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The friendly team provide fast service and the location and ambience make this a worthwhile spot to enjoy lunch. The scotch broth does not disappoint …
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The Deacon’s House
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In all of my quests, one thing that has really impressed me is the general lack of truly ghastly tourist traps that Ive come across. Sure, there are p…
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The Deacon’s House
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This cafe has the very best scones, jam, Devonshire cream, and tea at incredibly affordable prices. The shortbread is AMAZING! I wish we had places li…
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The Deacon’s House
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3 Reviews on “The Deacon’s House”
The friendly team provide fast service and the location and ambience make this a worthwhile spot to enjoy lunch. The scotch broth does not disappoint 🙂
In all of my quests, one thing that has really impressed me is the general lack of truly ghastly tourist traps that Ive come across. Sure, there are places that charge a bit more given their location, but generally I havent come across many places that are really taking the mickey. But thenCapturing passing trade with the jaunty figure of Deacon Brodie at the entrance to the pend down which the cafe is located, the Deacons House Caf is in a prime location on the Royal Mile. The caf room is full of historic splendour. Sadly, the fare on offer is decidedly underwhelming.Their menu features homemade soup, which can be matched with a sandwich in their lunchtime deal. I misread the menu and tried to match a toastie, priced the same as the sandwiches, and was brusquely told that this was not possible. This is probably the point at which I should have turned tail and left.Their homemade mushroom soup looked promising, but was under-seasoned and insipid. It was rather disappointing.The toastie was unceremoniously thrown down on my table, without a word, smile or attempt at eye contact. It was entirely characterless. The salad with which it was served featured some very tired brown iceberg. It was woefully poor.So overall, the Deacons House can be summed up in just one word: avoid. Their approach to service needs a complete overhaul, as the days of their truculent attitude being in any way acceptable have long since passed. Their food is rather poor, too. I feel sorry for tourists who alight upon this place, and would strongly encourage you to walk past it and chose somewhere else.ScoresBlythe scores the Deacons House1.5/5 for food2/5 for presentation4/5 for setting1/5 for servicegiving an overall 8.5/20I ate: mushroom soup; cheese and ham toastieI wore: an unimpressed lookTotal bill: 8.45 lunchquest.co.uk
This cafe has the very best scones, jam, Devonshire cream, and tea at incredibly affordable prices. The shortbread is AMAZING! I wish we had places like this in the states. Once we discovered this cafe we were here every afternoon. It is very close to the castle. It’s a wonderful place to relax. DO NOT MISS IT!