Holyrood 9a - Edinburgh

A great stop after a day of hiking up Arthur's Seat.

Ok so I know what you are thinking "another gastro pub" Normally I dislike the term however Holyrood 9a has made me reconsider it.

They used to have the best burger in town I particularly loved the Pork & Chorizo burger.

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