Cafés · Edinburgh
Tucked inside the Omni Centre a short walk from Waverley, this is a calm, chilled spot to land with children — roomy enough for a buggy, with high chairs and a kids' menu, and toilets that families single out as big, clean and genuinely pleasant for a nappy change. The staff are the thing people come back for: warm on arrival, checking in often, and no rush to move you on once plates are cleared, which matters when lunch takes an hour longer than planned. Coffee is a real strength — ask for the aromagic, a frozen sweet coffee — alongside tray bakes, ice creams and a big cake selection including gluten-free. Bacon rolls at £3.50 are fair for the setting. Two honest snags: pastries can disappoint, and Omni Centre building works have made it noisy at times.
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