text: bruntsfield is a corner of edinburgh that houses a number of lovely places, from shops to cafes to restaurants and a theatre.  although i am sad that the peckahms has been closed and turned into a sainsburys!  however,nestled among all the rest is montpeliers offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner in classy but cosy surroundings.\n\ni often find myself headed to montpeliers when i'm in the bruntsfield area (most likely to see a movie at the dominion) and this place just hits the spot for me.  on sunday, the boyfriend and i went for sunday brunch before trying to get tickets to les miserables (the dominion was sold out :( so we had to resort to cineworld).  while the place wasn't overly busy, for some reason all the tables were reserved and when i asked to sit away from the door we were told that the only option was the bar.  to be honest, i didn't mind as the bar is a perfectly nice place to sit but i didn't see any customers enter the restaurant to be seated at those empty tables we were denied....\n\nanyway, we were handed menus and while i did ponder the more lunch options of the menu, when i saw the description of the vegetarian breakfast i knew that was what i was having.  eggs (scrambled, poached, or fried), veggie sausage, baked beans, potato scones, grilled tomato and mushrooms, and a spring onion and potato rosti.  this enormous plate also came with a side of toast!  everything on my plate was fresh and made to order, the eggs being creamy and not over cooked, the potato rosti having a nice crisp outside with a soft tasty inside, and potato scones just lightly fried.  i know it's breakfast and rather difficult to mess up, but it just really hit the spot for me :)\n\ni also like that instead of squeezing the toast on the side of the plate they brought it over in a nice basket with plently of butter to share between us.  the price for this breakfast also included a tea or coffee and a cup of orange juice.  apparently though you can't subsitute the orange for another juice, which sort of annoyed me as i wanted cranberry and had to pay extra for that.  my boyfriend got the extra orange juice so he was happy though.\n\nafter many visits i remain a fan of montpeliers.  it's not fine dining, but it's good quality food in nice surroundings with friendly service.  there is also a nice cocktail list that i will have to try out one day if i ever make it for an evening visit!