Harden's survey result
Summary
“The best choice of wine anywhere” is the main reason to visit the Caffè Bar at the rear of this famous deli and wine merchants (est. 1934) where any of the “extensive range of bottles from the shop” is available to accompany a meal for super-modest (£6) corkage. By comparison, the food is very straightforward, but provides dependable sustenance from breakfast onwards.
Summary
“A good choice of light dishes and excellent wine list” are key features of this straightforward café. It’s famous in Auld Reekie due to the esteemed and marvellously stocked deli and wine merchants (est. 1934) that it’s part of, and which provide the victuals for a meal, served from breakfast onwards. Wine lovers: you can choose any of the hundreds of retail wines for only £6 corkage… “from super value to super Tuscans”.
Summary
The walk through the legendary Italian deli and wine merchants at the front (est. 1934) inculcates a foodie frame of mind at this famous deli, at the start of the road to Leith. For a superior tipple, every bottle in the shop is available to drink with a £5 corkage charge. By comparison, the relatively straightforward food in the café-style section at the rear (open all day from breakfast) is more humdrum (for cynics a case of “big prices and wee plates”).
Summary
The all-day caffè-bar attached to Edinburgh’s legendary Italian deli (est. 1934) is most tipped for a quality coffee-stop or light bite. Open later on Friday and Saturday evenings, the big draw is a wine list, which “must be the best Italian-based (and priced) in the UK” – effectively it includes every bottle stocked in the deli’s drinks department, for the shop price plus a £5 corkage charge. The accompanying food is “OK… enjoyable” but unlikely to evoke Tuscan hillsides, the Amalfi coast…
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19 Elm Row, Edinburgh, EH7 4AA
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.25 |
 Extras |
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|---|---|
| Bread | £4.50 |
| Service | 10.00% |
19 Elm Row, Edinburgh, EH7 4AA
Opening hours
| Monday | 9 am‑6:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 9 am‑6:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 9 am‑6:30 pm |
| Thursday | 9 am‑6:30 pm |
| Friday | 9 am‑6:30 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am‑6:30 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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