The Dower House Café

Coffee - Art - History
Sit in /Take away/ Dogs welcome
Walk-ins/No bookings
Tuesdays to Sundays

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 11/06/2024

The main door to the Dower House is currently blocked as painting and decorating jobs are underway. Please use the back door to access the Archive and Museum and the Café

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 06/03/2024

Too many beautiful colours!

🌺🌸🍃🌿🌤

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 31/01/2024

We are launching our new menu this week! Homemade sandwiches ready to grab and go, have them toasted with a cuppa! Sit in or take away. The New Yorker is already a favourite! 🤩 and of course! Our wonderful cakes (Including Vegan and no gluten options)

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 18/01/2024

What’s on at the Dower House?? Amazing non-gluten based cakes, muffins. Vegan options have just arrived! Plus Vegan Hot Chocolates to keep you warm this Veganury and if you’re a fan of our soup this week might be your last chance to order it before our new menu kicks in 😉

The archive and museum are open as usual

Santa's Grotto at The Dower House 2023 13/12/2023

There are a few spaces available for Santa’s grotto this Saturday 16th at 1pm, 1:20pm, 1:30pm, 13:40pm. The remaining dates are fully booked. Thanks for all of your support. 🙌🎄🎅

Book via Eventbrite 👉

Santa's Grotto at The Dower House 2023 Santa's grotto at The Dower House

08/12/2023

Our festive opening hours 🎅🧑‍🎄🎄🥐☕️Looking forward to seeing you in between Christmas and New Year

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 24/11/2023

Cheers to sunny days ☕️🌞 let the weekend commence!

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 31/10/2023

Enjoy the rays of autumn sunshine before the storm!

11/10/2023

Tickets for our Santa's Grotto are now live! Meet Santa in a cozy, quiet and historic space, ideal for all children specially for toddlers and babies. Make a day out of it, bring the family, visit the archive and museum and grab a cake and a coffee at the cafe.

We sold out last year so don't miss out!

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25/09/2023

A reminder about tomorrow! We’re doing some work at the cafe so we’ll be closed.

See you again on Wednesday 26th!

14/09/2023

We’re super excited to announce that we’re opening a new cafe in Roseburn Park 🙌 follow us 👉 The Rosebean

05/09/2023

Summer berries loaf and blue skies, what else could we possibly ask 😊

11/08/2023

Whether it shines or rains we’re going ahead 🙌

21/07/2023

Save the date!🙌 The Dower House Cafe and are excited to invite you to our End of Summer BBQ 🔥😎🍹

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 06/07/2023

Morning fuel for these erratic summer days 😎 ☔️ ☀️

30/06/2023

Drum Roll Please🥁!! We will now be open on Mondays as from next week 8.30am-4pm. Throughout the summer until the schools go back. Looking forward to seeing you 😎🙌

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 27/06/2023

Tomorrow only 🙌 2 x £6.00 on cakes! To celebrate the end of school year. Pop by for some coffee, tea, cakes, scones or ice cream 😋

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 16/06/2023

Happy Friday!! What a fab week 😎🌞

We’re looking forward to to a busy weekend 🙌 pop by for some sweet treats, summer drinks and some good old coffee

06/06/2023

A bank of Scotland card found in St Margaret’s park has been handed at the cafe. If you have lost your card please approach a member of staff.

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 06/06/2023

Good morning! Here are some of the goodies we have available today:

Filled croissants / Almond Croissants
Brownies 🍫
Vegan chocolate cake 🌱
Lemon & rosemary cakes (NGCI)
Red velvet mini cakes 🍰
Carrot cake 🥕
Lemon 🍋 tarts

Have a fab day!

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 19/05/2023

That kind of weather! Hello sun ☀️😎

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 13/05/2023

Good morning! It’s a gorgeous day 😎 so we’ve got gorgeous cakes for you 🙌 pop in to@say hi 👋 we’re here till 4pm

01/05/2023

Thanks so much Elspeth Lewis for the book and congratulations! Looking forward to reading it! 🙌

Photos from The Dower House Café's post 28/04/2023

Cloudy with a dash of cake 😏

26/04/2023

Summer Opening Hours Alert 🔔🙌 It might not feel like summer just yet but it’s coming soon 🤞

We will be open during every bank holiday Monday in May (you’ll see a lot of us 😆) and we’ll host our family games day on 29/05/23. Stay tuned!

30/03/2023

Come and spend Easter Monday with us 🐰🥕🐣☕️

The café will be open on Easter Monday from 9am-4pm, our usual menu will be available as well as Easter treats 🥕🐣

The Easter treasure hunt will run from 10am until 3pm. You can pop your name on the list in advance. Entry is £3 per child which includes a chocolate egg/bunny that you can collect at the end 🏆

Looking forward to Easter 🐰🥕☕️

30/03/2023

The café will be open on Easter Monday from 9am-4pm, our usual menu will be available as well as Easter treats 🥕🐣

The Easter treasure hunt will run from 10am until 3pm. You can pop your name on the list in advance. Entry is £3 per child which includes a chocolate egg/bunny that you can collect at the end 🏆

Looking forward to Easter 🐰🥕☕️

14/03/2023

End of day photo, see you tomorrow from 9am!

07/03/2023

Hoping all the wee flowers survive this week’s weather 🤞🌷❄️

If your house is too cold, come and hang out at The Dower House ✅ we’re part of the warm spaces scheme

We will have the fire 🔥 on ✅

If you’re unable to afford a hot drink, ask a member of our team for a FoC option ✅

You can visit ’s Archive and Museum

Stay cozy and caffeinated!

04/03/2023

We will be doing afternoon tea for Mother’s Day 🙌

In groups of 2 (£30) or 4 (£60)
Cake boards include:
brownies, brookies and some of our finest cakes. Homemade mini scones, triangle sandwiches and sausage roll bites + 1 hot drink per person (tea/coffee/hot chocolate)

It will be hosted in the lovely Davies Room (upstairs).
Time slots: 12pm / 13:15pm / 14:30pm
(1 hour and 15 mins)

We have limited spaces so book early to avoid disappointment!!

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1A Orchardfield Avenue, Corstorphine
Edinburgh
EH127SX

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm
Saturday 8:30am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

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