Reviews Edinburgh Larder Cafe

A very cozy and homely place. Loved the host and the food options.

Must Try! One of the hidden gems of old town for breakfast. The host changes the menu every week

Cosy little cafe in the old town. Prompt and friendly service. I had the scotch pancakes with honey butter. Rich, sweet, fluffy, an absolute delight. Very well priced

I have been in this cafe twice and I had the best, most delicious traditional Scottish breakfast ever. I can say Everything tastes fresh and is home made. Their fresh organic orange juice plus their home made baked beans and beautifully cooked poached eggs it's just a divine. It's
Really important to note that I love the rustic environment of the cafe which is full of positive vibes. Every time I was there I wanted to say I can't get enough of this place. I highly recommend this cafe for those who has the chance to visit the beautiful Edinburgh

Great changing specials. Love the fact you can choose your side salads. I have nothing bad to say about this place. Well, maybe one. It's sooo hard getting a table! Especially a weekend breakfast or brunch? Don't risk it! Book a table.

We wanted to eat a full Scottish breakfast so after the search in zomato we fond Larder and Immediately caught our attention.

Larder is in the old town and the place is very simple and not very big. We really like one painting on the wall que marked the places Were the ingredients cam from and the indredients and cakes in display.

For breakfast we choose the full Scottish breakfast and a toast with egg and salmon. It was all perfect, the ingredients Were all natural, the sausages and black pudding was delicious, the egg was perfectly cooked and the salmon very fresh. All went perfectly with the fresh bread. To drink BOTH the latte and the tea were very good.

The staff was always very friendly and the service fast and efective.

I can fully recommend the Larder Cafe, and excellent choice to eat breakfast or the awesome cakes que were there in display and being made in the kitchen.

Just like being in a cafe in Melbourne - great food, friendly service and a relaxed atmosphere. Must visit!

Nice lunch. My wife and I had a pot of tea and sandwiches on the way down the royal mile from the Edinburgh Castle. The larder is informal and the servers are eager to please and genuinely personable despite having a clientele of boorish tourists such as us. There's only a few tables, but we were able to get seats at 1:00 on a spring Friday afternoon. Prices seemed reasonable to me.

I had a smoked fish sandwich (mackerel) which is served on two thick slices of an artisan whole wheat bread with a small side of a chickpea cous-cous and salad greens. My wife had the goat cheese. Doesn't sound like much, but everything was prepared with thoughtful care, would definitely recommend.

The Edinburgh Larder wraps you in a completely different kind atmosphere. If sipping a coffee on Artisan Roast’s window sill felt like one of studenthood’s long lost pleasures, winning a table on the Larder’s tiny, packed floor was the equivalent of treading the inescapable path towards maturity. The clientele seemed to be mostly made of small groups of friends, relatives and colleagues: the privileged population of a comfortable world, made of relaxed weekend breakfasts with loved ones, and convivial lunch breaks in cosy places just round the corner from the office. I wouldn’t be surprised to find they’re all regulars, as the Edinburgh Larder gives the occasional visitor more than one good reason to return, the first and most important being the quality of the food.

We went for breakfast to the Edinburgh Larder. You can have either breakfast and/or lunch in this small no frill no fuss spot, just a few steps away from the hassle of the Royal Mile

Lovely selection of locally sourced food! I LOVE when places offer "soup and half sandwich" combinations and both were delicious- expensive but tasty. Vegan friendly.

The Edinburgh Larder is just off the Royal Mile but, tucked away on Blackfriars St, it tends to be filled with more locals than tourists. And it usually is filled. I went during a Sunday afternoon in the Festival to meet a friend for coffee. The place was packed but it had a nice ambiance to it and the coffee was great. I've heard they have great food so I'll be back another time to try it!

Absolutely wonderful little place in a side street! We had the fish plate, deli plate, salmon salad & their day special soup (potato & taragon I think). Everything was mouth watering. The servers were quite friendly & the service quick. Keep up the good work guys!

Edinburgh Larder Café is on Blackfriar Street, a small, deli-style café that competes with Earthy in the salad stakes. The café caters for breakfast and lunch and then the Bistro takes over in the evening. The two places have different atmospheres but share a food ethos. The Bistro is on Alva Street, in a down-stairs unit I remember from when it was Bouzy Rouge, many years ago. The interior has been through a few changes since then but it is still a relaxed, cheerful space. We sat in the back, in what was once a tiny outside area and is now a room a little away from the hubbub of the main restaurant spaces.

Lush Starters

I started with black pudding on brioche with a soft boiled quail’s egg on top. I’m a great fan of black pudding and it’s sturdy flavour was framed rather nicely by the creamy, yolk-rich egg and the sweet brioche. It also came with a dollop of home-made brown sauce which was wonderfully fruity. I’m not usually a fan of brown sauce but this I enjoyed.

Meanwhile, my companion had the scallop with ham hough and nettle puré. It was a really pretty dish as well as a tasty one: the bright green pure looked vibrant next to the pink ham hough and the demurely creamy scallop. Cooked to perfection it was sweet, salty and creamy all at the same time.

Moving on to Mains

Yes, I was brought up with the idea that you start with fish and move on to red meat but I usually do it the other way around. So for mains I had the fish of the day (hake) with heritage potatoes, beetroot and radishes. The fish was perfect: flaky, tender and with a crispy skin. Beetroot complements white fish well with its earthy flavour and almost crunchy texture. The radishes were a nice, refreshingly crunchy addition.

On the other side of the table was a glamorous plate of duck with a beef cheek croquette, layered potatoes and a red wine jus. It was just as yummy as it sounds.

We had a side of sweet potato chips just because. Sweet potato is soft and soothing, sweet and almost fudgy in chip form. They worked well with fish and meat both.

A Sweet End

Carrot ice cream. That swung my dessert choice. The green tea ice cream was tempting, and the cheese board looked great, but the chocolate fondant came with beetroot granita and carrot ice cream so chocolate fondant it had to be. The fondant was chocolatey and gooey in a very pleasing way. The beetroot granita refreshing. The carrot ice cream was a little more interesting on paper than it was on the plate – it was a smooth and had a lovely colour but I didn’t get quite the carrot hit I expecting. Saying that, it tasted good, and the trio of flavours were fun together.

My companion is a cheese fan (it strikes me that many of my companions are) and had the cheese board and chose Blue Monday and Morangie Brie. Both were perfectly ripe and full of flavour. The home made oatcakes were crumbly and very moreish – I could cheerfully have eaten them with a spoonful of chutney on top.

Edinburgh Larder Bistro always gives a warm welcome and interesting food from local producers. Some of the ingredients are foraged and it doesn’t get more local or seasonal than that. Foraged ingredients are used inventively – I have fond memories of a sweet cicely sorbet, and the nettle pure with the scallops added colour and flavour.

Edinburgh Larder support the Slow Food campaign. Everything they do shows their commitment to serving great food that’s seasonal, sustainable and Scottish.

Edinburgh Larder is a cozy and nice place to have breakfast. If you want a varied and, above all, delicious breakfast, then you've come to the right place. The staff is super friendly and the food is prepared with care and love. We had the traditional Scottish breakfast here and it was really fantastic.

The taste if the food and the presentation was perfect! Not the best coffee but still:) the staff was working really hard especially the barista..i could see him running around doin the coffees plus serving cleaning tables! He was doing pretty good job! I tried haggis for the first time in Larder Nd loved it.thank u

We booked the table for 3 people at 7.30 am. It required £5 deposit for reservation. It is a small lovely cafe. The food was fast and delicious. We also ordered their scone with clotted cream and jam. The scone smells great and the cream is nice. Plus, the staffs there are warmly welcome.

Lovely place for breakfast. One of the few vendors open before 9am but worth it with excellent service and food served in cute tin boxes. We were also given plates with the tins. So no need to eat from the box if not wanted. They don't accept Amex. Great coffee with alternative milks available.

Amazing spot for breakfast just off the Royal Mile. Both the full scottish breakfast and the eggs benedict were delicious! Great drinks choice too. There are two cafés next to each other - the first is the original and generally needs a reservation whereas the second is for walk-ins. Would definitely recommend a visit!