I found this cafe/pub after wandering past the many kilt and celtic jewelry shops on the Royal Mile relatively early one Saturday morning. I was on a mission to try Scotland's legendary (and rather intimidating) haggis, and since Rabbie Burns featured a Scottish breakfast complete with haggis AND fried egg, I was immediately sold. Wandering into the quaint, primarily wooden interior, I was greeted with smiles and urged to sit wherever I liked. I chose a seat by the window to maximize people watching.\n\nOrdering was extremely efficient and easy as I already knew I wanted to try the Scottish breakfast (~$7). A mug of tea (~$1) was presented by the cheerful waitress, and the breakfast platter quickly followed. I had 3 rashers of bacon (extra crispy like I asked), 1 sausage, 1 portion of haggis, 1 fried egg, 1 tomato, a small lake of baked beans and 1 flap jack. Firstly, the haggis did not look anything like I pictured. I was expecting an alarmingly intact stomach full of ground organs. Instead, the pile of haggis looked rather like smashed falafel balls. In fact, it tasted rather like a palatable hybrid of sausage and falafel. I'm not sure if it was the real deal, but I liked it. It was especially good with runny egg yolk and flap jack. Everything was delicious, and I made quick word of the platter. \n\nPARTING THOUGHT: Are there really enough tourists to support all the kilt shops on the Royal Mile?
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