![Small Baked Potato with 1 Filling of Vegan Macsween Haggis [£4.99] at The Baked Potato Shop in Edinburgh](https://images.happycow.net/venues/1024/10/70/hcmp1070_703521.jpeg)
![Small Baked Potato with 1 Filling of Vegan Macsween Haggis [£4.99] at The Baked Potato Shop in Edinburgh](https://images.happycow.net/venues/1024/10/70/hcmp1070_703522.jpeg)
Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Take-out
British
Scottish
Vegan- and allergy diet friendly (peanut, wheat, flour, etc). Minutes walk south uphill into the Old Town from main train station (Waverley Station). Location - top end of Cockburn Street - near Royal Mile. Reported closed April 2023.
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124 Reviews
First Review by Stevie
MuK-UK
Points +262
Tiffin! - Edit
Pretty much every time I pass this place I am unable to resist getting some of the vegan tiffin. Love it.
Read morePros: Tiffin!
Cons: Can be busy.
Guest
Caryne
Points +301
Brilliant potatoes and delicious vegan cakes. - Edit
The food here is great, masses of choice for vegans (the place is totally vegetarian) including vegan margarine for the potatoes and lots of wonderfully delicious vegan cakes. I had the veggie haggis on my potato and it was great. It's really a takeaway so don't expect to sit down (just a couple of tables inside which are often full) but there's lots of places to sit down outside and as there are lots of hotels nearby, including the one we were staying in, it's quite easy to take your food back to your room too. Gets very busy but service is fast and prices are very cheap.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan choice, Vegan cakes
Cons: Only a few seats
Guest
beenie
Points +131
Great little potato shop ! - Edit
Great vegan potato shop. Huge portions, we had the medium spud with veg haggis and it was more than enough. Everyone loved this place, only downside is there's very little seating but if the weathers nice you can sit on the ledge outside. If you're a tourist, like us, the location is great being just off the royal mile and 5min from the castle. Will def go back again if in Edinburgh again.
Read morePros: lots of vegan options, huge portions at cheap priced, vegan cakes !
Cons: few seats.
Guest
alimac
Points +265
BIggest baked potatoes in the world!!! - Edit
This is a staple stop every time we go to Edinburgh. Their portion sizes are enormous and there is such a big choice. I particularly like half humous and half veggie haggis. The veg chilli is also really nice. There is a big salad bar to choose from, soups and locally made cakes (many vegan options). You won't have room for cake though, huuuuuuuge baked tatties!
Read morePros: huge portions, good range of toppings, homemade cake
Cons: very small sitting in area
Guest
limegreen07
Points +156
If it ain't broke - don't fix it! - Edit
This USED to be run by David Bann many years ago, before he moved on to his excellent restaurant operation. It continued to offer excellent value food and now...well, my long-time favourite cheap fast food for veggie/vegan food has recently changed hands, let's hope that they don't spoil a winning formula and introduce non-veg! This place does such great business, often advertised by the presence of a queue outside. Veggie haggis samosa along with a multitude of mostly cold fillings but with some hot ones - such as veggie haggis. Some good filled roll options and some nice cake slices top off one of the best option for fast food in a city which is not cheap to eat out in. Alternative option if you find this closed is the Mosque Kitchen - 5 minutes walk up the Bridges. In general 3.00 to 5.00 pounds for a filling meal. Music is eclectic at times but then it must be a hot place to work in during the Summer when they are working flat-out and need some inspiration to cope with the masses!
Read morePros: good value, NO Meat!, Consistent
Cons: occasional queuing
Guest
captain_sensible
Points +50
Best baked potatoes on the planet. - Edit
What can I add to all these glowing reviews of this fabulous place?
Read moreNothing really, except that I'm a bit of a connoisseur of baked potatoes..... and these are the best I've ever had - anywhere in the world.
Great steaming tatties and inventive, tasty fillings...... I'm salivating just thinking about it!
And if you are lucky enough to get a seat - even better. I always pull the old "ooh, me poor old backs really playing up" number. Which comes in handy too when there's amplifiers and drumkits to be shifted.
Just don't tell the rest of the band will you!
Pros: Delicious, Great value, Filling
Guest
hack_man
Points +25924
Essential Budget Eating - Edit
Superb place with a few low key seats if you want to 'dine in' sitting at the window. Cracking location, massive vegan choice, loads of imaginative fillings too numerous to mention much more creative than the standard cheese savoury, egg mayo and baked beans fayre offered by most baked potato places. They also sell sos-mix rolls and vegan pasties. Great for a budget feed when you arrive in the city or just before travelling back. For what this place represents, I give it 4 cows. Every city should have one.
Read morePros: location, fillings, prices
Guest
gr8vegan
Points +2369
Huge lines, but worth it! Try the Haggis - Edit
Let me tell you this isn't an easy place for a quick bite. There can be long lines, slow service, and no where to eat your potato, but its WORTH IT! Now one of my potatoes was undercooked, but I ordered a large which = 2, and after the first one I was stuffed anyways. I got mine with Vegan Haggis & beans and it was amazing. There is enough of that Haggis stuff for two people so just one person get it. They place is really the "baked" people making baked potato shop, which accounts for the chaos! Its a fun stop and a must do while in Edinburgh!
Read morePros: vegan haggis
Cons: slow!, no where to eat
Guest
Eugene Nyunt.
Points +162
Friendly and outgoing service & large range. - Edit
This small but popular shop is located so centrally at the top of Cockburn street it's well worth the visit. It gets quite busy during the lunch period - around midday - and there can be a lengthy queue stretching across the threshold. However the service is quite brisk and the baked potato portions are seriously over-generous. During my last visit up to the Scottish capital I kept solely to the medium-sized versions - they were that large !
Read moreThere's more to this place though; they've also got an interesting and deliciously sweet range of vegan cakes and other items, eg.flapjacks, which are suitable for straightforward vegetarians. My own favourite was the lemon cake. This was vegan, and there are more than enough options for multiple trips from strict vegetarians.
My own strategy for enjoying the region of Lothian and nearby was to get my cake/tummy supplies for the day here. If there's one thing you might want to consider it's the dearth of seating, but this isn't unreasonable in such a tiny shop. And besides it's just as simple to find a place outside, somewhere around the Royal Mile. There are some benches in Hunter Square, above Blair Street, but in my experience they're occasionally frequented by some shifty looking folk. This place is ideal for getting breakfast, lunch, and some snacks; it's not a restaurant, so probably wouldn't do for supper.
Pros: Vegan-friendly., Very Helpful service., Inexpensive/Good value.
Cons: Limited seating.
Guest
VeganPrincess00
Points +28
Perfect! - Edit
This place is really good, there are many delicious vegan plates ^^
Read morelove it
Guest
amysaundersbigelow
Points +55
A filling meal - Edit
This was the first place I ate during my week in Edinburgh, and at first, I was quite pleased with my meal of a baked potato with vegan haggis for 3.50 pounds. It is a little bothersome that they don't have tables, but they are very close to a central square off of the Royal Mile (just across from Starbucks) where you can sit and dine (and sometimes catch a street performance).
Read moreThe menu clearly indicates which offerings are vegan. In addition to filled potatoes, they also have some Indian treats like samosas.
For someone trying to dine inexpensively, I have found that a shop just a few buildings down Cockburn St called Mama Says has the same desserts and samosas, plus vegan pasties, for much cheaper.
3.50 pounds is one of the best deals you can find for a full meal in the city, and most would tell you that it's inexpensive, but the Engine Shed Cafe, the Forest Cafe, and the pasties in some of the shops have this place outdone.
There is usually a huge line spilling out of the storefront, but service is quite quick. It's just that popular.
They only accept payment in cash.
Pros: large portions, location, decent prices
Cons: limited menu (almost just potatoes), no seating, cash only
Guest
Aine
Points +46
Not just baked potatoes... - Edit
Not being a fan of baked potatoes, I have avoided this wee place until recently. However, following a friend's praise for it, I had to investigate.
Read moreToday I had a vegan haggis samosa and a slice of mandarin and chocolate chip cake. On a previous visit, I have had mango and kiwi fruit cake and the haggis samosa. The samosa was tasty and spicy. The cakes were gorgeous.
And while I was waiting for my cake to be sliced, today, I had time to look at what else they have - a wide range of vegan and veggie salads which can go on top of a baked tattie or you can have them without the tattie, on their own.
Plenty of choice and vegan baking - what more could I ask for?
Pros: choice, friendly staff
Cons: too small
Guest
Deano
Points +123
Much-loved - Edit
This place might be small but it's big on value for money. And it still rates as one of my favourite cafes in the UK. No prizes for guessing what they specialise in, but a visit to the Baked Potato Shop always leaves my large appetite feeling satisfied - and my wallet relatively unscathed. For £3.50 you can have your fill of baked potato with a variety of tempting hot and cold fillings. You can also have pittas or trays of salad.
Read moreYou can "eat in" - though there's only one table - but the cafe is in a fantastic location with loads of places to eat nearby.
Pros: great value, good grub, super location
Cons: very limited seating
Guest
Karla
Points +29
great for lunch and dinner - Edit
I went here a few times when I was in Edinburgh in January 2008. The location is amazing - right off the Royal Mile. The shop owner was EXTREMELY friendly. I had the vegan haggis (!!) stuffed potato. It was huge and delicious. They even have some great vegan desserts. There is only one booth but they can make your food to-go.
Read morePros: inexpensive, nice selection, friendly staff
Cons: limited seating
Guest
bavegan
Points +494
Woo! Big Potatoes - Edit
I only wish this existed where I live. I don't to eat nearly as much potato as I would like. Lots of variety and nice staff! LOVED IT!
Read morePros: Good variety, Good Price, Nice friendly staff
Guest
Stevie
Points +11765
The Baked Potato Shop, Edinburgh - Edit
For me who uses the main train station in edinburgh a lot the location of this place is great. To get there you have to go up the steps out of the station and it feels a bit like a hike that a mountain goat woulo love. In reallity though it's only a few minutes walk. Vegans are well catered for. The baked tatties are enormous and could fill anyone. Top value for money
Read morePros: Location, Very vegan friendly, Great value
Cons: None
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