Wellington Coffee
- Food served: Mon–Fri 7.30am–7pm; Sat 8.30am–7pm; Sun 8.30am–7pm
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Outdoor tables
- Music on stereo: Mixed 'easy listening'
- Capacity: 14
- Largest group: 6
- Open since: 2008
- Average price:
£5.50 (lunch)
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There’s certainly no denying that the reasonably diminutive Wellington Coffee has charm, ensconced as it is on one of the city's busiest shopping thoroughfares. The smell of coffee hits you the minute you walk through the door and the flat white is as smooth and delicious as the large slabs of carrot and banana cake that adorn the counter shelves. At lunchtime, space is undoubtedly tight and you may have to wait, but the spicy red Thai chicken soup and mozzarella cheese, tomato and pesto panini is reasonably tasty, making it worth the wait, while the Cajun panini offers a zing slightly lacking in its veggie counterpart. Those looking for a quiet coffee should probably opt for mid-morning or afternoon when the lunchtime throng has dissipated – and certainly its central location on George Street and delicious tea selections (ginger and lemongrass is particularly good) and cold drinks make it a great pit stop for a drink after a busy day shopping in the city centre.
- High point: Great for good-quality coffee on the go
- Low point: Can be difficult to get a seat
Reviews of Wellington Coffee (33a George Street, Edinburgh)
- 5. Bolt-Ya -Radge, Southside, Edinburgh – 26 July 2011, 10:51pm
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Wellington's has to sell some of the best coffee in the city centre. A million times better than the homogenised coffee on offer from a competitor on the opposite side of the street....
- 4. CoffeeGuy, Edinburgh – 22 October 2010, 10:01pmWellington CoffeeReport
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Having been in more often lately I take back the average service comment. Friendly enough and super slick just working their butts off sometimes.
- 3. CoffeeGuy, Edinburgh – 26 September 2010, 1:03pm
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Another "good coffee, average service" comment. It does seem to be a fact. (btw -"takewayers" should wait their turn like everyone else)
I don't really need the chatting and grinning coffee foreplay anyway. Slightly prone to underheating the milk by a couple of degrees -just to distance themselves from the boiled milk norm- but Wellington remains one of the very few places in Edinburgh you can be assured of a good coffee and for that they actually are doing us a favour.
- 2. Kevin – 12 August 2010, 5:04pmWellington CoffeeReport
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Agree with comment above - great coffee but below average service.
- 1. Edinweegie, Edinburgh – 13 June 2010, 11:41amWellington CoffeeReport
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Some of the best coffee in Edinburgh is on offer here. I've long lamented the inability of your average coffee house (even the majority of independents) to produce coffee at the right temperature and intensity. Here though, they've got the right equipment (Synesso), and the training evidently focuses on excellent, consistent results.
The only downside? Service is consistently perfunctory, and hints towards the "we're doing you a favour" type service. If you order a takeaway, you'll wait in line behind the already taken "sit-down" orders, even if they've ordered food/cakes and it all needs to be put together and served to them.
However, if you can avoid getting irritated by the staff, and don't mind a wait, the coffee is worth it.
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