Southern Cross Cafe

4 Reviews on “Southern Cross Cafe”

• Sanjana

  Really cool place to hangout.a The ambience is cosy and cute,the pastries are fresh and the cappuccino was really good.All this is managed by two young girls and they are good at What they are doing.I had pea and watercress soup which was good.But all in all it’s a pretty neat n cute place to hangout,talk over coffee and have some few fresh homemade pastries to end the day on a good note.

  December 13, 2015, 10:39 pm

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• Shivangi

  Words cannot describe my love for this little brunch spot. Three and a half years ago, my family and I visited Edinburgh for the first time and happened upon the Southern Cross Cafe for breakfast our morning. The cute decor, wonderful staff, and amazing food ensured a return visit our second morning – which we almost never do since we usually opt to try new places when we travel. Fast forward to this year, I went back to Edinburgh with friends. I somehow tracked this place down, and it didn’t disappoint. The decor was the same, the food and coffee as delicious. The staff had changed, but they were even friendlier! Between my two friends and I, we split the Big Belter, not knowing what we were getting ourselves into. Suffice to say, we probably left a third of the plate behind despite stuffing ourselves beyond our limits! Basically, go!! I’ll be spending my mornings here any time I visit this city (:

  March 5, 2015, 2:12 pm

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• Lunch Quest

  There are certain places relatively nearby my office that Ive been saving up for occasions when Im a little pressed for time, or feeling particularly lazy. When the second situation arose, today, I headed for one of them, in the shape of the Southern Cross Caf, on Cockburn Street.With the promise of Artisan Roast coffee and daily changing soups, I was confident that the place would be good, so crossed their threshold with a confident stride.The welcome was warm, and I was seated at one of their shelf seats, next to a blasting radiator, which was entirely welcome as it was rather chilly outside.The soup today was broccoli, which sounded good to me. I added a goats cheese salad, to accompany it, asking for both dishes to be delivered at the same time.The attentive waiter soon delivered both plates, with the salad looking particularly bonnie. The soup looked good, too, and while it could have used a drop less cream and a twist more salt, it was pleasingly good.The salad was a notch better, combining beautifully thin, crisp pieces of beetroot with fresh salad leaves, topped with a lightly-toasted round of goats cheese. The salad could have used just a little more of the vinaigrette dressing, but again this was a relatively minor quibble with what was a very tasty dish.I rounded things out with a very good espresso.So overall, I was impressed with the warmth of welcome and quality of dishes on offer at the Southern Cross Caf. From their compact caf, theyre doing fine work, with a nice array of dishes on offer. For a quick lunchtime stop, this is a really good option.ScoresBlythe scores the Southern Cross Caf3.5/5 for food3.5/5 for presentation3.5/5 for setting4/5 for servicegiving an overall 14.5/20I ate: broccoli soup; goats cheese saladI drank: water, espressoI wore: black and blueTotal bill: 10.85 lunchquest.co.uk

  May 25, 2014, 6:40 pm

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• Jules

  Very slow service but nice coffee. The staff were not particularly friendly or proffesional. The coffee was good though. I would not return when there are so many other options in this city.

  August 11, 2013, 4:04 pm

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