text: I discovered this wee place last year when I was working at Patersons Land venue just down the roada dn it ended up being my favourite place to eat in a part of town that does not have a vast choice of eateriesnCircus is just off the Royal Mile enough to be slightly less manic during the Festival although it is handy for venues that are down that end of the aforementioned street as well as the Pleasance It gets fairly busy but seems able to absorb pretty much anything that you throw at it as I never saw anyone having to wait for a table The people love us on Yelp sticker on the door was a definite enticement to enter toonnThe highlight of the space is the wee garden courtyard at the back which is good for larger groups and I imagine would be heavenly on a sunny day sadly I have always been on my own when I have visited and have never made it any further than the main bit at the frontnnThe cuisine is varied bistrostyle with a middleEastern slant The menu is not huge but it is good for me as there are a couple of veggie and fishy options to try The staff have always been attentive and friendly when I have been in and the service is pretty rapid even when they are busynnOn this occasion I opted for the veggie breakfast and was very pleasantly surprised with what turned up No baked beans for a start Instead there was a small amount of green salad It still had the usual staples of veggie sausages nice mushrooms hash browns and potato scones nice and crisp not greasy at all scrambled eggs fluffy and fried tomato which I left as I am not a big fan of those nnOverall one of the best veggie breakfasts I have had The coffees not too shabby either