Counter

Every day our chefs produce an award winning array of homemade soups, delicious salads to create the perfect salad box, international curries, hearty stews, comfort favourites such as macaroni cheese, shepherds pie, pasta, pizza, quiches and daily specials. Our food has been "hit listed" in 2011 List Eating and Drinking Guide as well as listed as 1 of the '10 of the best budget eats in Edinburgh’ in The Guardian Edinburgh City Guide online. We have also been commended in Scotland the Best and UKTV Food Heroes.

Pop in for a great lunch or grab a soup and sandwich if you are on the go.

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Shop

We now stock a range of quality artisan cheese, charcuiterie, olives, smoked salmon, organic eggs, and a wide range of quality ingredients. Our wines have been personally selected for their quality and value. If there is something you are looking for ask our expert, Robin and he will source it for you.

Dinner Party pick ups

If you are in a rush or have run out of time or maybe you just can’t be bothered, we can help you with that dinner party. We will do all the hard work and have it ready for collection or delivery in time for you to pop into the oven. You can even bring in your own dishes for us to fill (don’t worry, we won’t tell!).  From fish pies and meat casseroles to tagines and curries, we can help you impress your friends when they come for supper.

2011

"Most of Appetite Direct’s business is outside catering, from small private dinners to weddings and gallery openings. So it follows that their shop is no run-of-the mill deli. It’s a wonder what they produce from the small kitchen every day: several curries, quiches, interesting seasonal veg and salads, a daily pizza, roast with all the trimmings, as well as stacks of sandwiches and wraps. Curries are ideal for takeaway with rice thrown in – a rendang style beef cooked in coconut milk zips with fresh lemongrass – but a gentle mushroom Stroganov is also good, mixing juicy button and chestnut mushrooms with dried porcini for depth. Sides such as roasted root vegetables or tender broccoli are cooked with care, and a chocolate brownie stands in well for pud. The deli counter is expanding with more cheese, charcuterie, olives and fresh loaves. As with the rest of the food, careful sourcing is part of the Appetite Direct ethos and much is local where possible, such as the bread from Edinburgh bakers Dough Re Mi"..