Located on Edinburgh’s famous Grassmarket, on the corner of West Bow, Hula Juice Bar is a superb little café specialising in awesome smoothies and fresh juices with a wicked little breakfast and lunch menu. Additionally Hula often exhibits artwork from local and upcoming Artists which adds a nice little touch to an already well-decorated, funky interior.
Having eaten there previously I can recommend to you almost every single smoothie or juice on their menu, although if you put a gun to my head (don’t!) then I’d have to say my favourites are the Blue Hawaiian (blueberries, strawberry, apple and banana) and the Nutty Professor (banana, peanut butter and frozen yoghurt), de-licious! Although the menu is fairly simple, there is actually plenty of variety as the soups and salads are often daily specials and the desserts are regularly updated, much to my personal delight. I haven’t actually had the pleasure of breakfast at Hula yet, but the breakfast menu looks equally great, despite it again being fairly simple, there is definitely plenty of offer to satisfy a variety of breakfast cravings.
Having eaten there previously I can recommend to you almost every single smoothie or juice on their menu, although if you put a gun to my head (don’t!) then I’d have to say my favourites are the Blue Hawaiian (blueberries, strawberry, apple and banana) and the Nutty Professor (banana, peanut butter and frozen yoghurt), de-licious! Although the menu is fairly simple, there is actually plenty of variety as the soups and salads are often daily specials and the desserts are regularly updated, much to my personal delight. I haven’t actually had the pleasure of breakfast at Hula yet, but the breakfast menu looks equally great, despite it again being fairly simple, there is definitely plenty of offer to satisfy a variety of breakfast cravings.
This time around I settled for the lunchtime special of soup and a wrap/bagel for £6.50, which is great value for somewhere as popular as Grassmarket. I chose the Broccoli and Pesto soup, and a bagel of Pesto Chicken, Sundried Tomato and optional toasted Brie, both of which were fantastic. Also, despite this being a lunch deal, portion size is not compromised and the bowl of soup is actually pretty generous and the bagel was packed full of filling!
There are several gluten-free options on the menu, including desserts and all the wraps and bagels can be made on gluten free bread, which is great. What I really enjoy about Hula is the staff, who are always friendly and jovial and very attentive. The service is also particularly speedy for somewhere that is so busy on a regular basis. Overall, it is easy to see why Hula has been showered with honours in the past including Best Café in Edinburgh in 2013! For a quick lunch, or a smoothie and a coffee (and potentially a piece of cake) with friends, Hula is right up there with the best in Edinburgh.
The wee Drunken Chef Rating: 8.5/10
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