Cafe Grande is a long-standing neighbourhood café at 182-184 Bruntsfield Place in Edinburgh. Established in 1984, it opens from breakfast onward and combines the feel of a local coffee stop with a fuller all-day food and drinks offering.
Breakfast runs through the morning, with cooked plates and egg dishes suited to an unhurried start. From noon, the à la carte menu takes over, while soup, sandwiches, salads and savoury crêpes provide lighter lunch choices.
Sweet crêpes filled with honey butter and banana and finished with maple syrup have moved from the specials board to the main menu. Cakes, traybakes and coffee offer another simple option, while dishes such as mussels and burgers suit a more substantial meal.
The café works equally well for breakfast, lunch, an afternoon treat or drinks with friends, and reservations are available for busier visits. Gluten, dairy, eggs and other allergens may feature across the menu, so diners should ask staff about current recipes and preparation.
Address: 182-184 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh EH10 4DF, Scotland
Cafe Grande Menu
Starters
Our soup
comforting, nourishing and served with bloomer bread (vt)
Thai peanut cauliflower wings
with soy dip (vt)
Mushroom and tarragon parfait
with cornichons and toasted bloomer bread (vt)
Scallops
pan seared with celeriac puree, nduja butter, coriander and pickled shallots
Fishcake
salmon and cod, risotto rice, mild Thai spices and sweet chilli dressing
Grilled sardines
with lemon, garlic and paprika on toasted bloomer with spring slaw
Haggis spring rolls
handmade with turnip purée, peppercorn sauce and fried leeks
Pan seared pigeon breast
with beetroot and hazelnut salad
Mains
Moules frites
fresh Scottish mussels served with fries and bloomer bread
Seafood chowder
smoked haddock and cod, diced potato, celery and onion
Fish and chips
haddock deep fried in traditional beer batter or grilled in lemon butter, with a garnish salad, tartare sauce and chips
Slow braised pork belly
with sweet potato fondant, pickled fennel and a cider and sage jus
Steak frites
6oz fillet or 8oz ribeye cooked to your liking served with fries, garnish salad, and peppercorn sauce or hollandaise
Coq au Vin
braised chicken and shallots in a red wine sauce with mashed potato and spring greens
Burgers
all served in a brioche bun and with fries
Mushroom stroganoff
with chestnut mushrooms, tarragon rice and a crispy onion crumb (vt)
Courgette noodles
with wild garlic pesto and marinated cherry tomatoes (vt)
Burgers
all served in a brioche bun and with fries
Sides
Skinny fries
I don’t share mine, but we won’t judge if you do 🙂
Chunky chips
a stalwart of the community
Bruschetta
relax and pretend you’re on holiday
Chargrilled vegetables
get in one of your five a day and feel proud
Olives
essential friends
House salad
taking care of you
Bread
a keyworker
Desserts
add vanilla ice cream or cream (2.00/1.00)
Cheesecake
always changing – please check for today’s
Crème brûlée
salted caramel and it flies out the fridge 🙂
Sweet crepes
with cinnamon honey butter, sliced banana and maple syrup
Sticky toffee pudding
in warm toffee sauce, it’s not coming off the menu, life is tough enough
Chocolate fudge cake
simply indulgent, staves off chills when warmed
Chocolate mousse
soft and creamy
Lemon polenta cake
ground almonds, fine polenta, and the juice of three lemons
Carrot cake
with a rich cream cheese icing
Lemon sorbet
light and refreshing
Vanilla ice cream
pure and simple
Traybakes
caramel tiffin, honey and oat flapjack, brownies…just ask!
Cheeseboard
from Ian J Mellis, our local farmhouse and artisan cheesemonger, served with oatcakes, frozen grapes, and brandied raisins. Choose 3 or enjoy all 5 cheeses.
Cheeseboard
Isle of Mull Cheddar, Blue Stilton, Alp Blossom, Brie de Meaux, Ragstone (Goats)
Isle of Mull Cheddar
Blue Stilton
Alp Blossom
Brie de Meaux
Ragstone (Goats)
Breakfast
until noon or 5pm at weekends
Full Scottish
bacon, sausage, fried egg, Stornoway black pudding, haggis, handmade potato scone, grilled tomato, mushrooms and beans
Vegetarian
grilled halloumi, vegetarian haggis, Portobello mushroom, spinach, fried egg, grilled tomato, handmade potato scone and beans (vt)
Avocado toast
sliced avocado with two poached eggs on lightly toasted bloomer (vt)
Eggs Benedict
two poached eggs and bacon or ham on a toasted muffin with hollandaise
Eggs Royale
two poached eggs and smoked salmon on a toasted muffin with hollandaise
Eggs Florentine
two poached eggs and spinach on a toasted muffin with hollandaise (vt)
Eggs anyway
two eggs your way – poached, fried or scrambled. Served with toast (vt)
Stornoway Stack
Stornoway black pudding with poached eggs served on a toasted muffin with hollandaise
Breakfast roll
choose a filling – fried egg, bacon, pork link sausage, Lorne sausage, haggis or vegetarian haggis, Blaggis, Stornoway black pudding, grilled tomato, potato scone, mushrooms
French toast
Scottish porridge
Scottish porridge oats, banana and honey (vt)
Toast with butter
(vt)
Granola & yoghurt
Toasted oats, nuts, golden syrup and yoghurt (vt)
Bloody Mary
(vt)
Virgin Mary
(vt)
French toast
Crepes
Chicken Florentine
Ham, asparagus and hollandaise
Tomato, mozzarella, rocket and basil pesto
(vt)
Salads
King prawns
with pickled cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and a ginger and lime dressing
Classic Caesar salad
chargrilled chicken, crispy bacon, croutons and anchovy fillets
Grilled goats cheese
roasted beetroot, puy lentils and candied walnuts (vt)
Sandwiches
on malted seeded brown bloomer or white farmhouse bloomer
Club
sliced chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise
Mortadella
with salami, pistachio pesto, rocket, tomato and balsamic glaze
Fish fingers
with shredded iceberg lettuce, tartare and slaw on a brioche bun
Hummus & chargrilled vegetables
homemade hummus, red and green peppers, red onion, courgette with cheddar cheese and caramelised red onion chutney (vt)