Le Marche Francais in Edinburgh, City of

I give him a 1 star because it does not allow me to give no stars at all. Looking forward to another amazing Scottish breakfast, but this was the worse experience in Edinburgh. Black pudding, sausages, tomato, bacon and some other processed meat was not edible. Waa like rubber. Coffee was of the worse quality. Had to put 6 sugars and yet could not drink it, as it was so bitter. Place is very dirty. Please choose another spot to eat!

This place is an absolute gem of a deal! Just minutes away from Haymarket station it’s gots authentic French baguette sandwiches, pastries, and wine. We got the sandwiches which came with salad and crisps and the soup of the day (tomato) which came with a sliced baguette. All of it was wonderful and fresh, check this out for a quick budget bite! With a moka, tea, 2 sandwiches, and a soup it came to just under £18!

delicious food but I was scammed by the owner twice. today I paid 9 pounds more than I should. disappointed but consider this as a tip.

Such a friendly, happy place. Fresh prepared food and drinks a very reasonable prices. Go on in and try it out. You won't be disappointed.

It's a nice little Cafe with great food but sometimes the staff are so inundated with orders that they struggle to serve everyone fast enough.

Ask the proprietor, "What's a Frenchman doing in Edinburgh?" Authentic French pastries & meal. Biggest meringues I've very seen! Enough for 4 but we 2 ate it all LOL. Established and same owner for 30 years. Great service with a smile by the staff. So glad we checked it out. Instead of just posting on Insta, recommend a visit - he's old school and doesn't do socials.

The best breakfast place at Scotland. A must try while at Edinburgh. Very much pocket friendly and good quantity. Loved the hospitality as well.

I bought a nice sourdough loaf and two fruit tarts. The service was very pleasant, we had nice chat.

Best and most reasonable place for lunch. The meal of the day is outstanding every time!

Just having tea time on the train leaving Edinburgh now and finished one of the two tarts we bought from here. I should have bought more 😋.

Misleading picture menu on the table of the Fresh Cut Croque Monsieur with appetising side salad, which actually appeared as a 2 thin processed sliced bread ham n cheese toastie with chopped iceberg. Tasty enough I guess. Scottish breakfast OK. Service wasn't great...forgot our tea and coffee ordered with breakfasts, and when reminded, bought each separately and forgot milk ...which had actually been an option on ordering. Bit sloppy all around really :(

What an amazing find. The service was great, the food was excellent and the atmosphere was lovely. We will be back

Do you have an email address to contact you? thank you

Looked nice from outside, ordered food but both mine and wife's arrived cold, owner was defensive over his kitchen equipment but we sent food back and declined to order again and left. Even the food we did order looked dull, certainly not worth the price. Would never go back.

Enjoyed a very decent Moka coffee and smoked salmon quiche. My wife had the brie and gherkin sandwich. She loved it as well. It's nice and warm inside with a nice local buzz.

Went for breakfast, asked if they did toast and rudely told "can you see it on the menu" we decided to leave after 25 minutes as service was rude and very slow would not recommend. Think the owner should wear a hair net for hygiene

Food looked nice, nice atmosphere but rude owner and a simple order took half an hour so has to walk out and leave, would not go back.

We went several times very early, when everything was closed, the man treated us very well, the food is delicious, regular price according to the area and the food

A kiszolgálás lassú, mert az úr egyedül van, de ha van idöd, hangulatos, kellemes hely, reggelizni tökéletes! Az ételek finomak!!

Thanks for kindness and humor. You made me comfortable.

No seating, but it is a perfect little bakery and sandwich counter. And so reasonably priced. Savory and sweet pastries, quiche, and a small selection of charcuterie sandwiches — ham, prosciutto, pâté, Brie, Emmenthaler, etc. A real Frenchman behind the counter makes sandwiches to order.

Popped in for lunch, before heading to destination..

Lovely little cafe. Returned after the first time because of great food and prices. Lovely staff. So nice to see a small cafe still alive today

video says it all. video was taken at 3am on the 21 April 2023

Just had a takeaway from here. Coffee, ham and cheese croissant, and a sandwich. All delicious, and cost not far off what it would in the well known chain 'bakers ' across the road. Will visit again 😀

Delicious food and very reasonable prices.

Delicious French sandwiches, pastry and fresh coffee, served with nice French welcome

The quiche Lorraine is very good!

A really nice place in the Haymarket area. I only popped in for a coffee & this was really nice. The person serving was friendly & helpful.

French bakery with reasonable price. Best bread ever in Edinburgh!

Excellent food and friendly service - bear in mind that service is likely to be slow and allow time for this but the food is very nice and extremely well-priced for what it is.

Very slow service, continental breakfast consisted of a croissant, coffee and a glass of orange juice. Full Scottish breakfast was OK but over cooked. Wouldn't go back, I'm afraid.

Fantastic,delicious and affordable food. owner was very friendly and welcoming

Ottima colazione salata , servizio un po lento per carenza di personale

Staff were very pleasant but the service was incredibly slow. The food was OK but the soup had to be returned to be heated up properly and the coffee was very average. We won't be back.

amazing food for an excellent price

A great place to pass away the time with some friends .

The decor of the cafe is very nice and had a really calm relaxed atmosphere. The service was friendly but incrediblely slow. We went here for lunch and it took over half an hour to get a glass of orange juice and a sandwich, unsure if they were understaffed or something as the place was only maybe 10% full. The fresh orange juice was terrible value, over 3 pounds for barely more than half a glass. When the food came it was very nice and we enjoyed it.

The service was exceptional, the coffee was perfect, and the croque monsieur was out of this world.

とても親切でniceなマダムで、 Take awayしたタルトやパイなども 美味しかったです。

Really good pastries and filter coffee!

Echt slechte koffie (espresso machiato) en toilet functioneerde niet. Men vertelde toen dat die al een tijdje kapot was.

Made a beautiful mocha. Had the full Scottish and was blown away by the value and quality.

Just went in for a quick job to print a document. The employee who attended me was very professional and friendly and had it done within a minute of me walking in the door.

Popped in here for breakfast. Delicious authentic Croque Madame and excellent coffee. Highly recommended!

This is a very good place with fresh good quality ingredients at a great price the customer service is amazing it has everything you could want for lunch or breakfast, I have only used the takeaway service but you can eat inside I would say it has the best deals in the area.

Meal was excellent and services was excellent and friendly.

Excellent food and great service. Their quiche Lorraine is fabulous

Delicious breakfast! And very reasonably priced. Highly recommended.

It's is a little bit hidden place, looking very small from the outside, but please give it a go!! We did on our trip to Edinburgh and we are very happy! Staff absolutely amazing, food so fresh and delicious in very good prices. Highly recommend!

Excellent food, very reasonable price.

I can't fault the breakfast I got here. Was tasty. And very reasonably priced. The man working there was very nice to talk to aswell. I'll definitely be back.

Excellent cuisine for unbeatable value with a small but good selection bakery

Lovely place for breakfast. Nice and friendly

Very good food with amazing service

An excellent light lunch. We had croque monsieur which were the very best, served with fresh and lightly dressed leaves. And a glass of Sauvignon blanc. Don’t expect a full French restaurant, this is for light lunches. But the food is good and the wine excellent with a quite sophisticated range.

5* French ambience. 5* quirkiness. I love this place. Open early in the morning for a coffee before my various West End appointments. Cakes and fruit tarts are delicious, parfait. Great selection of snacks and soups. Also takeaway.

Wonderful restaurant with wonderful food..highly recommend..

Lovely piece of France in Edinburgh..not a chain and you are not chucked out the door cos they need the table..authentic French in Edinburgh

Stumbled upon this French cafe/restaurant on a cold rainy January afternoon in Haymarket. Was looking for a cup of tea and cakes but got the lunch menu with the dish of the day. Good home cooked food and very friendly service. Will be back again the next time we are in Edinburgh

Love the pastries, affordable prices and great chat, genuinely French 🇫🇷

Came across this cafe by accident walking through Haymarket on a Saturday afternoon. Lovely cosy place excellent service and some lovely food and all at reasonable prices. A slice of Paris in edinburgh.will definitely be back.Merci Pieere

What a lonely place to have a meal . The French restaurant near Haymaker is certainly a place to go after a stressful journey. The ambience of place is very pleasant and peaceful. The quality of the meals are worthy of a Michelin star.

Such a lovely staff and great food

Great coffee, friendly and helpful staff. Despite being short staffed the gentleman did very well. If you like coffee and homemade, tasty food, come here!

Great food and wine and very personal, friendly service!

great food at a great price, friendly service and lots to choose from, definitely recommend

Fantastic coffee, best apple tart(tarte aux pommes…?) I’ve had and a superb ham, goat cheese and red onion chutney ciabatta. For £6.10, this is incredible value for money for excellent quality food. And the service was pleasant and welcoming which always makes all the difference. I’ll certainly pop in every time I’m in Edinburgh.

Delicious French pastries and the Tarte aux poires is perfect.

Fabulous salmon quiche and very good value - I recommend this place to pick up a takeaway lunch before getting on a train.

This was a takeaway and restaurant with just one person serving for both. fancied the dish of the day which was 2 lamb chops and potatoes. Good for £6 sit in . Asked for menu. dish of day wasn't on it but got that sorted and sat down. Seating area was lovely, restaurant cool and nicely decorated. Felt very relaxed here. Lady serving very friendly and received good service. Ordered a pastry to take away on my way out also very tasty, Would definitely come again. mix up with menu at the start only real problem

Got a dish of the day for lunch - freshly cooked salmon and sea bass in a tarragon sauce with roasted vegetables for under £5! A great place to get a hot meal, breads, pastries and more. Rivals the Greggs opposite in terms of sausage rolls and pies. Amazing prices too!

Morning I visited the takeaway part of the establishment was really busy and only one staffed. Had to wait a long time for order. Hence 3⭐

Got some delicious items from the bakery. The ham & cheese croissant is so delicious and the potato dog is such an amazing idea that was executed perfectly! Loved this place! Would definitely recommend!

Went to Edinburgh with my partner, I insisted he try a Scotch pie, he's English and never had one, went in and waited, chap served someone, kept saying 2 minutes, 2 minutes, 2 minutes. We were in the take away place on the right. I was outside waiting for him when a youngish lad came out of the sit in restaurant side with a broom chasing a large rat. I imediately said to my partner we are not eating here, there was a workman behind us who had already finished eating one of the things he bought, he started swearing, clearly unhappy about the fact he had just finished something from here. Would avoid. Happened 26/08/21 at around 10:25 am

Nice atmosphere, very good food and friendly staff

Just reopened, had a good breakfast, nice staff. Can't wait for a supper menu

So nice and friendly, cheery service, smiley, : ) a really lovely coffee and very tasty croissants too . Thank you Josh

Food was OK, but excellent service

Amazing customer service, even better food and drinks. Recommend the hot chocolate

Lovely wee shabby chic place. We only had coffees and pastries but both were delicious.

A bit like snails (unfortunately no longer on the menu), Le Marché Francais is certainly not to everyone's taste. For many years, the décor was pinned reluctantly with tacks to the wall, continuously trying to escape its shackles - and succeeding in many places, eliciting shocked looks among the more image-conscious diners who had inadvertently wandered through the door. In recent months, the premises have been completely redecorated in a fashion as quirky and eccentric as the character of its owner - who is at once scatty, hare-brained, frenetic - yet humorous, eager to please his customers, hard-working and always with a kind word and a joke for everyone. As previous reviewers mention, the service is haphazard when the owner has no waiter to help him but that is quickly forgotten when the food arrives....in true French cuisine tradition, the food never disappoints and all at a reasonable price. Certainly not for the image-conscious and a world away from the glass and steel of the "here-today, gone-tomorrow" chains of the city centre and George St., Le Marché Francais is a welcome reminder of a small back-street restaurant in Lyon, Bordeaux or Toulouse where substance is valued more than image. Edinburgh would be a less cosmopolitan place without this marvellously eccentric bistro. Vive Le Marché Francais!

Excellent food and friendly service

Slow service, weak coffee, cold croissants and a filthy table that left black marks on my partner's t shirt and arms.

Currently operating by a hatch in the pandemic, this little store has fresh pastries and other baked goods. I got a fruit tart and the pastry was crisp and fresh, with the fruit and custard also tasty and not tinned. They also do meal deals with soup, baguettes and crisps for a good price. Fruit tart was only £1.80 compared to supermarket/cafés which would be steeper in comparison. Friendly older man running the place whose name I believe is Pierre.

Just bought a take away coffee and pear tartiflette. Reasonably priced and very good quality. Friendly owner, rwill return.

Super friendly, reliable and well priced. If you want a bargain sandwich, coffee or pastry look no further.

A really nice small French cafe that does fresh sandwiches. The service is good and the interior is really quirky and offers a very different cafe experience.

I’ve been here before and love it. Having worked in France over the years I know what to expect. In a lot of French restaurants or brasseries it’s all about the food, the chefs, the service. You could sit the table in a barn but if the food is could that’s all that matters. Le Marche Francais owned and operated by Pierre has been here all of 18 years. He started a wine vintner switching over to a cafe and then a braserrie as the competition for wine selling became cutthroat al though he still sources the most beautiful of wines for clients he has built up over the years. His knowledge on wine being French is superb. Friends use this place continually, it’s always on the verge of being done up and is tired with the decor but after this virus is gone Pierre tells me it’s his first visit in changing the appearance. Modest 12 cafe tables and chairs at the back and three high tables at the front. A servery with takeaway food at the front of the shop buying his baguette sandwiches and hot pastries do very well with the workers on sites nearby and that’s in competition to Greggs across the road. His quality sells much better as cheaper, his costs are very reasonable when compared to other units charging small fortunes for the same coffees. I met a friend and we had a quick catch up over an omelette and salad that was both delicious and didn’t break the bank alongside an Orangina as no wine allowed at present. The French chef his brother and an experienced cuisiner made us a delicious dish in quick time. Opting for a cheese plate we had delicious bleu D’Auvergne instead of the usual blue brie alongside some Roquefort, Reblochon. French bistro French produce. If you want authentic French service and don’t care about not having Beverly hill surroundings then pop in and see Pierre. It’s quick, zany, mad but we love it.

An absolute gem of a find! The food is fresh and delicious, fantastic customer service (from the owner, I think) Great value on lunch deals, my first time trying beef goulash. I've found my new lunch spot

Absolutely wonderful experience today at the Cafe! I am a rather picky customer but the owner and chef were more than happy to help me and we had a lovely conversation with them. I will definitely be back next time I'm in Edinburgh.

Best Decaf in town, classic FM and a patron as wonderfully eccentric as me

I visited here recently for breakfast, on a couple of occasions. On one occasion I ate an Apricot pastry, on another occasion, a cinnamon whirl. I thought the place had quite a nice, earthy vibe to it, very much like a French bistro. The coffee was excellent too. The guy who served me was very friendly and chirpy. I would return here.

Amazing fresh bread. Exceptional sandwiches and pastries. Excellent value for money

Visited today as one of a group of 11. All food freshly prepared so be aware that there will be a bit of a wait. All meals were excellent, very reasonably priced and served with aplomb by Pierre! Thanks to both Pierre and the chef for catering so well for my food allergies. We will be back!

The assistant was rude when I asked her what ginger beer they had for sale she just told me that , she was not a expert. Food is cheap but it is very much the same dishes offered , years latter not a lot of frecnch dishes on offer just cheap knock ups for near a tenner , any decent household cook can do the same , the bread is rock hard and the place is in decline. Once upon a time it was a nice place to visit. Also their card payment facalties are a joke.

I took advantage of the £1.80 breakfast deal. A croissant and filter coffee. best croissant I've ever had.

Good prices, friendly staff with dishes of the day for a daily change of taste.

Tardaron mucho en servir el desayuno

Solo usé la comida para llevar, así que no puedo comentar sobre el restaurante (aunque esto estaba vacío a la hora del almuerzo).Compré una baguette llena, suponiendo que era francés, que el pan sería bueno si nada más. Tristemente no. El pan era el tipo de baguette esponjoso y pastoso que solía obtener en los supermercados antes de que en su mayoría mejoraran mucho. Relleno de queso de cabra y jamón completamente cubierto de hierbas secas, por lo que no puede saborear nada más.¡Fue tan malo que se fue a la basura después de 2 mordiscos!