Special breakfast rolls
Every roll has a name.
Copied from the chalkboard behind the counter. Nine specials, each one somebody's — plus a Scottish sampler plate for when a roll won't do.
- Holy Trinity
Bacon, fried egg, tattie scone & ketchup
- Hayley(VA)
Square sausage, fried egg, American cheese & chilli jam
- Gaz
Stornoway black pudding, link sausage, fried egg, tattie scone & brown sauce
- MacGriddle(VA)
Square sausage, American cheese, tattie scone & maple syrup
- Quentin(V)
Scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, guacamole & peri peri sauce
- Tucci(V)
Scrambled egg, spinach, mozzarella and pesto
- Niamh(VE)
Vegan haggis, hash brown, vegan cheese & brown sauce
- Vaidas(VE)
Vegan link sausage, fried onion, vegan cheese & chilli jam
- Asha(VE)
Vegan square sausage, mushroom, guac & vegan spicy mayo
Scottish sampler plate — square sausage, haggis, black pudding, tattie scone and fruit pudding.
(V) vegetarian · (VA) vegetarian available · (VE) vegan. Transcribed from Pia Aguirre's photo of the board on Google Maps. The photo isn't dated, so the board may have changed — and prices are left off on purpose. Tell them about any allergies before you order.
Build your own roll
Single, doubler, tripler.
The board works like this: pick one, two or three fillings for a single, a doubler or a tripler, then add toppings if you like. Have a go — it'll tell you if you've just reinvented one of the specials.
Fillings — up to three
Additional toppings
One filling makes a single.
A plain roll, so far.
Just for fun — this is a concept preview and doesn't place an order. Ask at the counter.
Lunch menu, from 11am
Rolls, wraps, baguettes, toasties.
The other half of the board. Cold fillings come as a roll, a wrap or a baguette; toasties come hot.
Cold filled
- Turkey, gouda, guacamole, cucumber
- Chicken mayo, pesto, mozzarella, rocket
- BBQ chicken, coleslaw, tomato
- Buffalo chicken, salad
- Coronation chicken, sultanas, rocket
- BLT with mayo
- Cheese, ham · Egg salad · Tuna salad
Toasties
- Buffalo chicken, American cheese, ranch slaw
- Bacon, gouda, onion chutney
- 3 cheese, red onion, chilli jam (V)
- Mozzarella, pesto, tomato (V)
- Peri peri chicken, cheese, guacamole
- Cheese, ham · Tuna melt
- Vegan cheese, onion, tomato, mushroom (VE)
Hot pastries & the rest
- Sausage roll
- Scotch pie
- Steak slice
- Scones
- Soup of the day
- Coffees, teas and hot chocolate, with oat milk and syrup shots
All from the same undated board photo — check at the counter.
Word of mouth
What the regulars notice.
Vegan, properly
Vegan haggis, sausages and cheese on the same board as everything else — not an afterthought. It has its own HappyCow listing.
Small and friendly
Only a couple of tables inside, and the welcome gets a mention.
Fair prices
People point out how reasonable it is for somewhere this close to the Grassmarket.
Paraphrased from reviews and listings across Google, Tripadvisor and HappyCow — not quoted.
Visit
Lady Lawson Street, off the West Port.
Up the hill from the Grassmarket, a couple of minutes from the Edinburgh College of Art. Look for the blue.
Hours from their Google listing. Some other listings give different times, so worth a quick check.