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Brew Lab

Café · Southside, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3.3
3.3/5
3 demo reports — launch dataset
Demo data
🥇 First report by Jonas
LaptopsLaptops welcome
Wifi62 Mbps
Quiet2.7/5

Laptop etiquette

Laptops welcome3 of 3 reports say so
  • Laptops welcome · 3

High demand, popular with university students; often fully occupied by laptop users.

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The signals

from 3 reports

Iffy for calls

Fast and steady — just not the quietest spot for a call.

Wifi speed
62 Mbps
47 Mbps72 Mbps

Average of 3 speed tests filed here — every dot is one test, the green mark is the average.

Wifi holds up
4.0/5

3 reports · spread 3–5

1 = Patchy · 5 = Rock-solid

Quiet
2.7/5

3 reports · all within a point

1 = Bustling · 5 = Silent

Plugs
3.0/5

3 reports · spread 2–4

1 = No sockets · 5 = Sockets everywhere

Seating
3.7/5

3 reports · spread 3–5

1 = Cramped · 5 = Loungey

Natural light
4.3/5

3 reports · all within a point

1 = Dim · 5 = Bright

How it compares in Edinburgh

  • Wi-Fi62 Mbps

    Faster than 2 of 6 measured spots in Edinburgh

  • Quiet2.7/5

    Quieter than 1 of 6 measured spots in Edinburgh

Ranked against every Edinburgh spot we’ve measured — a map pin can’t tell you that.

Best time to go

Loudest in the morning, at 4.0/5.

1
Morning
noise 4.0/5
67 Mbps
1
Lunch
noise 3.0/5
47 Mbps
0
Afternoon
no rating
1
Evening
noise 3.0/5
72 Mbps

Bars are how many reports came from each window, not a live busyness feed.

RWA write-up

A café in Southside, Edinburgh, averaging 62 Mbps across 3 speed tests, laptops welcome, rated 2.7/5 for quiet. 3 people have filed 3 reports here, and every number on this page is computed from them.

62 Mbps
Wifi
3.0/5
Plugs
—
Quietest

What people mention

Outdoor seating×1Sockets everywhere×1Standing desks×1

Where it is

Southside, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Community reports

3 reports · 3 reporters

Newest 19 Apr 2026 · oldest 12 Apr 2026

These are all launch-dataset reports — every one carries a “Demo dataset” tag. Real check-ins land alongside them and count the same.

Top contributors here

CallumErinFiona

Callum Reid

Demo data

Worked the evening ·

4.0/5
72 Mbps💻 Laptops welcome

Came back the same evening and it was a different place entirely - calm, 72 down, and a table outside going spare.

Wifi holds up
4.0/5
Quiet
3.0/5
Plugs
4.0/5
Seating
3.0/5
Light
4.0/5
Demo datasetOutdoor seating

Erin Gallagher

Demo data

Worked over lunch ·

3.0/5
47 Mbps💻 Laptops welcome

Reliable connection but hardly any power and the seats are low. An hour is about the limit before your back complains.

Wifi holds up
5.0/5
Quiet
3.0/5
Plugs
2.0/5
Seating
3.0/5
Light
4.0/5
Demo datasetSockets everywhere

Fiona McRae

Demo data

Worked the morning ·

3.0/5
67 Mbps💻 Laptops welcome

Big communal table and plenty of room, but it is loud and the wifi drops if you sit far from the counter.

Wifi holds up
3.0/5
Quiet
2.0/5
Plugs
3.0/5
Seating
5.0/5
Light
5.0/5
Demo datasetStanding desks

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