Maxi's
- Telephone 0131 343 3007
- Opening times Mon–Sat 8.30am–5pm; Sun 10am–5pm
- Bar open Mon–Sat 8.30am–5pm; Sun 10am–5pm
- Food served Mon–Sat 8.30am–4.30pm; Sun 10am–4.30pm
- Average price Soup and panini deal- £4.95 (set lunch)
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The 2013 edition of The List's Eating & Drinking Guide is out now – only £5.95 (+p&p).
This review is taken from the current (2013) edition.
Useful to keep in mind when the urge to eat a full cooked breakfast strikes in the early afternoon (breakfast is served until 3pm), Maxi’s other brunch options include pancakes or French toast with bacon and maple syrup, porridge and fruit compote, or sausages from Bowers, the butcher just along the road. Their takeaway salads and bulkily portioned tortillas and quiches make good picnic fodder for a trip to Inverleith Park or the Botanics. Or, to sit-in, they do home baking and chilled raspberry lemonade or deluxe hot chocolate with marshmallows and chocolate buttons (depending on whether cooling off or warming up is needed). A bustling, friendly, no-nonsense daytime café, its location on the main drag of Stockbridge means it can get crowded at weekends, when buggies line the walls, so sometimes a walk round the shops is necessary before a table frees up. It’s licensed too, with a small selection of wine, cider, and beers including San Francisco’s Anchor Steam.
- High point: Buy your picnic to take to one of the nearby parks
- Low point: Busy times mean waiting for a table
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 2
- Provides: Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access
- Music on stereo: Beyonce, Arcade Fire
- Capacity: 38
- Largest group: 12
- Open since: 1997
- House wine: £12.95 per bottle
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- 2. Disappointed and Annoyed – 30 Oct 2010, 1:25pm Report
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This cafe is clearly out for the money, spending nothing on decor, which unfortunately hasn't become 'charm' in this case. Tables are crammed in just that tad too much for comfort and the food is of an inexcusably cheap quality. All made worse by it being served cold by hoity staff. Happy to slope away and never come back but I actually gasped out loud when I saw the bill!! I have had more satisfying, tastier better quality scottish breakfasts for a third of the price elsewhere. So annoyed am writing this review.
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Em Rider – 5 Jul 2009, 1:45pm
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Ive been popping in here Id say about once a month for the last year. Service ranges from friendly to rude and back again. I have to say after today I will NOT be going back. The waitress was so rude, and the food was delivered incorrectly not once but twice, with no apology. I was then overcharged. The food is ok, but the service is not worth spending your money on!
Average rating /5 from 1 review of Maxi's.
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