Press Coffee
About
Coffee & Tea, Sandwiches
Price Range : Under $10 (£)
Location
Adress: 30 Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9LP
Phone: +44 131 667 6205
Work Hours
Business info
- directions_carDeliveryNo
- move_to_inboxTake-outYes
- volume_upNoise LevelQuiet
- transit_enterexitOutdoor SeatingNo
- wifiWi-FiFree
- tvHas TVYes
Reviews
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Elizabeth G.
I really love press. Minimalist decoration, a simple but delicious menu, and one of the best cups of coffee in the whole city.
The only thing which I don't love about Press, is its ability to take pennies from my pocket.
The space is small, yet there is room to sit both on low tables and higher window seats. On offer are soups, jacket potatoes, paninis, tiffins, brownies, scones, tea, and of course, coffee. The soup is divine, I have tried the lentil and spinach dahl soup, which was lively, fresh and hearty. It came with fresh bread and was very satisfying. I have also had the carrot and coriander soup, which is as good as carrot and coriander soup is going to get. That dahl might just be the best soup in town, if only they offered gluten free bread... The jacket potatoes are supplied by rotato downstairs, so are fluffy on the inside and crisp on the outside-perfection.
I have eaten many scones, and I can assure you that there are very good. They are the same which you can get at kilimanjaro, project coffee and wellington coffee, which are under the same management. There are daily scone specials... Sometimes you get plain with apricot jam or raspberry jam, sometimes cranberry scones, sometimes Christmas spice. It's a nice little way to break up a monotonous routine. The tiffins are everything a good tiffin should be, dense, chocolatey, balance between biscuit and raisins. My friend assures me that the brownies are even better.
The coffee is just the right temperature, soya milk is available, the coffee is not too bitter and there is a definite crema on top of the espresso. This is really good coffee. I used to come here every Thursday, when I had a long day and an hour between two classes. Unfortunately I spent way too much money here, as it's so close to uni (at the end of buccleuch place near the language buildings) and doesn't offer any student discount. Please make this a little more affordable for students, and I will come back more often for sure. -
Cally A.
I popped in for a latte the other day and was pleasantly surprised with how great it was. The staff is incredibly friendly and the whole shop had a nice vibe to it. I didn't try the food, but what was being brought out to others sitting down looked great. If I'm back in Edinburgh this will be my go-to morning coffee spot.
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Andrea N.
Breakfast was pretty bad, anything felt fresh. In general not a great experience.
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Annie C.
Press Coffee is a nice wee place very near the university and an excellent spot to meet friends after classes finish for the day. The cafe is clean and cute, and the prices aren't too bad. The mocha I had was phenomenal, and I'm excited to return to try out their food. I would definitely recommend this place!
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Em C.
Press Coffee looks quite swish from the outside, but both the font and the name seem as though they are trying too hard to attract a coffee drinking bunch of journalists into their business. Either that, or it is a calculated gimmick geared towards the more suspectible of those immersed in university life.
It's clean, contemporary and sleek inside, with trendy baristas but no real vibe. As Jonathan said, they sell decent coffee, but there are so many more places like that in Edinburgh!
It seems a shame to replace a great resource for students with yet another coffee shop. We have become bigger coffee consumers than Italy, and while it's not a bad thing, it get a bit boring when you can't go shopping without passing at least 100 cafes.
Press Coffee is fairly nice and I do like it, but in its infancy I get the impression it's trying too hard to be overtly trendy. If it thaws out over time, it might carry more of a light atmosphere, but for now it's too self-conscious for me.