text: As much as I try, I can't sink my teeth into Chicken Cottage at all.\n\nThey are always situated in downtrodden areas which don't endear them to me, and although this one isn't in the worst part of Edinburgh I can't shake that image. This branch is well kept and looks a bit nicer from the outside, but I still remain a bit wary of the food.\n\nChicken Cottage sells fast food at its fastest, and with that you know what to expect. I've never had a horrible meal from here since it's cooked properly, and it's cheap so it's better value for money than the likes of McDonalds, but even then it's not my favourite place to go. \n\nIt's not a relfection on the staff in this particfular branch, and I admire the way this franchise started out from humble beginnings in London. But I just can't warm to it, which is a matter of taste I guess. Not bad if you're looking for something ultra cheap, quick and easy, but it's a poor man's KFC with a hint of gloom about it. I don't know if it's because their shops seem to pop up in sketchy areas but at the end of the day it's just another fast food place.\n\nThe meat is halal though, which at least offers something a bit different that McDonalds and KFC can't.