Steampunk Coffee — Restaurant in Scotland

I am head over heels in LOVE with this place and that might be a slight understatement... after the disappointment of my last visit to North Berwick when they were still based at the Den, it was with slight trepidation that I ventured to their new digs..

That all went out the window when I spotted the blackboard from the street and saw the lovely building they've moved in to. All doubt was erased even before I opened the doors.. Steampunk properly has a 'home'!

The bike on the wall, the butler's sinks with bottled cold drinks.. the cakes presented on slate tiles.. I couldn't get inside quickly enough.. (aside from having to stop and take a photo of course!)

Once inside.. that GORGEOUS La Marzocco machine with its neon red glow and Steampunk's logo etched into the side (it's wooden crate still outside being testament to how recently they've opened), the hessian bags of coffee piled high next to a lovely Probat coffee roaster.. the mismatched old armchairs around an old stove.. I couldn't quite decide what to do with myself!

We mentioned we were after food and were directed upstairs.. the modern mezzanine is kitted out with large dining tables and proper dining table chairs with a couch and two armchairs around a coffee table next to yet another old stove in the corner.. the kitchen is 'open plan' and you can see exactly what's happening and watch your food being dished up.

A lamb stew & a beef stew were on the menu and both were delicious and served with the most amazing seed/nut bread. No butter required thank you very much.

The coffee was as always, super amazing.. there's really no words that will tell you how good the coffee is.. you just need to try it for yourself. I then moved on to a pistachio rooibos tea which was equally scrumptious and great with my orange cake.

It's worth it to drive the hour from Edinburgh for their coffee alone, but with these sweet new digs.. I forsee many trips to North Berwick this summer..

ps. even their bathrooms are awesomely cool.. seriously.. this...

Steampunk is a gem of a coffee stop on Scotland's golf coast, with bare brick walls, metal pipes & flues everywhere, lots of windows & light creating a spacious but cosy enough atmosphere. Tomato & cashew soup delicious & just the right temperature to eat straight away, you know not nuked in the microwave. Coffee (flat white) & vegan banana loaf just magic, beautifully moist the loaf choice was difficult as there were loads of good options e.g. brownies, carrot cake, chocolate cake etc.. all looking tasty & the flat white was not too milky, no sweetening needed, perfect. Background music excellent maybe just my taste, playing at the moment The Wombats moving 2 NY. I'll be back very soon on some more Scottish experiences with Chauffeur...

Steampunk may have started their business as a staple of 'local and independent' but they're now anything but. Taking the 'shabby rustic' style to the point of uncomfortable, rough, and dirty. Take a look no further than their social media, they may pride them self on local business first until the opportunity comes for them to bring in any other business to pop up, over their 'local loyalty' for the sake of greed. Steampunk has put their focus so much on pop ups and greed that their own primary business... their actual coffee, is sub-par at best and burnt and bitter at worst. There are so many other independent, unique and loyal coffee houses in North berwick and East lothian, take your business...