§00Afternoon tea, between the lines

Three tiers. £34. A table for you.

A quiet, book-lined tea room in a converted Victorian townhouse in Edinburgh. Loose-leaf teas from small estates, the three-tier Afternoon Quill, and an afternoon with nowhere else to be.

Book a Table View the Afternoon Quill

Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am–5pm. Bookings recommended.

Fig. 1 — InfusionAssam

Stir the cup with a finger or pointer. Loose-leaf, small estates.

§01Record · OfferFig. 2 · Elevation

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. It is £34 per person, and a vegan version is available. Bookings are recommended.

Fig. 2 — Exploded viewTier 0 / 3

ItemDetail

01 · TierFinger sandwiches
02 · TierWarm fruit scones with clotted cream
03 · TierSeasonal petit fours
Price£34 per person
DietVegan version available

£34 per person · vegan version availableBookings recommended

Choose a tier or tap the drawing to lift it apart; the matching line is marked in the table.

§02Record · Provenance

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.

R·01AssamSmall estate
R·02DarjeelingSmall estate
R·03YunnanSmall estate

Fig. 3Camellia sinensis

Loose-leaf

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Fig. 3 — ElevationWindow & cornice

Window and cornice, drawn in outline. Not to scale.

§03The room

A Victorian townhouse, lined with books.

Kettle & Quill occupies a converted Victorian townhouse in Edinburgh, and it 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.

01 BuildingConverted Victorian townhouse
02 ShelvesBook-lined rooms
03 VolumeQuiet by design

§04 · RecordUpstairs / NookEntry 004

§04The reading nook

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.

01 · WhereUpstairs reading nook
02 · How longRented by the hour
03 · NextEnquire about availability

Enquire about the nook

A quiet corner, a pot of tea and a page to fill.

§05Who it’s for

For slow afternoons and good company.

If you are after a calm hour with a book-lined backdrop, you are in the right place.

Three kinds of visitor, one unhurried table. Open an entry to see who sits where.

Visiting couples come for a memorable Edinburgh afternoon.

§06Visit & book

Reserve your afternoon.

We are open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm, and bookings are recommended, especially for the Afternoon Quill.

DaysWednesday to Sunday
Hours11am to 5pm
TablesBookings recommended

Closed Monday and Tuesday. Hours 11:00–17:00.

Key 01 · Reservation

Reserve a table, or ask about the nook.

Reserve a table, or get in touch about the upstairs reading nook.

Reading nook enquiries