Richmond CAFE

This place became a wee haunt during my second year in Edinburgh, due to the warm service and homely atmosphere.
The selection is simple and would recommend the iced freddo coffees, which have a foamy layer on top. Having had breakfast and dinner here before, I recommend the burger with tzatziki, or one of the dishes or pastry of the day available.
It gets busy on weekends and summer time. If you’re feeling like a quiet place to sip coffee and read in the spring afternoons, this place is a gem.

Really amazing place! We went here for lunch on a Sunday afternoon, and it was packed! With just one table left we were sat down and got the menus. Everything on the menu is Greek-​themed, and we chose a Greek breakfast and Greek sausages and eggs. The girl serving us didn’t seem phased at all by how busy it was, and took our order quickly. We got our coffees and meals quickly as well, especially for how busy it was.
The food was really tasty, seasoned to perfection. My dish had a bit too much oil on it for my preference, but that’s just trying to find something a little bit negative! The bread that was served with my dish was supertasty, and I really tried to eat everything!
We had to go get some money out before we left, because they don’t take card, but there is a cash machine just down the road on Nicholson street.
Great place, will definitely come again :)

How come I didn’t know this place before?! It was so close to where I live… I was recommended by a Greek friend and a local… one of them said that he once had lunch here for almost one month! Then I thought I should give it a try. I went there with my friend for brunch and ordered the spinach and feta cheese pie with Greek yogurt. IT WAS AMAZING. The portion was enough for brunch and the Greek yogurt suit very well with the pie. The atmosphere there was quite nice too, with the sunshine and the view of Salisbury Crag. You know that it was not always easy to find a good place to eat in the UK, but this one was exactly the bistro I would definitely come again and recommend it to my friends.

It’s that time again! Festival season. Which means, you and your hungry tummy may be a bit hard-​pressed to find a seat in a pub or café or restaurant or really anywhere in Edinburgh. The hubs and I had already struck out in our search for a pre-​fringe bite to eat in a joint down the road. We spotted Richmond Café intriguingly close enough to the Pleasance Cabaret where our later event awaited. When we spotted some seating available outside (every nook and cranny was occupied inside) we decided to take our chances.
And glad I am that we did! Richmond was a lovely wee experience. It features mainly Greek and Mediterranean food, which is right up our alley. The service was good and the food appeared very promptly: hubs got a slab of fried feta cheese and a spinach pie, both of which were nom-​tastic. My tastebuds exploded with a big ol’ Greek sandwich that was swimming in yogurt sauce and deliciousness. Man. It was incredibly messy, but worth the amount of time I spent cleaning off my hands after. :) We polished all that off with a robust Greek coffee, some tea, and a strawberry tart. All delicious!
The only real downside for us was our expectation to receive a café-​sized bill – I’ve been told since by a regular of the place that they do offer a much pricier Festival menu, which explains the amount we shelled out at the end. Certainly more than you would expect from a café, but at the same time – the food was delicious, and I certainly don’t mind paying a little extra for good service and environment. Not only that, but despite their hours listing 7 PM as their closing hour, they are obviously keeping the place open after hours to welcome the fringe crowd. All in all, I’ll definitely be back to the Richmond Café to sample more of their delicious food – but probably once the festival is over!

I’ve visited this Greek/​Mediterranean café/​bistro place three times so far and I have nothing but good feedback for them!
Being a Greek, I enjoyed the Greek dishes in the menu, including baklava but also main dishes, with pork, lamb, and starters as well like tzatziki (yoghurt garlic and cucumber with some herbs).
Another favourite is mpougatsa: filo pastry with a sweet cream made from milk, semolina, sugar, lemon flavour, with sprinkled icing sugar and cinnamon on top! Very popular in Northern Greece, Thessaloniki.
Sometimes on a Sunday there might be a live Greek music event.
The service is very friendly and quick. I loved their spinach pie, which they can kindly warm up for you if you prefer it hot!
The coffee was good, they make also some non-​standard ones which are popular in Greece: give a try the Freddo one!
If you’re up for an alcoholic drink, they have a stronger version of ouzo, called tsipouro, from Tirnavos, an area popular in Greece for producing the best quality of this drink.
Looking forward to my next visit! Keep up the good work guys!