Oven baked, served all day

Jacket Potatoes in Morningside, Edinburgh

British farm potatoes, oven baked until the skins are crisp and the inside is fluffy, served with butter from Please ask in the cafe. Build it however you want it, on Morningside Road.

From Please ask in the cafe
Potato and butter
9am to 5pm
Every day
A loaded jacket potato with melted cheddar and beans at Cafe Vera, Morningside, Edinburgh
Baked in the skin, loaded to order, served on Morningside Road.

Build Your Own

Start at Please ask in the cafe for the potato and butter, then add your choice of toppings. Ask about the Loaded Deal for three toppings.

Standard Toppings

Prices below
  • Cheese — £0.00 Mature cheddar, melted straight into the potato.
  • Beans — Please ask in the cafe The classic. Goes with everything else on this list.
  • Sweetcorn — Please ask in the cafe Sweet and crunchy, good alongside tuna mayo.
  • Semi-Dried Tomatoes — Please ask in the cafe Deep and savoury, our favourite with cheese.

Premium Toppings

Prices below
  • Tuna Mayo — £0.00 Flaked tuna in mayo, the most ordered filling we do.
  • Chicken Mayo — Please ask in the cafe Roast chicken in mayo, generous and filling.
Loaded Deal
Any 3 toppings
Please ask in the cafe

Make It a Proper Lunch

Add a soup

Soup of the Day is Please ask in the cafe and comes with warm thick-cut sourdough and butter. It changes daily, so ask the team what is on.

Take it away

Every potato is boxed hot for takeaway if you are heading back to a desk, or eat in with free ultrafast Wi-Fi.

Finish with gelato

We scoop Hackney Gelato in nine rotating flavours, or make it an affogato with a shot of our Coban espresso.

Jacket Potatoes, Answered

Where can I get a jacket potato in Edinburgh?
Cafe Vera bakes them fresh at 26 Morningside Rd, Edinburgh EH10 4DA, a few minutes from Bruntsfield, Marchmont and the Meadows. We are open daily 9am to 5pm and jacket potatoes are served all day, eat in or takeaway.
How much is a jacket potato at Cafe Vera?
Please ask in the cafe for a British farm potato served with butter. Choose toppings at their listed prices. The Loaded Deal adds three toppings for Please ask in the cafe.
What toppings can I have?
Cheese £0.00, beans Please ask in the cafe, sweetcorn Please ask in the cafe, semi-dried tomatoes Please ask in the cafe, tuna mayo £0.00 and chicken mayo Please ask in the cafe. Cheese and beans is the classic, tuna mayo and sweetcorn is the other one people come back for.
Are jacket potatoes healthy?
A baked potato is a decent base: it is naturally low in fat, high in fibre if you eat the skin, and a good source of potassium and vitamin C. What you put on it is what changes the picture. Beans or sweetcorn keep it light, while cheese and mayo-based fillings make it richer.
What goes with a jacket potato?
Beans and cheese together is the standard pairing for good reason. Tuna mayo with sweetcorn is the other combination people ask for by name. If you want it as a bigger lunch, add a Soup of the Day at Please ask in the cafe or finish with a scoop of Hackney Gelato.
Is the jacket potato vegetarian?
Yes. The potato is served with butter and is marked vegetarian on our menu, and the cheese, beans, sweetcorn and semi-dried tomato toppings keep it that way. Full details are on our allergens page, and please tell the team about any allergy before you order.
Can I get a jacket potato to take away?
Yes, every jacket potato is available to take away, boxed up hot. You can also eat in and use our free ultrafast Wi-Fi if you are working through lunch.
Why is it called a jacket potato?
The jacket is the skin. A jacket potato is baked whole in its skin rather than peeled, which is what gives you the crisp outside and the fluffy inside. In much of the world the same thing is called a baked potato.

Allergy or dietary question? See our allergen information and speak to the team before ordering.

Come In for a Jacket Potato

We are on Morningside Road, minutes from Bruntsfield, Marchmont and the Meadows. Served all day, every day.

26 Morningside Rd, Edinburgh EH10 4DA9am to 5pm daily
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