Number Fifty Six Tea & Coffee House in Scottish Borders

Late afternoon cuppa and cake. Nice choice of cake, can recommend gluten free carrot and empire biscuits. Pleasant helpful staff. Clean and bright, tastefully furnished . Looks like a nice lunch menu, reasonably priced. Will definately be back

I am currently sitting in this small but beautiful laid out coffe shop with the sun shining thru they windows ,having just finished of the most freshly made egg mayonnaise sandwich which unexpectedly came with a fresh crisp salad,balsamic vinegar on the side and crisps it was delightful. However expecting just a plain sandwich I also ordered one of their scones (Cherry 🍒) they have a choice of plain,Cheese 🧀 and Fruit as well but be warned the scones are huge -see picture.To say this was a fabulous find is an understatement which was borne out by 3 tables were occupied by people enjoying scones,coffee ☕. So when in Peebles I would urge you to seek this gem 💎 out you will not be dissapointed

It's upstairs above a gift shop. Clean and bright, friendly staff, lovely carrot cake and lemon drizzle with coffees. Also pieces of tablet with the coffees. It was a delight and will definitely go back.

A small space, but can't complain the lunch was good and the staff, cheerful and friendly even though they were very busy.

This is a fairly new addition to the places where you can get a light bite and/or coffee and cake in Peebles High Street. We were originally told of its existence and recommended to give it a try by a member of staff in one of the local shops when we mentioned we were planning to have lunch in town. I subsequently made a solo visit for lunch more recently. It’s based upstairs from a small gift shop - Herringbone - next door to the Crown Hotel. The stairs are quite steep and may be a challenge to some people with mobility issues. Having said that I’ve been surprised to see several elderly people with walking sticks manage - the lure of tea and cake must be strong! The furnishings are contemporary and the place has a bright modern appearance. When available, the young staff have a pleasant manner. The menu is fairly simple - soup, sandwiches, baked potatoes, coffee/tea and cake but sometimes that is all that is required. The sandwiches are prepared to order by the waiting staff so if it’s quite busy, as it tends to be at lunchtime, my experience is that the service has been slow. On both visits I’ve waited for a while for an order to be taken in the first place and on both occasions there was no follow-up to see if anything else was required. In the circumstances I’ve given up on the idea of “having our cake and eating it” on the premises. On the second visit I went to the counter and admired the cakes for a while in an attempt to get the attention of staff but they were too busy making up orders and I eventually gave up on getting to taste them. On our first visit we eventually resorted to having traybakes to takeaway when we were paying the bill. Perhaps the solution is to order that second cup of coffee and cake at the outset or for a bell to be provided? As for the food, we had nice fresh brown bread with the sandwiches and our fillings were good quality - Coronation Chicken and Ham & Cheese (£6.95 each). These were accompanied with some crisps and salad, the latter having a balsamic dressing provided separately to add some flavour. Balsamic is a favourite for my wife, but not for me so my salad was a bit dry. We liked the coffee (£3.15 large/£2.90 standard) served with a piece of tablet and the take-away traybakes were good too (£3.50 & £3.95 respectively). Overall pleasant enough for a bite to eat or coffee & cake if you don't mind lingering.

Passing through Peebles with a friend and we came across this coffee shop. It was busy when we arrived and several tables were placing their orders at the same time as us so we expected a long wait. But service was friendly and efficient and it was good to see our food being made to order. We had sandwiches which were very tasty, lovely bread and plenty of filling. Plus crisps and a side salad.My coffee was perfect too.

Very hot today in Peebles, so after a walk to Kingsmeadows and back we were looking for a much needed EA and scone. We had been in here quite a few times over the years, but not since it became Number Fifty Six. We had tea and coffee and a fruit scone with butter each. Just hit the spot, and the air conditioning was very welcome, nice and cool. Another plus was being able to spread the butter. It wasn't solid as in other places we will not mention. Thank you Carly, we will be back again soon.