Bains Retro Sweets — Local services in City of Edinburgh

Every experience I’ve had with Bains Retro Sweets has been wonderful. The owners are incredibly kind and generous and also very knowledgable about the sweets they sell. Walking into the shop feels like going back in time and it’s just so nostalgic and homey. Wish all sweet shops were like this! The owners have also been incredibly kind in supporting the charity I work with. Thank you so much again for your donation, it’s so appreciated and I’ll certainly be bringing my mum back for more sweeties the next time she visits. Wish you guys all the best for the future as you’re a wonderful business and a true hidden gem in...

Fantastic little shop with so many amazing sweets. Having read other reviews I don’t know if we caught the owner on a bad day as he was a little rude asking why we’d left it until 4.50 to visit and making us feel like we were too much trouble. His wife? On the other hand rectified how he made us feel she was kind and welcoming. If we’d know they were there we probably would have visited earlier in the day but we’d only just arrived in Edinburgh and walked by and saw the shop. Still a fab little place and definitely...

My husband and I stayed in the hotel next to this wonderful sweet shop and we were absolutely delighted to see all of the different types of candles available. We were greeting by the owner and he took the time to help us find the type of candy I was looking for along with showing us some must try Tablet and fudge. We loved the experience as much as we loved the candy. 100% recommend going here when in Edinburgh! We just made a purchase on their website. That's how much we loved it and...