Tea room · Victorian townhouse · Edinburgh
Pour one. Stay till five.
A quiet, book-lined tea room in a converted Victorian townhouse. Loose-leaf teas from small estates, a three-tier Afternoon Quill, and an afternoon with nowhere else to be.
The signature
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. Poured slowly, eaten slowly, nobody counting the clock.
- Finger sandwiches
- Warm fruit scones with clotted cream
- Seasonal petit fours
Bookings recommended
From the estates
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-leaf, never bagged- Assam
- Darjeeling
- Yunnan
The room · Edinburgh
A Victorian townhouse, lined with books.
Kettle & Quill occupies a converted Victorian townhouse in Edinburgh, and every wall is shelved. 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.
- Converted Victorian townhouse
- Book-lined rooms
- Quiet by design
Pull a spine
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.
- 01Upstairs reading nook
- 02Rented by the hour
- 03Enquire about availability
Rates and details are shared on enquiry.
Who it’s for
If you are after a calm hour with a book-lined backdrop, you are in the right place. Tap a seat to see who we set the table for.
Visiting couplesVisiting couples come for a memorable Edinburgh afternoon.
Visit & book
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.