Thyme

I’ve only put one star because it appears that Thyme at Holyrood has closed! I was devastated to wander up and down Holyrood Road today with no Thyme in sight.

Popped by Thyme on several raving recommendations and snapped up a couple of wraps. Impressed? Yes, but not to the degree that I was expecting.
It’s a bit out of the way, being nearly all the way down Holyrood, but not too far that it’s an inconvenience to get to. The staff wasn’t very pleasant, unfortunately, but it was near closing time and I could understand their desire to clear out already. There is a decent selection of options on offer, the fillings are fresh and the combinations original.
I had the Thyme House wrap, with chicken, avocado, sundried tomatoes, mayo, onion and what else have you. It was really tasty, but rather small for the price. Overall, it was worth a try, and if I’m in the area I’d pop in again for a snack (not a meal, unless I bought two) but while I enjoyed it, I wouldn’t go out of my way to return. Maybe if the wraps were bigger…

Seeing as I work about 30 paces from this place, it’s hard not to nip in at lunch for something quick and tasty.
It also helps that the food is cracking!
Don’t think I’ve tried the sandwiches yet, but enough people have raved about them anyway. What I tend to go for is one of the amazing soups (Chipotle Meatball and Red Thai Chicken amongst my faves) or the salads.
Now, for a meat lover like me, the word salad is not often forthcoming from my yap, however I defy anyone to try either the Chicken and Cashew Nut Salad or the Chicken and Falafel Salad, and NOT be impressed. Gorgeous stuff, so much so the Cashew Nut Badboy has become my regular Friday lunch. Can’t see past it at the minute.
The smoothies are also very flavoursome and worth a look.
Staff are friendly and accomodating, thinking nothing of exchanging the cucumber in my salad for something better like feta.
And the prices are on the right side of reasonable (£2 for a large soup; £3 for a salad; £3−5 for a sandwich/​wrap, depending on what fillings your packing in) so all in, if you’re taking a walk down Holyrood Park, get yourself over to Thyme for some lunch and be disappointed not.

The reviews on here seem to be really bad or really good. I’m quite hard to please but this place is not too bad. I wouldnt be able to afford to eat here everyday but it’s good for a treat once in a while.
I really appreciate good fresh bread and this place delivers in the bread department, the only problem I would have though is that they run out of it pretty soon and a few of their ingredients.
That could be seen as a good thing though because A: It means they dont over stock and have things in storage losing their freshness and B: It’s obviously popular otherwise they wouldnt run out!

Crayfish and rocket wrap — where have you been all my life?
I had read a lot of rave reviews of Thyme on Unilocal previously but had never been passing when it was lunchtime. But my luck was on the up yesterday when I finally got sample more than one of their delicious fillings.
The rolls are big, fresh-​baked, and covered in sunflower seeds. The wraps are soft but not soggy. The fillings — oh my the fillings. What everyone else before me has said is true. They’re just exceptional, really something a bit different.
The crayfish and rocket was divine. I now want it for dinner tonight, lunch tomorrow and maybe elevenses on Sunday. That good. The Thyme House was also mmmm tasty (although a little too rich on the mayo for me to have every day probably). Chicken, avocado, lettuce, what else was even there — I don’t want to question it, best to leave it in a fuzzy haze of loving food memories.
Thyme are definitely a cut above the rest when it comes to sandwiches, rolls, wraps, salads and platters. Why would you pip for a pre-​packaged generic tuna and sweetcorn when you could have something inspired, that will make your tastebuds do merry little dances of joy, for much the same price. And it’s frickin’ central too!
If you do something this weekend, try a Thyme wrap. You won’t be disappointed .*starts singing «time after time”*
…if you’re lost and your found and you will find me… time after timmmmee. That’s no even the words is it?

Not terribly impressed with this place. I had an average wrap one week, and a terrible one yesterday. It was chicken, avocado, and falafel, and the avocado was so unripe it was almost like eating pieces of apple. Lacklustre mayonnaise that did little to give the thing coherency — some sandwiches taste like their components are meant to be together; this just seemed like a random assemblage. Falafel okay though lots fell out.
Their broken biscuit cake just about made up for it; that was pretty good and I’d go back for that.

They have avocados. Full stop. In their sandwiches. And the avocados are ripe. I mean, what more could you possibly want from life? I went there today for a lunch break from work, for the first time ever, and have decided that I won’t be able to eat a sandwich anywhere else. Ever. Ok, so I’m exaggerating. But the wrap was pretty damn good.
I had the avocado and pesto dressing wrap, which came with fresh avocados, fresh mozzarella (as opposed to the stuff that you get for pizza), parmesan, walnuts and cherry tomatoes. Yum. The only objection I have to this place is that the wrap was teensy. I mean, I’m used to Green Deli’s or Coffee Etc’s full wraps, and this one was anorexic. But very tasty. Yes, very tasty indeed.

After hearing the rave reviews about Thyme on Unilocal,I realised that I just HAD to check out the sarnies for myself. Boy, have I been missing out, they are phenomenal. The selection is torturous because everything looks good. After much deliberating I decided to go for the Thyme House which was a fresh roll stuffed with a generous helping of chicken, avocado and tomatoes with a mustard dressing… I’m drooling just thinking about it. Absolutely. Outstanding.
The prices are very reasonable and my bad boy was around the £3 mark.
If I were you, I’d get myself along to Thyme right NOW!

Thyme is an awesome shop for your lunch-​thyme sustenance, and probably one of the best I have been to for take-​away sandwiches in the City.
Everything is fresh, the falafel is made by ‘Edinburgh’s own falafel maker’ whoever that might be, and even the coleslaw is made by hand on the premises each day. It’s nice to know a bit of love and care has gone into your food.
I like the fact there are plenty of breads and wraps to choose from, not just your regular white or brown, and I opted for a lovely sunflower seed roll filled with sweet chilli tuna, a filling I am going to campaign that every single deli has. It is amazing!
It was probably a wee bitty pricey at around £3, but to be honest I don’t mind paying that because it was absolutely lovely.
A five star lunch stop for me.

Bacon and Brie and Cranberry — I love you
Honestly, it’s the food of the Gods. Every single time I take a bite it hits me. I’ve tried to make my own version at home but it never seems to be the same. Ugh!
The staff are really friendly though, they make the sandwiches infront of you, it’s sortof like an upper-​class Subway. Watch out for the queues though, it’s getting more popular!!!

In an almost spooky coincidence, yesterday I had the exact Bacon, Brie and Cranberry sarnie that Emily T has just waxed lyrical about. It was only second choice actually, due to the fact it was half 2 and they’d ran out of pine nuts, but surely it must be the best second choice I’ve made in a while.
On a poppyseed roll, I didn’t think it looked that exciting when they made it, but the frankly phenomenal taste sensation I experienced sitting outside Our Dynamic Earth really was something to write home about. You could spend 100 quid in a restaurant and not taste anything half as good. It really was tremendous, and if I remember correctly less than £3.
The slice of rocky road afterwards looked and tasted delightfully homemade, and I’ve no doubt that Thyme will be a regular lunchtime stopoff for me in days to come. I wish they had some seating however, as taking my roll back to the office staffroom and interacting with human beings is not something I want to have to do on my break.

This is the best place to go for the most scrumptious lunch when in Edinburgh, im always recommending it to friends and colleagues if they are near by (with the hope they will offer to bring me lunch back to Glasgow!). The staff will make you any sandwich you can dream of if you cant find one on their excellent menu to choose from. If you go by in the morning you can watch the staff preparing everything fresh, i quite like popping in for a fresh smoothie or coffee on my way to work, normally means i spend the next 3hrs thinking about what im going to have for my lunch though! I like the feel of the place, it has a nice vibe and friendly engaging staff, its especially good to know that its actually an independant Edinburgh owned company, support the local i say! There is normally a queue at lunch but the staff are quick and it tends to go in fast, the wait gives you time to decide what combination you are going to try! or whether your willpower will wain in front o the cake tray! The prices are competitive and definately value for money when you think of the quality your getting, you just have to look at the fresh rolls to know they are selling something quality goods. My recommendation… the sunflower seed roll toasted with cheese, chutney, pinenuts, spinach and roast peppers or maybe the!!! cant decide!

I had an awful experience here today. I was a regular customer at Thyme and yesterday I nearly broke my tooth on a rock the size of a pea in a sandwich i bought there. When i returned to complain the staff were very rude and pretty much implied that I was a liar. i will never return to this establishment. whatever happened to customer relations?

I’ve had sandwiches all over Edinburgh and the ones from Thyme are by far the best. Being one of those office types I have sandwiches and salads everyday. I’ve tried most places round about and I just keep coming back here. I’m spoilt for choice and they don’t sell the usual rubbish you know what I meanthat horrible processed orange cheese or bulk bought cheap coleslaw I was really impressed when they told me they make their own dull grating work for them but worth it for us! AND, they don’t do that irritating thing where they stick all of the filling at the edge of the roll to make it look full, the rolls are full to the brim and the salads are huge, enough to keep me going for my after work gym visit. So, I have to say, big thumbs up to Thyme from me! Well worth a visit.

I have a favourite sandwich– it’s Brie, Apple, Cranberry and Mayo. Unusual yes, but try it and you will agree that it is gob-​smackingly delicious. My problem with Thyme is that when I ordered my favourite combo it failed to live up to my expectations, massively. £3.20 for a roll with a single slice of brie and a tiny, almost negligible spreading of cranberry and mayo with literally a couple slices of apple. I know we’re only 0.1 out of the recession people but please, I don’t appreciate being ripped off.
Over-​charging aside though, I can see why this little place is so popular. With a varied selection of sandwhiches, smoothies and snacks, and their efficient service, it’s no wonder this place is frequented by the hoards of office workers who scurry away from their desks every lunchtime. I just wish they wouldn’t take advantage of their affluent clinentele and lack of competition by overpricing everything in store.

Great little take away. Very good for sandwiches which are made, while you wait, to your own requirements. Very fresh ingredients and unusual combinations. Also a juice bar with a good range of mixes. At times there is also a well stocked salad bar although I noticed this wasn’t there last time I visited. A few less healthy treats also sold like brownies, chocolate. And the Stoats porridge bars — a unique porridge in a bar product that is quite tasty.
As it is a take away it is most handy if you are working somewhere nearby, the Scotsman offices or at the Parliament. But it is also close to Holyrood Park and arthurs seat so would be a good place to stock up on a bit of a picnic before going for a walk in the park. They also sell various waters and juices as well as coffees to take away.
They make a big thing about everything being fresh and nutritious and it really does taste as if it is doing you good. Lovely.