Overview

A wheelchair accessible cafe with very friendly and helpful staff , offering excellent coffee and light meals. I googled the name and it seems to be Italian for "my fault", which is a strange name for a great eatery.

Transport & Parking

Can't comment on the parking. Lothian buses 12. 26 and 31 serve stops nearby, going out from and into the city centre. There's a pedestrian crossing on the main road close to the cafe which has spoken announcements telling you when it is safe to cross.

Access

It being a warm day, the door was wedged open. I feel sure that staff would be quick to help if it wasn't. There is no doorstep, just a very low door sill which shouldn't prove difficult for someone in a self-propelled wheelchair. The venue is quite small and very popular - we were fortunate to get a table for lunch. A helpful staff member rushed to pull out a table for us and remove a chair to make a place for wheelchair girl. You choose from a menu and then go to the counter to order. This should be possible for a solo wheelchair user, as there is just enough space in front of the counter to self-propel, though you would probably need to back out of that space.

Toilets

There is a loo but it is not accessible.

Staff

Excellent in every way - friendly, helpful and efficient.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

A friend recommended Colpamia as serving "the best coffee in Edinburgh" and he could well be right. This reviewer was still feeling a bit of a buzz two hours after an excellent flat white. We enjoyed paninis stuffed with roasted aubergines and cheese, and other options on the menu included a variety of paninis, sandwiches and toasties, soup and crostini platters and homebakes. Colpamia also has a licence.

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