The Railbridge Bistro is an excellent place to stop for breakfast either before getting to the…read moreairport or after landing (12-15 min drive away). The view from outside and inside gives you a great view of the old Railbridge and newer bridges. Along the walls they include the history of how the bridge was built. Food: I got the Scottish Breakfast and it was phenomenal! The black pudding and haggis were both delicious so don't let their descriptions scare you. Our server was extremely helpful and kind. Highly recommend this place while in Edinburgh.

We stopped there for breakfast while we waited for a tour bus. A local told us they had the best…read morebreakfast and they were spot on! It was so goo, we came back for an early dinner after the tour. Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict. Really perfect. Then a giant pot of steamed mussels for dinner. everything was absolutely great! Wish we lived nearby.

This cafe opened recently in the bustling Tollcross area of Edinburgh. I ate here on Sunday when…read moreTwo Thin Laddies was too packed to find a table. The fact that the Laddies was packed and this place right around the corner was only about 1/3 full should have been a clear enough warning for us not to eat here -- we weren't thinking to the best of our ability, clearly. Visually, the cafe is charming. It's nicely appointed and colorfully painted. We sat down and noticed a waitress so figured it was table service. We waited and waited until eventually we assumed she simply brought the food out and went to make our order at the counter. The man who I'm assuming was the owner took our order - actually WROTE IT DOWN - didn't take our money (we were standing there with our wallets out, just take our cash and save an extra step in the end!), and instructed us to take a seat and our food and drinks would be brought to us. About 10 minutes later we were still waiting for our coffee and the waitress came up to take our order. We informed her we'd ordered at the counter and she asked if we were waiting for drinks. Yes indeed we were - so she went to make them. It is important to note that there was one waitress, one guy making food behind the bar and TWO employees hiding downstairs. There were about 6 tables of 2-3 and the two staff should have been plenty to handle the "rush" (as the waitress called it) but no, they lost the plot and called people up to help. The girls next to us placed order after order and every time the waitress came back several minutes later to inform them they were out of whatever it was they ordered. Eventually she started avoiding their table alltogether until they hunted her down and forced her to take their order. When our food finally arrived it was wrong - completely wrong. The guy actually had the gall to bring it back to us and ask three times if it was what we ordered. He wasn't terriby impressed with the fact that we wouldn't just eat what had been brought. When what we'd actualy orderd arrived, the "side salad" was raw onion and iceberg lettuce and the cheese on my panini (brought on ciabatta) was fake - like american "cheese" singles or something. Need I go on?

This cafe is wonderful! It has a real atmosphere and none of your chain coffee shop rubbish. The…read morebest hot chocolate in Edinburgh - proper thick creamy stuff perfect for a cold day. There's relaxing jazz music or the like being played in the background, a piano available for anyone to play (they turn off the music at your request, but please be kind if you don't really play piano!), books, and a really friendly and helpful owner. The cafe is open till quite late I think but isn't really a place for dinner - though there are homemade lasagnas and cannelloni available. Only criticism might be that it can be a little cold - high ceiling and all. But don't worry, that hot chocolate will warm you right up...

Top quality bagels and sides!…read more The vegan bagels and hot dogs are amazing, as well as the vegan filthy fries - please note though, that it is a huge box of fries so preferably order it to share! The interior is cosy and nice to sit in, the coffee is great and it makes a lovely, affordable place for a quick lunch.

Great little cafe. Fancied trying a bagel than the usual pastry fare expected at your 'traditional'…read morecafe. Was so tasty and cosy little place. Not huge amount of space to sit and enjoy but the selection and flavour was brilliant and would def. pop in again for a bagel hit.

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).

As soon as you exit Haymarket Station, you will find AMT Coffee stand right outside. Perfect if you…read moreare rushing for the train and need to grab a quick coffee on the way and also great if you've just come off the train and need to grab a coffee or refreshment. My usual purchase is a peach iced tea, which is £1.70 and is delicious and refreshing. For some reason, whenever I get off at Haymarket it always ends up being a sunny day do I need something cool and the iced tea is always perfect. In addition to iced teas, they also have normal teas, herbal teas, coffees (all Fairtrade) and a good selection of cakes too. For sunny days there's a small seating area where you can park yourself and watch the world go by, this is an excellent people watching spot as you can see people going to and fro at the train station.

Your running late for the train then you look up. nine minutes, sweet. Time for a coffee when you…read moreget past the barriers. Whoa. Stop. Rewind. While you can get liquid in the haymarket station from two of the three platforms taking 5 minutes to pop into the AMT stand is a far better option. While the coffee is strictly average fare the upbeat demeanour of the staff and the fact that they will remember a regulars orders places them strides ahead of any of their compeitors in Haymarket. No shelter mind you, but if your a local you've probably got an umbrella. Reasonable variety although some names may be unfamiliar. The prices are on par with most coffee stands and the five minutes deviation may be the best part of waiting for your train. Try the Chai even on a rainy day as chances are your already wet and five minutes wont make you any dryer.

This is another branch of Margiotta and I'm still a huge fan of them. Great for fresh bread in the…read moremorning, handy if you're in need of a magazine or the daily newspaper and great if you need a carry out for a party in the evening. This branch is clean, bright and well stocked with pretty much every necessity you would need from toilet rolls to a forgotten vegetable on the weekly shopping list. Whenever I've popped in the staff have always been friendly and they have a fabulous pick and mix range too!

I was once told that this was the place to get your groceries if you're a 'yah'. How else can you…read moreexcuse paying over £4 for a loaf of bread?? If Daddy's paying, that's how. To be honest, this branch does well because it's in the epicenter of 'yah's-ville. This part of the New Town caters for all walks of life....but mostly those walking in Uggs and Jack Wills jumpers with the occasional Barbour jacket/pashmina combo. They can afford to live in the New town as a student, thus they can afford ridiculous prices for their groceries. Spiffing.

This place offers plenty of variety, which can be great if you're entertaining guests, but I must…read morecomment on their quality. Some products, are great, like the aloo gobi, but others, like the chicken goujons, for example, are dry and flavorless to the point of being unpalatable. The portions are large, and prices relatively fair, but I think they need to work on conistancy of quality. The pad thai, as another example that comes to mind, was well balanced for ingerdients, but the prawns tasted fishy--not at all fresh. I have ordered from Rick Shaw's several times in the past, and am usually decently pleased, but on Friday night I must have called every 2 minutes for the better part of an hour, and all I got was a busy signal. Hmmm.. If you're desperately hungry and perhaps homebound, or if you are ordering on a non-peak time, Rick Shaw's will probably do you right. The problem, howver, is that I cannot say you will be pleased with any certainty.

The idea of having four different cuisines (Indian, Chinese, Thai and Italian) on one menu is…read morerather handy - we can never choose something we all want in my flat! So, with RickShaws we don't have to. Ahhh, peace. The first three times I had food from here it was totally delicious and the delivery was pretty punctual. Last night, however, was rather a different story. The food was mediocre and the delivery was very slow. It was a Friday night, so I guess busy nights are best avoided here. It's such a shame because the first few times were so good I was going to give a rave review - unfortunately they're just not consistent enough!

I'm surprised this has survived with Greggs so close by but it has. Seating not that comfy but good…read moreif you have tired feet from too much shopping. Best buys are the scones (better than Greggs) and the sausage rolls (though not as nice as Greggs). Staff are friendly and helpful and knowledgeable about ingredients which is a bonus if you have an allergy not to be met with a blank look!