Zest & Co in Edinburgh

I have been visiting Zest and Co daily for breakfast for the best part of a year and have no complaints what's so ever.The selection of morning rolls and coffee are great, as are Amanda and her staff who are always very pleasant and welcoming.As previously mentioned in other reviews it can be quite busy during peak periods, which I believe reflects the quality of food and service they provide.

Just started working in the area and find this little shop to be awesome!Service is quick for my daily coffee, and a cheeky wee roll on a Friday is reasonably priced and cooked to perfection.Staff are extremely friendly, will be a regular going forward!

Regularly visit Zest & Co, it is a lovely place to eat with friendly and helpful staff. The food is always excellent with a good variety every day. My sis and I often go halfers so we get a taste of two things :)During lockdown I have been getting the Zest at Home deliveries, as a treat. The bread is an absolute bargain, good quality fresh loaf. Quiches and tarts (have tried the lemon, chocolate and pear/almond options) are excellent. Different salads every week provide a nice choice. Just had the charred sweetcorn, artichoke and tomato with harissa dressing salad, can't wait til it is on the menu again. Roll on next week :)

Unfortunately despite the quality of the morning rolls from Zest & Co, the ordering system and time it takes to place your order at busy periods is very disappointing. They have an electronic till but still also write all orders on paper and then hand these to the chef as well as repeating the order verbally. This system doesn't work when you have one person taking orders. They could learn a lot from the process used in Fox & Co nearby - although the rolls are much better at Zest & Co. When ordering by phone you often get hung up on if it's busy - today we have phoned from 9.00am and it is now 10:30am and we still haven't managed to speak to anyone as when we call it answers then hangs up. Even if you go in and order there's often 2 staff members standing doing nothing at the coffee machines as only one person seems to be allowed to take orders - hence it takes so long.

I started working in the area at the start of 2019, and have been generally enjoying the place. That changed today though. Myself and a colleague got turned away entirely for service (some filled morning rolls) because one of their front of house staff deemed the kitchen to be 'too busy'. To be clear, there was 1 table filled upstairs, and 6 other customers already awaiting orders. That's not busy. We were also prepared to wait (it was around 10:30) but we were both completely refused.To echo one of the other reviews below, yes, their ordering system needs an overhaul - but after today, their general demeanour and customer handling should also be reviewed.On the up side, myself and my colleague ventured up the hill and found an alternative vendor that has supplied us with a very satisfying repast.

Our favourite coffee and roll shop for our morning meals. Not much better than a bacon, haggis and tattie scone roll. Staff is always friendly and happy to see everyone, service is quick even though they can be quite busy with the option to eat in or takeaway. Currently for summer they have iced coffee and fruit drinks.

Cozy yet spacious enough. Friendly staff, nice lavatories, great food and good coffee. What more could you ask for? The WiFi is fast, and there are tables big enough to set up a laptop and get some work done. Or, you can just sit and chat with a friend or colleague. For a local or a visitor, this seems like just the right place to pop in. Stay a while if you like. You won't regret it.

Flat whites are too milky and the coffee is a terrible mix of generic beans. Bacon is cooked too early in the morning and isn't re-heated long enough when ordered again. Kind of unbelievable really, given how simple it is to make. Staff are pleasant enough and the prices pretty cheap.

Delicious coffee. Friendly staff. Always a varied selection on their menu! Zest is my go-to work week caffeine fix and their breakfast deal will make you want to order 2!

Would regret if missing this place. Not in busy location so passengers may not easily find it. Visited there in the afternoon and was served with great latte and fruit scone. Environment and staff were all fantastic. Would highly recommend this place to everyone living or passing nearby.