Cramond Gallery Bistro

This is such a quaint little place :) I love Crammond beach and this is a great place to hide if the wind gets a bit too much!
Low ceilings, exposed beams, woodburning stove. Just lovely.
We got a table straight away and read the menus while being distracted by all the artwork! They display artists work which is for sale and they also have murals covering some of the walls. Just lovely.
We opted for Ms Jean Brodies Afternoon Tea. This came with a sandwich cut into triangles, a scone and a slice of tea cake, as well as a drink. For £7.95, considering where it is located, that was a very reasonable price.
The sandwich was lovely, I got egg mayo and the white bread, while plain was very fresh.
As far as a lunch goes it was nice, I couldn’t finish the tea cake as it was a little on the dry side and I was full. My only other slight niggle was that they served a little pot of whipped cream for the scone which just didn’t work. I don’t know if they’d just ran out or what, but it was the only real complaint about the food.
Service was lovely, atmosphere ideal, and left with full bellies. Happy times indeed :)

This wee café is perfectly located right next to the beach and island in Cramond. After a wee wander around, you will most probably want a nice warm cup of hot chocolate this place does the job.
We didn’t eat anything here. I had a lovely hot chocolate and my partner had a café latte, which were both perfectly fine. Wee one had a hot chocolate too, which was warm and not too hot for her.
Overall a very satisfactory experience. Definitely recommend visiting this area for the beautiful walks and nice warm beverage.

It’s never a good sign when your reviews entirely contradict the previous… wait, those were like 3 years ago. Phew. Good to know. No idea what the place was like 3 years ago but it was a pleasant enough visit in 2014. I wouldn’t be lusting after another visit, but certainly not the miserable experience noted as previous.
We had soup (cullen skink and tomato & lentil) — what looked to be smallish bowls turned out to be the Mary Poppins of bowls — this soup seemed to grow and was crazy filling, yo. Cullen skink so fresh it had some leftover bones (added flavour) although quite salty, even by my salt-​encrusted standards. Tomato and lentil was well received and didn’t require further seasoning either. Scones were presented warmed through with jam and butter, and pretty tasty. Didn’t feel shop bought either (or look it). We also got sandwiches, but they left with us too, for later, as soup and a sandwich here was just too much. Would note the sandwich options aren’t super exciting, and some more appealing options were available in the 12.95 two course menu… but I was reluctant to pay 8 quid for a salad when it didn’t seem much different in content to the £4.50 sandwiches (salmon and prawn salad with toast versus a salmon salad sandwich…).
All pleasant enough and certainly not the disappointment (kitchens also clean on our visit too).
Cash preferred, credit cards under 10 come at a supplementary cost.

Mediocre. Three stars over two, mainly because the surroundings & the other visitors/​patrons made for a pleasant atmosphere. Staff do have a lot to learn in customer care. Grizzly-​faced waitresses without so much as a nod towards pleasantries.
Food and drink (just ice creams, scone & tea) were perfectly fine. Bought-​in, so difficult to get wrong really and no indicator of what they can do.
My knife needed changed as it was filthy & the outside of the teapot was covered in some crusty detritus too.
Not quite the nightmare, «one-​star» experience of other reviewers this time. Maybe the sunshine coloured my view… Would still be wary.

It is such a shame this could be so nice. Staff are rude (I sat outside for 10 mins with staff ignoring me despite serving others so I came inside to be ignored by staff…‘I’ll be with you in a minute’ would have gone such a long way) The kitchen itself looks filthy, dreadful smell of burnt greasy grills, dirty tables… actually pretty glad I never got served. Avoid, avoid, in fact further 5 mins walk and there is a much nicer place with nice staff. Or try the pub around the corner, always welcoming and no rudeness to be had.