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.\n\ni'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.\n\nwhat 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.\n\nthe 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.\n\nif 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.
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