Dovecot Studios Cafe in Edinburgh, City of

Really comfortable with excellent smiley service - limited menu, but tasty and served nicely - good price for location - and we were delighted with the shop on site too

Lovely. Perfect spot to chill with a nice coffee, cake and great atmosphere. And the pistachio and cranberry flapjack (with a white chocolate topping) was divine ... possibly the best I've ever tasted!

This used to be a wee gem of a place. It’s been refurbished and the food now comes from an outside company. Whilst the surroundings are lovely, I cannot say the same for the food which was very disappointing. The quiche was tasteless and the capuccino very small and covered in cocoa powder. The service was efficient and cheerful but I don’t think I will be back.

Затишне місце зі смачною кавою і їжею. Сервіс на висоті. Хороший плейлист, за що окреме дякую! Кафе розташоване на тихій вулиці недалеко від центру, тому тут небагато відвідувачів і можна повністю насолодитися атмосферою.

Lovely place, just wished it opened on Sundays, seems like such a waste!

Easy to access from the exhibition nice warm cheese scone and a good cup of coffee

Had very nice gluten free soup and oatcakes here. Very good food and service. Thank you.

Simple cafe with plenty of cake.

Cafe is very busy, which may account for not great service. Exhibitions are always great

Love this place, great exhibitions

Lovely ambience, great coffee, friendly people!

Had coffee. Light and spacious with helpful service from staff. Fresh salads, breads and cakes.

popped in for a quick bite at lunchtime. The staff were friendly and helpful. We both had quiche and a cuppa. Sadly the oven had broken so the quiche was cold, but still very tasty.

Stumbled across this cafe by accident, it is tucked away off the main rd. Had some lovely cake and coffee and was served by a really cheerful girl singing along to the radio. All in all a very good experience - thank you

Loved the scone and cake. Nice coffee.

Lovely little cafe with organic, vegan and gluten free food.

A cantine like Cafè, utterly charmless.

Wow.. Wow... Wow.. Always an essential place to visit when I'm in Edinburgh

Lovely building - but it's very cold inside, and the coffee is tepid, too. Had to keep all my layers on.

Yummy. Everything is wonderful, and some good gluten free options -- they do their sandwiches on a nice gf roll. Their cucumber and sesame salad was particularly delightful, as was the homemade custard cream!

Visited with my partner over Valentines weekend and was left feeling a bit “meh” about the place. The food quality was overall good but a bit lacklustre with almost everything feeling as though it could have used dressing, sauce, or a final season before it arrived on the table. We got the lamb pasty which was dry, the carrot and red cabbage salad which had no dressing or seasoning to speak of and the coconut soup which could have used a good crack of salt and pepper. Coffees were fine. To be fair the pastries were delicious and if I were to come back it would be for them. Service was also a bit sharp and unfriendly and I’m not sure if this was due to our waitress being left to handle the place alone and therefore being stressed or that she just plain didn’t want to be there. Either way, would probably pop in for a pastry and a coffee if I was in the area again but it would not be in even my top five choices for the area.

Nice cafe with yummy cakes and coffees

I meet my friend here on a regular basis...lovely friendly staff...today I tried their still warm homemade cheese scones with chutney on the side...delicious! V.Clapton

Very nice food. The chocolate Guinness cake was amazing

Food and service as good as before lockdown

I had the three course, Pinks at Home takeaway last night and everything about it was delicious! Quality menu and food. Excellent antidote to the situation we all find ourselves in. Well done, again, to the girls at Pinks !

Great coffee, orderable at non-standard temperatures. Basic cafe fare done well. Their ingredients are high quality, locally sourced stuff (judging by their bacon and salad leaves). Highly recommended.

Food freshly made, lovely friendly staff, observing good cleanliness / covid standards. Vegetarian & gluten free options. Happy to recommend.

I thoroughly recommend a visit to this cafe. Friendly staff, super clean, and delicious food. I had the apple and olive oil cake, with maple syrup icing. Outstanding.

Lovely new cafe at Dovecot Studios. Run by the hugely experienced team behind Pinkerton's Catering. The space is light and airy and the food is delicious. We had lunch there (The best cheese scone I've had for a long time!) followed by excellent coffee.

Its a fantastic studio and the cafe is good

Delicious coffee and salads, friendly staff, and a relaxing study space.

Good place to meet up for coffee or light lunch. Acoustics a bit difficult when there is a crowd.

Very poor choice of GF. Busy and cramped. Not good value.

Downgraded because of poor service. Today no bread problem with stocks of cakes. Served our food but told us to get our own knives and forks. #badservice

Nice cuppa and a slice of carrot cake. The surroundings have an artistic vibe (this is the cafe inside the textile museum) and the staff were friendly.

Loved this place! Food and coffee is amazing and the space looks very nice. It is situated in a calm street and also having the expo space with the little store attached is nice.

Tucked away off the main drag. The food was great and the staff were very kind to us.

New owners, good food, fancy Instagram présentation. They really don't need to put paper under the food on the plate! 1 star off for that

Enjoyed a delicous followed with afternoon tea. 51 members from All Year Ramblers.

New cafe bar and bistro by The Pantry team. I'm sure it will be as successful as their flagship place in Stockbridge.

Rustige plaats, aangename omgeving. Beetje geduld nodig als het druk is

Expensive for what you get, 7.50 for half sandwich and soup. Also service with attitude.

Great cafe, good food and lovely staff

It's peaceful when you sit in the cafe and has good exhibitions

Best salad of mozzarella, prosciutto and toasted walnuts. So.Good.

Mushroom and garlic soup was a bit insipid. Sandwich was ok.

Went here for breakfast this morning will probably go there tomorrow as well

Best coffee I've had in Scotland so far

Docecot Cafe yes staff pleasant clean and friendly just a bit yuppy. This was the old Infirmary Street Swimming bath site now turned into a exhibition hall. Try to remember there are townies left in the area and when we ask for a coffee we dont know we need to ask for a tall coffee. What is that pretentious rubbish. A tall coffee in the Dovecot Cafe is actually just a normal coffee anywhere else.

Nice coffee shop good food friendly staff

Really great food, really clean, lovely staff. Not a huge menu is the only -star

I loved this place, I made a very random selection of the menu and it came to me very delicious..... I had the banana bread and peanut butter with seeds ( where I didn't try it ever before and there are no pics for anything in the menue) with freah raspberries and blueberries and a cappuccino..... Its sooooo delicious.... Coffee also is yummy and the staff are really friendly

Sweet coffee shops with good cakes and pastries! It is just next (part?) of an art gallery. Very interesting!

Love it here. Long black and a choice of cakes.

Nice little cafe with very nice coffee at good prices.

Nice lunch with tasty home made soup. Efficient and friendly staff. It is on the site of an old Victorian swimming pool. Would visit again.

One of my favourite coffee shop in town. And it's right in the dovecot gallery, as a treat. One of the best soya milk cappuccino and lots of lovely cakes. Had sandwich here too in the past and they were always top quality and very filling. Would recommend

Beautiful coffee and sandwiches in a great location

Super place for lunch a bit off the beaten path.

A short wait for a table but worth it. Excellent food and reasonable price.

Excellent cafe with superb coffee, cakes and small meals.

Great cafe with good options for vegans

Decent place to have a coffee, food is pretty good but a little on the pricey side.

Really great place for a light lunch. Sandwich and soup.

Good for gluten free and veggie. Lovely carrot cake, gluten free but you wouldn't know. Lots of GF cake options.

Lovely cafe with great cake selection. Be sure to try the chocolate brownie.

Very nice cafe with a clean decoration, cool atmosphere and very friendly staff. I've been here a few times and really enjoyed the soup and the coconut bread. The bagel was not my favourite though (but the only meal which I remembered to take a picture of).

Great coffee and food, would recommend.

Great homemade cakes. Great coffee and tea. Had to take some cake home with us too. Lovely.

Great cake and lovely atmosphere. It's right next to the Dovecot Studios, which are beautiful and well worth a visit.

Staff... perfect, the guy was awesome, had exceptional banter. Food, pretty good. Recommend the hot chocolate.

Fantastic little cafe. Delicious coffee and sandwiches. Friendly staff. Good deal for a delicious lunch.

Great café inside Dovecot Studios. Friendly staff, nice food and cute knit mug holders!

Very nice cafe, serving a lovely range of soups, sandwiches and tasty cakes. Great for lunch after a day in town, visiting the exhibitions here or at the nearby National Museum of Scotland.

I've been to many of the cafes in the surrounding area and the Dovecot Cafe really is fantastic. There aren't many cafes which do coffee of this quality and the gluten free variety of sweet treats is something that Edinburgh is greatly missing. To top it all off the atmosphere is great and the staff are super friendly. I will definitely be coming back.

With Dovecot Cafe, you can enjoy a bite to eat after taking in their exhibitions. The cliché artist’s lunch may be a cigarette and a coffee bu there you’ll get big chunky sandwiches, Artisan Roast coffee and some seriously good cakes. (Well, they got the coffee bit right anyway!) Myfavourite? The light and fluffy Victoria Sponge and a mouth-watering Snickers millionaire shortbread.