Aqui comi o melhor shortcake de caramelo de sempre. Que coisa deliciosa! O espaço é simples mas a pastelaria e o café são muito bons e merecem visita.
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Tucked at the foot of Candlemaker Row is a lovely little airy atrium cafe that forms part of the Grassmarket Community Project. Officially opened in April 2013, the aim of the place is to support people through transitions in their lives and to re-connect disengaged people. Part of this involves a volunteer-run kitchen, supported by a range of local producers, which provides the food for the cafe.
Although today was mainly rainy, I picked a time between showers. There was no prospect of sitting outside on their bench seating, though, as it was a touch chilly.
Their daily changing menu was marked up on the chalkboard. I opted for their soup of the day, which was split pea and roasted onion. I added a slice of their courgette and tomato frittata. The friendly waiter took my order and was soon bringing my first course to the table.
The soup proved to be very good indeed with sweetness from the onions neatly complementing the hearty split pea texture. The accompanying fresh pumpkin seed bread had a lovely cakey crumb to it. I was impressed.
The frittata was equally tasty with lovely fresh flavours and really accurate seasoning. The simple side salad was very nicely dressed and had good crunch.
So overall, I was delighted to finally discover the Grassmarket Community Cafe. It served me two very good dishes that really hit the spot. I’d be happy to recommend a visit at your earliest convenient opportunity. I think it will do cracking business during the summer as it’s a sunny little place with abundant outdoor seating, so I look forward to popping in again soon.
Scores
Blythe scores Grassmarket Community Cafe
4/5 for food
3.5/5 for presentation
4/5 for setting
4/5 for service
giving an overall 15.5/20
I ate: split pea and onion soup; courgette frittata
I drank: espresso, water
I wore: pink shirt
Total bill: £9.45
The cafe is fantastic! We went twice for lunch on our trip to Edinburgh. Very affordable, great food, & fair portions for the prices. I highly recommend the granola bowl! Thank you for what you do for your community.
I'm not sure if it's because I've been walking in the rain for 90mins, but this was one of the best lorne and black pudding rolls I've ever had
We attended "The Big Value Comedy Show" here, as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2017) - our second show. Lovely staff, pleasant environment and well worth going.
I love a kafe with a good cause, supports those in need, nice outdoor seating in a cosy neighborhood. Great info about local things to do.
What an awesome idea. Y'all are great, and the cheaper options of your Café make visiting this location just great.
It’s a great community
resource- one of the few truly egalitarian places in Edinburgh !
Excellent place, people are very friendly.
The cafe shop that is inside is amazing, they have good price and the food is good.
The customer service is the best, however sometimes could be very busy, due that a free walking tour company stop there for few minutes several times during the day.
In that place you can find different activities that support the community to acquire new skills and socialize with other.
It is good place and definitely they are doing an excellent job.
Fair prices and good drinks for a good cause
Amazing place with great people who make you feel welcome and respected
Lovely, kind people working here allowed us to keep our luggage at their cafe for a couple of hours while we sorted out accommodation elsewhere. They didn't charge us or anything, and were very friendly and courteous. Looked like a nice place to go. Thanks again!
Very interesting and brilliant community project.
What a fantastic place. Gorgeous cafe right in the Grassmarket. Accessible, lovely bright open space, proper tea and fabulous cakes. AND it's a community support project and your cake pays for people to learn and develop their skills. Perfect.
We came here on several free walking tours as this stop was part of a "break" built into the tour itself and it was both a smart move to gain publicity about the place, but also a nice place to rest for a few minutes. If I remember right, the cafe directly works with a charity (the homeless of Edinburgh I think) so it was nice to support that cause while also drinking a hot coffee and eating a delicious carrot cake.
My cousin and her husband and children had a birthday party here and it was most enjoyable. The staff were brilliant and the food and drink were excellent. A great night was had by all.
My sister and her husband know the manager of this project and although he was elsewhere we stopped for soup and a sandwich. Lots of people coming for meetings and the cafe was full. The manager did come back and it was good to meet him. Another Wee gem.
Great cafe. Various meeting rooms. Caring charity community project located in the heart of Edinburgh. Friendly staff. Reasonably priced food. Popular with travellers. Has a multicultural mix of people.
Saw a very funny Fringe show 'A Comedy Brunch' at 10.45. Julie Grady Thomas' charming intelligent comedy was hilarious and had the audience in stiches. Neil Harris was very smart and funny. A really good way to start a day at the fringe. If the other just the topic shows are this good then they will be well worth going to see, but this show is a must see.
The coffee and breakfast was also very nice at the cafe. Well with a visit.
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