you can get your sticky old fingers all over the games, y'hear? (It is worth noting that there is a pub just across the street with excellent German brews, so you can quench your thirst easily after, just not during!) All in all, Games Hub is a surprisingly lovely gem to be found in Edinburgh if you have an interest in games. Keep up the good work, guys--I'll definitely be back!

NEW ***** worst place don't recommend*****…read moreVery rude owner and customer service is horrendous !!! Please read all the one star reviews below and you can see a similar pattern they all have the same issue with the rude owner. And please read his reply's to the reviews and you will get the gist of what kind of people run this place The owner seems like he's just got off the boat from another country had no manner told me to leave the shop for no reason. Came to return an item, which was not working he refused to check if it's working and then refused to return it. He says I'm trying to fraud him etc Very unprofessional conduct coming from the owner. The items here are cheap and nasty and come from 3rd class products from China so not buy from this place

just wanted to buy some SIM cards and gaffer tape to mend a suitcase. Absolutely no complaints on…read morethat score. Chap seemed efficient, helpful etc. Cannot comment about some of the issues that others have raised with respect to phones and repairs.

What a cute little shop! Upstairs is a tiny coffee shop with hot drinks and Walker's Shortbread…read more Limited selection, but drinks served in beautiful English pottery. Here's the secret sauce: downstairs is a little laundrette!! You can drop off your clothes and come back to pick them up in 1.5 hours OR sit upstairs relaxing with a cuppa. AND you can hang out with the owners' three adorable Scottie dogs - Haggis, Porridge, Bonnie! Father and son run the shop - Pops is a big, loud joker (also liberal with cursing!), while the son is more quiet and businesslike. Apparently there are a lot of regulars known to the owners since the shop is fairly close to Univ of Edinburgh. Fun place for a little pop-in!

Such a hidden gem! Really wonderful coffee and all around wonderful atmosphere. Father and son own…read morethe gig and will make sure you are taken care of! Absolutely check them out, they are some of the best!!