Honeycomb & Co MJ’s’s Verdict ExteriorBlythe and I were revisiting our long walks when we tottered over to Bruntsfield/Morningside to try Honeycomb. Initially, we thought there might be a wait, but we were quickly shown to our seats in the slick and copper filled restaurant. As it was a bit later than the standard lunchtime …

La Quinta – SADLY NOW CLOSED A couple of doors down from Bia Bistrot, La Quinta has been plying its trade as a Spanish deli for a while. More recently, it added a cafe to draw people to linger there a little longer once purchases had been made. I popped in to see what was …

Cafe Grande Cafe Grande is one of those places I’ve walked past so many times but never timed it right for a visit. I’ve never been entirely sure whether it was a cafe, restaurant or bar so that’s at least partly the reason I’ve not popped in but when I was recently hungry in the …

Five Degrees – SADLY NOW CLOSED Sunday wanderings took me to Bruntsfield, a few days back, but I wasn’t quite sure where to lunch. After a major bout of indecision, I eventually alighted upon Five Degrees, a new cafe just round the corner from Katie’s Diner. I popped in to give it a look.Interior Promising …

Montpeliers Our Beer Man’s Verdict Some promising tweets suggested Montpeliers – not a place which had ever been on my beery radar before – might be worth checking out. Exterior So on a glorious midweek evening, I strode purposefully from Leith to Brunstfield. It’s a fair walk – like Blythe, I’m taking part on the …