Edinburgh · A Victorian townhouse, lined with books
Pour slowly. Read deeply. Stay all afternoon.
A quiet, book-lined tea room in a converted Victorian townhouse. Loose-leaf teas from small estates, the three-tier Afternoon Quill at £34 per person, and an afternoon with nowhere else to be.
The signature · Three tiers
The Afternoon Quill
Our signature afternoon tea arrives on a three-tier stand: finger sandwiches, warm fruit scones with clotted cream, and seasonal petit fours. Bookings are recommended.
Tap a tier to lift it · £34 per person · vegan version available
The teas · Three regions
Loose leaf, small estates, no shortcuts.
Our teas are loose-leaf and come from small estates in Assam, Darjeeling and Yunnan. Three regions, three very different traditions of the leaf, brewed properly and poured at an unhurried pace.
Loose-leafAssam
small estatesDarjeeling
small estatesYunnan
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The Room · Edinburgh
A Victorian townhouse, lined with books.
Kettle & Quill occupies a converted Victorian townhouse in Edinburgh, and every wall is lined with books. It is a quiet room, made for conversation at a low volume, a long pot of tea and an afternoon that is allowed to stretch.
- i.Converted Victorian townhouse
- ii.Book-lined rooms
- iii.Quiet by design
The Reading Nook · Upstairs
A room upstairs for writers.
Upstairs, our reading nook can be rented by the hour for writers who want a quiet corner, a pot of tea and a page to fill. Get in touch to ask about availability.
- Upstairs reading nook
- Rented by the hour
- Enquire about availability
Rates and terms are shared on enquiry.
Who sits at these tables
For slow afternoons and good company.
Visiting couples come for a memorable Edinburgh afternoon. Retirees come for an unhurried table and a proper pot of tea. Writers come for the quiet, and the nook upstairs. If you are after a calm hour with a book-lined backdrop, you are in the right place.
- Visiting couplesA memorable Edinburgh afternoon, a stand of cakes between you.
- RetireesAn unhurried table and a proper pot of tea.
- WritersThe quiet, and the nook upstairs.
Visit · Edinburgh
Reserve your afternoon.
We are open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm, and bookings are recommended, especially for the Afternoon Quill. Reserve a table, or get in touch about the upstairs reading nook.
- DaysWednesday to Sunday
- Hours11am to 5pm
- Afternoon Quill£34 per person
- TipBookings recommended
Booking opens a reservation request. Reading nook hours are rented by the hour; ask us when you enquire.