Café Portrait

4.5

10 Reviews

£25 and under

European

Located in the heart of Edinburgh's city centre, set within the beautiful Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Cafe Portrait has become a firm favourite with tourists and locals alike, offering a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and wonderful homemade food. Everything we cook or bake is prepared every day from scratch in our cafe kitchen, using seasonal, fresh and local ingredients wherever possible. As we cook from scratch, you'll always find a variety of vegetarian, vegan, gluten and dairy free options.
Please note we take bookings for afternoon teas only.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
European, Mediterranean, Scottish
Hours of operation
Monday - Sunday: 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Phone number
0131 624 6421
Website
http://heritageportfolio.co.uk/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
1 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD
Neighborhood
New Town
Parking details
There is only a very limited number on-street parking spaces near the cafe. We recommend that you park your car in one of the many City Centre car parks, for instance at St James shopping centre or at the Omni centre car park.
Public transit
Bus numbers 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 26 and 44 all go past the Scottish National Portrait Gallery where our cafe is based.
Additional
Cafe, High Tea, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access

What 10 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.7Service
4.2Ambience
4.2Value

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10 Reviews

M
Megan
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 17, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is my second visit to Cafe Portrait for Afternoon tea and it is always brilliant. The food is excellent with lots of variety, the service is second to none and one of the guests had a dairy allergy and they made a dairy free selection which were some of the best tasting cakes I've ever had.
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OpenTable Diner
Toronto
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 9, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was delightful and delicious. Anna the Hostess was attentive. Warm and Welcoming Just the right amount of attention Never felt rushed. The beet root salad was especially nice Assortment was very. Good with some unique twists would highly recommend for a special outing
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Nicnac
Edinburgh
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 30, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Beautiful setting for afternoon tea, gorgeous cakes and savouries and excellent service.
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pryors18
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 1, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Booked for afternoon tea on a visit to Edinburgh. Staff (Manager) very friendly, helpful and attentive. The tea itself was excellent with a demi-tasse of soup (celery, sweetcorn, bacon ,celeriac and rosemary) - very tasty, nice idea. As well as very good sandwiches there was also a cheese scone with brie and balsamic pickle. On the sweet front there was a homemade jammy dodger, iced bakewell cake, and tiffin, together with homemade spiced mini-scones with cream and jammy. To finish off was a lemon syllabub which was clean and fresh to finish. All accompanied by endless tea and coffee. Would definately recommend.
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carola
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 18, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I took my mum as a treat for her birthday and have to say everything was excellent from the staff to the food. I would highly recommend it to anyone.
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RachelY
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 15, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We took my elderly mother here for afternoon tea on Mother's Day. The service was friendly but efficient; and the food was just superb. There were savoury items, sandwiches, scones and cakes, presented on a tiered cake stand. And served up with proper leaf tea.
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OpenTable Diner
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 15, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The food was fantastic but the staff made this afternoon tea extra special. They were attentive and very friendly. Best customer experience for afternoon tea in Edinburgh. Great value and for once afternoon tea felt like value for money.
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Megan
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 14, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The service was phenomenal, they were very attentive and treated us like we were special. The food was lovely and even designed in special ways, such as macaroons in the shape of love hearts for valentines day. Thoroughly enjoyed it and was worth the money. Will go bake for the next special occasion in a heartbeat.
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Hootshut
Dublin
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on January 12, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
I reserved a table for afternoon tea. I mentioned how I was needing the gluten free options for one and normal for another. This was forgoten when I arrived so we had to wait for them to be freshly cooked. We were there an hour before they came. There are many options which is good and the staff were amazing. I just sometimes felt like I needed to call ahead that day to remimd them as well as the reservation. Which is annoying. I was stuffed at the end and luckily had no where else to be. I didn't mind the wait but others I'm sure would.
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PeterEdinburgh
London
12 reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We came here for afternoon tea. This consisted of sandwiches, scones, cakes and tea. The quantity and quality of the food was excellent and the service was very good. The staff were helpful and friendly.
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1 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD

Additional information

Neighborhood
New Town
Hours of operation
Monday - Sunday: 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
European, Mediterranean, Scottish
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
There is only a very limited number on-street parking spaces near the cafe. We recommend that you park your car in one of the many City Centre car parks, for instance at St James shopping centre or at the Omni centre car park.
Public transit
Bus numbers 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 26 and 44 all go past the Scottish National Portrait Gallery where our cafe is based.
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Cafe, High Tea, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access

Website
http://heritageportfolio.co.uk/
Phone number
0131 624 6421

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