The Painted Rooster in Edinburgh

Sweet, quirky, and cozy. And the food was delicious! Probably the best Croque Madam I've ever eaten. I could only eat half, so took the rest home and warmed it up the next day. Still delicious! We took a couple of pastries with us for breakfast the next morning.

Lovely atmosphere. Friendly, attentive and competent staff. Had a great (if pricey) breakfast. Quality of choose 3 items English breakfast excellent. Oreo milkshake scrummy! Will definitely be back next time we are in Edinburgh! Recommend

I came here for brunch and their food is quite fresh! I had the scottish breakfast with peameal bacon, lorne (?) sausage and 3 scrambled eggs. Everything tasted light and not oily. The portion size is fair and the envieonment is simple but quaint and peaceful. I found the peameal bacon a but tough in texture, but otherwise everything else was good. It is a nice casual spot to take for a chill date!

I have no experience of Polish food before, out of curiosity I ordered both two signature Polish dishes available in The Painted Rooster – Pierogi and Zurek.There were several choices of stuffing for the pierogi dumplings such as potato with cottage cheese, haggis, sauerkraut and some more veggie options, and we ordered a plate with each of the flavours. Overall they were delicious, softly crispy and sufficiently stuffed, though not particularly outstanding in comparison with dumplings I tried from other parts of the world, mostly Asian. I like the Zurek, a slightly sour soup with sausage, potato and boiled eggs served in bread bowl, you just can’t go wrong with it, a sort of comfort food. The Painted Rooster Burger was okay, the sauce saved it from being an average one.It is almost a 4-star. However the food at this basement restaurant is a bit pricy (I mean the sit in price on their latest menu, while the one on their FB page has been outdated by the time of this review) in my opinion comparing with other restaurants of similar nature and quality.

Cozy spot for a late breakfast! The avo toast and poached eggs was delicious and beautifully presented. If you don’t like spicy, I’d recommend asking to get it without the chili flakes. Highly recommend!

Friendly staff, sizeable portions of delicious meals with hints of Polish influence. Legendary cheesecake and pierogi. Definitely highly recommended, despite being slightly pricey.EDIT.Update from 15/04 - still a great place. Pierogi as amazing as always, and the burger was flawless.

We had a lovely family brunch before the rugby…! The brunch was brill but the rugby was bleh. France won.Lovely service, lovely food, and brilliant atmosphere, definitely worth experiencing. Only slight downside is that it is very enclosed with no view to the street or natural daylight, but other than that wonderful. 👍

A little breakfast nook adorned with a rooster motif, an intimate place with excellent food and great service. Recommended capacity to 4 or less, dogs are allowed. Best breakfast in Edinburgh!

Lovely & cozy place. The breakfast was amazing. We tried the traditional breakfast and salmon bagel. All very fresh and delicious. Very helpful and friendly staff. Totally recommend.

Great little place, snug underground. Short on staff like everywhere at the minute so was a bit slow service but well worth it! Pricey but for city centre probably quite reasonable. Food was amazing quality (eggs poached to perfection), coffee equally stunning. Will recommend to friends who live in Edinburgh!