2023 Edinburgh Brunch Reviews

	A	B	C	D	E	F
1	Name	approx location	what I ate	notes	score

2	Argyle Place	Marchmont	(shared with B) mackerel eggs and hollondaise on a crumpet; marmite mushrooms on welsh rarebit w fried egg; goats cheese and rosemary bread & butter pudding. Plat white & pineapple mint and apple juice.	too many amazing choices to select just two! v creative menu. lovely juices (but expensive). excellent service and atmosphere	96%	best for a date
3	Toast	Leith	sausage and mushroom creamy shakshuka; carrot apple & ginger juice, flat white	utterly delicious cooking and ingredients, very creative menu, good service and atmosphere, no booking so had to queue	95%	best for a culinary adventure
4	Cook House	Newcastle	mushrooms on toast w vegan cashew cream, OJ, flat white	totally delicious cooking and ingredients, creative menu, coffee a little bit bitter	94%
5	Noon	New Town	pea puree w mushrooms & bacon on toast + poached eggs, flat white, OJ	delicious food and an interesting menu including options for kids; great atmosphere and service	92%	best all-rounder
6	Society (formerly Noon)	New Town	pea puree w mushrooms on toast + poached eggs, flat white, OJ	delicious and creative menu, good service and atmosphere	92%	best all-rounder
7	Stack and Still	New Town	build-your-own savory pancake and then the same but a sweet version (two courses!). flat white.	incredible for kids or fussy eaters (provided they like panckaes). Enormous range of toppings. coffee not very good.	92%	best for kids
8	Cult Espresso	The Meadows	salmon toast, OJ, flat white	excellent coffee, excellent ingredients well cooked, short menu, very affordable	90%	best for a light brunch
9	Edinburgh Larder	Old Town	mushrooms and crowdie on toast, OJ, mushrooms	all very high quality ingredients and cooking; served in a mess tin, v expensive	90%	best for a treat
10	The Old Pier Tearoom	Arran	sausage and fried egg sandwich, flat white, apple juice	loads of delicious options, excellent ingredients in a simple menu	90%
11	Bross Bagels	Bruntsfield	GOY: bacon, fried egg, hash brown, smoked applewood, rock sauce	not really a full brunch experience but the bagels are delicious and amazing range of options	89%	best for a hangover
12	Greenwood's	New Town	Eggs By The Sea, Green Zinger juice, flat white	expensive (premium for location) but v tasty, small portions, lovely coffee in a nice cup, cheery and efficient service	89%	best to impress visitors
13	The Pantry	Stockbridge	Sunshine on Stockbridge (roast veg, eggs, halloumi), cortado, cloudy apple juice	lovely coffee and food; long wait via text message queue system (no booking), great service	89%	best for a lazy sunday
14	La Viola	Tollcross	croque madame with apple juice and a flat white	good service and low prices; excellent for hangovers, amazing array of croques	88%
15	Belfast Food Market	Belfast	hake po'boy with a flat white	great range of options at reasonable prices and fun stalls for shopping too	86%
16	Tani Modi	New Town	vegetarian fry-up and flat white	loads of sweet pancake options but otherwise limited menu, vg coffee and reasonable prices	86%
17	Urban Angel	New Town	baked eggs with goat's cheese and sourdough; apple carrot & ginger juice, flat white	good service and atmosphere, coffee and food excellent	86%
18	Honeycomb	Bruntsfield	pea, kale, spinach fritters w bab ganoush, avocado and eggs; flat white, smoothie	v original menu and generous portions, needs advance booking	85%
19	Toast Tea	Holyrood	fried chicken cheese and avocado on brioche roll, cappucino	cheap and cheerful, delicious fast food, disappointing on drinks	82%	best cheap & cheerful
20	Brewhemia	Old Town	avocado on toast w bacon and eggs, tea,	limited brunch options but very tasty, big stag-do energy, slow service, good for large groups	81%
21	The Fountain	Fountainbridge	garlinc mushrooms and poached eggs on toast, flat white, OJ	all yummy if unremarkable, fairly creative menu (not just the usuals)	80%
22	The National	Belfast	special benny: egges benedict w parma ham, avocado and roast red pepper + OJ and double espresso	reasonable prices and good food (though one egg overcooked); very empty so atmosphere not great	80%
23	Cairngorm Coffee	New Town	triple cheese toastie, flat white, OJ	all very high quality, menu short so limited options, seating uncomfortable	78%
24	Le Petit Cafe	Lothian Road	pancakes with salmon and avocado, flat white, OJ	portion sizes not huge and prices high, but delicious taste. Nice sweet crepe options for kids. very french, bad coffee, good service	78%
25	City Cafe	Old Town	full scottish breakfast, OJ	cheap and cheerful; huge choice; perfectly solid cooking - a classic for a reason	75%
26	Holy Cow	Fountainbridge	vegan fry up, almond milk flat white, orange and ginger juice	table service, good food well cooked (all vegan) including kids' options, very quiet, expensive	74%
27	Coates Cafe	Haymarket	spinach and gruyere omelette, flat white, ginger juice	good drinks and my family ate well, but omelette a but uninpsiring; cafe very cold	73%
28	Made in Italy	Grassmarket	baked eggs with mozarella, peppers, chorizo, goat's cheese, OJ	small portion and slightly under-seasoned but very reasonable price	73%
29	Nomad	Haymarket	full vegan breakfast, OJ, flat white	decent coffee and good juice, short menu but nice range of options, lovely atmosphere	72%
30	Project Coffee	Bruntsfield	full veggie breakfast, flat white, OJ	excellent coffee and juice but the latter v expensive, large portions, but ultimately nothing special	72%
31	Tea & Sympathy	Shandon	takeaway: flat white, avocado and cream cheese on toast	what they do is good quality, but not a very wide or exciting selection	72%
32	Tea & Sympathy	Shandon	in person: salmon and cream cheese ciabatta, flat white	limited selection but very tasty, could be more creative	72%
33	Cafe Konditorei Wahlen	Cologne, Germany	salmon roll & scrambled egg w mushroom on the side, flat white, OJ	amazing atmosphere and decor, slow but polite service, food only OK	68%
34	Comb	Tollcross	Comb Special - avocado, poached egg, spicey tomato; flat white	no juice at all, lots of mediterranean / turkish options, very nice nutty coffee, husband didn't enjoy his food	68%
35	Hula	Fountainbridge	veggie breakfast w ginger apple and carrot juice + flat white	good service and managed specific requests well, creative menu with good choices. would rather go here than queue for the very popular (but over-rated) Loudons next door	68%
36	Rabble	New Town	Pig Out Eggs, , OJ, flat white	pricey but tasty; eggs not poached properly, OJ from a carton but good coffee	68%
37	The Foodies Bistro	Bristo square	avocado toast w eggs and bacon, OJ, flat white	went with friends - lots of options to suit everyone, great service, coffee quite poor and ingredients OK at best	68%
38	Chevins Hotel	Chevins, North Yorkshire	full English breakfast, filter coffee, OJ	fair price and good service; medium quality ingredients, well cooked	67%
39	Brunch-field	Bruntsfield	porridge with compote, flat white	very cheap and great service but ingredients not top quality (e.g. bottled OJ)	65%
40	Painted Rooster	New Town	avocado Big Breakfast on toast, w poached eggs, mushrooms, spinach, salmon + OJ and flat white	freshly squeezed OJ was delicious, but coffee too big and milky. food good on ingredients and cooking, underground venue and grumpy staff = marked down	65%
41	Word of Mouth	Morningside	poached eggs, bacon, toast + flat white	perfectly competent food but nothing exciting about it	65%
42	Fresh Mex	Lothian Road	breakfast burrito	if you want a burrito for breakfast this is a good place though we found some of the contents underhwleming (e.g. rubbery egg)	62%
43	Watchhouse	London (various)	fig and goat's cheese salad, flat white	tasty but a bit over-fussy, very expensive but excellent coffee and cakes	62%
44	Fortuna	New Town	bacon bagel, OJ	overpriced touristy place; great service but noisy and food not great quality	60%
45	Braw Brunch	Lothian Road	full scottish breakfast, OJ, flat white	coffee OJ but not excellent, juice was from concentrate, food filling but nothing special	58%
46	Cafe Florentine	Polwarth	haggis and scrambled egg morning roll, flat white	yummy roll if nothing special, coffee quite bitter	58%
47	Dine	Murrayfield	full scottish breakfast, OJ, cold brew coffee	v nice coffee but otherwise mediocre (including service) and they ran out of butter!	58%
48	Luca's	Morningside	all day avoicado smash with feta, cheery tomatoes and poached eggs	great place for kids, breakfast all day, low price, but ultimately not especially tasty	58%
49	Two Children	Stockbridge	kitchen closed (chaotic) so croissant w jam and butter, flat white	menu looks good so worth another try; croissant excellent but jam was cheap	58%
50	Bakery Andante	Broughton	eggs balmoral w veggie haggis, ginger cordial, flat white	cordial too sweet and coffee not good. ingredients basic and not well cooked. better for just pastries or breads	53%
51	Em's Kitchen	Old Town	french toast w bacon, blueberries, OJ, flat white	overpriced and poor service, my food was good but not all up to scratch	52%
52	Lady and the Bear	The Meadows	croque monsieur bagel w poached egg; apple & mango juice (not fresh), flat white	poor service; food came at very uneven temperatures (suggests microwave?), expensive - but coffee delicious	52%
53	Vesta	New Town	avocado on focaccia with mushrooms and sausages, OJ, flat white	mediocre ingredients (poor quality sausage, under-ripe avocado); atmosphere dead; expensive	43%
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