roseleaf bar cafe

came here forbrunch- staff were accomodating about enlarging our booking. the menu is full of choice for everyone. the smoothies and coffees were fab. if you're hungry this is the place for you.

braved the "low road" - 2 poached eggs, 2 slices of meaty haggis and homemade hollandaise sauce. v rich!

perfect for those looking for a feed away from the city cente.

a lovely little pubby stashed away in one of the by lanes of a very concrete leith. but if a good pubbrunchis what you're looking for, hop in! or better still "three hop" in. discovered this fragrant and citrus beer in this pub and no other pub in edinburgh quite matched that flavour. had a simple mushroom on toast with poached egg and it was yummm. the desserts are avoidable but hey, it's a pub; only raging sugar addicts, like myself, would even bother ordering one. the toilets are a must visit...such character! anyway the multiple pints of three-hop will send you there at least once ;)

brunchalicious! the roseleaf has to be one of the bestbrunchspots in edinburgh
quirky and cute, with lots going on, it's no surprise it's best to book in advance. do yourself a favour and try the veggie haggis benedict, it's amazing!

seemingly unique or quirky ideas are actually quite commonplace these days. that's not a bad thing. all it does is make one even more discerning and expect more than just gimmickry. we booked at the roseleaf bar expecting decent food, good cocktails and some of that quirkiness that everyone's been talking about. the exterior of the bar is quite unassuming and as you enter in, the giveaway that it's not a regular pub is the collection kitsch objects and hats on walls.

the service was friendly and we were looked after right from the start. the menu generated a lot of interest within our little group- i liked what they'd done with nat geo mags and i really liked the choice. i've had cocktails in china cups before but it still seemed like a fun thing to do. even water was served in a china jar. the cocktails were very tasty. we tried a few but rhubarb & custard was out absolute favourite. ourbrunchportions were fairly large and tasty. the desserts and cheese board were lively too. we were asked if we wanted hats and we said 'yes please'. getting tipsy at midday wearing silly hats definitely sounded like my idea of fun. i couldn't fault the place at all and we had a fantastic time. i'd definitely recommend it!

can't believe we're only getting around to writing about the roseleaf. it's our go to place forbrunchand also dinner.

the roseleaf is a place full of character and for the outside it doesn't look all that special but once you're inside its a great place. hats on the walls, cocktails in teapots and board games for rainy days.

we usually go for the full breakfast when in for brunch. it's served up on a skillet and my most favourite thing is how crispy the bacon. it might not be to everyone's taste tho. the full breakfast is a great size and sure to keep you full until evening.

the dinner menu is also great. we've tried the burgers and you'd be hard pushed to find as good anywhere else.

top tip of you're planning on eating here is to book ahead. you'd be surprised how busy it can get during the week and atbrunchtime.

the roseleaf is an excellent little bar cafe situated in the heart of leith. it’s been around since 2007 after popping up where the old black swan pub used to be on sandport place. the interiors pretty quirky with hats of various shapes and sizes on the walls, retro teapots that the cocktails (or pot-tails as they are known in these parts) are served in and menus made out of old national geographic magazines. it all works well and along with great food and friendly staff makes for an excellent place enjoy a bite to eat, a drink or both. i’ve been in quite a few times now for lunch and have always been impressed so a couple of weeks back we decided to head down for some sunday brunch. to me there are few things finer in life than a good sundaybrunchand roseleaf certainly didn’t disappoint. there’s an excellent selection on offer from theirbrunchmenu such as french toast: chunky slices of homemade bread soaked in seasoned eggy batter, pan fried in butter & served with rashers of crispy smoked streaky bacon with canada’s finest maple syrup served on the side.  the wonderfully named  leith-al egg: locally snared haggis coated free range egg with a crusty coating & served with a fruity broon sauce, baked beanz & double dipped chips  and a host of other unique and tasty sounding dishes. on this particular visit for both of us there was only one unanimous choice.. the big yin: proper packed full ‘o’ pork sausages, stornoway black pudding, slow roasted tomato, crispy smoked streaky bacon, beanz, flat cap mushroom & our own tattie scone with a happy egg cracked in the skillet & homemade buttered toast.  the dish comes served in the skillet which is a nice touch. all the food was excellent, the stornoway black pudding was fantastic and the homemade tattie scone was great. the crispy bacon is certainly that, very crispy. miss edinburger is a huge fan of very crispy bacon so that went down a treat with her. i prefer mine much less well done to be honest but still really enj

the roseleaf is a beautiful little pub with fabulous food, cocktails and lovely friendly staff.  the first time we went we popped in forbrunchand we keep coming back again and again.  i would really recommend it: the food is great, the staff really kind and knowledgeable about the menu and the atmosphere very cute with old typewriters, hats on the wall (that you can wear if you so wish) books everywhere and menus presented in copies of the national geographic.  if you do want to pop in at the weekend i would recommend booking as they are always busy, but it is a very cosy, cute pub with great food and drink so it is worth getting a table and making that plan.

i'll definitely be visiting roseleaf again. i think i'll try outbrunchon a sunday next time. the bar was very busy with groups on the saturday evening and i feel that service suffered somewhat due to this. i can see roseleaf being the perfect spot for a few drinks before heading out into town.