Knight's Kitchen

First time here today and it was absolutely amazing. I eat out a lot but rarely post a review... which says a lot about how great this place is! Brilliant service from the charming Benji and food that was just fab. I went for the rosti but everything else looked great too. Thanks for making my Sunday!

I enjoyed my trip to Knights Kitchen but I hadn't booked and I was lucky to get a seat. The group behind me were turned away. There's a risk that you'll see a cafe off Leith Walk that's open late and want to pop in for a snack. Knights doesn't work like that. You can get side dishes here or platters. The platters are too big for one person. Trust me; I tried. Knights Kitchen isn't an "on the way home from the pub" cafe. Knights is a "couple of friends sharing food" cafe. I really liked the African food served. I had to use Google a lot to research unfamiliar foods. In the eating; all tasty! First Tip; Knights serves cocktails! Nice ones. I don't know if cocktails suit the food ambience but they definitely fit the relax with friends and social food. You can do dessert to. No menu, not when I visited, but just a sorbet (mango and passion fruit) with ice cream (cardamom and chilli) combo. I was about to explode having tired to eat the whole platter solo but I'm glad I made room for this. Another big plus, as important as that amazing dessert combo, are the staff. Despite it being the very end of a long Friday I was met with smiles and attentive service. Second Tip; the toilet is great here. I almost didn't want to reveal that, didn't want the cafe to deal with looseekers in off the street. The toilets are clean, spacious enough to change a child and equipped to do so. Overall? Thumbs up.