Söderberg The Meadows Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "The cafe is pleasant and airy with plenty of outside seating in a pedestrianised area."
• "Peter's Yard is located on a pedestrian walk far from the fuss of the cars."
• "Lovely spot by the Meadows."
• "Situated at the North end of the Meadows, Peter's Yard is ideal for a quality coffee and maybe a treat of an extensive selection of cakes."
• "Outside seating in the better weather adds to the ample communal style seating indoors."
• "Very nice coffee shop, great location."
• "The cafe’s glass walls let in loads of natural light and there’s tons of seating to be found both inside and out."

Cons:

• "Peter's Yard is always busy! So you can't stick around for too long."
• "The staff wasn't particularly friendly and I didn't find it too easy to find a place to work with my laptop."
• "Was very cold inside but there had been a sudden change in the weather."

Food & Beverages

Pros:

• "Lovely food and atmosphere in a idyllic location."
• "The knotted pastries were delicious and lightly spiced with cinnamon."
• "Some of the cakes and pastries are pretty good too - and quite unusual."
• "The coffee was good and the waiters were very friendly!"
• "They have dairy-free alternatives so I was able to enjoy a lovely hot chocolate."
• "Great flat white coffee and the snacks are good too. If you wish to sit in it can be busy."
• "The coffee is really nice and the cakes are delicious."

Cons:

• "Toilets are unacceptable. It's not that they only have 1 ticket, it was dirty and looked like it hadn't been refurbished for years."
• "The coffee cake was disappointing and dry."
• "Boring selection of food, very average tasting."
• "Wouldn’t go for a meal though, over priced and fairly average."
• "They were out of cinnamon buns too!"
• "The coffee is too pretentious."
• "The coffee was cold."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Such a nice and helpful staff."
• "Was served a great coffee and offered a fine selection of coffee related accompaniments!"
• "Great service and friendly staff, lots of options to choose from food and drinks."
• "Service quite fast, even when it is packed."
• "The staff really took their time to prepare it, laughing and chatting with their colleagues instead of serving the customers."
• "Like other Söderberg cafes, this one is no exception and delivers the same high-quality service and products."
• "The service and the staff was great... Whe have had two cakes and coffee.. Excellent!"

Cons:

• "Place could have a few more staff to keep the tables clean and clear."
• "Often you have to wait good 10 minutes for your coffee as well."
• "Service was dreadfully slow."
• "Paid £3.10 for a bitter, over-extracted coffee in a comically small cup."
• "Moody staff and unprofessional."
• "Seemed to be short staffed while we were there, as lots of plates and cups and cutlery left on tables."
• "Slowest service ever."

Pricing

Pros:

• "I got a very reasonably priced (and pretty filling, FYI) spelt scone and filter coffee."
• "they accept contactless payments for AMEX/American Express cardholders."
• "Purchased a tomato, mozzerella and rocket sandwich for £3.80, which I felt was reasonable."
• "£7.7 for all that is reasonable even more when everything is delicious!"
• "Coffee is the same price as highstreet chains but of incomparably better quality."
• "The juice really fresh and the scone....was one of the best I had to try so far."
• "You can find here one of Edinburgh's best coffees!"

Cons:

• "If only the prices were a little bit friendlier..."
• "Just a shame about the steep prices!"
• "The prices are slightly expensive."
• "Food is over priced for the quality you get, much better just getting food from street vendors!"
• "Pricy. Very pricy."
• "Food is tasty but far too expensive with over-rated scandanavian vibe in my opinion."
• "It really is ludicrously expensive."