The Holyrood 9A

The gleaming pumps offer 20 beer and ale varieties from Scotland and around the world. The Holyrood's all day menu includes a mouth-watering array of delicious gourmet burgers.

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588
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  • Phone

    +44 131 556 5044

  • Website

    theholyrood.co.uk

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  • Type

    Gastropub

Address

9A Holyrood Rd Edinburgh City of Edinburgh EH8 8AE United Kingdom

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes
Wi-Fi Free
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 151


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burgers beer casual trendy haggis good for singles chili spacious rooms great value good for a quick meal free Wifi breakfast food salads coffee gin rum pickles homemade food well bread
Lidia Vorontsova

Beer selection - A+. Burgers - A+. Staff - A+. Every single time we want to try a new place in Edinburgh and then end up coming back here.

Petros A

Together with its sister pubs Red Squirrel and The Southern, they serve possibly the best burgers in Edinburgh ! Great selection of draft beers ! Oh and Innis and Gunn! Nuff said!

Flixity.tv Scottish Video Guide

Great value full Scottish breakfast until noon! The burgers are also truly awesome. Can get very busy at dinner & lunch time so be prepared to wait for a table...worth it though. Read more

Erika Robbins

Tons of unique and tasty burgers . Highly enjoyed the haggis and the venison . Great selection of craft beers as well . The staff is very friendly and efficient.

PT

Original burger with cheese really good! Better than expectations. Should try out for sure! P.S. Leave some space for sticky toffee pudding(photo).

Daniel Demjanovic

The italienne burger . They told me its lighter. It was not :). Amazing food, nice waitresses , friendly service . Totallly worthy to spend some time here. If comming in evening make reservation . Cheers

Derek Flanzraich

Burger , fries , and beer very much on point. Come here after a hike up Arthur's Seat!

Ian Huntington

The burgers are delicious and I would recommend the sour dough bun . There is a large selection of beers on tap which can be served in thirds.

Simon Saint

One of our regular stops whenever we're on Edinburgh, great pub atmosphere with tonnes of beer options and solid pub food . Try the haggis burger , it's worth it!

Can Aksoy

Great pub with plenty of beer & ale options and delicious pub food . Especially burgers are fantastic! Try the home made pickles

Ole H.

Great burgers and good beer to go with it! Quite cozy atmosphere as well

Ed Woodcock

Perfect cozy place to grab a refreshing pint after a wander on Arthurs Seat. Awesome beer selection .

Sam M

Shiny but atmospheric, very good food and excellent beer selection . Understandably popular, often gets crowded .

Chocolover

Definitely recommend it for burgers and beers !!! Holyrood burger is Ace!!

Aditi

The burgers and beer are perfect. The beef patty is succulent! Loved the Bloody Mary

Nicol Chong

Go early dinner time if you are not the type that can wait for a table and their draft beers are really good.

Duygu Sinem

We ate original hamburger . It was really good meat. I liked it.

Veronika K

Awesome burgers for lunch or dinner - I always ask to swap for the cajun fries , and they always comply :)

Joana Magalhães

big hamburguer, nice chips !! a lot of choices to drink as well !! the staff is really nice. although, the place is so warmmm!

Julian Hoffbauer

Went there after a hike to Arthur's seat. The Pioneer Burger was truly delicious. The Draft beer wall was impressing, I went for mulled wine tho due to the cold weather.

60min escape

I orderd the holyrood and the original. I can give them 7 out of 10. great but not the best. The staff is very friendly .

Adrián

One of the best burgers of my life. I don't even remember which one I got but was big!

Leslie Norman

Great beer selection , tasty burgers , and awesome staff . Overall good atmosphere too!

Clint Cheesewood

The burgers and the sweet potato fries are awesome!

Jessica

Best gin infused smoked salmon I've ever had! Could come with better bread though.

jeanne boudreaux

Just off the Royal mile. Great burgers and yummy salads . A large assortment of beers . All priced very reasonably

Sune Bekker-Hansen

The burger was really good and they do good big onion rings . Great beer selection

Diana Varbanescu

Burgers are good, lots of craft beers on tap

Gary Juggins

Great burgers . Go for the brioche roll and the sweet potato fries are great.

Morgan Johnston

Add this to your list of Edinburgh greats. The burgers are great and the beers plentiful.

Tim Evans

Dog friendly . Very dog friendly . Treats and water provided without asking. As for the human food.... Amazing burgers !!! Try the chilli burger and a beer . Yum.

Gustav Mauer

The place has a great buzz, friendly staff ...and yes the burgers are great!

Plwm Bwm

Great choice of draft beer , very knowledgeable bar staff too

Kara Simsek

Burgers are lovely but aren't as meaty and chunky as we hoped. Staff are great and the beer selection is top notch

Manaswee Wongsuryrat

Delicious Burger , Great Beer selection and brilliant staff !

Person 5

A great selection of burgers , even better selection of beers .

Humaid Binyelaiyel

Hummus + bread and oil + nachos are delicious

Beata Zemanek

The beer selection is ace. The burgers redefine hangover food :)

John Hyde

Great beer selection , spacious room at the back and perfect after a trip up to Arthur's seat

Konstantinos Kalaentzis

Excellent burgers , very friendly staff . You should try the haggis burger !

Eveline N

Super nice, casual place with delicious easy going food in a cozy setting.

Ümit Otay

Best beers in town . Especially, must try the Edinburgh Beer Factory Paolozzi ;)

Mark Magnante

Lovely food and staff - you will struggle to find a finer tasting burger in Edinburgh !

matthew straw

Gorgeous friendly waiter made the visit to this pub great in itself. Great food and coffee too. Highly recommend venison burger

Peter Thompson

Great selection of craft beer & burgers are mega

robert murray

It's great for food and it's selection of craft beers

Florian Spisla

Beatiful place if you like real ale and burgers .

Mohammed

Staff were great, go for the Mighty if you're brave enough!

Elif

ALES, beers , bar food, haggis

Jenda Perla

Good burgers and awesome choice of beers . Really nice service.

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