Peter's Yard

Mmmm mmmm. The coffee here is very tasty. They use high quality beans roasted to perfection, and make each cup with care - the baristas really do know their business. They also have a fridge full of delicious looking bottled juices.

Peters Yard also have an impressive range of cakes, scones and slices... It takes real strength to avoid temptation. From spelt to rhubarb and dark chocolate scones and from passionfruit tart to chocolate and walnut brownie with cheesecake, you are sure to find the perfect taste to accompany your coffee. If you are after something a bit more substantial, there is also a selection of pizzas available. Baked goods e.g rye bread, olive bread etc are a specialty here, and are available for purchase at reasonable prices. This is the kind of place you're guaranteed to get food envy because everything just looks and tastes so yummy!

Facilities include a large number of indoor and outdoor tables with a couple of more comfy chairs available if you're lucky. Toilets are easily accessible and disabled friendly.

The best coffee in Edinburgh

Peter’s Yard certainly serves great coffee and lovely food in a very pleasant space, but is let down by the service. The queue can take forever, and tables are often left uncleared. My impression is that they are regularly under-staffed and need to put more people on to cover the very high volume of customers they attract. I agree though that the relatively high prices reflect the quality of the food and drink. Just go with plenty of patience and avoid if you’re in a hurry!

The coffee at Peter’s Yard is fab – presentation, taste and price. Some would argue that it’s a bit pricey, which is true, but I think the price reflects the quality. The cakes are lovely and very different to most offerings at other coffee houses in Edinburgh. They have a nice selection of crispbread and loaves to take home too. I’ve read previous reveiws saying lunch selection is weird – no, it’s Swedish. I had a spinach soup there which was excellent. Presentation was lovely and served with two different types of bread. Atmosphere is great, very chilled and lots of space…another plus point is the seating outside…if it’s a nice day. Cake-wise, I’d recommend the “Nottstoff”…for all you folks who think it’s weird, just think of a Tunnoks tea cake with a Swedish twist.

LOVE the food here! And the coffee, wow. The difference between PY's and 'two doors along' is outrageous. And about 10p. Most of the staff are pleasant; nothing exceptional. there is one member of staff that insists on saying 'pardon' to me all the time - ok I have a scottish accent, I'm not speaking mandarin. It's quite embarrassing. The food is overpriced, but again, compare two doors along!! It is like day and night. I just wish they were open later !

Very good coffee. That's what they do best. The staff are well trained in the art of coffee making and don't rush it or spoil it in any way, temperature and consistency are always excellent, which is great and keeps me coming back and I'm a coffee snob! Lovely cakes (the dark chocolate muffin/brownie cake type thing they do is gorgeous) and the breads look good although I would suggest that maybe they are a little pricey but there is no competition in this immediate area for fresh bread that I know of. It's set in Quartermile, in a lovely large airy space that is comfortable for groups or singles as there is a bench window with bar stools and a range of table sizes. Lunch menu is a bit odd though... as I'm writing this I'm trying to remember what's missing... it's open sandwiches which seem a bit overpriced (though there is a takeaway sibling of Peter's Yard around the back which offers a cheaper take away option), soup, some salads and I'm not really sure what else, it's a queue and order system so you don't really have a chance to look at a menu. However, Peter's Yard is really good coffee and cake experience, I go all the time, and I'll try the lunch someday and see how is is also.

Good service, food and drink. I love to go around the back to their shop and buy the ice cream they sell its phenomenal! They also well an assortment of cook books and tea pots. Although expensive it is very pleasant to experience its friendly service and sociable atmosphere. Its coffers is roughly the same price as the two Starbucks up the road yet the superiority of peters yard leaves local competition looking stupid. Is this the best established cafe and shop in Edinburgh? I think its certainly up there with the best

Went to peters yard last Sunday in need of a good brunch to cure our hangovers. Was disappointed there was nothing breakfasty/brunchy on the menu but opted for coffee and scones instead. The coffees were amazing, really good flavour and milk was great but scones were a let down...crumbled into a thousand pieces. Will definitely go back though, nice place with a good vibe.

Excellent coffee and amazing baked goods. They have the flat white along with the other usual options. Strong without being bitter, nice milk temperature and texture. Edinburgh coffee lovers

We were among the first customers of Peter's Yard as it conveniently opened just under our noses in the George square area. I cannot compare the beautiful taste of their coffee top anything I have tasted before called coffee. For people with sweet tooth, Peter's Yard is a small heaven, the cookies and pastries are so yummy that even if you are full you cannot resist taking a small sweet something...

I'll keep it short as when we went there today, we found a table outside... in the sun... on a Saturday and we were deciding what we wanted for lunch from this reportedly great Swedish bakery.

So we had our table, it was sunny, it was lunch time, we knew what we wanted and... they had no bread, on a Saturday, in a bakery, at lunch time = fail.

Be yes, two stars, well it did look nice inside.

Best cup of coffee I’ve had in a long time. In fact, the best cup of coffee I’ve had in this country.

Having lived in Sydney where cafe culture is rife and coffee-making is considered as serious a procedure as brain surgery, I’ve often been disappointed by the quality of my coffees since living back in Scotland. Not in this place. Peter’s Yard take coffee- making very seriously indeed. And their coffee isn’t the only thing to write home about either; this place is also a bakery, selling an array of Swedish baked goods for your eating pleasure.

With clean, slick interiors (think posh IKEA), I’m thinking Peter’s Yard is here to stay.

Situated in the new Quartermile development just off Middle Meadow Walk, Peter's Yard is a Swedish bakery and coffee shop, selling a wide selection of bakery products and other delicassies as well as hot and cold drinks, lunch and takeaways.
Although it is quite expensive, the food is of a high quality and the drinks are large and delicious. It reminds me of Harvey Nichols food hall in its layout - upmarket and well presented, with mouth watering pastries and cookies laid out. The premises are very light and airy and would not look out of place in central London.
I have as yet only been for drinks and cakes - the hot chocolate is especially good - but colleagues visit regularly for sandwiches to take away for their lunches and speak very highly of the quality.
Well worth a wander off the beaten track to visit.

Peter's Yard is more expensive than most coffee shops, but the quality of the food and drink is far higher than most coffee shops.

Let's start with the bakery - the bread is fantastic and if I'm having a rubbish day, a loaf from Peter's Yard will definitely cheer me up. The cakes and patisserie is also great, with the Valrhona chocolate muffins being a particular favourite. Also try the cardamom buns, the right mix of spicy and sweet to produce a sophisticated treat.

The sandwiches and soups are also excellent, and fairly substantial. They are quite expensive though, and it's easy to rack up a bill of £10 per head on lunch, once you add in drinks and puds. However, if you'd happily spent £6 in Starbucks for a sandwich and a coffee, come to Peter's Yard, spend £8 and enjoy the extra £2 worth of quality. No limp lettuce or burnt coffee here!

The coffee is the real star. It's easily one of the best brews in the city, and often accompanied by truly amazing latte art. It's naturally sweet and smooth and worth every penny.

There's also a good deli section, where you can pick up various crispbreads, biscuits, teas and coffees, as well as a couple of recipe books. It also sells an excellent range of high quality chocolate. If you need some Amedei Chuao, or some single origin Cluizel, Peter's Yard has it.

It's a great place, and my only complaint is that sometimes it's too busy to get a seat!

I loved Peter’s Yard! Not only was it stylish, clean and full of delicious things to eat, but the staff were intelligent, friendly and helpful. I would not hesitate to recommend it and will be going back very soon!

This happened last summer at Peter’s Yard, Edinburgh, it was absolutely horrible! I was waiting to buy a bread and a coffee when a mouse ran out right in front of me! Or staggered would maybe be a better suited word. Obviously poisoned and not long to live; blood coming out on the floor where it lay down. The staff scooped it up with a brush and pan and binned it in the back. I put the bread down and I am never going back. It was rather clear that as the mouse was poisoned, it had been more than one and who knows whereabouts that had been?!

This is a new company to Edinburgh. It’s located in the Qaurtermile development, which is being built on the site of the old Royal Infimary Edinburgh. You reach the place by walking down middle meadow walk for a 100m. At first I thought this was just another coffee shop (starbucks is 10m away), but after going in I learned that this was a swedish bakery. Just what Edinburgh has been crying out for! They sell various breads to go and tell you in loving detail what goes into it. They also sell coffee and healthy snacks to go. In main though I would classify this place as a cafe. It has a “eat less but better food and charge you twice as much” approach. The food is very nice though. They also seem to sell plates and mugs etc. and are keen to tell you about the furniture company they use.

If you want a spot of indulgent healthyness in an upmarket location with an upmarket price then this is your place.

Peter’s yard is a treasure in Edinburgh. Their teas (the sencha is delicious), baked goods and helpful staff are worth the trip. You should try their ice cream too. The hazelnut is divine.

This is a very welcome addition to this part of Edinburgh, goes some way to make up for the very ugly architecture going up where the Edinburgh Infirmary used to be.
Great coffee, but for me the main attraction is the wonderful swedish baking they produce and sell here. Their most popular item is the cardamom bun and this is well deserved. They are absolutely delicious. They also sell a range of other swedish buns and cakes which are also very good quality. They have a section with biscuits and other items packaged to take away, and a good range of speciality chocolates.

The cafe space itself is very bright and light with large glass windows and a very scandinavian feel. The atmosphere is relaxed and unhurried. There is also a terrace area at the front, for the better weather.

They are let down by their slightly quirky toilets that can be difficult to open, lock and open again from the inside.

If you can’t get to Sweden this is a good substitute.

Peter’s Yard is a unique find in Edinburgh: a Swedish bakery and deli. The coffee is, as everyone seems to agree, excellent. Until very recently they had some of the most talented baristas in the city and the result was perfectly pulled espresso and some wonderful latte art. Unfortunately several of the baristas have since moved on and the quality of the coffee, whilst still far above average, has dropped.

The food is excellent but expensive and occasionally inconsistent. Apart from the cardamom buns; which are wonderful. Period.

Set on the ground floor of one of the first buildings of the prestigious Quartermile development to be finished, the decor is.. quirky. And from Ikea. Enough said.

All in all, Peter’s Yard is a unique high quality addition to the Edinburgh scene that attracts a different crown to the Starbucks literally next door. Superbly conceived and almost perfectly executed it is well worth a visit. Swedish ice cream is surprisingly good too.