Whynot?
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
On North Berwick high street in beautiful East Lothian, whynot? is home to an exciting business community of producers bringing new unique, creative, locally sourced products and services not seen before on the high street... all under one roof. whynot? is a place to gather and meet like minded people who want to share in the revival of the high street... a place that serves them well and belongs to everyone. whynot? has its own comfortable cafe where you can sit down and relax with a coffee or tea, a sandwich, bowl of soup and a slice of cake or why not let us serve you a take-away and you can wander with it round the shop? There's a high quality deli, artisan baker, fish merchant and more! whynot? is open from 10am to 5.30pm Monday to Saturday. 11am to 5pm Sun.
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BBontour2015
Edinburgh, UK14 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Family
We were served by a woman who was rude, abrupt and unhelpful. On asking about a baby changing area, the young guy behind the counter apologised and said sorry we don’t have one. The woman however then cut across him to say “it’s not a legal requirement!” It was a really poor response to a fairly standard question and surely my baby is entitled to use the bathroom as much as the next person - if the woman is going to take that attitude. Would you prefer instead that babies are changed on your tables?

I went to use the bathroom myself and found it to be frankly disgusting. The female toilet had no lock and the door didn’t stay shut fully. The male toilet seat was falling off and there was no toilet roll, so neither option was particularly appealing. To think that is the facilities that catering stuff use, is pretty concerning.
Written 17 August 2023
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Garry F
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023
First and last visit to this cafe. Rude staff with no interaction to let us know how to order food. We didn’t feel welcome and left after a short while.
Written 6 May 2023
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Halle M
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Family
Horrible encounter with staff. Rude, unwelcoming nasty behavior. Got shouted at for picking up a scarf.
Written 14 July 2022
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Liane M
2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Family
Allow customers to look and hold items. Don’t raise voice and cause a scene, it’s embarrassing and unprofessional. Speak to customers respectfully and without shouting. Never going back here.
Written 14 July 2022
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the t
106 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022 • Couples
Was at the farmers market today in hamilton. On the way out decided to stop and buy some fish. There were 2 staff one was serving and one was standing by the pizza stall yapping. After waiting for 5 minutes we left. 2 customers lost, reputation down the pan. If your in business try serving your customers not yapping outside. We won't be stopping again at this stall.
Written 26 June 2022
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Eddie M
1 contribution
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021
Visited today approx 3.00 pm ordered coffee and cake to sit in . 30 minutes later still waiting while people sat next to me got their order in less than ten minutes . Had to remind server about my order no apology for delay 5 minutes later coffee and cake appeared still no apology for the delay . Sorry won’t be going back
Written 16 October 2021
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M&E__
Sheffield, UK14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 • Family
This was our 2nd visit whilst here on holiday. Lovely little shop / bistro. We sat outside with our young puppy on a lovely little garden area with lots of bamboo. Lovely food, lovely coffee, would highly recommend. Will deffo return.
Written 19 August 2021
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Alison0706
East Lothian, UK264 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 • Couples
Went for coffee and cake on a Saturday. They weren’t particularly busy, decided to sit in the nice outside courtyard. The young female who took our order at the counter was very polite and efficient, however the young female that delivered our order was shocking. We ordered 2 coffees, 2 cakes and 2 cokes. This came in 4 trips, no tray just bringing things out in 2’s. We had to ask for sugar which got a reaction from the waitress like we had asked for the moon and also we had to ask for our cakes, which came when we were halfway through our coffees. Coffee was lovely. Too many other choices in North Berwick, we won’t be back.
Written 19 August 2021
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Chelz3110
North Berwick, UK50 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021 • Family
Had time to spare one morning so thought we would have breakfast out. The bacon roll was cooked to perfection and the tea was great. My daughter had a cake and it was so delicious she had to share half with me. Table was cleaned before I sat down and I was shown the qr code for track and trace. I saw people trying to use the loos and they were turned away for not being customers - good! This is the whole point in trying to keep track of who is using services and ability to trace them. Can’t wait to go back
Written 24 June 2021
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BOFA BOY
Bridge of Allan, UK1,410 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2020 • Couples
My wife and I called in recently to have a bowl of soup and a sandwich and found the service to be quick and good. The food was ok, but the bread on the sandwiches was not brilliant. The sandwiches were huge and the fillings pretty small.
Written 16 November 2020
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