St Andrew's and St George's West Undercroft Cafe Edinburgh in Edinburgh, City of

Stopped here at end of a two hour tour a little oasis

The center provides food and is a cafeteria. The center to spend some time too I've only had tea there but the volunteer people are very friendly. I liked what they offer and the possibility of sharing time in a beautiful and cozy place

We found this cafe by accident while looking for somewhere to get a hot drink and get out of the rain. We didn't realise it was within the church. It's a lovely cheery place staffed with lovely people. The coffee was fab and we enjoyed our special scones of the day. They also do table service which is another plus. Total bill came to £10.50! 👍🏻

A wonderful cafe with delicious affordable food. There are some toys available if you come with kids in tow. The soup of the day was delicious. They have oat milk and gluten free options too if needed.

Lovely, peaceful gem in the city centre. Always an interesting scone of the day.

Lovely home made food without being ripped off.

Church volunteers provide home-made meals. I ordered cauliflower cheese soup, cheese sandwich, and cheese scones. I had never eaten British home cooking before, but it was all delicious! Sandwiches are made after you order. The portions weren't too large so I was able to eat a lot of different things. I wanted to try the daily scones and cakes, but it was difficult to eat them all at once. This is a highly recommended restaurant in Edinburgh.

Excellent experience. Sustainable food, served with great kindness.

Bargain soups, fish of the day, sandwiches, cakes, scones with hot and cold drinks. In the basement of New Town Church, this little cafe provides work experience and training for volunteers including those with support needs. Excellent food with a community spirit.

Nipped in for coffee but decided to have homemade soup and bread. Delicious and very reasonable. Might become my regular! Amazing sun-dried tomato and feta scones.

Space doesn’t have much character, but the food is excellent, service is friendly, and the value is outstanding. !

Fantastic wee cafe. Delicious soup with croutons and fresh brown bread. So friendly and spacious. 100% recommend. :-)

Lovely cafe just across the road from the Royal Portrait Gallery. Nice atmosphere and tasty coffee and food. We'll be back!

Lovely restful café in the centre of Edinburgh with good soup, sandwiches and cakes, all for a good cause at reasonable prices.

The service is quick and welcoming from volunteer staff. I always order soup as it is always delicious. There is a restricted menu, however everything is freshly made and very tasty. The cost is so reasonable, especially for a city centre eatery. Try it and see!

My friend and I visit the Undercroft every week for coffee and scones and are always made to feel very welcome by the friendly staff. There's normally 3 different types of scones to choose from and a variety of cakes. The scones are delicious. The staff are friendly and efficient and work hard. They also serve delicious soup, sandwiches etc. all very reasonably priced. Pop in I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Lovely spot in the heart of the New Town for lunch, with friendly staff, sensible prices and very clean toilets. 👍🏼

A lovely cafe in the middle of Edinburgh such a haven. Nice food and service.

Gem of a cafe under a church where they help people with special needs skills to help them in society. The scones were delicious and very reasonably priced as were the sandwiches. We thoroughly enjoyed our time eating and talking to the staff who were very welcoming. Whilst it's just a brief visit to Edinburgh for us, we'd certainly come back if we're in the area again. Great place!

3 x OAP's, and we had lovely tea/coffee and fresh scones. Lovely staff. Great service. Nice customers. We visit irregularly and have never been disappointed.

Get away from the tourists and The Royal Mile to this community operated cafe in the basement of St Andrew and St George's West Church on George Street. The vegetable soup was excellent, the service was considerate and chatty but get in early for daily special scones. I missed out on the rhubarb and apple.

Wonderful staff are very welcoming and attentive. Soup was brilliant and scones lovely

Just very good homemade food with Freindly staff.

This is my favourite cafe for a quick lunch in the city centre. Good quality no nonsense food at reasonable prices.. Add to that.. great fast service from some nice friendly staff. Incidentally, It's probably a good option if you have a young child in tow! Highly Recommended!

Peaceful atmosphere, no one rushes you and the scones are out of this world! Staff/volunteers are lovely and will take time to chat if you wish to. A wee diamond in amongst all the cafes in George St!

People running the cafe are absolutely lovely and make you feel at home. It feels like a small family. Will definitely come back whilst I live here in Edinburgh. Prices are significantly lower than the average.

Wonderful time for lunch. Friendly and efficient service and excellent food. I highly recommend stopping by for lunch or a snack.

It was good I like the coffee ☕️ the lady who serve food was very kind with beautiful smiling .

The cafe is located inside a church downstairs, I was expecting a quirky one but it is a lovely simple place with volunteers to run it. The homemade scones are amazing and the coffee was nice and it is very cheap for Edinburgh standards!

I had mulligatawny soup with bread and croutons. It looked and tasted delicious and was very reasonably priced. My Americano coffee and shortbread round were also first class. I would definitely recommend.

Good coffee and lovely home made scones. Light lunches too. Very pleasant staff and very reasonable prices.

Great soup and home baking. Friendly staff.

Great food at very reasonable prices, with friendly service. Very tasty soup!

Feels a bit like having coffee after Sunday mass, but don't let that stop you. Tea and crumpets were amazing. And the proceeds go to worthy causes.

A little gem where you almost always get a seat

I had a fruit scone that tasted just like home-made, baked there on the premises, and a fancy ginger beer. Table service was friendly and excellent. This place is in the basement of a very historic church, right in the middle of the town, and has always been noted for its welcoming atmosphere.

The staff are so lovely and welcoming and the soup and cakes are beyond compare 😋 All at a very reasonable price as well! 2pm close.

We dropped in on a cold morning and have a vegan cauliflower soup which was out of this world and along with the gluten free bread was much enjoyed. The service was excellent, the staff friendly and the whole experience very enjoyable. Do visit them. Thank you.

We were in Edinburgh it was very busy we found Undercroft Cafe a very popular place we only wanted a cup of tea. Unfortunately they had run out of food but it was 2.00pm. Still worth a visit.

Das cafe ist sehr gemütlich. Die scons sind so fein. Ich habe mich in das Gebäck verliebt😍. Die Mitarbeiter Waren alle stehts freundlich und hilfsbereit. Kann dieses Café nur empfehlen.😁👍

The best scones in Edinburgh are to be found here.No need to say more. Just go along and enjoy one with your morning coffee. Then stay for lunch.

Lovely volunteer servers. Good homemade soups,scones and bread.

Excellent service, very friendly staff and nice food. We have recently moved to Edinburgh and have been on the lookout for a good cafe we can visit when we are in the city centre. This is the place and will definitely be our favourite.

The Undercroft is very good value for money and I don't know of a cheaper establishment in Edinburgh. The staff are very attentive and the food, although simple, is very substantial and enough for most people.

Wonderful raspberry scones (today's special) and excellent coffee! I had the most heavenly americano with an extra shot of espresso. A very nice way to start the day. Friendly and sweet staff.

We had scones and soup and tea, and it was lovely. Just a great simple lunch, served by nice people in a nice environment.

A real hidden treat in central Edinburgh. Quiet surroundings and absolutely excellent home made scones with delicious strawberry jam.

Family friendly environment with a polite staff who made us feel very welcome. Great spot for a great well priced bite to eat.

The place was located in the basement level of an old church. Soups are so heartily made. Scones are also very delicious. The staff here are super friendly! I will definitely come back the next time we are in town!

Always good service, good soup, and good tea

Delicious Cheese Scone, Great coffee. Very kind service and amazing price.

Lovely place! Everything was perfect, the scones are just to die for, it’s heart warming! Highly recommend it!! Worth the stop :)

Early start from Aberdeen, so looking for somewhere in the George Street area for brunch/lunch that was quiet & would not be 'typical Edinburgh prices'. Saw the billboard on the church steps so thought I'd give it a go. Small but interesting menu, & sandwich prices not that much more than what you'd pay at a supermarket, but so much better - loads of filling & made to order. Lovely ladies (volunteers?) looking after customers, & everyone there was very friendly. The home baking looked delicious, so a return visit when I come back with a friend who just loves 'a cuppa & a fine piece' is a must.

Great service and friendly staff. When you come in the front doors of the church, there's a little sign to your left with an arrow pointing down saying "cafe" , for wheelchair access , there's a ramp down to the right of the church ♥️

Wonderful place. Great food and great staff - wouldn't go anywhere else!

Good food at a very good price keep up the good work staff very friendly.

Excellent value. Staff very nice

Lovely, friendly and tasty homemade food.

I’m honestly mostly writing this review just because the people were so kind and welcoming but it’s also a great value! I had a delicious ham&cheese sandwich with a nice scone. It is tucked away a little bit, in the basement of a larger building. No problem to find it on a map though.

Monthly meeting with friends. Very nice x

I read about this cafe in Rick Steves' travel book about Scotland, and since we were staying in a hotel nearby, we checked it out for our first lunch in Edinburgh. We loved it! The staff was delightful and the food delicious. We felt immediately at home there and not like tourists or strangers. It was as if we were visiting our local church for a meal with friends. We made sure to go back for our last lunch before we headed home to the states. We highly recommend this charming place in the heart of New Town if you want great food for a really good price in a comfortable setting.

Very pleasant place for breakfast before a long journey. Warmest of welcomes and I would highly recommend another visit

Good food at good price good restrooms

Always a warm reception when you go here, the food is always fresh and sometimes unusual, you will love it. Go back frequently.

Situated in Church basement, small cafe selling savouries, cakes, teas and coffee. Well priced, run by volunteers.

Wonderful food, excellent service. A peaceful haven in the centre of town

Por lo general, tienen un par de sopas, un par de platos principales, algunas ensaladas y sándwiches. Una selección de bebidas frías, algunas bebidas calientes. A veces, un budín como la manzana se desmorona. Asistí a algunos conciertos durante el Festival, en la iglesia de arriba, y bastantes otros eventos en el festival de libros, en el otro extremo de George Street. El Undercroft era un buen lugar para tomar un almuerzo ligero y una bebida entre los eventos. (Esto se aplica igualmente fuera del horario del festival). Buena sopa casera. Light sirve como queso de coliflor o un tazón de chile. Una pequeña ensalada con cada main por lo general con ensalada de col y algo de vegetación. Nada espectacular, pero lo califico 5 * porque es lo que es y el personal es muy amable y servicial. No tiene que servir la alta cocina para ser un buen lugar para comer.

I work there in the undercroft cafe

Habían dicho sobre este café de un amigo. No es un lugar que sin aviso previo a menos que sabían como escondido dentro de la iglesia. Señora sirve fue muy amable.Café con leche era muy buena, pero quizás a £2. 75 para una pequeña y 3 libras. 10 para una gran era un poco más caro que otros lugares. Bollo de frutas sabrosas con mantequilla y mermelada de tarro pequeño muy buena a £2.Los precios de los artículos en la junta el almuerzo tenía muy buena pinta, pero no ver el tamaño de las porciones.

La iglesia de nave ovalada es tranquila, luminosa, original y emana paz.El personal de la cafetería y la persona encargada de la iglesia son muy amables, atentos y se esfuerzan por el bienestar de los visitantes.Thank you very much!Family from Reus

We came here for a meeting and were well looked after with tea, coffee and biscuits by our hosts. A lovely cafe, fresh and modern with good facilities. Will visit again.

The best healthy soups, great portions, choices of lunch meals, sandwiches and coffees at great prices.

Fantastic service Craig top cocktail man highly recomend really good vibe very friendly will reg go back

Llamé para almorzar, la primera vez, ya que en todos lados estaba demasiado concurrido. Excelente sopa (2) y compartió un plato de sandwiches - brie con jalea de arándano (4. 35 por persona). Ambos sabían muy bien: gran porción de sopa. La segunda vez que necesitábamos un café y nos dirigimos directamente allí. Hubo un fondo de caridad levantando café por la mañana, ¡excelente! 3. 00 entrada y té / café, además de pastel o galletas (creo que podría obtener todo lo que quería).

Lovely creamy rich coffee on a dull drizzly day was just what the doctor ordered. Good furnishings upstairs.

We were here in August for the Festival. Husband and I had the fantastic Cullen Skink - haddock and potato soup. It was possibly the best soup I have ever tasted and cost something like £4 with a huge hunk of lovely bread too. A fabulous and economical alternative to global coffee chain not-again paninnis. Low on frills, warm on welcome, very very high on quality of soup!

Spent the afternoon here for a friends /family celebration table was reserved and we were running late but it want a problem to staff or management

Fui ayer por la mañana durante una visita a el Festival de Edimburgo acompañada de mi sobrina y mi sobrino que es de 7 meses. Muy limpio y las instalaciones de bebé los inodoros cambiante. Los pasteles eran en oferta y el recibimiento que nos dieron era insuperable. Lo que un refugio de tranquilidad en una ciudad tan bulliciosa. Ah, y por cierto, la rampa de acceso es también excelente! ! !

Mi marido me vienen a la Cripta Cafe bastante a menudo durante el año, ya que vivimos en Edimburgo. Lo usamos muy a menudo durante el Fringe y lo recomiendo encarecidamente. La comida es casera. Tienes una gran variedad de sopa (caldo escocés Cullen, etc. Gomera - casero), patatas asadas con rellenos y otros platos calientes y una variedad de sándwiches, además de scones y tortas. Todo a un precio muy razonable por una gente encantadora y es muy limpio y cómodo. Un lugar ideal para relajarse y descansar antes de su próximo espectáculo! Es un auténtico 'Fringe' Beneficio! !

We eat here very regularly, very much a returner for me.

Comida casera y sí un ambiente ruidoso, pero gozoso. El 5* proviene de la buena relación calidad-precio y aspecto de fondos. Las sopas son increíbles.

Este es un café subterráneo decorado atendidos por voluntarios de forma estricta de la iglesia. El menú es bueno. Lo básico. Sopa y pan. Patatas al horno. Opción de 3 platos principales. Es increíblemente buena relación calidad-precio. Plato principal 3.50 libras. El promedio de edad...

Popped in for a coffee before catching our bus as we had already eaten lunch just as well we had plenty time although we were served right away the young lad making our cappuccinos was painfully slow maybe he was training once we received them they were fine not the best I've tasted but passable must say the meals being brought out to customers did look very appealing

Meals at this cafe are the real deal .The breads are all homemade as is the soup and the other meals. The price is right and the flavour amazing. It is run by the church ladies and men, all volunteers too. Service is great and you feel very welcome. A great spot for a quick meal at lunchtime.

Perhaps it was the organisation of the Book Sale that made the cafe seem like a school dining hall with the noise, or the grumpy greeting by a lady in red as we entered the church, but unfortunately I am a great one for first impressions.The sandwiches were fresh and moist and the soup very tasty, but that was my first and last visit.

A great inexpensive cafe for lunch - good selection of soup - sandwiches - baked potatoes - casseroles etc. nice desserts.

A great little cafe. We stopped off for a take away tea whilst we waited for the bus to Leith. Really good service and a nice large clean cafe. No complaints

The Croft Café operates daily during the week offering good value lunches and coffee/cakes and I have used this Café before for this.However, on this occasion, we had a Service in the Church for The Boys' Brigade, with food for the Boys afterwards in the café below.Peter, the chef, had prepared a simple but good menu of Burgers or Hot Dogs, which were well prepared and ready bang on cue for the 150 Boys after the Service. With the embellishments of Cheese/Tomatoes/salad or Mustard and Ketchup, the food was piping hot and spot on for the Boys appetites. Drinks and crisps were also available.The café made for a good venue for the Boys - enough space without being too crowded and rounded off a good night.Will return in future for lunch or coffee as a good value menu on offer and very central.

This is a little gem of a place.Lovely snacks and lunches-all at very affordable prices. Super service and peaceful surroundings

This is an unprepossessing venue from the outside but friendly and airy inside with spectacular soup the day I visited. I will definitely want to visit here again and recommend it to others. I just hope the other menu items are as good when you go! Price was very fair too.

Stop here for coffee and cake, sum times lunch great value friendly people spotless toilets disabled friendly lift and ramps

lovely, informal place to have an inexpensive and tasty light bite. Food offerings were simple, well prepared and offered in a great atmosphere, very light and cheery for a basement cafe!We had soups, baked potatoes and sandwiches which were all fresh and delicious and I'd certainly go again.

When you compare the prices in this cafe with nearby similar establishments then this cafe wins hands down. The variety is not too wide but many customers come back regularly to have quality for money. The soup, which is different every day, is usually all gone by closing time. You are guaranteed a warm welcome from the staff who are volunteers. Home baking and scones made first thing every morning are especially good.

Lunches provided are of a very high standard. Interesting sandwiches, delicious soup and cakes. The venue is bright and spacious and so easy to reach when visiting the city.

We discovered this Cafe quite by chance during last year's Fringe. This year we visited several times during the Festival and, every time, had a lovely welcome and enjoyed a reasonably priced bowl of homemade soup with a sandwich. All freshly made and always very enjoyable. This Cafe is perfect as it is central and very reasonably priced. The staff are very welcoming and are all volunteers. Thoroughly recommend it as it is also very handy to have a snack/meal and also attend one of their fabulous concerts in the Church above.

Have used The Undercroft for ease as it is handy to the office where my colleague works. There is an excellent menu of snacks and a great atmosphere.

Siete ad Edinburgo nuova e volete pranzare con cose semplici, in un ambiente da latteria milanese (familiare)? Andate in questo caffe': E' vicino alla chiesa. Vi troverete in un locale gestito da queste nonne anziane, torte fatte da loro (buonissime) zuppa, dolcetti vari........toast, panini. Il locale è abbellito da tanti quadri di vario genere.....Andateci. E tutto molto, molto gradevole. Ambiente pulitissimo.

did not think this cafe was open, according to the notice it was weekdays. Due to the Fringe it was open today a Saturday. Had a wander down to find it open. There were only a few folks in but good selection of rolls, baked potato with fillings, home made soup, toasted tea cakes, home made lemon sponge, cheese and fruit scones, tray bakes. There are a good display of paintings up for sale. Food was good value all home made. Only tiny wee gripe was the chap clearing the tables was very enthusiastic to clear them too quick. Staff were a cherry bunch.

I am probably a bit biased sinced I worked in this cafe during the Fringe 2014, but I honestly believe that this cafe deserves to be recognized more. For the quality of food and service that you get, it is unbelievably cheap. Staff and clientele are always lovely, I enjoy going in for lunch or a tea and a scone and just chatting to people. Now that I'm moving away from Edinburgh I will make sure I pop in everytime I'm in the city.

Stumbled upon this little gem, I understand the wait staff are volunteers of the church so it's great to support a good cause. Nice homely cooking, good coffee, the surrounds are humble but this is reflected in the price and the staff would be some of the most congenial I have ever met. Will be back when next in Edinburgh.