Urban Angel cafe — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

Urban Angel’s website explains that it was founded by Gilly Macpherson, inspired by the vibrant café cultures of Australia and New Zealand. That might be why, as a group of Aussies, we felt very comfortable and at home here.

I got the BLT, it had chili jam, garlic aioli, red onion, and gherkins. The gherkins were large, thick cut, good gherkins but, after the bacon they were a big, overpowering flavour.

I love gherkins but some people might not expect them to be that dominant in the dish. In the US, you will often get a side of pickles, that might be a better way to serve these so you get a more traditional BLT.

Others got the baked eggs in tomato sauce with goat’s cheese, chili-infused honey, and fresh basil, served with sourdough toast, they looked good and were enjoyed.

We also got the Eggs Benedict, featuring chorizo, spinach, and chipotle hollandaise. I was thinking the chorizo would be thin slices as a way serve it a bit more like how a traditional benedict comes, but the flavours worked and if it sounds good to you, you’d likely enjoy it. I enjoyed the bits I had.

The za’atar spiced scrambled eggs on toast, it came with spicy hollandaise, fresh coriander, spicy salsa, and an added side of halloumi.

I guess this dish is another nod to the idea of what some Australian cafes try to do: fresh, bold flavours, trying to put a spin on dishes and having a go. Australian cafes also usually have great coffee at a higher standard than lots of UK cafes, we don’t lean into the franchises as much and lots of our baristas take their craft very seriously. The coffee here was great, so we got a takeaway for the morning sight-seeing.

Being Edinburgh, the cafe also had Scottish Breakfast Tea instead of English. Similar enough, but I appreciated this patriotism, and liked the flavours of the style.

Urban Angel has a nice vibe in the space, it is nestled in a building that feels like it has some quirky history. The café retains elements of its past, and creates a warm and rustic atmosphere.

The staff were friendly, good-humoured, attentive, and the way they go about their work definitely enhance the overall dining experience.

Urban Angel’s website and menu promote an ethos of good food, done right. Sustainable and responsibly sourced, etc.

It’s in a pretty part of town and has some parks and shopping areas nearby. I’d recommend visiting Urban Angel and grabbing some breakfast or brunch and a coffee. Order flavours you like and you won’t...

Horrible service. Worst waitress and timing ever. The staff seems to be nice but our waitress was extremely unfriendly. She didn't smile in the whole morning and not even said "thank you" or "you're welcome" once. We weren't asked how was the meal and were ignored most of the time.

We found the place through google. It's central in Hanover street. It's a basement but still quite lightly. On arrival, we had to wait a few minutes, normally a good sign. 5minutes later we west shown a table, and ordered coffees straight away. We asked 5 minutes to decide the food but waitress reaction wasn't good. We ordered 3 minutes later. After 7 minutes I reminded her about ours coffees and she replied with an unfriendly "they're coming". A further 10 minutes later food arrived but no sign of our latte macchiatos. I do understand that they get busy but if you care about your customers, you should make sure the food is not served until drinks are on the table. Basic.

I had to asked again for the coffees. By the time the arrived my food was lukewarm.

Eventually, she came to put pressure on us to leave but we ordered a dessert. Obviously, we had it really quick and leave.

It's a shame a single person ruin the whole experience. I can't even remember whether I liked the food or not. Management should improve recruitment and supervising of the staff which I found it unacceptable for a place you pay almost £5 for a glass of juice or £3 for a mini...

Food was mostly good, we ordered 3 dishes and liked 2/3 of them. Got a latte with oat milk which was good, had the turkish baked eggs in tomato sauce with goats cheese which was so delicious and my first time having that dish but they are a bit tight with the break as you only get 2 pieces (1 slice of bread cut in half) and i felt like i could've done with an extra full slice for the amount of egg and tomato there was, got the halloumi burger too (most expensive item on the menu at about £17) which was also delicious and worth it according to my partner who got that. Finally we got the banoffee french toast with nuts, which neither of us liked, it just tasted like a hard scrambled egg drenched in maple syrup with yoghurt, didnt taste like french toast at all, it was a bit off-putting to be honest especially as we wanted a sweet treat after out mains, but we had asked what was their most popular dish and they said baked eggs and french toast were most popular so i guess other people like it. Forgot to take pictures of the dishes we liked lol and only took pictures of the french toast which we didnt like and didnt finish. Atmosphere in the cafe was a bit weird (felt like other customers were staring at us/knew we weren't from the area) restaurant could have done with some music...