Cafe Grande

Family run venue in Bruntsfield Edinburgh serving tasty, freshly prepared food in a friendly atmosphere, breakfast, lunch & dinner 7 days with weekend brunch. Fresh Scottish produce delivered daily and the best coffee, tea & homemade cakes around. Healthy dining, gluten free & vegetarian options, great kids menu available.

Cafe Grande Bruntsfield, Edinburgh

https://www.cafegrande.cafe

Cafe Grande | Welcome to Lunchquest

Cafe Grande is one of those places I’ve walked past so many times but never timed it right for a visit.

A smart bistro set-up, the place had a welcoming feel backed up by effusively friendly staff.

I opted for the fish sandwich and added a cup of soup on the side, which today was sweet potato and butternut squash.

So overall, Cafe Grande proved a smart place for a light lunch.

Scores Blythe scores Cafe Grande 4/5 for food 3.5/5 for presentation 4/5 for service 3.5/5 for setting giving an overall 15/20

Café Grande (182–184 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh) | The List

This Bruntsfield stalwart is a café by day, local bistro by night and aims to provide casual dining in one of the city's busiest strips.

Café Grande has seen plenty of places come and go and with so many new openings slated for Bruntsfield, it’s fitting that it too is under newish ownership.

Robbie Park took the helm at the end of 2016 and while he has big plans for changes to décor and menu, he’s sensibly taking things one step at a time.

The spring menu features an excellent antipasti sharing board starring homemade hummus, exactly the sort of thing you’d expect to see locals tucking into with a glass of wine, as is the IJ Mellis cheeseboard at the other end of the menu.

Wee local spots like this make dining out a regular pleasure, so it’s to be hoped Café Grande gets the support it needs to stay ahead of the game in the years to come.

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Quirky reclaimed interior packed full of character, with daytime café culture seamlessly stretching into informal evening dining.

The small venue is full of charm with its reclaimed and trendy interior exuding casual café culture during the day, with speciality coffee, loose-leaf teas and appetising brunch dishes.

In an effortless transition evening brings an informal bistro, with seasonal dishes executed with panache alongside craft beer and fine wines.

A Spanish-inspired starter of grilled baby squid, beautifully presented on a bed of potato and chorizo with fresh greenery to garnish, creates a colourful dish that transports you to the Mediterranean.

Well-considered portion sizes allow just enough room to indulge in something sweet from the small yet tempting dessert menu.

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According to them, the menu is inspired by “local luxury”, whatever that means (maybe doing a roly-poly on Bruntsfield Links while wearing cashmere), though that seems to translate as offerings that sound surprising MOR.

With little else to inspire us, we went for the sriracha king prawn cocktail (£7.45), the bang bang chicken skewers (£6.25) and the chicken liver parfait (£5.95).

The best of the three was probably the scoop of light parfait, which came with three palm-sized super crunchy crostini, rocket salad and a sweet tomato chutney.

While, the chicken, which was supposed to be “marinated with peanut, chilli and lime”, consisted of plain clods of chook, threaded onto wooden skewers and doused in a boring sweet chilli sauce.

However, the worst of our three mains was probably the chargrilled chicken burger (£10.95), which came with chips and a ramekin of tomato chutney.

Cafe Grande, Edinburgh - Restaurant Bookings & Offers - 5pm.co.uk

A family-run café bistro, Café Grande is a firm favourite with the Bruntsfield neighbourhood as well as attracting visitors from other parts of the capital.

As well as a range of breakfast options, the day menu encompasses sharing boards, sandwiches, salads, burgers and the ever popular casserole of the week.

In the evening, the kitchen kicks up a gear with starters like the smoked duck with pea shoot salad, orange syrup and candied walnuts or the Thai fishcake with chilli cucumber.

The menus change with the seasons but typical main courses might be the Scottish lamb rump with an anchovy dressing and mint pea purée or the whisky cured salmon served with braised leeks, crispy bacon, new potatoes and a cider dressing.

Café Grande is on Bruntsfield Place, a five minute walk from The Meadows and a ten minute stroll from the King’s Theatre, Dominion cinema and Churchill Theatre.

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