The Hanging Bat in Edinburgh, City of

One of the worst restaurants I have ever experienced. Ordered food as a group of 23 people. This was served individually at regular intervals of 20 minutes, spread over 3 hours. It feels like fries have been dug out of the castle cellar. The only positive thing is the ambience. The wall behind us has some old stones...

We arrived with 23 people and received fantastic customer service. The food came out before we even sat down. I've always wanted chips that tasted like they were from a castle cellar. The only downside was one of our party was a little too obsessed with the bare stone walls.

The haddock sandwich was amazing, plus the chips are perfect for the vinegar girlies and lads. They are little potato moats where you can get the perfect malt vinegar to potato ratio.

Great selection of unusual beers! One of the best in Edinburgh.

Excellent selection of craft beers, albeit slightly on the pricey side. Friendly bar staff.

Great atmosphere and good service. Food was excellent. Bit pricey on the drinks but wonderful international selection. German Oktoberfest collection was great.

What a great find! Popped in to the Hanging Bat on the basis of the good reviews and to enjoy some craft beer. So pleased to see such a great choice of keg beers to try! The staff gave us the best welcome we've received in Edinburgh and were really knowledgeable. Following some great recommendations by the team and after a taste, we really enjoyed the NEIPA Otherworld Brewery's 'Huntress'. Delicious! We enjoyed a good, honest portion of dirty fries with our beers. They were served beautifully hot, with loads of topping and enough to share. Thank you for a top craft beer experience and welcome! ⭐

What a great find! Popped in to the Hanging Bat on the basis of the good reviews and to enjoy some craft beer. So pleased to see such a great choice of keg beers to try! The staff gave us the best welcome we've received in Edinburgh and were really knowledgeable. Following some great recommendations by the team and after a taste, we really enjoyed the NEIPA Otherworld Brewery's 'Huntress'. Delicious! We enjoyed a good, honest portion of dirty fries with our beers. They were served beautifully hot, with loads of topping and enough to share. Thank you for a top craft beer experience and welcome! ⭐

The Hanging Bat was mentioned in a book we enjoyed reading and therefore we went to try their Mac'n'Cheese. We were not disappointed, the atmosphere was great and the food was amazing! Throughout our stay in Edinburgh we went there multiple times and tried different things from the menu - all tasted great~ We can only highly recommend going there!

Great pub. Really good vibe and nice beer selection

Hanging Bat was a chill place for us to recharge during the day. We grabbed some food and drinks, and I was impressed by the beer menu. The food was only average, but vibes inside were great.

Great choice of craft beers but unfortunately no pints.

Great selection of local beer on tap.

Been two times now and atmosphere is lovely, it’s a nice level of busy where it feels comfortable and cozy. The cocktails are DELICIOUS. Staff are so unbelievably friendly and lovely. If you’re around, absolutely go here you’ll be looked after so nicely. Good pricing too, great student bar. Highly recommend.

Excellent choice for beer lovers, but expensive when they only serve in half pints! The pub is spread out over 3 split level floors and very few seats at the bar which robs the place of a heart.

The food was good and generous portions. No table service so you need to go to the bar and order. Very noisy in the evening which is to be expected.the bathroom was very dirty and no hand towels or dryer

This group of lads are fantastic. Wide selection of beers from all over! Even north America! Very friendly and chatty. Run a fine establishment.

As an ipa and overall craft beer enthusiast from Seattle, this was a great spot for me to drop in at. Barkeepers were awesome at making drinks and very friendly! I had a great time and when I visit Edinburgh again, I will be back. Cheers!

Very good craft beer pub. Great range of taps and cans.

An excellent place for craft beer lovers 😍😍. Very good service, excellent music, pleasant atmosphere and a wide variety of craft beers both on tap and in cans. Wonderful that they also have zero zero beers so you can enjoy several beers if you prefer not to consume alcohol. A marvel, highly recommended!

Visiting Edinburgh from the PNW of the States, Portland Oregon to be exact. I enjoy craft beer and trying to experience what Scotland has to offer. The Hanging Bat really hit the spot with tap selection, friendly people and great slightly funky atmosphere. Highly recommend a visit when your in their part of Edinburgh or just make a special trip. Cheers

I was brought here on my hen/birthday weekend for a meal, and did not leave disappointed! The food was fantastic, booze selection: excellent! And the staff were so much fun too. Some places kinda shun hen parties, but not this place! definitely eat there and don't be in a hurry. You won't regret it! :D

Just a great pub if you enjoy local craft beer. Food was solid too. Friendly service too.

Great beer and very filling food. The chilli nachos were a meal in themselves. The steak sandwich was ok but would go for a burger in hindsight. Amazing selection of beers!

A pub that doesn’t sell pints. Most likely to cover the fact they routinely charge £8 a pint plus pro-rated for some pretty standard “craft” beers. Limited cask options - not sure it’s stored/pulled that often as my Pilot-Sunny on latest visit was a bit musty for my tastes. If you’re looking for cask ale, my advice is to walk 5 minutes and go to Cloisters.

This place is off the Royal Mile and thankful away from the hustle of the tourist trade. We had the fish and chips and it was excellent. Good selection of craft beer as well. Found it a very relaxing, local pub with good food, beer and great service. If you want a nice local pub with good conversation, this is a must.

Enjoyed the bar, all the beers are ones you've never heard of but you are allowed to try them before you buy.

Great ambiance, great food, fair prices. Would go back

I’m from the Midwest, where we have a flourishing craft beer scene. This was the first establishment in the UK where I could get a proper taste of the craft beer scene across the pond. Also, the music they play is incredible, one of the songs I noticed over the stereo was Parabola by TOOL. Need I say more?

Beer selection is cool, pricing adequate for beers offered. service however very poor and unfriendly, no advice - beer menu hardly readeable, tables not cleaned, lots of fruit flys PLACE COULD BE SO MUCH BETTER

Good selection of beers and delicious beef stew

Great food and a good selection of craft beers and cocktails

It's giving big "out of business" vibes

Nice music and the beers are good. On the other hand, if you are looking for a pub to eat well with pleasant service, go your way... the burger I ordered was really not good (burnt steak, dry bread and non-existent sauce) and my partner's Mac and cheese Same. Note that it is often said that you can know the cleanliness of a restaurant's kitchen by visiting their toilets and that really doesn't make you want to come and eat there 🙃

Leans "modern" pub but has that classic vibe while still being vibrant and fun. Staff are young and friendly. Beer selection leans craft and food leans modern gastropub. Spacious with some great music playing. Great stop for a pint and even a proper meal.

Super cute little bar! 3 floors, cosy lighting and quick service. Quite a few cocktail options and lots of interesting beers.

Huge selection of craft beers in all styles. Friendly service. Cozy atmosphere.

Great beer, that’s the only positive. We visited on Good Friday. But for one of the staff, the rest were sullen and were all propping up the bar on their mobile phones instead of clearing tables. On a couple of previous visits the staff have been pretty rude, OK I’m 52 but I’m allowed to drink craft beer although I’m clearly not a cool hipster. I had a burger, it was absolutely terrible and stone cold. My friend had the pulled pork topped fries, it looked like baby sick. We had a few more beers after our food, nobody cleared our table, the plates are probably still there. The place is filthy, the smoking area doesn’t look like it’s ever been cleaned, two urinals in the gents were blocked and the hand dryer wasn’t working (it wasn’t the last time I went in about six months before). What I think is the brewery is a filthy mess. Just relies on its reputation, the manager needs a kick up the arse or sacking and replacing with someone who can make it what it was. The staff all need to be told that mobiles are banned behind the bar, to flipping smile a bit and be polite to the customers. I love the beer in there but I’m done with the place now.

Visited a few times now when I’ve been in Edinburgh. Firstly, it got to be said that the beer range and quality are second to none. That’s the only positive unfortunately. A couple of the staff are very good. However from recent experiences, most are miserable and would much rather be propping up the end of the bar on their phones rather than serving or clearing tables. There was a guy ‘working’ there on Friday afternoon that was the worst I’ve seen so far, he really didn’t want to be there at all. The food on Friday was dreadful, easily the worst burger I’ve ever had the misfortune to eat. It was stone cold and tasted of nothing at all, and that’s their ‘signature’. It’s certainly not something I’d want to be putting my signature on, absolutely terrible. Just a note regarding the state of the place. The smoking area outside is disgraceful, an absolute embarrassment. I’d doesn’t look like it it has been cleaned for about a year. The toilets are horrible, two urinals blocked and the hand dryer was broken. The small area that I believe is the brewery look like a junk store, if that’s where their own beer comes from I’m glad I didn’t try it.

Fantastic real ale pub, definitely recommend

Amazing staff, nice atmosphere and VERY good music!

A couple of drinks on a quiet Sunday night

Cool venue. Great beer. Can't comment on the food as I only had the ale.

Decent pub but their no pint glass policy is stupid and unpatriotic.

Loved the session pale ale I tried, pricey but worth it. Has a variety of beers from different breweries.

A good beer spot for local crafts, could sit for a few hours

Fantastic place for beers. They also have a much welcome selection of non alcoholic beers (including stout, porters, sours, etc) I'm not a regular, but when I want a nice pint, this is the first place I will go to

Brilliant bar. Great choice of beers and larger. Food good too.

Scott, the bar tender, was amazing. Friendly environment, drinks reasonably priced. The food was great and by far my best place of the evening.

5 stars and maybe starting to fade a bit. So many do. The bar is amazing. The beer is amazing...big kudos to the fabulous 6% house lager and American hop head beers. However, when you get to over £9 for a third of beer on the board that is not rare world class aged German or Belgium (or even aged Scottish) ...it risks becoming a bit silly. Stay strong Hanging Bat!

What a great little place this is. A really excellent range of local and not so local beers. Staff were really friendly and helpful and the food was really good. It was really busy when we arrived around 7pm but was a bit quieter from around 8:00pm onwards, although it was a Thursday evening. Would definitely call again next time we're in town.

Good selection of craft beers and nice location but a tad on the pricey side which seems to be the standard for craft beer in Edinburgh.

Very chill pub, music isn’t too loud and the beers are nice

The waitress at this shop was very nice, I had a cold and kept refilling my hot water and adding honey.

Creative beers that you don't get elsewhere. They were playing Disney songs. 5/5.

A fantastic bar - with both a great beer selection but also tasty food, and good cocktails. Mostly keg beers - craft beer. Not a huge place. The smoked meats are cracking.

Food is pretty good, wings are decent. Not sure how good the beers are, the staff were so unfriendly and miserable I didn't stay for more than one. Felt like I was imposing.

A cool dark atmosphere with a wide selection of beers and tasty, yet simple food. Kids were welcome and enjoyed the hotdogs.

Great selection of beers; everything from sours, stouts and porters to pale ales. Friendly staff and vegan- and allergy-friendly menu. The kitchen accommodated my girlfriend's egg and milk-protein allergies with no issues. The Nachos with vegan cheese was delicious.

I became a regular there during the five days of my stay in Edinburgh. The place bewitched us, we got addicted. Every member of the staff is super professional: they respect the customer, have a great sense of humour, they are super friendly, and they create an amazing, cozy atmosphere. I loved the food. Their fish&chips is extraordinary, their signature burger is delicious, just like the beef stew. AND the cocktails!!! Best taste, quality and value.

Lovely and cozy pub with a selection of craft beers, some of which are also from cask. Beers are a bit on the pricey side and drinks have to be ordered at the bar. Food is okay but nothing out of the ordinary. Loved that place.

A great bar / cocktail bar. Fantastic atmosphere and very trendy styling. Excellent range of draft craft beers which change regularly, but this is much more than al beer house. There is a good range of cocktails too, which is great because that invites a very different crowd from the typical bearded beanie hat wearing craft beer aficionado. Food is typical bar fare - sandwiches, burgers, wings - but made with care and at a better level than most. Someone has put a lot of thought into this place.

Great range of beers and cocktails too. Local beers where on when we went in

Scot (yes, Scot from Scotland) was such a nice affable young man that this oldster from New England & his missus were quite charmed. Our 30-ish son & daughter-in-law from fashionable London told us that The Hanging Bat was their FAVORITE spot in Edinburgh & we're glad we followed their tip. And to be 💯% clear, the other two men staffing the bar were a pleasure to chat with as well! The large fish & chips might have been the best that these we've had in our visits to England & Wales. Lightly battered, fresh tasting, and oooooh those fries (chips? potato thingies? pick your favorite idiom). We chose the double IPA which I think was served from a cask at UK temperatures. But have no fear, fellow Yanks - the slightly higher temperature than you might expect only ENHANCES the taste of the hoppy brew. You can just feel your synapses snapping happily as they step outside your comfort zone 🤔🙃🥳 Alrighty, that's quite enough. What a lovely welcome to a (for us) new city. Thanks Hanging Bat!

A brilliant beer bar in Edinburgh. Loved the selection of beers and the food was decent too. Will be back.

Needs more bats!! Great spot though! I wish the music was not 90s but a darker mix of goth/industrial/metal.

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Cool brewpub with a variety of beers on tap. A good place to grab a cold one.

Unfortunately, I do not buy the atmosphere of this place, which is not entirely clear what it should be like - a bit old, but also a bit new. Pretty good selection of craft beers but unfortunately due to the lack of atmosphere I wouldn't go back there again.

La comida estaba muy buena. Las mejores patatas fritas de todo Edimburgo! Fueron rápidos y trajeron todos los platos calientes. Tienen una amplia carta de cervezas. Como pega, el servicio fue algo antipático

Seat yourself. Order at the bar. Place was hopping when we got here and staff were bustling. Great atmosphere, great selection of beers and cocktails, great food selection. They were playing some funk and that made it even more better.

The Hanging Bat has a great selection of beer and whisky, and they make great cocktails. Bar was well themed. The food was delicious and had a good vegetarian selection.

The first time in a year since I could get here and as always great beers, helpful, friendly staff. Never disappoints coming here

Had the misfortune of visiting this place, ordered a beer, paid the man what was a slightly above average price for a pint and recieved a HALF, avoid at ALL costs, rip off merchants preying on the unwary, was only after ordering saw the signs saying no pints, pure con artistry, should be shut down

Pub molto carino ed ottima selezione di birre artigianali. Piatti buoni e a buon prezzo.

Really nice place with a fantastic selection of craft ales and cocktails. Not too OTT hipster or wine bar-esque; just chilled out friendly atmosphere and lovely staff. ♿ Accessibility: Although I entered on crutches it appeared completely level for wheelchair access - someone scooted past be coming from the toilets on a compact wheelchair which is a good sign. I'm pretty sure you'd be OK on anything other than a baryatric model wheelchair in here, at least for bar access, toilet and access to select seating. The raised seating area and downstairs dining area would be off limits and realistically I don't they could do anything about that.

Friendly staff…Amazing porter on tap!

Beer was good quality. Food was good too, but my beef patty was rare (which I didn’t like that much). The place is very crowded, we were here on a Thursday afternoon and could only sit to a table which had been reserved for later. It’s better to make a reservation just to be sure.

Friendly service, superb food! I think of myself as a bit of a fish and chips connoisseur, and this was in my top 3 F&b ever. My partner and I both agree also that the chips themselves were first class, none of your skinny fry McDonald’s nonsense - these were proper skin on, crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside and hot all the way to the bottom of the tub. I’m never fussed about peas with F&c anyway so it was a bonus they didn’t come with any. Very reasonably priced for these days and absolutely delicious. Great selection of non alcoholic beer and service with a smile at the bar. Love the decor as well, true to the name there are upside down bats on the beer taps.

Definitely the place is one of the local legends! Totally recommend when visiting Edinburgh, great atmosphere, beers and tasty food.

Wide range of craft beers and nice atmosphere. Maybe a bit noisy for people who are looking for a quiet place.

I would give zero stars but Google won’t allow you to. I’m not exaggerating when I say this was by far the worst restaurant experience I’ve had in my entire life. I was here on Friday 21st July for my friends stag do, ordered a beef burger at the bar to go to table 35. Time goes by and my friends are all eating and my beef burger is nowhere to be seen. There are however two chicken burgers that seem to have been brought to the wrong table (31) as no one ordered them. Somethings obviously gone wrong, no problem mistakes happen. I speak to the server first and he basically calls me a liar and claims it’s my problem as someone else has clearly eaten my burger. That’s clearly not the case as we’re all in close quarters I can see no one else has got a beef burger. I then go to the bar to speak to the manager/owner. Explain the situation. Same again he refuses to believe me. I’m flabbergasted at how poor the service is. I’m sure this tactic will work on some people, but I’m not giving in. After a few minutes of arguing back and forth he finally agrees to rectify the situation. Honestly though I wish I never bothered as it was such a hassle and the burger itself was so greasy and basically blue. I would never recommend this place to anyone. The owner/manager and the staff need a lesson in manners and would need to go back to basics with their customer service skills. The customer is always wrong in their eyes it seems.

Very good treatment by the staff, good beers and good food. Thanks for everything.

What a cozy pub! We were there for a very early lunch, so the place was fairly empty. The staff were incredibly friendly and the selection of beers was fantastic. The beers were all craft beers, and the food was excellent.

Fairly average. Staff not very attentive nor friendly. Rather serve the young ones first even though we're front of the queue. Food was passable, would never visit again.

This has to be the number 1 cocktail bar in Edinburgh! First class, banging each one out in under 10 minutes!

One of the best pubs I've visited. An amazing beer selection, both bottled and from tap. Bartender's advice was on point and those pints tasted like heaven. The ambiance is great too. It doesn't look like a typical pub, has a modern vibe, but it still feels cool.

Dropped in for a quick bite and a mocktail. All the food looked amazing, the philby beef fries were divine. Will be back.

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Look I love this place and make a beeline on my annual visits. This time the beer list seems Meh.. last time it was also Meh.. Maybe just me, still a got to go to place but its wearing thin - sadly

Really cool pub with some nice decor and friendly staff. Food was good, fair prices and decent portion sizes. Only downside is they ran out of beer seemingly very quickly on their chalkboard, but still loads of choices.

First time visiting the other night. Good selection of drinks and the server was very nice in that she offered my friend to try a little of a few things as some of the offerings were a tad different brands than we were used to. Had a thistle cider which was good. I ordered the hanging burger very nice and had the halloumi fry’s as well a tad greasy but ok. My friend had a club sandwich thing and haggis fries. She personally didn’t eat much of it as she thought it was very greasy. Would come back again most for drinks and nibbles. Long story short service and drinks really good and I’d say food was just above average :)

It just so good. The selection of beers on cask and keg are amazing, not to be missed...then you dive into the fridges, lots of different bottles and styles of beers here...stoked 😁 Very refreshing to find a bar not flooded with just IPA's. Beer is an education and this is a very good school👍🏽

This place was on my list for ages. I’m so happy I finally got to experience their food and their beers. Very good prices and such nice flavours, the spare ribs were melting in our mouths. I love how with the burger they include fries, most place charge extra! Will come again for sure.

Great selection of Real Ales. Brilliant atmosphere and the staff know there stuff. One of these days I must try the food as it looks and smells lovely.

Went in the Hanging Bat, mainly because of the name. All craft beers with most all being high alcohol. 6% to over 11%. You do get shorter pours because of that fact. They were very willing to give taste at the bar before you ordered. We had great service and they were helpful on answer questions about a beer. If you are into beer, this place is definitely worth checking out.

Great food and fun atmosphere. Definitely would recommend on a visit here to Scotland

This is a great place! They have a really cool vibe, great staff, and delicious, well priced cocktails

The Hanging Bat is still a favourite of mine, outside of the 'branded' craft beer establishments. The ever changing tap list, the wide selection to cater for all tastes and the fridge full of more things to try. Getting a table/seat is never easy on a Saturday night, but we managed it and enjoyed a couple of beers each if their list. It had been too long since my last visit, and I'll make sure it's not as long for my next one.

Tourist beware……bad service from the get go!!!!!!!! Our first and last trip to the hanging bat. Upon entry, when asked if we could find a table anywhere, I felt as though I was interrupting the fello who was update the menu chalk board, when asked if we could sit anywhere. He didn’t make us feel welcome. First bad experience. Second, when we went to the bar to order, asked for Pepsi/Coke and beer, we were referred to the menu with no help or explanation of the beers or soda. The employee appeared to be completely uninterested in our business/custom. We ordered food, it arrived from a pleasant individual and the food was good. The toilets were disgusting , urine all over the seats in the ladies stalls. We were left feeling that the establishment was not friendly, accommodating and why………perhaps because we are tourists!!!! Can’t think of another explanation.