The Pantry Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are really lovely and it's definitely a gem of Stockbridge."
• "Delightful and very helpful service."
• "The staff took our phone number and text is 20 mins later once a table was free."
• "Service was really friendly and didn’t have to wait long for the food even during a somewhat busy service."
• "The staff are always incredibly attentive and friendly even when you can see there is a lot of pressure."
• "The service staff were friendly and efficient. Always alert to our needs but never intrusive."
• "The staff are really friendly and attentive and the interior is really cosy."

Cons:

• "With rude staff and poor hygiene, you’ll want to give this one a miss."
• "Now they added a service charge for non existent customer service."
• "The server and manager (as well as the rest of the staff) avoided us for the rest of our meal."
• "Service could have been a bit friendlier - the staff ask all the right questions, but very hurriedly and without a huge amount of care."
• "We received not at all a good service, not a good welcome from start to end."
• "Staff was rude, he is a male, working like a diva."
• "The service was very bad."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The most consistently excellent breakfast in the city of Edinburgh."
• "Really good brunch."
• "The best part of the breakfast was the tattie scone, tomato and veggie haggis."
• "Best breakfast I’ve had in a long time."
• "The food was delectable right down to the most delicious turmeric latte."
• "The food was very tasty and beautifully presented."
• "Everything was cooked to perfection and it was extremely tasty."

Cons:

• "The breakfast was nice apart from the sausages that lacked taste."
• "However the waffle itself was unimpressive, not with the most desirable texture."
• "Both dishes were cold and my rosti was a big soggy mess."
• "The duck dish was lackluster at best. The flavors were non existent."
• "The sunshine on leith was basic and the guacamole they served was clearly store bought. Everything lacked flavour."
• "The lamb chunk were extremely lean and dry. It was dog food."
• "The halloumi dish was super spicy and very strong flavoured. I didn't enjoy very much."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Has really lovely vibe to it that didn't put me off even though i am a curmudgeon."
• "Relaxed space, great art and prints on the walls and awesome playlist while we sat down for brunch."
• "Lovely place in the heart of Stockbridge!"
• "Comfy decor."
• "Very nice atmosphere."
• "The interior of the cafe is lovely and very cozy, it has fantastic outside seating, great lighting, and the area is amazing."
• "The ambience of the place is great, it's in a lovely, picturesque part of town."