Stockbridge Market Reviews Summary

Market Atmosphere

Pros:

• "This is a wonderful market under trees with blaise on the ground like a French park."
• "It's brilliantly located just outside of Stockbridge so you can wander into some local shops too."
• "People come from far and wide to this colourful and super lively market!"
• "A lovely and quaint little market with good food and other goods! Definitely recommend going for an hour or so."
• "The selection of stuff at this market is incredible. Artwork, fresh meat, vegan food, cheese, smoothies and more!"
• "It's a great place to walk around. There are many small shops- books to Oxfam fair trade shops to lovely and homely cafe- this place has it all."
• "The best market in Edinburgh, the ambiance is really friendly and you have really good food."

Cons:

• "For me it was a disappointment. I thought the market would be huge but I think I counted no more than 20 stalls."
• "The market itself is lovely but very very small!"
• "The market is rather small and you will find the same stalls almost every weekend."
• "We expected to spend some time there but really one needs about 10 minutes to walk the whole thing."
• "I used to really enjoy coming here, but recently the queues and number of people pottering in Stockbridge is a concern."
• "Very busy market so be prepared for crowds."
• "Although so be warned of the long queue."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Harajuku Kitchen's gyoza and noodles are delicious :)"
• "The gyoza, the chicken curry and the gourmet pies are all worth sampling, and if you like paella, then get there early as there's queues around the street for this!"
• "The French fromagers have good quality French cheeses if you are looking for a good compte."
• "The Japanese gyozas are amazing."
• "The perfect fair cnad market food. The paella place is absolutely amazing."
• "The Paella at £4 for a large 'filled past the brim' portion is the best value if you're hungry!"
• "Highly recommend the Spanish Paella in the market 😍"

Cons:

• "Went for their vegan option which was pre-made and served in a tiny plastic container. It didn’t taste nice at all."
• "I’ve never seen paella being served with mayonnaise before and I hope I never see it again."
• "Food all looked good but a bit overpriced 3 sausage rolls for £10 for example."
• "Everything here is available in a supermarket but costs 2 or 3 times as much."
• "Could have more hot food options."
• "The market favourite is the Banoffie Pie which is the best bargain at the market."
• "The fresh pasta from one of the stands is delicious, and so is the paella from another."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The market favourite is the Banoffie Pie which is the best bargain at the market."
• "Not cheap but good value considering the quality."
• "Bought chocolate brownies from a wee patisserie here and they were the best brownies ever."
• "Stocked up on some extremely nice French cheese, good olives, very high quality local fruit and veg."
• "Some beautiful handcrafted jewellery for sale here too."
• "You can always find a great selection of food from different countries such as the paella from Spain, which is my favourite, but also fresh vegetables, delicious patisserie, coffee, chocolate and much much more."
• "Good selection of food, produce and gifts."

Cons:

• "Nice little market, ensure you have a 2nd mortgage ready to pay for stuff and quality isn't cheap, plus allot of posh city folk, hipsters and student type."
• "Ensure you have a 2nd mortgage ready to pay for stuff and quality isn't cheap."
• "Prices are as steep as what they were in Borough market in London so not sure having lived here for long you’d noticed that!"
• "Our first visit to the Stockbridge market... most of the items were expensive."
• "Loved the tartan stools too, but they were a trifle expensive."
• "Like any 'farmers market' there are no farmers here, only middle class people fleecing other middle class people."
• "The market itself was very small, with only about 20 stalls in total."