The Pastry Section

We had just 1 pastry here (and coffees) - and it was awesome. The meringue is somewhere between a marshmallow and a meringue, and the tart itself was great - right amount of sweetness and lemon flavor, good pastry crust. Would get this again. Their other offerings looked really delicious too. Coffee was good. There’s a small amount of seating in store. We visited on a weekday after lunch and were able to find seats easily. But your experience might vary at different days / times. Recommend!

A family member suggested I visit this place, and I’m glad I did! The pastries were delightful, though slightly sweeter than I’d usually prefer, but still very enjoyable. The lotus one was my favourite!

I popped in here while passing by, irresistibly drawn to sweet treats like a kid to a sweetie shop. And boy, do they have a treasure trove of goodies! The lady who served me was pleasant, giving me the lowdown on their cakes and pastries like a pro dessert connoisseur. The selection? Vast, my friends. They've got all the classics you love and some unique concoctions that tickle my adventurous taste buds. On her recommendation, I snagged an Eton mess cinnamon bun, a raspberry and pistachio cake, a Swiss roll a cherry crumble filling, a cake with assorted chocolates (I know, I should've taken notes), and a honeycomb slice. Plus, everything is freshly baked at their Leith store, so you know you're getting the good stuff. When I got home, I realized they forgot to pack the honeycomb slice. One star deducted for that oversight – my taste buds wept. Now, let’s talk about the Eton mess bun. I devoured that bad boy solo right outside the shop because it was so massive, they couldn't close the lid without squashing it. I couldn’t possibly ruin this attractive looking masterpiece. A rather convenient excuse to not share it with my wife, who was waiting at home. Sorry, not sorry. Picture this: me, standing there, face covered in dessert, looking like a kid who found the cookie jar. The name "Eton Mess" couldn’t be more accurate. And with a lack of napkins made it a real sticky situation. Despite its glorious filling, the bun itself was a bit dry in parts. But hey, we can’t have it all, right? The other cakes that I did share (because I’m not a complete monster) were phenomenal. This place is great, and I’ll definitely be back to explore more of their delights – hopefully with better napkin preparedness next time.

My new favourite place! Ever since I moved to Scotland, I haven’t been able to find a place that makes good cakes - they all just taste sweet and flavourless to me - this place has changed it for me. Both the carrot cake and the mint and chocolate cake were absolutely amazing! Additionally, I noticed they use Califia Oat milk for coffees instead of Oatly (which most cafes use and is not as good as Califia).

The Pastry Section did our small wedding cake and we couldn’t have been more pleased! The whole process of choosing and sampling flavours was so easy and the team were so accommodating with our very changeable minds! This is our favourite cake shop in Edinburgh, their cinnamon buns on the weekend is a must, so we knew we wanted them to make our wedding cake. The cake was so beautifully decorated and tasted incredible - so fluffy and light! It went down an absolutely treat with our guests - can’t recommend them enough!!

I’d had this little place starred on my map for a while now and the opportunity finally presented itself to visit recently. I was instantly attracted to the vast array of beautiful cakes lined up inside via the window so in I bobbed for a flat white and slice of pistachio, raspberry and white chocolate cake. It was heavenly sent, truly. Everything looked firmly delicious so I guess I’ll be back to try some more of their gorgeous goods next time I’m in town. A shoutout to the friendly staff too. I also really appreciated the cute take away coffee cups.

I'm here at least once a week. And highly recommend " The Pastry Section" to everyone!!! Sooo many various nice desserts, my top is cinnamon and lemon tart!!! Nice and soft cappuccino and flat white, only missing some filter for me🙃😀

This place is great! A bit overpriced but really good stuff so it’s worth it in my opinion. For me though, service is everything! Not even service, but just friendliness! If I was a business owner, I would want to know who I am employing is very rude. I’ve been multiple times with the girl with brown short hair working. One of the times, she was so rude to us and the people after us that the gentleman after us asked her name to complain about her :/ today she was so rude to us and I’m just confused why! I just don’t think customer service is her forte possibly? But I would definitely want to know this about one of my employees. Otherwise everyone else is wonderful and I like the pastry section!