Red Cockerel Cafe in Edinburgh, City of

Angry French server with a serious temper problem!! My partner and I merely asked basic questions about today's fillings, but we were met with snappy answers from the French server who seemed to have a chip in his shoulder the entire time we were there. An unexplainable inability to display a general customer service demeanor. This man is a detriment to the church in every way possible.

Friendly, nice, very good Tea, delicious Cookies👍

Suggestive but respectful atmosphere of the place, excellent food and Vegan options available. A beautiful place, definitely a must do if you come to Edinburgh.

What an interesting location! Employees were great, my coffee and snack was quick and tasty. A nice place to relax and take in the atmosphere, where staying in or eating outside.

The cafe is in a wonderfully quiet location in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city, next to an old cemetery and church (St. John's) and the location is really worth its weight in gold if you want to treat yourself to a break. We had scones, brownies and tea - nothing special - tea bags, the scone could have been fresher and was served with a spoonful of jam and butter. The whole thing for around 16 pounds is fine. Water is free and self-service. The service is friendly, nothing to complain about. I found it a bit disturbing that my request to close the door because it was cold was politely refused. Only when another guest complained was the door closed. All in all, totally OK, not a highlight, but you can't go wrong either.

Not cheap but great little oasis in the city

Very nice smiling staff. Good coffee ☕️

Closing times incorrect. Arrived at 4:15 and the cafe was closed.

Absolutely lovely little place with really friendly staff.

Had a really great lunch here! Classic cafe lunch fare done really well. Would definitely come back.

Very cute little coffee in unusual surroundings. I was pleasantly surprised by the free women's hygiene products in the washroom

Food was lovely a nice wee stop and staff were very pleasant

Pretty terrace with lovely view. Quiet next to the tombs!! We had a very good breakfast and the cappuccino had a lovely creamy foam! I recommend for the freshness of the products

This is a superb cafe with a good choice of food and good people. Coffee is excelleny too. 2 minutes walk from Princes Street. Outside seating as well. Seagulls are always hungry and swoop down on anything which resembles food. One even tried to fly off with a pair of sunglasses - be careful.

Good spot for coffee... better than high street chains... Great setting

We enjoyed visiting The Red Cockerel - quiet and relaxing place to stop for a bite to eat. Excellent hospitality from the staff.

What a lovely surprise! We came across this little gem while exploring the area near St. John's church. There were heathly, homemade choices. We had salad plates, nice variety, all tasty, and it was served with delicious fresh multigrain bread.

My friends with allergies were treated very poorly by the manager. Would not recommend.

Clean, friendly staff. Really good coffee

A beautiful cafe in a rather unique setting in a crypt! Terraced seating in a graveyard is quite something. But seemed to be rather short staffed, 3 or 4 people serving an entire cafe and outdoor terrace leaves a lot to be desired of the service! Our lunch plates and coffees were clearly prepared in a rush. It's a lovely place, but could do with more hands on deck.

Positive vibes all around! Very busy cafe with great food and coffees. Very welcoming smiles and plenty of vegan and veggie options for our group! Each and every item looked prepared with care. The freshly made salads were great and you can taste the difference. Coffees were spot on. It seems lunchtime is very busy so if you want anywhere to sit down, you better come early. Overall a must visit and they deserve to be one of the best places for food in Edinburgh.

Extremely busy cafe and it's clear to see why, the coffees are just incredible! Best coffees we've had in Edinburgh. Friendly charming staff despite being so hectic, plus dog friendly! The cafe was completely full inside and terrace so we sat in the lovely garden. Very quaint.

The coffee and food is good but you really need more staff! Waiting 40 minutes for a coffee and cake is not on…

Hidden gem at the West End of Princes St.

Lovely wee cafe hidden in the heart of Edinburgh. Light and airy with outside space for good weather days, a great meeting place.

A lovely place for coffee and cake

While walking around Edinburgh we came across this café almost by chance... It was like a magnet... A very pleasant surprise! We ordered two soups of the day, a second course consisting of a potato stuffed with cheese and vegetables, a dessert... All delicious! Relaxed environment and great soundtrack! Attentive and friendly service. Thank you!!! ♡

The ambiance is so cozy and good. The location is not easy to search.

A nice café with a pleasant soup, good coffee but over-priced cakes.

Happened upon this lovely cafe. Staff were lovely and the food was delicious. Just what was needed on a cold winter's day!

Lovely spot for lunch, everything was really flavourful.

£11.50 for a stuffed potato?!?! they must be mental if they think they can charge 9x as much as you can get at a takeaway spot. the kicker is that the potato wasn't even good — the salad on the side was limp with peppers diced so small my fork couldn't pick it up, the coleslaw on the side was way too creamy, and the potato itself? incredibly underseasoned, and the garlic and mushroom filling was similarly bland.

Excellent gf and vegan options, all freshly made

I'm in this place often. Service Great home-cooked food.

Not to be missed just for the atmosphere, it's not every day you can eat among the dead

Lovely little place Under St John’s church. Lovely lunch and friendly staff. A little hidden gem .

Such a lovely place for a healthy lunch.

Quiet coffee/snack spot in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city. A bit pricey though. Especially nice on the terrace when the weather is nice.

The person on the till didn’t really know what they had outside on the menu board. It said baked potatoes, but they’ve never heard of them and offered potato skins, with no vegetarian options. The Greek salad consisted of one red pepper and the smallest piece of feta cheese It’s a very strange interpretation of a Greek salad served in a very small bowl for £4.50.. I would say not worth a visit, go somewhere else.

Stopped in here for some breakfast when we were walking around the west end. I ordered a bacon roll and caramel shortcake. I was surprised how big the bacon roll was. Much bigger than your average from a burger van! The caramel shortcake was very tasty too. We sat outside which had nice scenery of the grounds near the church.

The best meal I've had in Edinburgh since we have been here! Everyone was nice and helpful. I had the quiche and two salads fennel with citrus (I think) and mushroom. I also had a caramel/chocolate bar for dessert that was amazing! It is not a meal I will soon forget. Everything about it was amazing and I'm so glad to have found this little spot!

Fantastic place to relax with coffee and snacks. Shame it's closed on Sundays!! Very odd.

Positive: Nice ambient, quite interesting to have a coffee next to the cemetery. Negative: Coffee was not cheap. Service was really slow. Took them 30 minutes to bring 3 coffees despite almost no customers.

Terrible place. DO NOT HAVE A COFFEE HERE. we waited 25 minutes for three coffees after 25 min they brought one coffee yes one and then we waited another 5 for the next and then another 3 for the last one. Also the most expensive coffee in Edinburgh.

The food was of a good standard, plus a beautiful view of the castle from the garden.

An extraordinary place with a lot of atmosphere and peace in the hustle and bustle of the city. This also justifies the slightly above-average prices. Highly Recommended.

On the grounds of St. John's Scottish Episcopal Church, lies this quirky Café. The staff is friendly, service is quick and with a smile. Coffee very tasty and plenty of cakes to choose from. The also have a lunch menu which we did not use as we just went in for a quick coffee. They have an outside area which is down from the busy road resulting in a relatively peaceful quiet place.

A quiet oasis of peace, hidden in plain sight at a busy corner of Edinburgh. Friendly staff and good for those with dietary restrictions.

Excellent wee place ...Enough said

Very nice cafe in a peculiar atmosphere. Clean and tidy, it’s the perfect peaceful place for a break with wonderful views outside, too.

Fantastic food. Highly recommended

Very nice cafe with friendly staff!

We went for lunch and had the soup of the day. The place was busy and it took sometime to arrive. Once it did, we found it tasty. We wished it was more on the generous side.

absolutely banging soup. so hearty!

walking through this wonderful city, I stopped to take pictures of a fantastic church, and walking around it I saw people walking behind its walls, curious I approached and as soon as I turned the corner, I discovered an amazing place with tables outdoors placed near ancient tombstones and Gothic-style tombs from the early 1800s, until I discover that in the basement of this church there is a fantastic bar with vaulted ceilings and some other tombstones protruding from the walls; the place is very cheerful and well frequented by adults and calm people, the bar counters show a supply of food of different kinds where I chose the "cheese scones', a pastry product that I have known and consumed many times in London but never in this version with cheese; the place is very clean and well organized, the place where it was made amazed me like no other until now; The only thing that really displeased me enormously was tasting the coffee made without any knowledge and cognition, it was burnt and therefore unfortunately bad, but in any case among all the others tried around the city it was the best; calling specialized technicians to be able to have a good quality coffee it would greatly raise the level of this spectacular place that I can't wait to visit again!!! walking around this wonderful city, I stopped to take photos of a fantastic church, and walking around it I saw people walking behind its walls, intrigued I approached it and as soon as I turned the corner, I discovered an amazing place with tables outdoors placed near ancient tombstones and tombs in Gothic style from the beginning of the 19th century, until you discover that in the basement of this church there is a fantastic room with logically vaulted ceilings and some other tombstones that protrude from the walls; the place is very cheerful and well frequented by calm, adult people. The bar counters show a supply of different types of food where I chose the "cheese scones", a pastry product that I have known and consumed many times in London but never in this version with cheese; the place is very clean and well organised, the place where it was created amazed me like no other until now; The only thing that really disappointed me enormously was tasting the coffee made without any knowledge and knowledge as it was burnt and therefore unfortunately bad, but in any case among all the others I tried around the city it was the best; calling specialized technicians to be able to have good quality coffee would enormously raise the level of this spectacular place that I can't wait to visit again!!!

Great little cafe, tucked away under the church, with very reasonable prices and friendly staff

Very cosy, warm and quiet. The right place for a little bit of quiet right in the middle of the city centre

Fantastic little place. Great food and service. Highly recommend the sandwiches.

Wonderful place for breakfast, brunch or lunch - or just a coffee! Helpful staff and really tasty meals. Highly recommended.

Always good food and good service

Good food,nice service in historic location.

Lovely hidden spot. We stopped for tea and coffe and it was so lovely.

We stopped in here for lunch and we're glad we did. Nice seat in the sunshine outside. Lemon chicken & avo roll / ham & cheese with sweet chilli relish roll both very tasty.

Lovely patio to outside. Great breakfast options and espresso

Beautiful place for a tea break

Delicious for lunch. Friendly staff and cosy calm sunny terrace beat thé church yard

Loved the sandwiches during an impromptu visit from Glasgow last week to see the Van Gogh interactive experience. I’m on to ask for the recipe for the dressing of the humous ciabatta sandwich - had olives (green and purple), grated carrot, maybe apple . My friend and I are still talking about it and I said I’d ask ! Bravo !

Super spot for lunch or just a tea or coffee. So nice to be able to go to somewhere so central that is not one of the big chains. Thoroughly recommend.

We discovered this little gem on the 2nd day of our week in Edinburgh and went back twice more as it was so good. The ambience is lovely in the converted church crypt or croft. The food is delicious and the staff are friendly. We recommend the cup of home made soup and sourdough roll combo.

Good food and super nice staff!

Sat in for brunch on a very rainy day. Dog friendly, and the food was brilliant. Highly recommend the French toast!

Lovely cafe and fabulous food, highly recommed this place.

Lite lunch in here today ,Food awful -we both had the stovies-like soup & tasted of nothing !! Coffees very expensive -so gave them a miss ,Service awful ,other diners also left plateful of Salad- What has happened to this Venue -Please Come back Hendersons !! Would not reccomend to worst enemy -What an experience

Cool setting for a cafe! Bright, with a hint of macabre.

It's a great church café hidden in the far end of the park near Edinburgh Castle. We were looking for something affordable and tasty and we found this gem. I loved my food and the church atmosphere. It's actual church building and yard which is an attraction in itself, and the view of the park is worth seeing, too.

Nice setting sitting outside, pity about the poor service, we waited over 20 minutes for two cups of tea even after enquiring twice on progress. Informed by staff member they were busy, noted only some tables occupied and already served !! Staff seemed unconcerned and so laid back eventually gave up, asked for a refund and left parched, found adjacent cafe with excellent service. How hard is it to put a tea bag in a pot with hot water, staff training required, avoid unless you have lots of time to waste.

An absolute oasis in the centre of Edinburgh. After doing battle on Princes Street and feeling rinsed from the honey traps, we stumbled on this place. Great menu, well priced, excellent value, tasty, cool, calm and clean. Just what we needed.

Excellent food, great service and fantastic central Edinburgh location. Highly recommended.

Nice place. Has outside seating and the food was good. Plus there are vegan options which is great