The Hanging Bat

Expect: Great beer, 40+ gins, BBQ food. Do not expect: Left handed mirrors or The Spanish Inquisition.

9 / 10
373
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    +44 131 229 0759

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    thehangingbat.com

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  • Type

    Beer Bar

Address

133 Lothian Rd Edinburgh City of Edinburgh EH3 9AD United Kingdom

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Dining Options Bar Service, Take-out
Restroom Yes
Menus Lunch, Dinner, Dessert
Drinks Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 61


Keywords:

beer trendy authentic casual good for dates hot dogs great value good for a quick meal good for singles haggis breweries popcorn locally sourced food sandwiches spicy food pubs desserts gin music crowded
Richard Street

It's all about the craft beer here. Fantastic selection on tap and in bottles. Can't fault the range and selection. The food is good too. I had the locally sourced pork pie and it was very good.

Jimmy Angelakos

Absolutely great pub with excellent beer and ale selections and very interesting guest ales !!

Tea

Fantastic beer choice and all the bar staff are more than happy to ask you what sort of beers you like and then make a recommendation, or let you sample a couple. Plus the décor is great!

Sam M

One of Edinburgh's beer meccas. Friendly staff , great atmosphere, good food and excellent beer selection . Check out the taps and sinks in the toilets :)

Halsted Bernard

Known for their craft beer selection , this is a welcoming and fun place to hang out. If, like me, you can't drink most beer , check out their impressive selection of gin . Food, too!

Ian

Great bar a very welcome addition to Edinburgh beer scene with an ever changing g variety of the best UK cask and craft beers . Great value bar snacks as well , the dogs are superb!

Sydney Leto

The place was packed, but the guys here know their British craft beers and were really friendly to offer tastes and help make sure you found something that you would like!

Andrew Ferguson

Food is really excellent! Always try the beers before you pick one unless you're a real expert. Much better range of beer types than the hop obsessive Brewdog.

mnowster

Proper craft beer pub and helpful staff . Nice vibe and plenty of space to sit down.

Ollie Cunningahm

Get the 5 1/3 beers for £11.50 well worth the money especially as some of them are 7.4%! They had around 18 draft or cask beers to try when I went.

Jamie McHale

Great selection of craft beer . Gets busy!

John Veitch

Great selection of beer & very good food

Neel Hajare

Good selection of keg and cask beer on tap . A few outdoor tables

Fabian Uebersax

Great and always changing selection of beers ! Probably _the_ place to go for any beer lover in Edinburgh.

Saba

Certainly not the cheapest pub , but great craft beer selection with more than 25 beers on tap .

Pietro

a brewery in the city centre, really nice, set on two levels. Good food... Hot dogs !! Dogs are welcome.

Chris Dunn

Incredible pub for any beer aficionado. Great to not be surrounded by lager louts!

Danka Kellerová

craft beers , atmosphere and nice staff . Always helpful, let you try different kinds before you order.

Brian

Great unique craft beers , including some they Brew themselves. Good food too.

Kevin S

Great place for craft beer . Not very good for bottled cider though. Love the pulled pork and hot dogs .

Rachel Sheinberg

Super friendly staff , great beer and gin selection , nice atmosphere, good food too

Ciara Howard

Good vibes, loads of choice, friendly staff , knowledgable staff , cool bar

Smaranda Priscornic

Craft beer , unexpected amazing organic wind

Kimmy Kim

Great selection of craft beer , the bartender is considerate for non-beer-expert. Would visit again.

Marcello Teodori

best craft beer pub of the area and the staff is super nice

Lidia Vorontsova

I have no idea how I didn't know this place existed. The beer selection is impressive and I can even overlook the fact that they only do 2/3s of a pint.

Cam_in_Bris

Great vegan dining options - haggis cheese fries FTW! ????????

damo

If you like your craft brew you cannae do better, and if you don't know what to order, just ask the helpful staff behind the bar ...

Chris Stanlake

Wide range of craft beers from breweries . Nice decor and great atmosphere.

Giannis Lahanis

The home marinated olives are a pretty good deal for a late night snack . Spicy and delicious.

Walter Mowat

Great beer selection .... Good craft beers . Food's not bad either.

Liset van der Laan

Nice beers + free acces of bobbypins, deodorant and hairspray at the toilets ????

Tim Yackle

Great craft beer selection ....starting to experience the Scotland craft scene

K Bo

Super beer selection .

Jon Schwartz

Beer . Good, cheap food to eat while you drink the beer .

Buttery Hippo

A rotating selection of cask ales .

Will C.

The beers , ales , and casks !

tom baxter

Definitely one of the nicest bars in Edinburgh!

Ray Woods

Extremely good for a wide range of keg & cask ales

Ercan Balcı

Beers & whiskey

Christos Bacharakis

Great selection of beers !

Molly Rupprath

Very friendly staff . Awesome beer selection .

Illegal Jack

Awesome new craft beer pub ! Get involved :)

Saty Kaur

Great wee pub - try the beer flights !

Kay-Anne Reed

Great craft beer and good vibes

Nicholas Rebol

the urinals are made from old casks . cool.

Matte Photography

Beer . Beer . Beer . Food.

Harry Barham

Great beers , great music !

Gareth H

Great craft beer selection .

Marc Frost

What's not good here?

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