Cafe Marmalade - Edinburgh, City of

This is not a fancy place but a very nice Cafe that offers excellent hot coffee beverages and homemade breakfast, rolls/sandwiches, salads and some hot homemade meals. The service is awesome. We went for breakfast 3 days in sequence when we were in town and the lady that takes care of the business was consistently professional and kind, remembering our choices, given great advices about the neighborhood as well and kindly asking how it worked in the next visit. Price is very honest, with a full Scottish breakfast for only £3.95 (in general, the most expensive item in the board menu). They have free daily newspaper available to read at the premises and comfortable seats to read them, if one wish. Quality is taking very much in consideration here. Their latte and their cappuccino are top and they serve Twinngs tea.

Great food, great service, and great ambiance for a great price. Visited Scotland from USA and found this great little gem around the corner from where we were staying. I wish I had more stomachs to try their other dishes.

I love Cafe Marmalade for various reasons. First of all, it produces amazing flavourful soups which tempt you to come back day after day... Every day they have 3 varieties of soups and you get a large hunk of baguette to go with it as well. So for example a large cup of tomato bean soup to takeaway is £1.70. One day I was hesitating between two flavours and the lady kindly offered a wee sample for me to taste which I thought was a nice touch. In fact all the staff there are super friendly and always smiling, which is another reason to go there. Cafe Marmalade also does nice salads, wraps, sandwiches and cakes. They also sell portions of home made foods, e.g. lasagne so I would say pretty much all your lunch time needs are satisfied here :

I've been visiting Marmalade on and off since I started my new job, and have been here a few times before too. Every time food has been quick, yummy and a good price. Today I had the Ploughman's Salad, which I thought would arrive in a small plastic container and I'd have to eat with those horrendous plastic forks. But no, a big plate of ham, cheese, egg, two kinds of pickle, lettuce and tomatoes landed on my table and I was mighty impressed. All for a paltry sum of £2.60! I think I will be a regular here from now on.

When my love asks: Go on have some breakfast with me at my favourite cafe?! How can I say no?! I like a good crafty soup, a bite of a fresh roll and a quick 'n easy choice. Especially if it is only a 10 min walk from home. She brought me down to Bernard Street. The sun was out, but a seasonal chill was setting in. We entered into a 'Caf '. A lovely lady (the owner? greeted us warmly and let us take in the place a bit. They have a big counter, with all the toastie pannini makers, the veg, cheese meat glass counter and a prep area the size of a decent kitchen. 5 Tables and a breakfast bar and alu street furniture. All available fares were chalked upon the big blackboard. The Tables were occupied but we took a seat outside. Our breakfast rolls and tea arrived quickly after ordering. They tasted fresh. The tea, served in a big pot, was warming against the autumn chill. This is a good place for the neighbourhood, good, fresh and tasty. No pretence of trying to be smart or funky. I like its honesty. I will visit again. Thank you to the lovely lady from Marmalade. Thank you to Anita for showing me this place.