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the very friendly folk at montagu’s are keen on their coffee. we tried a flat white and cappuccino. sadly the flat white was only a single shot and so a bit on the bland side although the milk was good. capuccino was enjoyed by trusty partner. rather than struggle on i asked for a double shot flat white (happily exchanged) instead and it was lovely. apparently the locals don’t like it strong. ask for a double shot and you’ll get a cracker. (they also do tea pig tea, yum) http://edinburghcoffeelovers.blogspot.co.uk/

we tried the flat white (coffee). milk temperature was good, on the cool side. strength and flavour was good but no real milk texture that would have lifted it. a good option though if you’re in the area, especially if you’re hungry. http://edinburghcoffeelovers.blogspot.co.uk

on the chocolate front, you can get dark, milk and white chocolate with all manner of additives such as pepper, cranberry, almonds, chilli and much, much more. they’ve got blocks of all flavours plus the fancy looking truffle type chocs. very nice indeed. the coffee also was very nice! cracking in fact. i tried a strong and tasty flat white that was complex without bitterness. good milk temperature and nice milk texture. will definitely be back http://edinburghcoffeelovers.blogspot.com/ twitter: @edinburghcoffee

while eteaket’s main gig is their teas, their friendly staff also serve artisan roast coffee so we thought we should try it. i had a flat white (the regular size) but it was still too big to drink it all. fortunately the strength and flavour were still great, just a bit too much of a good thing. it was strong and edgy without being bitter. layers of savoury nuttiness came through well, finishing with a very slight burnt caramel flavour like on the top of creme brulee. the temperature was great and the milk texture soft and rich. http://edinburghcoffeelovers.blogspot.com/ twitter: @edinburghcoffee

the folk behind the counter are very welcoming and happy for you to just hang with your laptop or read the paper. it has a great feel, a bit like your own lounge room but with better coffee. they use matthew algie coffee who are head quartered in glasgow – always good to see an independent coffee roaster, even better that they’re scottish! http://edinburghcoffeelovers.blogspot.com twitter: @edinburghcoffee

the coffee here is cracking! using artisan roast, fitting with their ethic of using local providers, the flat white i tried was marvelous. rich, soft, robust, round, delicious. perfect temperature, perfect cup size. edinburgh larder is spot on and all foodies (and coffee lovers) will find joy here :) http://edinburghcoffeelovers.blogspot.com twitter: @edinburghcoffee