Taste of Italy is an Italian café and restaurant at 9 Baxter’s Place in central Edinburgh. Part of the Crolla family’s Vittoria Group, it offers casual all day dining close to the Edinburgh Playhouse. The relaxed format works for breakfast, a quick lunch, food before a performance or an informal evening meal.
Freshly prepared pizza and pasta form the heart of the menu, supported by breakfast dishes and lighter bites. The kitchen uses egg pasta with a high proportion of free range eggs and durum wheat pasta sourced from Gragnano near Naples. Italian cured meats, olive oil and buffalo mozzarella add further regional character, while some meat and other produce are sourced in Scotland.
Homemade cakes, Italian style ice cream and gelato provide several ways to finish a meal or stop for something sweet. Barista coffee is another central part of the café identity and makes the venue useful outside conventional meal times. Guests with allergies should check the current information with staff because pasta, dairy, nuts and other ingredients are handled on site.
Taste of Italy does not require reservations, preserving the flexibility of a neighbourhood café even in its busy city location. Generous portions and an extensive daylong selection make it accessible to families, theatre audiences and visitors. The result is a practical Edinburgh restaurant grounded in Italian ingredients and the Crolla family’s long hospitality experience.
Address: 9 Baxter’s Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AF, United Kingdom
Taste of Italy New Town Menu
Breakfast
FULL SCOTTISH
Grilled bacon, sausage, haggis, egg cooked the way you like, grilled tomato, baked beans, hash brown, black pudding, grilled mushrooms, potato scone & toast with butter
FULL SCOTTISH – VEGGIE
Roasted veggie sausage, egg cooked the way you like, baked beans, grilled tomato, hash brown, grilled mushrooms, potato scone & toast with butter
OMELETTE
A delicious three egg omelette with your choice of two fillings & served with baked beans, toast and butter – choose from ham, onion, mushroom, cheese, tomato, peppers or bacon
EGGS BENEDICT
Homemade sourdough topped with two poached eggs & Hollandaise sauce finished with your choice of; black pudding, spinach, crispy grilled bacon, scottish smoked salmon, crushed avocado
WHY NOT TRY : EGGS WITH HAGGIS & CHILI JAM
Two poached eggs with toasted sourdough bread, haggis & chili jam
SMOKED SALMON & CREAM CHEESE HALF CIABIATTA
Half toasted ciabiatta with creamy soft cream cheese, scottish smoked salmon served with a refreshing side salad.
SCRAMBLED EGG ON TOAST
Three scrambled eggs on toast – fancy an upgrade?
SCOTT’S PORRIDGE OATS
Drizzled with your choice of honey or fruit compote or banana or Nutella
BREAKFAST ROLL
Choice of sausage / bacon / black pudding / fried egg / haggis
WARMED WAFFLE AND BACON
Warmed waffle topped with crispy streaky bacon drizzled with mapple syrup
TOAST
Two slices of white or brown toast with butter & jam please ask server for jam allergens
Smoothies, Frappes & Milkshakes
BREAKFAST BLAST SMOOTHIE
Banana, strawberries, honey, yoghurt, oats, milk
GREEN MACHINE SMOOTHIE
Banana, spinach, mango & coconut milk
MANGO TANGO SMOOTHIE
Mango, carrot, lime & ginger
ICED COFFEE FRAPPE
Ice-cold espresso coffee, milk & ice
MILKSHAKES
Vanilla, strawberry or chocolate & hazelnut
Hot Drinks
SUBSTITUTE MILK FOR SOYA, OATMILK, ALMOND MILK OR COCONUT MILK FOR ONLY AN ADDITIONAL 80P
LATTE
CAPPUCCINO
AMERICANO
HOT CHOCOLATE
MOCHA
ESPRESSO
DOUBLE ESPRESSO
MACCHIATO
CHAI LATTE
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA
HERBAL TEA
Green tea, earl grey, chamomile, peppermint, lemon & ginger
Cold Drinks
COKE – DIET COKE
FANTA
SPRITE
IRN-BRU – DIET IRN-BRU
RED BULL
SELECTION OF FRUIT JUICES
Ask for available flavours
STILL – SPARKLING WATER
TONIC WATER
SODA WATER
LIMONATA
Italian lemonade
ARANCIATA
Italian fizzy orange
ARANCIATA ROSSA
Italian fizzy red orange
LIMONE MENTA
Italian lemon & mint
POMPELMO
Sparkling grapefruit
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Against typical prices in Edinburgh
- Espresso Typical in Edinburgh: £3.00 £2.60
- Cappuccino Typical in Edinburgh: £3.80 £3.90
- Latte Typical in Edinburgh: £3.90 £3.90
- Americano Typical in Edinburgh: £3.45 £3.00
- Hot chocolate Typical in Edinburgh: £4.00 £4.00
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