Costa Coffee in Edinburgh, City of

Costa always has good coffee, but its employees are the best in the area. Very friendly service, very good professionals.

The place was so untidy, every table had dirty cups and plates, wanted to sit in after a stressful day at work was served my coffee in a takeaway cup, toastie was given in a cardboard box even though I told them I was sitting in, plenty of cups were clean on top of the machine, however the man that served was so professional and polite

Lovely ladies behind the the till enhanced my experience and made my day!

Customer service is very bad. Some workers are very friendly, and some are very rude. They act as if they hate you or something like that. This is absolutely the worst experience I had there today.

Thanks a lot "D"(the girl who's working in Costa,St johns road ,corstorphine at 5.30,17/08/24)..for the quick response and nice experience..❤️

Since bought by Coca-Cola, its gone downhill. Less personal, more corporate, more money-pinching - charging separately for.butter with toast! Moved from local Scottish milk to big central Manchester hub milk. Cortado is great, but the flat white is now too large, totally messing up the coffee to milk proportion that defines a flat white

Large branch of Costa in a quiet area so always has room to sit.

Nice coffee shop, always clean and staff are very friendly.

Lovely place to relax and enjoy a lovely coffee & food if you want too it can be quite expensive if you go everyday...

It's a Costa. Staff are friendly, coffee is ok, lots of people working on laptops.

I was served by a lady called Karen, I can't thank her enough for her welcoming manner and infectious smile, I am nervous about going out alone and she made my outing pleasurable, Such a professional and friendly person. An absolute credit to your company, please pass on my thanks to her. I will definitely be going back to this shop .

Fairly average Costa in central Corstorphine, Edinburgh. A good amount of seating and a few corners for peace and quiet. Several toilets. Disabled toilet was clean. Staff were pleasant. Closes at 6pm.

Best coffee here. Americano black, with an extra shot. Kind and service minded personnel. Think this is THE ONLY PLACE in Corstorphine and a long the road to Edinburgh center where they actually put Fokus on heating the restaurant up, so people don’t freeze while having a coffee. You don’t need to sit with jacket and a hat here and neither you don’t needed ear proctection from bad acoustics. Overall a nice place and is recommended.

Give Karen a promotion, she Is a ray of sunshine for all of her customer’s mornings, and never fails to put a smile on my face. Coffee and food were delicious, 11/10

This is a nice relaxing place to go for coffee. The staff are lovely. Millionaire shortbread is excellent.

This costa is very nice. Staff are lovely. Very welcoming atmosphere.

The people serving us look like they love their jobs. This gives me good vibes. I will definitely recommend Costa at St John's Rd, Edinburgh. However parking is a bit challenging.

Wander in here for a coffee one day during a stroll along St John’s Road. I stood at the counter, behind another customer who was being served. Once they were finished I was the only person waiting to be served. I stood there for what seemed like an eternity waiting for the staff to notice me but they went about their business behind the counter, two of them, ignoring me there. After about 4/5 minutes I left, didn’t bother saying anything as they had no interest. Really poor service here. Would definitely say this is not only the worst Costa I’ve been too, but most certainly the worst coffee shop I’ve been in.

The coffee shop has been revamped and is a lot more socially arranged.

Staff weren't great today. Don't look at you, ask how they can help. No welcomes, no smiles. Had to ask to have my toastie hot and for a glass and ice for my cold drink rather than being asked. And when it was ready the assistant could have brought it over as she was standing about not doing anything else. Staff need motivating and training. A rather dire experience.

Staff weren't great today. Don't look at you, ask how they can help. No welcomes, no smiles. Had to ask to have my toastie hot and for a glass and ice for my cold drink rather than being asked. And when it was ready the assistant could have brought it over as she was standing about not doing anything else. Staff need motivating and training. A rather dire experience.

Staff were friendly, coffee good, and I would go back

Great and consistent value and service.

Enjoyed a bacon roll and a cheese and Tomato Toastie. Visited at 7am, so nice and quiet. Large Cappucino was enjoyable. Has to find a table outwit the range of the ceiling air conditioning as they were pumping out quite chilly air. Comfortable seating. Handy for a quick breakfast or snack.

I didn't have any food but had a coffee while I was waiting to meet a friend. They, like Starbucks, are overpriced for what you get, but the latte was warm, and the service was decent enough. The shop was quiet, which is why the rating is lower

Though I’d give Costa another chance.Toastie was Luke warm toast was like rubber. The coffee was Luke warm again. I live half a mile from the shop! Back to Starbucks Anne Alba The only plus was the driver very polite

Standard Costa. Comfortable quiet quick

Great coffee, sandwiches & sweets, wonderful staff, cozy decor! The only downside is that sometimes when it gets busy it's hard to find a seat, and it can get quite loud with all the customers in there so it may not always be a quiet place to study/write for those so inclined.

Whereas I usually enjoy my Costa experience I find I don't like the music being played. I feel the music is inappropriate for the clientele base and is too loud. In this particular branch, St. John's Road, the standards of hygiene are very low - the tables are very often dirty, and where there has been an attempt to clean them it has been with a soiled cloth as there are smear marks over most of the tables. This is not restricted to very busy periods, it is especially noticeable when I normally visit which is around opening time.

I ordered this morning with Uber eats and they charged me the bacon roll I asked and a caramel coffee iced drink and instead of the roll I got a tostie that I’m not gonna eat as it’s not what I wanted. I tried to phone Costa unfortunately it’s a generic customer line that’s not available and the Uber eats delevery isn’t answering the phone either. Thanks for this awful breakfast you deliver to me this morning

Lovely Costa branch here. Excellent as always

Nice and helpful people. Good snack food

Costa Coffee is a popular coffee chain with multiple locations throughout Edinburgh, Scotland. The coffee shops offer a variety of coffee drinks, including cappuccinos, lattes, and espressos, as well as teas, hot chocolate, and iced drinks. Costa Coffee also serves a selection of pastries, sandwiches, and cakes, making it a convenient spot for breakfast or lunch. The chain prides itself on using high-quality coffee beans and sustainable sourcing practices. Many of the Costa Coffee locations in Edinburgh have cozy seating areas, with comfortable chairs and free Wi-Fi, making them popular spots for meetings or studying. The chain is known for its consistent quality and friendly service, making it a reliable choice for coffee lovers in Edinburgh.

Restful place and helpful assistant

Lovely staff getting drinks right the first time and great customer service and service with a smile.

Nice and quiet early on, on a Saturday (before 10am) coffee was ok, croissant was good.

Friendly, informal, fast and clean. A nice place for a coffee with my little daughter.

The Christmas gift set of 2 items for 9£, didn't have anything alluring to buy for. Instead took a cappuccino drink.

Typical good service and choice

Being on a business trip in Edinburgh away from home and having a day off work I recognised a Costa a coffee shop which in theory is the same products all over the UK with staff being of a certain calibre so imagine my horror when I walk into this shop to find no customers and 6 staff giggling and running around back and forwards from the toilets. This carried on until I made a an over exerted effort to let the staff know I was watching them and then they just went behind the counter and continued to giggle about past customers in plain ear shot of myself. Then when 3 customers came in it was like flicking a switch on one went on cooking toasties, one went on drink prep and the other wiping a counter however all still giggling at key words . From a customers point of view when busy this is an okay but as soon as it goes quiet and the customer watches watches the bored staff this is when things can become a awkward. As a member of “Visit Scotland” this outlet is not one I would recommend for visitors but just one for residents of Scotland who would not be offended/put off by the staff at this outlet. Pictures attached show the empty outlet on a Saturday morning where as every other outlet in the city and country is packed.

Very friendly and helpful staff that help create a relaxing environment. Fantastic coffee and good, stable wifi.

The savoury vegan options are the most disappointing and tasteless products ever. Waist of money. And not even the coffee is good. I don't understand the popularity of this brand, absolutely nothing good to say. It's always dirty everywhere, tables and bathrooms! Not blaming the staff if anything they deserve a pay raise.

Coffee good,could be a bit brighter

Very busy no wonder covid is still around

The place is so dirty!! Floor is filthy with dirt, old crumbs and stains, tables all covered in old coffee stains and old crumbs , floor tacky to walk on and shoes stick . On a plus side coffee is excellent !!

Cause the staff are very polite and friendly and the place is clean

rude staff and was quiet the opposite of polite and another member of staff raised their voice at a innocent elderly person for not doing track and trace

I always like a costa coffee when I'm out and about. Unfortunately in this Costa there was a queue and because there was a delay in getting served I had to leave as my bus was due. Will definitely be back though

Nice but slow to get served if there is a queue

Been waiting 15 minutes for service and there were only 2 customers in front of me, wow back to barista school for the staff here!!!

Burned and tasteless hot chocolate. Not nice costumer service. Do not recommend.

Service came with a smile from all the ladies who served us. Producing a good cup of coffee takes time and if your in a queue it can take a long time but when it arrives its good. Nice large cafe with plenty of space so chilling out in this Costa coffe house was a pleasure. Been there a few times and its always busy which tells you how much its loved.

Staff seemed disinterested. Front was unmanned for longer than expected.

Good Costa coffee shop but slightly spoiled by the lady serving. Seemed overly aggressive to myself compared to the other people in front of we in queue!! Maybe it was my west coast accent?? Hope not!

We queued for ages, it seemed as though the team was too busy doing orders for delivery. The team also got my order wrong, missing one of the items. Other than that, it is your standard Costa, you know what you are getting.

Extremely worse service, if you ever visit this branch, bring your sugar with you as the staff are very mean. I asked for white sugar twice and in every time they gave me just two.

Coffee was amazing as usual, attitude of one staff member was appalling.

Shocking service. Staff as slow as a week in jail! Waited for 5 minutes while she messed around behind the counter before she even noticed there were customers waiting. The place was dead... Wonder how the two girls would cope if it was busy! Not good enough Costa!

Always enjoyable with plenty of choice for eats and fab coffee

Staff were extremely rude. I doubt i will be back.

Toilets need more regular sanitation & cleaned hourly

Great place to grab a quick coffee and go

One of the girls making the teas in this place was very unpleasant. That took away from the experience of being there.

Lovely but busy. Tricky to get a seat at peak times.

Made nice cold cappuccino however was concerned with the cleanliness. While waiting for the cold milk to froth the barista turned her attention to counting the change in till. Then after that was done went on to finish making my drink without first washing her hands. Regardless of covid that should not be acceptable let alone during current pandemic.

A great Costa in a very busy high street. Perfect location to take one's coffee pause, in a spacious locale serving all your favourite Costa treats and coffees.

EDIT: for the second time my coffee has arrived half full. And please do not try to blame your stores incompetence on the driver. The bag was completely dry. Please retrain your staff as you obviously have some major issues if the staff believe it is in any way appropriate to short change customers. I will now stop ordering from here. Staff are very friendly if you get to know them. I think sometimes the service is a little poor when ordering via ubereats. The system auto accepts it seems. This has caused ubereats drivers to have to cancel delivery as they were either too busy or actually weren't even open. This seems quite unfair to the drivers as they are suffering in the pandemic too. Easy solution to this would be to stop what seems to be auto accepting orders. I also had a flat white come with hardly any milk, such that it was undrinkable because it was too strong and couldn't get a refund because ubereats was malfunctioning and wouldn't upload the picture showing it. For the most part orders have been good but I'm being put off from ordering from here in the future if the service continues to be this bad for whatever reason.

The coffee is really nice go to Costa coffee

Decent local Costa, did get my order wrong last time.

Restricted hours but food and drink still very good.

The most terrible servis I ever had. Shop manager with pink hair should change her attitude. The most terrible maners...... She behavs like it is a penalty for her being here. I dont even fancy my Coffee now.... Last time I enter this costa

I love the coffee and blue berry muffins but miss ham and cheese panini

I only go to this cafe if I can't get into one of the local independent cafes. There are always tables that need cleared and cleaned and there's always food on the floors. I think the local independents are better value for money.

Good place to meet up sometime with friends. The coffee & cakes are very good. The staff are nice & halp full too.

Because the food was excellent and toilets clean

great service as a medical exempt no mask wearer was good not to be challenged .

Food was nice but member of staff was rude and manager was very off hand when talking to the customers as she was organizing the queuing system.

Great service , friendly staff!

Not enough staff unfortunately.

Lovely coffee, friendly service.

Unfortunately very slow service.

Only problem they didn't have any skinny milk but coffee is always good

Good social distancing, courteous staff and great coffee.

La cafetería estaba fría por dentro, no siento el frío en particular, pero no podía sentarme sin la chaqueta. Los productos vendidos eran, como de costumbre, muy caros. Sin embargo, el personal era agradable.

First Post-Lockdown visit. Calm and friendly atmosphere. One down was door to toilet very heavy and needed to touch handle to get out. Paper towel would be handy after drying hands.

Cozy, relaxing and excellent quality. You really couldn't ask for more in a café! As an Italian, I can say that the coffee was great and that I'd definitely be back here.

I absolutely love going into this store as I always have a very good experience! I enjoy speaking to all the staff especially Shaun, I’m always pleased to see him when I go in, he always asks how my little boy is and almost always, unless I say otherwise, brings my tray over for me. I believe he is an absolute credit to the company, and whenever I see someone else talking or interacting with him, they are either laughing, smiling, or crying.... with laughter!! He’s amazing with all the kids that come into the store, they always seem happy with him! I look forward to you guys opening up again and cannot wait to see you all, especially Shaun lol!! Lots of love and stay safe Kate xx

Toilet's absolutely vile, toilet seat and flooring look like they hadn't been properly cleaned for weeks. Coffee shop floor not much better.

Oddly I'm not a Costa fan but this feels more like a village Cafe.

Normally one of the quieter Costas.

hi just to say the best hot chocolate in Edinburgh made by crystal she has the special nack the service is so professional would highly recommend it

Costorphine branch was a bit messy with a lot of tables needed cleaning. But it was just before Xmas but the staff were really good and helpful as I was on crutches and couldnt carry anything

Coffee was a lot weaker than it usually served but I do like it strong though

This has to win the award for the slowest Costa in the world! You would not believe how long it took to make a latte.

I was initially served by a lovely young girl but thereafter had the misfortune of being served the second time by Crystal who was very unpleasant when I asked for a glass of water, she was also unpleasant to her co worker in front of me. My latte wasn’t very hot!

Slow service, very poor toilets (urinal choked). Need to be refurbished

Sabes lo que vas a obtener, pero el servicio marca la diferencia y aquí fue bueno. Es bueno ver que muchos lugareños usan esto como su lugar de reunión, aunque decepcionante un negocio local no puede igualar el servicio, la calidad y el precio de su vecino global. En general, satisfizo nuestras necesidades.

Friendly staff and decent food

Wish they would wash the milk steaming jugs more often

Good and plenty seats still nice and new