Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Fast food
Take-out
British
Scottish
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Takeaway snack shop making a large range of pies including several that are vegan suitable and marked. Open Mon-Thu 10:00-20:00, Fri-Sat 09:00-21:00, Sun 10:00-18:00.


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62 Reviews

First Review by imogenmichel

HollyJohnson

Points +180

Vegan
22 Feb 2022

A taste of Scotland in pastry

A big section of vegan options, labelled nice and clearly too. Got the haggis roll (which had a V cut into it) and a vegan sausage roll - both really tasty, nice filling and delish flakey pastry. Nice to support a pastry type place other than Gregg's.

The soup of the day was also vegan!

Pros: Good vegan options , Inexpensive

Maxverm

Points +1216

Vegan
18 Jan 2022

Nice quick food

Perfect if you are not expecting more than a quick vegan bite. Don’t go here for the most healthy meal.
‘the turnovers are vegan’ too! Apple, apple & raspberry, cherry.

Updated from previous review on 2022-01-15

greta.b8

Points +1090

Vegan
12 Oct 2021

Very tasty

Been here with a group of friends and everyone was happy with the food!! Really nice to have something warm and cheap:) they even offer a vegan haggis roll which was pretty decent as well. my favorite: the spinach vergas! Also, the staff was very friendly:)

Pros: lots of options, fairly cheap

Kathrine16

Points +102

Vegan
09 Aug 2021

Loved it

Great food and great prices

Nickq

Points +42

Vegetarian
22 Oct 2019

Absolutely amazing!

This place does great pastry! Cheap, affordable, tasty and a good selection of veggie & vegan options. Definitely worth a visit. My favourite is probably the potato rolls. Keen to try all the veg &vg options!

CarlyBrown

Points +58

Vegan
25 Sep 2019

Great vegan pastries but horrible customer service

Employee working there had condescending attitude towards my friend and made it sound like it was a hassle to accommodate to a vegan lifestyle.

KateEmmett

Points +4068

Vegan
19 Aug 2019

Several vegan options

My favourite is the potato roll, an Edinburgh tradition of mine

peccorina

Points +2277

Vegan
19 Jun 2019

Nice Cheap Food

All 4 vegan options were available when I went here, I chose the spinach pie. Definitely not the healthiest food, quite greasy, but very tasty. Very much worth the inexpensive price.

justdahhhling

Points +110

Vegan
06 May 2019

Tasty and inexpensive 😊

I loved the vegan spinach pasty I got here for lunch. Sooo tasty and only £2.60, not bad for a hot, portable lunch! Highly recommend!

Manu-DiáMachado

Points +26

Vegan
06 Jan 2019

Tasty food but poor service (1 person)

I've been to this place a few times before and they offer 4 vegan options although I've never seem them all available at the same time. Last night they didn't have the potato roll (delicious in my opinion) and the man behind the counter was extremely rude! If you can avoid the nasty gentleman and be lucky to find the potato roll you won't be disappointed!

Pros: Tasty potato roll and spinach pastry.

Cons: One extremely rude person ruining the experience.

Katerinasdream

Points +338

Vegan
28 Oct 2018

Tasty pies

The shop is at a very central location, it has 4 different types of pies, all fresh and tasty.

Pros: Location, Tasty pies

AugieClements

Points +50

Vegan
26 Oct 2018

Good food but rude staff

Went here once and enjoyed the food. Decided to go back with a friend. The man at the counter was hostile and rude. This was the rudest person I’ve encountered in Edinburgh. Take your money elsewhere.

Pros: Good vegan pies

Cons: Rude, Limited (especially later in day)

DanielPaterson

Points +288

Vegan
04 Oct 2018

The double potato roll is a MUST HAVE

Excellent double potato roll

falafffel

Points +3170

Vegan
15 Sep 2018

Great and cheap snack

4 vegan pies on offer, great taste, quick and friendly service and less than 3 pounds for a filling snack - go here if you are in a hurry and want some nice food!

Pros: Good taste, Cheap

elenahs

Points +693

Vegan
04 Sep 2018

Nice vegan pies for good price

We tried 3 of their vegan options and loved all of them. The sizes are quite big for the price, I wasn't able to finish mine and had to save the rest for later.

Pros: Great prices

Cons: Only 4 vegan options

JuliaMcK

Points +92

Vegan
27 Aug 2018

Four great vegan pies

This is a great place if you need a hot vegan snack in a hurry. V Small seating area and very quick service. Four savoury vegan options in delicious crispy pastry - mushroom (second fave) spinach (fourth), double potato roll (fave) and mixed slightly spicy vegetable (third). Highly recommended for hot quick take away. Plenty of vegetarian options too.

Pros: 4 vegan options , Crispy pastry, Efficient service

Cons: Tiny seating area

maevekelly

Points +60

Vegan
19 Aug 2018

decent

i got the apple and raspberry pie, and it was okay. it reminded me of a toaster strudel though. the savory pies looked more promising.

Pros: satisfactory sweet pie

Cons: not that great

LukeMcKeown

Points +70

Vegan
13 Jul 2018

Inexpensive and delicious

Just had the vegan mushroom pie (£2.50), with a HUGE cherry pastry (£2.40) to top it off - could not recommend it more 😊

Good vegan range for a non-vegan or even veggie store.

Pros: Four vegan choices for savoury, and three sweet

Cons: Not all vegan...yet 😋

StuartScott

Points +22

Vegan
07 Jul 2018

Pie on the fly!

Great vegan pie options... including sweet pies!!

Pros: 3 or 4 savoury vegan pies + 2 sweet options, Quick, convienient, Very friendly staff

Cons: No frills, Just pies (not always a con!)

KaitlinM

Points +688

Vegan
18 May 2018

Tasty vegan pies

When I went, there were 4 vegan savoury pies available and 4 Vegan sweet pies on offer (very pleased). The double potato pie was delicious and I also really enjoyed the apple and raspberry pie. The line was out the door for good reason, loved my visit. Freshly baked pies were constantly coming out of the oven. Each pie was around £2 ish so reasonable pricing.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Quick service, Warm up pie upon request

Cons: Seating available, Need more servers in peak times

chiarawehinger

Points +54

Vegan
06 Feb 2018

a bit dissapointed

When I went there they had like one vegan option, I got that and was disappointed. Dry and not really that tasty.

Pros: vegan options

EmmaFaeEdinburgh

Points +1399

Vegan
04 Feb 2018

Local favourite that caters for vegans

The Piemaker is a favourite with Edinburgh locals, so it's fantastic to see that it has a couple of vegan options. The mushroom vergas bake is delicious, and fantastic value for money.

Pros: Great value for money

TrixieFirecracker

Points +4443

Vegan
03 Aug 2017

Vegan pastry galore

I've been here many times - apart from some evening times where they just haven't put any more vegan pastries in to bake you're pretty much guaranteed to find at least one vegan pastry. They have 4 or 5 savoury options, and 3 sweet fruit pastry options. Today I bought a double potato roll, an apple and blackcurrant turnover, and a spinach vergas bake. That will do me nicely between Fringe shows and beer stops. :) Cash only.

Pros: Good selection, Reasonably priced, Central for most venues

Cons: Don't take cards, Sometimes barely any options at night

Yasminesan

Points +1953

Vegan
08 Jun 2017

okay

Cheap and cheerful - vegan mushroom pie was great but the spinach one was disappointing

KatieBatty

Points +1497

Vegan
16 Feb 2017

Amazing cherry turnover!

This place has a great selection of both sweet and savory vegan pastries - all clearly labeled.

I had the cherry turnover that came dusted with icing sugar. It was really delicious - definitely worth a visit!

Would have given it 5 cows if I could (you can't give a place that serves meat more thsn 4 cows).

Pros: Good vegan options clearly marked , Delicious

La1a

Points +289

Vegan
14 Jan 2017

Any time is pie time!

I have been munching on their pies for 20 years... and thanks to their late opening hours at the weekend (23.00), a quick pie between pubs has enabled me to keep going until the wee hours of the morn. Tasty vegan savoury options AND turnovers for pudding too. Say aye to a pie!

Herbiv4

Points +1869

Vegan
28 Dec 2016

great find!

Finished a ghost tour and stumbled across this place. I had the spinach vergas pie and a cherry turnover. Both were excellent! I ate them cold but imagine that they would be absolute heaven if heated through. I was happy to find a vegan pastry, as it was exactly what I was craving.

Pros: options for veg*ns and omnivores, great prices




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