Maria’s Kitchen in Edinburgh, City of

Fabulous for bite to eat or just a nice glass of something

Excellent focaccia sandwiches and coffee. Would recommend arriving early to avoid disappointment as they can sell out fast. But well worth it!

Delicious food, attentive but non intrusive service- just had the most amazing lunch here. Already planning next visit.

Like some other reviews have mentioned, we were persuaded by the strong reviews to eat here and were seriously disappointed in the quality of the food. Dishes looked nice and presentable but the taste was awful and a very expensive (30£ a dish!). The ravioli pasta was seriously over cooked and resembled meaty mush that wouldn’t even attach to a fork and the melanzana was salty and tasted like baking soda and was inedible. A real disappointment as the staff were nice and the place seemed very cozy and we paid nearly £200 for our a la carte meal.

If you're in the Leith area this place is definitely worth travelling to. Great service and great food. I would also go out of my way to go here just for the coffee. I'm a big meat eater so I was a bit hesitant when I saw the menu. I got the jalapeño popper + nduja and I was blown away. Side note: also had a lovely glass of white wine and I thought the wine glass it was served in was elegant and well thought out for the style of venue.