The Manna House
- Telephone 0131 652 2349
- Opening times Mon–Sat 8am–6pm; Sun 10am–5pm.
- Bar open Shop: Mon–Sat 8am–6pm; Sun 9am–5pm.
- Food served Mon–Sat 8am–5.30pm; Sun 10am–4.30pm.
- Average price £6.50 (lunch)
- Website themannahousebakery.co.uk
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It’s almost impossible to begin describing the Manna House in anything but a gushing tone. Small but perfectly formed, the reputation of the place as possibly Edinburgh’s best artisan bakery is spreading across the city, and what’s most inspiring is that they don’t just base their reputation on doing one thing well. Every day they prepare dozens of fresh breads, exotic salads, quiches, pastries, soups and sandwiches packed with artisan fillings, as well as a patisserie counter that’s satisfying just to gaze at. Add to this the friendliness and the familiarity of the service and the recently inaugurated Sunday opening hours (the new weekend brunch menu is typically different, featuring baked omelette, homemade crumpets and green pancakes with smoked salmon), and the Manna House goes from strength to strength with deserved success.
- High point: Deservedly draws admirers from all over town
- Low point: Limited seating and no washroom
Listed in The Larder – in the shops now or buy online.
Known for its bread (made using Scottish ingredients where possible and without flour improvers, preservatives or other undesirables), the Manna House is a local bakery found at the top of Easter Road. Everything is made fresh on the premises – from savoury and sweet pastries to cakes, and soups, salads, tarts and 20 types of daily bread. Many use it as a neighbourhood shop, but after a recent expansion and the inclusion of a café it's now easier to have your cake to take home and eat it in house too.
- Provides: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Outdoor tables, Free wi-fi
- Music on stereo: Background easy listening
- Capacity: 16
- Largest group: 6
- Open since: 2005
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Quill Amory – 21 Nov 2012, 10:01am
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I love this place! The bread is always excellent, with some great flavour combinations - feta and mint is especially good. They've recently started doing macaroons, which are ridiculously tasty and great with their Teapigs tea.
The best thing about the Manna House, however, is its location. If it were in Stockbridge or Morningside, it would be just another offputtingly posh hangout for over-privileged yummy mummies and student-types, but since it's on Easter Road you get all sorts of people in, which makes for a much more friendly atmosphere.
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MEH – 23 May 2012, 12:20pm
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This place just gets better and better - they are now open SUNDAYS!
Not only have they got their usual full range of bread, pastries and cakes but they've a super wee brunch menu too - every week 10am till 4pm.
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Jimmy109 – 10 Jun 2011, 3:31pm
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The food is average at best and the coffee is rubbish. The customer service is incompetent and negative. The older woman who seems to manage this place is leading by her own poor example. Just sick of dealing with the screw ups and low quality that this place seems to insist on.
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Outnumbered & Eating It – 13 Sep 2010, 3:25pm
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Cakes, pastries, tarts, bread & soup are all tremendous. It is a priviledge to call this my local bakery. However, the sandwiches are a little uninspiring though & painfully slow to make - you actually feel the hatred of the queue that inevitably bulids up behind you if you order one to take away. Coffee isn't great either (not bad, but not great). So while it is a fantastic bakery, it wouldn't be top of my list of Edinbrugh cafes.
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Roof – 27 Jul 2010, 12:28pm
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Stick with Greggs suzisue. Manna House quality is wasted on you.
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suzisue – 4 Jun 2010, 11:01am
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Used to be better!! What happened? Still quite nice compared to greggs down the street of course.
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Em Rider – 1 May 2010, 9:23am
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If I could fall into a barrel of cakes and eat them all, they would be from this shop. The service is friendly, the cakes are AMAZING and the bread is fantastic. Not many tables so dont bet on getting a seat at busy times, but well worth a visit for a takeaway at the very least!
Average rating /5 from 7 reviews of The Manna House.
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