The Shoap

Such a great place to visit, high quality Scottish Scran! The breakfast rolls are amazing in a well fired bun made in house. Great menu!! Top people.

A Scottish deli. Very simple layout sering up very good lunches. We came here after getting drenched in the rain and its one of my fav places in London now. Some of the best bread ive tried, charred to perfection but still super fluffy. The sausage patty was flavourful but definitely will add on extras next time. The chicken curry pie was also delicious and the crust was hard and crumbled as you bit into it. A must try place.

Believe the hype — this place is great. Tasty food, nice vibe, good coffee! One thing I would advise is a better BMS system (steamy windows in winter means something’s not working efficiently) and a fire-door closer for the front door as it doesn’t swing itself shut and lets the cold in (brrr).

It gets busy so be warned. Serves tennents and all the other things you can imagine from Scotland. Breakfast rolls and macaroni pies are the stars of the show. Buckfast in the fridge was a nice touch but no half bottles when we were there damn! Will visit again. Close to the tube station at Angel.

Friendly staff, hearty food that comes quick and hot. Great for a heavy breakfast to fill you up. The Mac pie was delish.

My husband and I visited this spot on a Thursday morning after seeing a review on TikTok. We love Scottish food. While I don’t have a Scottish accent, my dad and all of his family are from Scotland. I’m very proud of my Scottish heritage. This place is for influencers. My husband’s big breakfast did not match the one we’d seen an influencer have online. It was missing items, and the beans had been cooked very differently which gave the impression that it hadn’t been prepared with the same level of care. Staff did not check in with us at all. While we were in the shoap, there was another influencer with quite a large following. Him and his partner were served their roll on a plate whereas mine was given to me in a paper bag. The staff seemed quite uninterested in us and only focused on the influencers taking photos of their food. We were in there for about 40 minutes and the whole time the influencer was just taking photos. It created a very weird atmosphere and we felt like we were intruding or not supposed to be in the Shoap. I completely understand that you need that social media buzz to get customers in, we wouldn’t have known about it without social media. But, you can’t provide influencers with a different experience to your paying customers. We’re a couple in our 20s and 30s who are very passionate about our food, we were really excited to visit and had traveled from outside of London, but we probably won’t come back

The Shoap - 11 am on Sunday - had no one in the queue when we arrived and ordered 1 sandwich and a mac and cheese pie. We were given the pie right away and stood to the side. Efficient - we thought. We soon came to realise that the majority of people sitting down did not have food, and 15 minutes later we became concerned that it would be a long wait. They proceeded to bring out 1-2 sandwiches every 10 minutes. I think we waited in total about 35 minutes. I lost count, it might have been longer. There was no apology, we were standing that whole time. They continued taking more orders and the store got busy. I was thinking the whole time my mac and cheese would go cold so I started to eat it standing up in the Shoap. We finally got the singular sandwich and took it outside. Taste of the mac and cheese pie - very good. As far as mac and cheeses go it’s nice - cheesier than some. And the pastry was nice. I only wish they provided some hot sauce on the side as an option. The sandwich was fine. Bread was too big for the sausage. The first time trying this sausage and it was more sour than I expected - tasted mustardy. It was like spam meets corned beef. It wasn’t particularly hot. Not sure if it was an off day, but I can’t say I’d go here again unless I really wanted some mac and cheese in the area. Lots of Scottish groceries too - tablet, shortbread, etc.

It's expensive when compared to what would be paid in Scotland, £5 for pie at lunch and £5.50 for a roll n square. It's London prices. However, the rolls are divine and the square slice fabulous. It's a wee taste of home for us ex-pats. The coffee is good, there is tenants on draught. The people are very friendly and they were selling tablet when I was there. I too an English colleague who thought the vegetarian square slice was very good