text: The Hub is a venue owned and run by the International Festival right in the heart of Edinburgh Converted from a beautiful church this main festival venue which can be hired out for functions also contains a large cafe restaurant The beautiful church facade is unfortunately a little let down by the modern interiornnIve been to the Hub cafe a few times to meet people for coffee or lunch on businessy sort of meetings Its a fantastic location right at the top of the Mile and just around the corner from the castle This is probably the main because for the Hubs businessnnDespite the beautiful building and the convenient location the cafe is not the best It serves ordinary sorts of teas and coffees and light lunches The lunches themselves are not terrible after finally extending their menu but the prices are For what you get which is fairly small portions of fancy food dressed up the cost is too much In the past the staffing has been too slow and a bit inconsistentnnA great location venue but with a poor cafe and a lot of room for improvement