Curious Tea Rooms

Considering the central location and the high quality of their tea, the prices here are very reasonable indeed. I had the popcorn green tea which was lovely and aromatic. My mum had a strawberry milkshake which she sucked up with gusto. For once I wasn’t hungry so I managed to resist the temptation of the huge cakes, although my eyes certainly had a feast! Compared to all of the other grubby and overcrowded tea rooms in this part of town it’s certainly a breath of fresh air.

Lemon Blueberry cake was delicious!!! We tried a few different teas over a span of a few days and enjoyed them all. Liked the Alice and wonderland themed décor inside the place as well.

over the last few years, edinburgh has become overrun with tea, coffee, and cake cafes. it seems there is a new one opening up almost all the time, so it’s hard for each place to really stand out. i do have my favourite, but also try to keep variety in my life by trying out new places.
i’ve been to Curious Tea Rooms twice now. once a number of months back and the last time just this past weekend. the place itself is nice and a good size for being based on frederick street right in the middle of town. the staff are friendly and the place has a reasonably good atmosphere.
what Curious Tea Rooms does well is tea. they have an extensive menu with just about every type of tea you might want to try. they’re all loose leaf so you get a proper tea pot which gives you about two and a half cuppas. i also like that with each tea they give thorough descriptive of what it tastes like, if it’s caffeinated, and what type of tea it is. really useful if you’re wanting a soothing cuppa late in the afternoon or one full of a caffeine punch.
the rest of Curious Tea Rooms’ offerings are totally A-​OK. i’ve had soup there (which i think they may get from another supplier…) and a scone. both were quite tasty but nothing that lit my world on fire. when i was there last i did consider the cake counter but none of the options convinced me that cake was the way to go.
if i could i’d probably give this place 3.5 stars. it’s a great place if you want an excellent variety of tea, but i feel that food options are slightly better in other cafes.

Love this place! It’s a quirky café… I love the attention to detail the went into this place. How could you not love a table on the ceiling? Each of the three rooms hasn’t different décor, making choosing a place to sit difficult.
The cakes are absolutely delicious and the portions are quite generous. I’m also a big fan of the food. It’s my go to café in town now. And the service is great. If you’re a tea person this place is definitely for you, so many to choose from!

The place looks cool with the Alice in Wonderland themed interior, and the staff are very friendly. Other than that it seems fine, same standard as most cafes, in my opinion. I probably wouldn’t especially go out of my way to go there. I got a scone which wasn’t great, which is disappointing as I love scones. We saw some cakes being brought to other peoples tables and they seemed to really vary in size, from tiny to huge. I don’t know if this is reflected in the price! I hope so.

Curious Tea Rooms is the newest tea shop on the Edinburgh scene. After walking into this Alice in Wonderland themed tea shop, I was pleasantly surprised to see that they offered a wide selection of classical teas.
Food was acceptable, tea was acceptable, service was quite nice. I had a complaint (a fairly common one in most cafes/​tea shops) that I couldn’t remove the tea leaves from the cup and it either had to be drunk very quickly or over-​brewed. The waitress listened, and advised me that they have «tea «socks» to use. So if this is a concern of yours I’d suggest requesting that when you place your order.
All in all I found Curious Tea Rooms an interesting experience. Not really my cup of tea (I really don’t like Alice in Wonderland… so an Alice in Wonderland themed tea shop…) but I can appreciate that the staff tried hard to please me, offered a diverse selection of teas, and was appropriately priced for the area.
This quiet café is well worth a visit. I’m not sure how long it will remain quiet though!

New place just opened. Fun décor in Alice and Wonderland theme. They had some really nice and unique tea selections (which is what drew us in). The Tea prices were fair.
The Staff was super friendly and helpful.
And the cakes we’re AMAZING! My only disappointment was the size of the cake. It was quite expensive for the little thing that was on my plate! Both my husband and I LOVED each bite but did debate the fact that it was half the size of most tea&cake places you would good. Even though they were delicious we decided that next time we’d probably just have tea and a scone.