Fat Hippo Edinburgh in Edinburgh, City of

Fat Hippo was a great experience and the food was absolutely delicious. It’s a must try.

I made a last minute reservation here for dinner and was not disappointed! My husband and I are gluten free and I was excited to find they have gluten free buns - which were delicious and I think the best gf burger buns I've ever had. Our drinks were amazing and the food was incredible. I don't think I've ever eaten my entire burger and fries at a restaurant before! I highly recommend it!

Best place i have eaten at in the UK! The chicken is perfect!

I visited Fat Hippo the first time this afternoon and it was excellent. James was very accommodating and helpful, we will definitely be back!

Thought the food was very good. Lunch special is great value. Friendly staff, especially James who was very attentive and gave use great food recommendations

Very friendly staff and lovely food! Just happened to come across it and glad we did😀 James was fab!

We had an incredible time at Fat Hippo Edinburgh! From the moment we walked in, Craig made us feel genuinely welcome — friendly, attentive, and just an all-around great host. And the food? Absolutely phenomenal. Every bite was packed with flavor. Easily some of the best burgers we’ve ever had — juicy, messy in the best way, and cooked to perfection. The sides and sauces? Just as addictive. Fat Hippo delivers on every level. My favorite was pbandjj . The butterbeer shake was amazing! If you’re in Edinburgh and love good food and even better service, this place is a must. Huge thanks to Craig

Great food! Craig made the best watermelon margarita! Wachos are highly recommended

Amazing experience! Staff are friendly and engaging (Craig in particular was great!) and the food is epic. It tastes as good as it looks in Instagram! The Frickles are to die for! Fab!

Great service, staff and atmosphere! James was so friendly, he gave food great recommendations and the service was fast and everyone was very attentive. The food itself was lovely too. There are some really great vegan options to choose from! Highly recommend Fat Hippo for the food, staff and deals!

The waiters are very nice but the restaurant is clearly short of staff. Wouldn’t harm to hire more people.

Always a great place, good food, great service from the two that were working ( Monday 21st) love it here

Great grub and service form Ru and Laura

Amazing tasty food! Loved the chicken tenders and cheese balls😋 Staff was very helpful, especially Laura who was cheerful and lovely. Great vibe :)

Very fast service, friendly staff, catered to dietary needs (gluten free, vegan), good quality food for a reasonable price. Thanks to Ru and co for their great service.

The food was unreal, Ru and Laura were exceptional and attentive. Will be coming back.

Lovely service - very knowledgeable about GF options. L

Slow service. They should definitely do something with the noise level, roof and walls all naked hard surface and loud shity music. Great burger and fries.

The food and ambience were superb! Their best selling vegetarian option was fantastic, right amount of ingredients and soft buns. I paired my burger with hand cut chips. Katy was a delight to help me with her recommendations and warm service.

Food was amazing, best burgers we’ve had in a long time! Definitely recommend it

Everything was really enjoyable. Food, atmosphere and service from Ru. Will surely come back.

Really nice food and great service. Eat off lunch menu and was really good value for money.

the Meet Joe Crack Shake was amazing, and our server Ru was awesome

Food is so good! Service is great and helpful! Have to come here!

Brilliant. Cool place, great food. Kids meals were really good too. 👍 fat hippo burger was 👍

Brilliant burgers as always and really great service from Shannagh!

Good food but when we arrived they told us they had everything except meat 🤣... a non-negligible detail

Great burgers with 2 patties, medium priced (we paid around 20 euros per person for burger, side dish and drink). The tip is already included in the price. The service was great! Very friendly, attentive and on the ball 🙂

Came here with my partner who has an allergy, the staff were so accommodating and couldn’t have delt with it better!

We have been served by the lovely Shannagh who was very professional and efficient, food was delicious. Thank you.

shannagh was great, great burgers

Staff are friendly and very helpful. Food was lovely and service fast. Welcoming to families along pleasant atmosphere. Would recommend!

Simple’s One of the best burger places. Great service.

Brilliant place, awesome vibe and colour scheme, food was excellent, great value for money, props to staff for putting up with us.

The service was very good but was a bit loud for my taste otherwise good food and good staff

Beautiful Service beautiful staff amazing food amazing time for my boyfriends 18th birthday

Food was fantastic, all the servers were so friendly.

Good food, atmosphere and service 🥰

Staff is super nice and the service is pretty fast. The overall atmosphere of the place is also very nice.

First time being here won’t be the last . Food lovely and hot .

The food was delicious. There was a little wait but the taste definitely made up for it! The staff was also very nice and helpful and it was overall a great experience.

Delicious food and excellent service from Ruaraidh - thank you!

Amazing place, food is stunning and whoever is controlling the music, well done :) wonderful service from Esther who looked after us throughout. Doggy bag was needed in the end 🍔

Very good food, would recommend

Great burgers and super service from Ru

Good good, nice vegan selection, friendly staff, reasonable prices

Lush food. Service was amazing!!! We love Esther she was sooo gorgeous and took the best care of us!!!! Thank you so much XxxxxxxxxX Love Newcastle XxxxxxxxxxxxX

Katy was amazing!!! Made our night. Wish we could come every night.

such kind people working here, was a great experience. they were friendly and helpful whenever we had questions.

Honestly wasn’t impressed with the quality of the food. Felt like I picked at it as it just wasn’t that good. Ended up leaving most of the sandwich untouched. Tots were decent.

lovely experience, great food. Ru was a great server. Recommend

Really good experience, burguer, shake and service 1000

Great Food & Outstanding Service! I had an amazing experience at Fatboys! The burger was absolutely delicious—juicy, flavorful, and perfectly cooked. But what made the visit even better was the excellent service from Revanth. He was friendly, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed. His warm hospitality really stood out and made our meal even more enjoyable. Highly recommend Fatboys for great food and top-notch service. Will definitely be back!

"Fat Hippo: Hype vs. Reality" I had been eagerly anticipating a visit to Fat Hippo for a while, especially after following their posts on Instagram. So, we decided to finally go and celebrate Mother’s Day there. The meal started off strong, the starters were fantastic, especially the cheese balls, which were a definite highlight. However, when it came to the main event, the burgers, I was left disappointed. They were, unfortunately, quite underwhelming. Just average at best. I tried all four burgers at our table, and none stood out as anything above average. The service was decent, and the ambience was enjoyable, but overall, the food and the experience didn’t quite live up to expectations. It was an okay visit, but not one I’d rush back for.

Ru and Shannagh were amazing and we throughly enjoyed our food! Highly recommend dining here!

Great place to get warmer in the beautiful cold breeze of Edinburgh 😍 with their giant burgers. The PB+JJ burger was amazing! The service was great too 🙌🏼

Had Ru as a server, he was lovely :) food was good but quite big portions so couldn’t finish it 😂 done the eat out Edinburgh for £20 for a starter, main and side, good value for money!

Incredible food and really friendly service Highly recommend

Very disappointing, poor management. The burgers were lovely. For gluten free, expect a bun half the size. Could have compensated with a side salad. It was freezing and many people were sitting with their coats on. We did ask if they could turn the heating up, but didn't. Bit like McDonald's, salt in little packets, plastic sauce bottles filthy with sauce dripping down the side. Actually McDonald's are more professional than this place.

Had a great experience here. Already love the Fat Hippo franchise and hadn’t visited this location yet. Staff were really friendly and helpful, helping cater to multiple series food allergies and changing the burger order to suit my allergy needs. They were confident in dealing with the allergy (no half answers as to whether it was safe) which was great to see. Highly recommend and will be back!

Great Burgers & Staff. We had the Watchis and burgers which felt light. Better than a fast food burger place for sure.

This burger and chicken was terrible especially given the price. Everything was overcooked abd tough.

Thank you for feeding us when we were hungover it was amazing!!!! Everyone was lovely :)

Great meal and great service from Ru!

I must say, walking into this restaurant I was hit with instant belief I was in for a good meal. I was welcomed by a redhead who ignored my orders. After around 45 minutes I was met with my meal, very decent looking meal. After a few bites I thought to myself, kfc is better than this . I ordered a chicken burger and I must say the chicken tasted quite decent along with the sauces , which were very flavoursome. I must say, the burger itself had a lot of flavour but the chips, I mean I make better chips in my air fryer so it takes a not so good restaurant to make worst. Anyway moral is staff were bad, food was mediocre and overpriced and my night was ruined as I went into an overdraft . My friends although, enjoyed there desert but complained about it being too sweet along with to much marshmallows at the top disturbing the desert as a whole. Overall, very disappointed to say the least. Was filled with hope after friends and relatives said there nice words about this restaurant and was given a valuable lesson on not to trust anyone . Overall, chicken in burger was nice but everything else was extremely disappointing

When walking into this restaurant I had high expectations, but I was deeply disappointed. To be fair £15 for fries and a burger seems like a good price but trust me it’s not worth it. The waiting time was slightly inconvenient but seeing as the atmosphere was okay the 45 minute wait was bearable. The chips where so plain even the ketchup couldn’t save them, the fat hippo burger was bland and quite frankly boring, I was expecting a clash of flavours in my mouth but the salty bacon over powdered everything else, the pattys were over cooked and flavour less, The “gimme S’more dessert was nice and I enjoyed it but it was a little on the sweeter side and the price was a little much, The only decent thing about the place was the staff but even they seemed like they didn’t want to be there. The worst part about me and my friends experience was the mandatory 10% we had to pay for the service which was sprung upon us when we where handed the bill. I won’t be visiting again and I definitely won’t be recommending fat hippo to anyone I care about.

As good a burger and fry joint as you could ask for. Hot honey dip was lovely

Morven was excellent, great job.

Burger was amazing, no other words needed to be honest. Portion sizes perfect. Service was fast as they had a lot of staff who were very polite and friendly. Banging tunes tae

Excellent food, wonderful staff. Really recommend the frickles I'd happily eat them all day

Esther is a delight and should be the queen of the Fat hippo! 10/10 would love to have her again!!

Served by Esther. She was perfectly charming and attentive. Quick service of the food, drinks etc. Je recommande!

The food was amazing and the staff was even better!! Our server Nualla deserves a raise!!!!!!!!!!! I definitely recommend.

Quantity is amazing for the price. Lunch deal is worth the money!! Definitely try the cheese balls, so so good! Lovely service by Esther

Takeaway burgers for lunch, delicious!

The food was great, the quality of the beef in their burgers is excellent. Great service and great drinks - would definitely recommend!

Served by Ru, great service very friendly, amazing food. Will definitely be back😊

Amazing experience, made so much better by the service we received. Our waiter Katy was kind, fast, and just generally pleasant

Service was excellent, big thank you to Shannagh for looking after us so well! Definitely get the peanut butter burger, ‘twas fab

Lunch was great, big portions and quick service. Ru was very attentive and helped to the overall good experience.

The best chicken burger I’ve ever had. The chicken was so soft and packed with flavour 10/10. Huge portion and the chips were excellent. Would highly recommend.

Food arrived cold, the burger is burnt. I paid for an upgade that I didn't get. Absolutely shocking food and service.

Fantastic spot. Morven was great to us.

My family just had a lovely meal here. I had the PB+JJ and dirty fries loved it! Would recommend

Thank uuuuu Nualla. - Solo eating guy :)

I recently had the pleasure of dining at the Fat Hippo, both the food and service was amazing. Plus I just have to highlight the exceptional service provided by Nualla. From the moment we were seated, she greeted us with a warm smile and a welcoming demeanor that set the tone for the entire meal. Her friendly and professional attitude made the experience truly memorable.

I love this place! Nula was our server and she was so attentive and kind!

An incredible evening of food and service. Our party had an individual with a severe nut allergy and the staff couldn’t have been more accommodating. Craig the manager and Morven were fantastic and attentive and we can’t thank them enough. Would highly recommend Fat Hippo Edinburgh and will be back in the future.

Morven was very nice and helpful, the food was really amazing 🤩

Nice place with very generous burgers and fries included. Perfect !

We had to phone the restaurant twice to chase our order. We placed the order at 19.40, and the order arrived at 21.40. That is not acceptable.

Amazing experience! We had the original vfc 2.0. The fake chicken tasted very good, the sauce had a nice heat to it, the hand cut fries were crispy and well seasoned, they are not stingy with the ketchup or mayo (you get a full bottle, pretty sure it was Heinz even) and the draught beer tasted very nice too. And not to mention the incredibly nice server. Definitely recommend coming here.

Excellent service and great food, couldn’t ask for more :)

Large portions, meals range in price from approximately £12 to £16, although starters are cheaper and there are also more expensive dishes. The taste is very good and it is worth visiting this place when looking for a meal

Siobhan + morven great hosts. Lovely big burgers. Will come again :)

Morven was super friendly and happy to answer any of the questions we had about the food. Super good service

Fantastic service from Morven, great experience!

Food was great, service even better. Morven gave us some great recommendations and was very friendly and attentive! Will defo be back! :)

Unfortunately this place is not safe for Customers. I ordered burger without jalapeños (I ask to do not have them) and I received burger with jalapenos. After my intervention about that I received another burger but unfortunately in last bait I found jalapeño. I can presume that from first burger someone just swooped toppings and I received same burger. I ordered as well zinger mayo but knowing that I want my meal without jalapeños nobody warred me that zinger mayo contacted jalapeno. All that situation is very serious from customer health perspective…

Went for the £20 eat out Edinburgh deal. This was noted in my booking (as per terms) but after paying and leaving it seems the deal hasn't come off my bill correct. Food was great though. If the restaurant sees this please get in touch about me being charged incorrectly