The Holyrood 9A in Edinburgh, City of

Fantastic wee pub - great selection of draught beers including sours. Nirvana played at their sister pub 'the Southern' - but they couldn't be arsed heading to the grassmarket.

I went to Holyrood 9a with some visitors for a meal and such a shame the burgers were so poor. They were dry, bun quite stale, (tasting like few days old), overall not very tatsy. I used to live in the area few years ago and visited the pub frequently then as the burgers used to be good. Good for beers, not good for food.

Just popped in for a drink. What a lovely bar, great selection of beers and much bigger than it looks from the outside

return visit to Holyrood 9a we visit as a group of retired men of an age, and have been returning there for a while now. the pub has always been brilliant for beer having a great selection of draught beers, the staff are always brilliant and have a great knowledge of the beers they serve. the food is amazing and the range of burgers is amazing and given the size of the kitchen bordering on miraculous for taste presentation and speed of service.

Still my favorite place for burgers & beer. Not to overrun. Try the pioneer burger!

Great burgers, tasty beers and top notch service.

Food was ok, service was definitely not with a smile, couple people in the group made jokes about it and the table behind joined in.

Cosy vibe for a drink and tasty burgers!

Still great burgers at an affordable price.

Lovely burger spot, and great local drafts.

Bun could be a bit better, rest was very good.

Great selection of beers! The burgers are very tasty (I tried the cheese and bacon), although a bit dry. The regular fries were great but the sweet potato were a bit soggy. Feels very cosy inside, especially on a rainy evening. Very dog friendly! The waiter brought our dog a water bowl and a little plate with treats immediately after we sat down.

Excelente hamburguesa y buen trato del personal. Pedimos tb unos nachos, pero lo realmente destacable, fue la hamburguesa y el ambiente. Sitio muy recomendable y precios normales para la ciudad.

Very good burgers. We've been disappointed a few times over the last few days, but not here. The meat is fried to perfection, chic garnish and also good beer. My vegi Haggisburger was exceptional and tasted absolutely fantastic.

Super grumpy staff. They have the greatest time together. The employees are extremely unfriendly to the customer!

I really enjoyed the original burger (without the sauce since it contains alchol), nice service and nice cozy place, great thanks to Salima for her great hospitality and help The food is delicious and the atmosphere is nice inside the restaurant I ordered the Origal burger from them (without the sauce because it contains alcohol), and it was delicious and the service was fast. The employee, Salima Marra, was helpful and helped me choose halal food

Strange atmosphere to the pub and not somewhere you feel welcome to spend a few hours. Staff are very efficient, so if you want to have a meal and a quick drink this place is for you

The buns in the burgers were directly from the fridge. Apart from that, they were tasty

Very friendly staff. Excellent cuisine

Went for breakfast, the food was in good quantity, quality and reasonable pricing compared to the local area. A nice looking pub/bar, my friend liked the coffee. Would recommend

Visited last night after a festival show. Thankfully we remembered to book. First time , very impressive. Staff were amazing . Friendly welcome. Made you feel welcome and wanted throughout. The food was excellent. I had the Holyrood 9A Burger which was packed full of flavour cooked to perfection . Great value My wife had a BBQ version also superb. Drinks normal town prices. Will definitely be back. Highly recommended.

Nice moody atmosphere with a great selection of beers on keg or cask.

Really relaxed and comfortable bar. Great vegan burger with proper chips! 😁 Fab beer choice .. too many good ones to choose from!

Popped in for a late lunch in between Fringe shows. Great welcome, super atmosphere, excellent waitress, and SUPER YUMMY FOOD!

The team here was knowledgeable and friendly. We enjoyed the burgers and even the Haggis. It was great, especially on a rainy day.

Huge selection of beers with many on tap. My favorites are the Peach Melba Sour and the Tempest Long White Cloud. Had the Haggis Burger and Bacon Cheeseburger. Haggis was delicious, the beef on the other burger was thick and a tad dry but overall had a nice time there. My American taste buds just may be picky about my burgers, so give it a try regardless of my review.

Nice place for lunch. Good hamburgers especially the haggis one. Very polite servers. I recommend.

The staff were fantastic, great to talk to and incredibly helpful. Will especially, he made it a memorable and personal experience that set the bar high.

Great neighborhood pub with amazing selection of beers on tap and excellent, friendly service. Highly recommended.

Very nice pub. Great range of craft beers and excellent burgers.

Great burgers, strong tap list of craft beers - came for dinner then a full Scottish breakfast the next day

Excellent, spacious pub with a great selection of food and drinks. The food tastes and looks too good. Good selection of beer. Friendly staff, clean and spacious space.

Delicious and relaxed atmosphere.

Reasonable food and friendly staff.

The food is good, and the environment also good, with the typical pub style, this is a medium restaurant in terms of quality-price.

Good pint in a good pub. Decent burger.

The place is nice but the hamburgers are nothing out of this world, they disappointed us, and the meat was overcooked.

Burger are good with many alcohol choices

Nous nous sommes arrêtés dans cette brasserie suite aux bons avis que nous avons pu lire et franchement très déçus. Nous avions commandé deux bières, la mienne était chaude, ce qui n'était pas agréable du tout. De plus, nous étions placés dans un endroit très exigu alors que le restaurant était loin d'être plein. D'ailleurs l'emplacement était tellement exigu et pas pratique, qu'au moment de nous servir, la serveuse nous a fait tomber de la bière sur les vêtements. Concernant la cuisine, nous avions commandé deux burgers et deux desserts, rien d'exceptionnel, les frites étaient froides et le haggis très gras. Des restaurants bien meilleurs et moins chers à quelques pas seulement. Malheureusement, je ne recommande pas.

Top! Had a veggie haggisburger, it tasted great and the side dishes were also very tasty - clear recommendation 😃

Had a wonderful bbq chicken burger which had cheese and fried onions, delicious.

Lovely burger place. Visited with my daughter and friend. Prices are reasonable by Edinburgh standards and plenty of choice.

Cool atmoshere and attentive service, sadly the burgers were subpar, dry buns and patties. Cocktails were great tho.

Really good breakfast! Fine ingredients well cooked and friendly staff. Highly recommend

Nice little place; quite busy. We were feeling a bit under the weather the day we stopped in, so the option of ordering small servings of beer was appreciated.

Great burger and great craft beer. One of the few places that had sours but they also had a great varied selection. The manager even allowed us to taste other selections from the draft as well. The entire staff was friendly, Homey and comfortable.

First time there - a lovely, reasonably priced, house white. Quirky place - I will be back!

We found the drinks really good, the food absolutely mediocre to bad. The burgers were boring and the fries simply didn't taste good. The ambience was ok. Somehow everything seemed a bit dingy. I'm sure there are better burger places in Edinburgh.

We were last here three years ago - and unfortunately we were a bit disappointed. The burgers are still OK, but they used to be better. The food as a whole was a bit bland. The service is still very friendly.

Had a lovely meal here with my husband tonight. The three waitresses working were all very friendly and recommended some local beers for us to try! Despite not having a reservation, the young woman managing the restaurant was able to find us a seat quickly and gave us some great tips on where to visit during our trip. Will definitely be back next time we are in Edinburgh!

Super nice place with delicious burgers, variety of beers and good service. Highly recommended.

Delicious breakfast for one. My Haggis and Egg breakfast roll just disappeared. Service was super friendly and the coffee was top notch. Will be back for tomorrows breakfast for sure!

Truly some of the worst service we have ever experienced. We ate here on a quiet Sunday evening. Our waitress came to take our order and did not write it down. By the time she had taken the four of our orders she had forgotten the first two. I ordered a BBQ chicken burger. The food was incredibly slow, especially given how empty the restaurant was. When our food arrived my burger was a beef burger. I queried this and was met with a defensive “I didn’t hear you”. Surely this does not count as a valid reason for getting the order wrong? Wouldn’t it have been much more logical to write down the orders instead of incorrectly inputting them from memory? Our food also arrived without ketchup. We asked for this and were told it would be on the way. Five minutes later there was no ketchup, we queried this again and were told that a staff member was “filling them downstairs”. Five minutes later this happened again until another staff member came in with a new bottle of ketchup from the shop saying sorry they had ran out and he had to go to the shop to buy some. Keeping in mind this is a burger restaurant and ketchup is surely the most common condiment requested. We struggled to understand this situation. Lastly, I used the bathroom before we left. The ladies was in an exceptionally poor state. The toilet seat had been broken into pieces which was left on the floor. Even more disgusting was the overflowing sanitary bin beside the toilet. I would avoid this horrible restaurant. It was very telling there was no one in the bar or restaurant by the time we left. I voiced my complaint to a staff member who offered a weak apology. Avoid.

We had a band lunch here with about 20 musicians. We were served in great time, together, with all the individual choices spot on. Burgers are brilliant and there’s a good range on offer. Tap beer is massively varied and the service so helpful.

Charming place with a wide variety of beers and perfect service.

A little known place just off the beaten track. has a really good vibe, does a good range of drink and the burgers are fantastic

Super chill bar with over 20 LOCAL beers on tap. Knowledgeable staff and delicious food.

Very nice place. I ate haggis there for the first time. Very nice ambiance.

Very nice pub! Very chilled vibes and good music ☺️

The 71 Brewing Haze Halo an Hazy IPA is unbelievably good. Enjoy

Fantastic place, nice to get great food in somewhere that's not a chain. Good vegan options and were happy to swap things out to make veggie options vegan. Very good indeed.

Popped in for dinner with some friends and their dog for dinner after a long, cold and wet walk around the town. Very welcoming staff and the place had a nice relaxed atmosphere. Food was super tasty and reasonably priced. Highly recommend. 💯👌🏽

Recommended by a friend. A really warm welcome and excellent service from the lovely staff. The food was delicious and the place had a really laid-back vibe. If you're in Edinburgh and fancy a burger, go here!

Wonderful place... full of atmosphere and amazing burgers... Everything is delicious...100% recommended

this is a great spot with gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options. i got the halloumi burger which was quite tasty and the drinks were quite good as well. overall a great option for groups who have food restrictions or preferences.

Excellent evening in good company from a busy but long day. Very good drinks selection, beers in good order. Top notch!

The drinks were good and the beer selection was very varied and recommended. The food, however, is extremely not recommended. The waiting time (if there are few guests) is 45 minutes. The burger buns are cold, the meat is dry and the “original” burger consists of a little sauce and a lettuce leaf. None of the components have any real taste of their own. There is a large selection of sauces for the fries, but they all taste the same, primarily fatty and vinegary. Cumulatively really not good. However, highly recommended for a beer.

Edit 2024 visit. Beer selection changed since last visit 2.5 years ago. Much more standard / national range and less interesting now. So a nice place but beer policy seems to have changed dramatically. Review Sept 2021 Very nice craft pub. Walked past it twice and didn't realise till i googled "craft". It was written outside, but then it's written outside lots of places that aren't crafty. Bit of a tardis. Both bigger and nicer on the inside than it looks like from outside. Lots of taps but about 10 on today due to covid i presume. Still, good selection friendly service on a quietish Friday afternoon. Well cared for. Beer and place. Will come back next time I'm in town. Recommended.

Great place for chatting. Rhubarb mocktail here was great!

Burgers are better than Gordon's on the other side. Super small one-person kitchen and the chef still cokked a great lunch. Thanks.

Great burgers, reasonable prices.

Visited with five pals on a Tuesday night in December. The lasting impression I have is of the staff, and their friendly and super-attentive nature. Nothing was too much trouble, and they had that uncanny knack of remembering what everybody had to drink on the previous round! The burgers were also tasty and filling. We’ll certainly be back for more.

Good vibe pub, nice food. Friendly staffs.

Es un local estilo pub, acogedor e íntimo. Cené una hamburguesa que estaba bastante buena y el servicio muy bien.

We first heard about Holyrood 9A through an online blog whilst looking for dog friendly places to eat and drink in Edinburgh, and were very happy to find it very close to where we were staying. We visited twice, once for lunch and once for dinner. Both times the staff were very friendly and attentive, food was delicious and we really enjoyed the selection of beers and cocktails. Also on both occasions, our dog was presented with a dish of water and some biscuits on a little silver plate - he was very appreciative! Definitely on our list to revisit and recommend.

Love this place! Super dog friendly, good choice of beers and cocktails, and the food was great too. Enjoyed our visits here and would come back again!

Great burgers, pretty good pints, service was alright but could have looked in a couple of times for more drinks orders, but overall a good stop off for beers and burgers

Today 13th January 2024, I visited this PuB first time in this year. All staffs were very kind as usual. All ordered foods were very good as usual. We had very nice time in there. Thank you! See you soon! My wife and I visited there few times. There was very good comfortable pub. All staffs were very kind. My wife loved the tasting of local beers! The foods were also very good. Looking forward to visiting again soon. Thank you!

Popped in for a quick bite to eat whilst visiting family and ended up staying all evening!! The bar boasts a large range of local beers and the veggie haggis burger is to die for! We were quickly welcomed by a friendly Aussie woman (we didn't get her name) and although they seemed to be very busy on a Saturday evening, she was able to find us a seat. The large selection of local draughts is ideal for beer lovers and our server Elena was super friendly and had great knowledge to help guide us novices through! Great food, great patter from the staff, and great atmosphere. Truly a lovely restaurant made even better by the friendly staff. We can't wait to come back!

We came here briefly on a Saturday evening. The girl at the door was lovely and my husband asked if they were dog and child friendly (she said they were) and we went in. The lady on the bar also was very welcoming. We however were met by a snooty girl at the bar who seemed confused as to why we were there but gave her the benefit of the doubt and sat down. I then asked the same girl if she had a highchair to which she replied “not up here no” and then seemed confused when we left. We had previously been told it was a child friendly place and therefore assumed a highchair as my 18 month old isn’t going to sit in a proper chair. She then asked an incredibly snooty, smarmy way “oh are you leaving” to which I explained the lack of highchair was the issue, and her respond was “it’s an adult place”. That’s absolutely fine, HAD WE NOT JUST BEEN TOLD IT WAS CHILD FRIENDLY BY SOMEONE ELSE. We ended up eating back at our Travelodge which was dog and child friendly and actually had a lovely meal. Not sure what her issue was with us or children but she seemed to have an issue with us that none of the other staff had at all. Shame as it seemed a nice place other than for her stinking poor attitude

Great pub but you will pay premium prices for location

This was a lovely experience! Great atmosphere, wonderful staff, a really good burger and fabulous wine! Oh and silver service for our dog too. Really accommodating to my daughter who is a wheelchair user. Thank you guys!

Good place for drinks. The waitress so kind and helped w recommendations about the city. We ate avocado salad and sea salt fries, both were good

Omg the food there was 🥰 10/10,super friendly people and really good service🥰🥰 with vegan/vegetarian menu as well

The best burgers in Edinburgh! Always come back for their generous portions and amazing cocktails. Old fashioned their signature way is something not for faint hearted! 🫶🏻🍸

Great atmosphere but it gets pretty load on busy nights. Great selection of drinks but can take long to be served on busy nights.

We had a great meal superb burgers and salads.Great selection of beers and cocktails. Lovely atmosphere, reasonable prices

Nice spot, good pub food, pretty solid variety, nice staff. No notes!

De ontvangst was heel vriendelijk en het restaurant is prachtig, maar dat is verder het enige positieve. Het is een restaurant met grotendeels hamburgers op het menu; van de vijf verschillende burgers die besteld waren, waren ze allevijf gortdroog. Het drinken werd na het eten gebracht, erg ongebruikelijk en met goede reden. Dat is allemaal nog tot daaraan toe, maar als de bediening je dan bij afrekenen ook nog "verkeerd verstaat" en 150 pond afrekend in plaats van 115 pond (waar overigens al fooi in verrekend was), voel je je gewoon ronduit bestolen. Geld is overigens wel teruggekregen, nadat we zelf de "fout" opmerkten. Geen aanrader.

Great everything and the best burger I've ever had! Order the Haggis burger for sure! We brought our Newfoundland in and it was relaxing and peaceful at 3:00pm (we didn't want excitement for him cause he's so big). It was perfect

Always pretty busy and after the Smyth's gig we popped in and we got a table. Very popular for food, Not the most expensive near the high street but do expect a range of pricier beers too. A good stopping point on the way to the match if you walk from the southside of a Saturday lunchtime. Abbey, 9a, willow and then the football.

Brillant place! Great craft beer selection and delicious food (portions are very generous). The staff is very friendly as well, and fantastic music. 100% better than any tourist pub in the area!

Nice restaurant with a good selection of dishes and beers

Super ambiance et une nourriture non seulement de qualité mais aussi en quantité énorme 😋😋😋

Buen sitio para tomar unas cervezas y una hamburguesa. La carta no es muy amplia.

Waiting means ages, no one cares about customers.

Awesome place. Delicous and affordable burgers in an atmospheric location.

Service great, food dull and overpriced, toilets not ideal.

The place is not equipped to be busy. Poor service, long waits and the server/ manager fully forgot to put through a poor families food order and they had already been waiting for 45 minutes. It's got all the trimmings of a trendy, successful bar and restaurant but it falls short on execution

Great experience at the Holyrood 9A! We were hungry and tired after hiking up to Arthur's Seat and stumbled across this place. Perfect place for some small bites and drinks. Would love to return