Söderberg The Meadows

Very tasty! Especially the banana cake! Coffee also very good! A bit pricey, but I guess it’s also the location. Their TooGoodToGo Bag is amazing 🥳

Soderberg constantly blows my expectations out of the water. Plus, for those of us who suffer from gastric disorder, their coffee is mellow and even soothing at points.

One star for the location and interiors, and another for the two genuinely friendly servers we encountered. They are a credit to a place that seems to be relying heavily on a reputation built in earlier years. In general, I find most of the staff to be alright. However, as a long-time customer I’m concerned by the responses from management to feedback in reviews. There appears to be little acknowledgment that improvements could be made regarding service consistency, and customers are often directed to email hello@soderburgh.com instead. During a recent visit with a friend (we typically come about once a month), we were told by a server that we were no longer welcome. This appeared to relate to an incident from our previous visit several weeks earlier involving two students who had brought in outside drinks, which we understood was against the café’s policy (the server however, said that they are allowed to bring in outside drinks). After we raised this with them at the time, they left shortly afterwards. On this visit we were told that those customers had complained that we had “driven them out.” From our perspective that was not an accurate reflection of what happened. Unfortunately, the situation did not seem to allow for our side of the story to be considered. The server also mentioned that my friend had made a comment during that previous visit that was interpreted as mildly inappropriate. This was surprising to hear weeks later, particularly as it had not been raised with us at the time. We regularly visit other cafés in the area and generally have positive relationships with staff. It’s disappointing that our experience here has ended this way after being customers for quite some time. I hope the business takes customer feedback seriously and works on clearer communication and service consistency going forward.

This is deff one of Edinburgh’s gems. The stunning location by the Meadows in the heart of the Old Town is great in summer and winter. The cafe has a very scandi-cosmopolitan layout inside and the food is AMAZING. With a great variety of sweet baked treats and hearty sandwiches and breads etc. The coffee is to die for and worth a trip across town for. Staff are all very friendly - Mazz and Jess are often there serving and seem to remember like, everyone’s usual order. All in all this is a bright, positive and well organised cafe / bakery in a wonderful location run by people who seemingly always go one step further.

Mixed feelings! They have a beautiful array of food, however I found it wasn’t quite as good as it looked. The iced chai borderline tasted like plain milk, besides the cinnamon on top, so wouldn’t recommend. The Lax sandwich was nice, though the bread was a little tough/stale, and the cinnamon bun was a tad dry (but I still enjoyed it)! Ambience is good and staff are smiley. Total for the three items was about £18

Ordered the Americano, Flat White, Sweet Scone and Cinnamon Bun. Overall, the taste is OK and the atmosphere is great. It’s a good place if you want to hang out with friends or do some work. Nothing is mind-blowing but a good option to have something to drink

I visit this cafe frequently it is full of life and they offer a delicious cinnamon bun.

I have been coming to this Soderberg for a while now and it is a bit of a hit or a miss; the food and drinks are always lovely however, some of the staff can be rather rude and make me feel like I am bothering and inconveniencing them when I am simply paying for my food. Some of the staff are lovely but there is a staff member female with long blonde hair in particular that is very unfriendly, unprofessional and she has actually put me off coming back in at all.