Thistle Cafe in Edinburgh

We found this lovely little cafe tucked in a super quiet street and thought of having food in here. We arrived at tha cafe at about 11:45 and ordered one veggie breakfast and one cheese nachos. We were waiting for our order and then realised people who had ordered breakfast after us were served before us and when we asked the person who took the order re how long is it going to take, he said about 15 mins and you can cancel if we didn’t want to wait. We realised it was already 25 mins since we had ordered and if we go somewhere else we might not get it before our castle entry anyway so we decided to wait. After 15 mins I saw they were serving other people and now I had to ask again how long is it going to take, he said again 5 mins but I will start cooking now so if want to cancel you can. They didn’t even apologise for the delay. We bloody waited at the restaurant for 40 mins and didn’t even get the food. The worst part was their unapologetic behaviour as if they didn’t care. Also I still don’t understand why they didn’t serve us breakfast when they were serving with others the same food and they had come after us. A part of me think it was a racist behaviour but I don’t want to believe that. Shame I thought the place was lovely but the service is pathetic.

Was very expensive and not nearly worth the $. The juice was warm, the food was cold. The eggs were dry.The staff were friendly.

Great little spot for breakfast off the royal mile, simple breakfast. Great Hot Chocolate, and a cute atmosphere. You feel like you've stepped into a cozy place for locals and then you can pop back to the historic mile. Indoor and outdoor seating, so you can enjoy the rare clear mornings in Scotland.

2 visits in two days as we were staying locally. A friend found a curly hair (yes, that type of hair) in his breakfast. Chalked it up as a one off and came back the next day as it was right near our accommodation. My plate this time had a very similar looking hair on it. Other than that food was very average and service pretty poor with a lot of sarcasm from the young lad waiting when taking the order.

Lovely little cafe and even nicer staff/owners. Had a couple breakfasts here and it was very pleasant. No frills but good food and a warm atmosphere.

Few days ago, I visited this cafe. In many years, although I recognized this, I didn’t have a chance to visit there. All staffs were very friendly. Cafe and tea and scone were good. I love this kinds of wee cafe. Looking forward to visiting again. Thank you!

Very little place, kind of hard to find. The service was very quick. We had our food about five minutes after we ordered. I’m not an expert in Scottish food, but both my wife and I thought it was great. We ordered the Scottish breakfast and the English breakfast.

Loved this quaint little café. I had the full Scottish breakfast for £11.00 and it was delicious but basic. Some of the items are overpriced, for example £3.00 for an extra rasher of bacon.The toilet is unisex and there is no lock on the door so you need to ask a friend to keep watch!

Dirty, outdated tourist trap with low quality food and drinks. The table were dirty, just cleaned after request (with a baby wet wipe). Toilet is super dirty and worn down. Tables and chairs cheap. We just sat down for a overpriced tea and coffee and left within 15 minutes.

Super cute little cafe tucked away from the road near the castle. A great spot to get something quick, easy and cheap. I got the scones and I could have eaten four of them - they were so good! The guy and lady running the kitchen are very friendly and the food is served fresh, hot and fast.