After walking up to Arthur's Seat, we had lunch at Clarindas. I had chosen it in advance as it looked very homely and personal in the pictures - and hoped that we would manage to get a table even though there were 8 of us...and there were a lot of tourists in the city. And luckily it went well and we all had a delicious lunch in homely surroundings. Clarindas is also very close to Holyrood ParkMore

A quaint and quirky wee tearoom on the bottom of The Royal Mile. They were serving a limited menu due to staff shortages. Breakfast had finished so only options for lunch was soup and quiche. We opted for soup - minestrone which was a meal...in itself and Broccoli and Cheddar, both were delicious. Tea and coffee and a range of homemade cakes. Fab and fast service. We enjoyed our visit.More

Went here as it was close to our aparthotel. The cafe has eight tables, so there is usually a queue, but it moves as quickly as people eat. Each table has a live plant or flowers, with novelty salt and pepper shakers. It’s quite cozy...and there are things all over the walls that make it fun to look around and strangely reminded me of my grandma’s dining room (in a good way). The food was like something your mum would make at home; in other words, warm, tasty, satisfying and leaves you happy. The tea is also piping hot.More

This is a very small tea room so had to share a table with another single person. I ordered a mushroom soup with a brie toastie and a pot of tea. The mushroom soup was wonderful and looked and tasted of mushroom. The toastie was...overfilled with cranberry brie bacon so no room for a cake. Very clean toilet but soap dispenser empty i told a member of staff and they immediately changed it. Customer satisfaction is a priority. The prices charged are very reasonable. Well worth a visit.More

Beautiful venue, good variety of options on the menu, delicious food & the cake is amazing! Quaint tea room that's definitely worth a visit.

The food at Clarinda’s is so delicious, it’s hard to imagine that the service and ambiance could be just as great! I have been interested in and taken afternoon tea for many years in many places and this tearoom is vastly under appreciated. The ambiance...is that of your granny’s home and the food tastes like she just made it fresh for you. I would be here every Sunday afternoon if I could!!More

It's cute, that's why you come here. We got a table for ourselves, but sometimes you're asked to share because the place is tiny. Staff inexperienced but friendly; service a bit slow, but the place was packed, can't complain. The cakes were outstanding! I had...a lovely slice of Bakewell tart, and my daughter had an amazing slice of fruit pie with scrumptious cream. Pot of tea for 2 had enough for 4 people. Bacon sandwich was stuffed, but the bread was average. The only proper downside was the incredible amount of Asian girls coming in to take a million pictures with their phones and blocking customers and staff! I wish the staff would intervene, but it's obviously great advertising for them. Very clean place.More

We stopped in here early afternoon. It is small but really lovely. Waited about 15 minutes for a table to become free. We had lunch and dessert which can be picked for the dessert table. Smoked salmon was so yummy. Soup was very good too....Victorian sponge was delicious. Staff were so efficient and friendly. They knew how to keep the tables going and move around the small area.More

A lovely Victorian style tea house at the bottom of the Royal Mile. Serves breakfast, brunch and lunch. Delicious and varied home baking as well as a wide variety of teas. The decoration with various shapes of teaware, embroidery and framed floral fabrics is just...so creative! I tried haggis and cheese toast, delicious combination of savory haggis, cheddar cheese and toasted wholemeal bread, original scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam. Also a pot of herbal tea, Elderflower & lemon the fruity floral, with slightly sweet after taste. Perfect for summer.More

Went here for breakfast yesterday with my partner before returning to Ireland. This place was very cute and dainty. They had lots of options to choose from and lots of yummy treats on display. I ordered a fresh homemade fruit scone and it was unbelievable....They had a lovely sugary taste off them. We will definitely be back again!More

I visited Clarindas on the recommendation of a friend from Edinburgh, and it very much lived up to expectations The small tea salon is beautifully decorated, the choice of food, especially tea and cakes , is amazing, and the quality is superb Service is great...too I'd definitely go back when I'm next in EdinburghMore

We liked this cafe so much that we came back for a second visit. It's quaint and has decor that reminded us both of our Grandmother's houses (china plates, embroidery and lace doily style table cloths). It is a small cafe with around 8 tables...but we didn't find it was too cramped or busy, on our second visit a couple had to wait for a few minutes to be seated (just before 12 o'clock). They have a breakfast and a lunch menu. They stop serving breakfast at 11am and start lunch at 12 so for an hour they are only open for tea and cake. The first time we were there for breakfast and I had a bacon roll with an added tattie scone (additions are 70p per item) and an Irn Bru float. They also served cakes and fruit pie which was served as a generous helping with real cream (thick) or icecream. I did hear one man say his slice of pie didn't have much rhubarb in it, but he seemed happy overall. The prices given this is on the main road down from the Castle to Holyrood were really reasonable I thought. On our second visit I had an Irn Bru and a generous slice of their ginger cake. The cakes are set out on a stand in the room so you can look at them before ordering. They were preparing the soups for lunch and I think there were 3 types available. I think it's a very cute tea room and worth a visit, the food was good as well. Also the servers were friendly and welcoming and we didn't feel rushed. The people in the cafe seemed to be a majority of overseas tourists but also some locals and UK tourists too, Also the ladies loo was super cute.More