The Garden Cafe in Scottish Borders

Fresh, tasty, homemade delights. We had a lovely takeaway lunch today. Toasties and hand cut chips were lovely/especially the homemade chutney! Cakes were the best! White choc and Pistachio, Jaffa cake slice and Millionaires Shortcake...OMG...mouth watering and beautiful home baking! Jaffa cake slice was my fav! A real treat in beautiful surroundings.

Lovely cafe, friendly staff and cosy atmosphere. Great choice on the menu. The Cullen skink was amazing as were the home cut chips. Dog friendly too. Highly recommended

While visiting Traquair House we decided to try the cafe nestled into the bucolic walled garden. The food was positively amazing and there was so much on offer, including vegetarian options. My steak & ale pie was the best I had on my trip around the UK! We loaded up on scrumptious baked goods to continue on our road trip and enjoyed every nibble.

Visited cafe and had the thickest Tuna & Mayo sandwiches you have ever seen, they were brilliant, exactly what two hungry pensioners needed, Then washed down with a nice cup of tea. Worth a visit.

The Cottage and the grounds are amazing. Take a lovely stroll through the real life maze and exploring the aMAZing Cottage. To top off your visit and really fall in love with this property, stop in and have a coffee, sandwich, pastry or like myself have a great big bowl of Cullen Skink and an Americano. Both were absolutely delightful. Two thumbs up!

Having explored the grounds of Traquair house we were ready for lunch. A lovely menu with lots of interesting dishes to choose from. Although they were out of my husbands first two choices the waitress was excellent happily went about finding out what was available, even some items not on the menu and making recommendations for him to try. Our food was very tasty and beautifully presented. There is outside seating if the weather is good or you have your dog with you.

A visit to Traquair House is reason enough to visit Peebles, and the Garden Café tucked away in the Walled Garden of House is the icing on the cake. With an emphasis on fresh local produce and more than a nod to its Scottish heritage you won’t find better Cullen Skink or Haggis and Clapshot. Wash them down with Traquair ales produced on the property, and finish with out-of-this-world sweet treats like Borders’ Tart with carefully selected teas and locally-roasted coffee. I would suggest you visit the house before lunch because once you’ve settled in to a comfy spot in the cosy café or pretty garden, you won’t want to leave. Take the time to enjoy every thoughtful aspect of this great addition to Traquair House.

We visited this cafe just wanting drinks as we'd had a picnic by The House.The service was really friendly and the food 'looked' good. It was mid week and fairly quiet however there was a large selection of cakes which looked really enticing.Apart from teas, coffees and cold drinks I can't comment - except we were made really welcome by everyone we encountered.Thanks.

Firstly this review relates to the small on site cafe and not the accommodation.In May 2007 I waxed lyrical about a bowl of cullen skink I enjoyed at a small establishment in Ullapool,. I thought I would never, ever taste the likes again. Well I have. The cullen skink at the cafe in the grounds of Traquair House was without peer. Wonderful.

We enjoyed the most wonderful home made carrot cake, in fact so wonderful I had to take some home! Fantastic triple cooked chips not to be missed!

We stopped for lunch at the Garden Cafe during a visit to Traquair House. The food was freshly cooked and reasonable priced, most importantly it tasted great and the service was friendly. The highlight was undoubtedly the chocolate cake; the portion was generous, it was very light and tasted delighful. The best chocolate cake we have every eaton.

What a lovely place (especially when the sun is shining!). The paninnis and quiche were delicious but nothing could have prepared us for the cakes - which were out of this world. The after eight cake was unreal!!

Absolutely lovely staff with quick service, also a very welcoming atmosphere and food was perfect to a T :) was a big fan of the home baking too 👍🏼

Delicious food. We can recommend the soups and gluten free cakes (choice of 4!!!!!!). And the staff are wonderful too!

Stopped here for lunch while visiting the house. Freshly made food which was of a good quality. Friendly staff. The coffee was the best we have had so far on this holiday.

What a difference! We visited Traquair and the Garden Cafe a year or so ago - the house was superb but back then the Cafe was very disappointing - the staff did not seem to be interested in serving us and the toilet was in a terrible state. This time, the staff were really helpful, the food and drinks were lovely and everything was just perfect. Obviously different management ! We would now recommend a visit without hesitation - thanks.

I was greeted with a welcoming smile. I had a generous slice of raspberry and white chocolate cake which was delicious. The interior has a quaint feel to it, with lovely cushions and books, combined with wood burning stove in the centre of the cafe I felt very at home. The seating outside in the garden will be lovely in summer time with beautiful surroundings to look at. 10/10!!

We renewed our family membership of Traquair House during the Easter holidays and were thrilled to find that there is new management of the cafe there. We've been members of Traquair for years, the kids love the huge gardens and maze and river...but the cafe was always pretty dire and expensive. So we were genuinely delighted to find the new Garden Cafe set up. Inside the space is fresh yet cosy, with log burning stoves and an open plan kitchen, outside the peacocks strut their stuff through the tables and chairs set in the walled garden. Coffee was first rate, cakes are sublime and the soup was delicious. Lovely friendly staff - all in all I can see us spending even more time at Traquair this summer.

Popped in for a cuppa after a walk in the grounds and wasn't disappointed. A great coffee and plenty of choice on the cakes. We were each happy with what we had (date slice and lemon drizzle) and were spoiled for choice. The cafe has been refurbed and looks great - it's very welcoming. Planning to go back when the weather is better so we can take advantage of the seats outside.

Dropped in with family for lunch we were delighted with the sandwiches and the cakes looked delicious unfortunately we chose the Honey and rhubarb jam cake which was dry as dust . All of us left half of it on the plate .Not the best choice ,the other cakes looked really good and we might have been better with one of those . The place was not warm and the fires were just being put on when we arrived . On another day the rating would have been a lot better