The Hanging Bat

133 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH3 9AB
$ English

Reservations

Business Info

  • Address: 133 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH3 9AB
  • Cuisine: American | English |
  • Cost: | Very Inexpensive
  • Category: Bar/Lounge
  • Star Rating:
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Dress Code: Casual
  • Meals Served: Lunch | Dinner | Late |
  • Parking: Street |
  • Payment Options: VISA | MasterCard | Cash | Apple Pay |
  • Corkage Fee: N/A
  • Staff: Hanaging Bat | General Manager
  • Phone: 131 229 0759
  • Features: Late Dining, Live Entertainment, Outdoor Seating, Winning Wine List, Lounge / Bar,
  • Occasion: People Watching, Dog Friendly, Trendy / Hip,

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Business Hours

Reservations Available
Monday
All Day 11:00 - 22:15
Tuesday
All Day 11:00 - 22:00
Wednesday
All Day - Restaurant 11:00 - 22:00
Thursday
All Day - Restaurant 11:00 - 23:45
Friday
All Day - Restaurant 11:00 - 23:45
Saturday
All Day 11:00 - 23:45
Sunday
All Day 11:00 - 23:45
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Customer Reviews & Ratings

4.69 out of 5 stars based on 565 votes

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Aug 30, 2021
Callum R.
Fantastic service, lovely staff, delicious food and drinks

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Aug 28, 2021
Alexander d.
Fantastic staff

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Jul 31, 2021
Jill C.
Excellent staff, helpful and knowledgeable

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 15, 2021
Elizabeth F.
Great bar with a great selection of unusual beers, friendly and welcoming staff. Great to see you open again. Will be back again soon.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 13, 2021
Lawrence T.
Great place! Nice vibe and great beer

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 12, 2021
Barry W.
First class selection of ales along with superb food. The staff were excellent and went out of their way to ensure we had a great time.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 11, 2021
Mark F.
Nice place will go back thanks

Overall: 10/10
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Value: 8/10
Jun 28, 2021
David B.
Absolutely loved it. Ambience was great despite the Covid restrictions. Beer was brill as expected as was service. Didn't have any food this time round. Will definitely be back next time I visit Edinburgh

Overall: 10/10
Food: 5/10
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Jun 16, 2021
Lilly D.
We didn't have any food so I can't comment but the rest the service and beer were great!

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 15, 2021
Cara H.
Brilliant bar tender who took care of my table very well. Made sure we got drinks that we enjoyed and made sure we had enough as well. Not too crowded, just right for having a good feel. Overall absolutely 10 out of 10.

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Jun 14, 2021
Dan C.
The bat is my goto place when I am in town great beer, great staff

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 14, 2021
monisha s.
Service was amazing and so friendly. Our server was super attentive, welcoming and chatty. Gave us great tasters and recommendations. We felt very well looked after!

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 09, 2021
Saki I.
Always have amazing experiences there! Staffs are so nice :)

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 01, 2021
Jessica N.
Great evening, the beer range was great and the staff were knowledgeable.

Overall: 10/10
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May 26, 2021
Tiana C.
Fabulous service, the staff could not have been more attentive! Amazing selection of beers and staff were brilliant at making suggestions that we all loved.

Overall: 10/10
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May 26, 2021
June P.
fun and friendly

Overall: 10/10
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May 06, 2021
Alison M.
Absolutely loved my experience great draft drinks, fabulous food and very friendly and helpful staff will definitely be back and recommend to friends & family.

Overall: 10/10
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Apr 28, 2021
Monica M.
Fantastic great beers and great service

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Apr 28, 2021
Kathryn C.
An all round brilliant experience, great selection of beers and spirits, as well as excellent food and bar snacks. The service was brilliant all staff were so friendly and helpful. Couldn’t recommend this place enough! 10/10

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Apr 27, 2021
Ellie B.
The staff were so lovely and definitely made the experience for us. They even brought out umbrellas when it started raining, will definitely be back

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 30, 2020
Tim S.
Great beer. Good range. Knowledgeable staff. Good atmosphere.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 17, 2020
Duncan C.
Food was amazing, drinks are reasonably priced and the atmosphere was great. There’s not really much else to say but go to the hanging bat, you’ll have a good night.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 05, 2020
Gordon M.
I have never eaten any food in there but it always looks good and smells good. People’s reaction are always very positive

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 04, 2020
Carolina L.
Really good service and great variety of drinks!

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 04, 2020
Jonathan S.
Great food, atmosphere, selection of drinks and, above all, service.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 31, 2020
Karolina D.
Was here with my friend on Saturday it was our first time and we loved it, the atmosphere was nice, drinks were strong and well priced, staff were good at recommending different drinks we’d never tried and also we messed up our reservation time and accidentally made it 45 min instead of 2 hours but they still accommodated us with no problem and were super nice about it Will be back :-)

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 30, 2020
Rebecca B.
10/10 recommend this as a great place to spend the evening.

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Aug 28, 2020
Andrew P.
Great food, great atmosphere and great drinks! Also good to mention very good COVID measures in place with temp checks at the door, mask wearing and one way system made us feel very comfortable.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 25, 2020
Ryan H.
Great food, great drinks and great people

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Aug 23, 2020
Lilith W.
Great craft beers and food, fantastic staff and really enjoyable atmosphere. Absolutely love coming here <3

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 20, 2020
malcolm c.
Couldn’t have been better. Staff perfectly trained. Felt very safe. Tap list perfectly balanced.

Overall: 9/10
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Sep 13, 2021
Sharyn D.
Food was very good. Service exceptional and the staff very courteous. Good experience over all.

Overall: 9/10
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Jun 16, 2021
Christine O.
Loved the food and staff and deco. Good selection of beers, were offered tasters.Didn't like the jam jar glasses served with water

Overall: 9/10
Food: 8/10
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Jun 03, 2021
Bill M.
Excellent table service - staff were friendly, well informed about the beers on offer and always on hand when our glasses needed refilled. Excellent array of beers on offer - some lovely Vault City sours pouring. Our whole visit felt very COVID-safe. I didn't eat, but my friend really enjoyed his meal - cullen skink looked excellent!

Overall: 9/10
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Value: 7/10
May 21, 2021
Louis S.
Class time with some interesting beers.

Overall: 9/10
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May 17, 2021
Kathryn B.
Staff were all really friendly and made us feel welcome, letting us taste a few beers at the start while we waited for our table. Just all round great service.

Overall: 9/10
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Value: 7/10
May 01, 2021
Norman R.
A cosy, sheltered beer garden. A vast choice of beers from around the world. Friendly staff.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
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Aug 31, 2020
Stuart R.
Great beer selection and the hot dogs were excellent. Recommended

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 6/10
Aug 30, 2020
Iain F.
Great set up with bookings & table service for food & beer. Friendly staff & food was great (better than I remember it being years ago). Only gripe is price - slightly expensive - but will still go back.

Overall: 9/10
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Aug 29, 2020
Thomas B.
Good night, drinks came out quickly and food was nice. Staff all great. Only improvement is we waited 20 mins to first be served but appreciate it was very busy at the time.

Overall: 9/10
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Ambience: 7/10
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Aug 23, 2020
Phil L.
Impressed with the safety precautions. Staff patient, friendly and efficient, and of course very knowledgeable about beer. Saw tables and chairs being disinfected after other customers had left and some customers being very politely reminded to wear masks if able whilst moving about. They clearly take Covid-19 safety as seriously as they take their beer.

Overall: 8/10
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Jul 18, 2021
Ann W.
Love the hanging bat was disappointed that you can no longer get pints but the service was fantastic the choice was great we did not have food

Overall: 8/10
Food: 7/10
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Jul 05, 2021
David J.
This form needs to account for people who don't have food, I didn't so had to give it a 7 just randomly. Felt the music was a bit too loud and there was nothing int he men's bathroom to dry hands on. Was hard to access the online menu but the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
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Jul 02, 2021
Stuart C.
Can prices @ £10 + were silly for beers you can buy for half the price. It was v quiet and empty tables, yet other people were needlessly seated next to our table, which was unnecessary. Beer selection on tap is running at 50% usual selection, but IPA we had was great, and reasonable considering other tap room experiences

Overall: 8/10
Food: 0/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 7/10
Jun 05, 2021
Drew W.
1st time in bar. Nice relaxed feel, good selection of drinks. Will definitely be back

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 6/10
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Sep 28, 2020
Andrew D.
Had to ask for service every time, maybe because they couldn't see us but we would have ordered more if they'd been able to pay a bit more attention.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 6/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 3/10
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Sep 06, 2020
Elizabeth W.
Staff lovely nice experience felt safe great beers thank you

Overall: 8/10
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Sep 04, 2020
Roisin A.
Most of the staff were brilliant. Very friendly and attentive. Being told to be quiet by one member of staff, though, was really patronising and put a dampener in the mood. It’s a pub! And you have no idea what your customers have been through. Maybe think twice before you talk down to people who’re trying to have fun and forget some things.

Overall: 8/10
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Sep 04, 2020
Elaine M.
Great beer selection and generous, filling food.

Overall: 8/10
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Value: 8/10
Sep 02, 2020
Allan C.
Great beer selection, friendly staff

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 7/10
Aug 29, 2020
Daniel B.
Good beer selection and enjoyed the pulled pork. Staff didn't seem used to the table service yet and we'd have several come to take our order and then later struggle to get anyone's attention. There didn't seem to be any one way system in effect.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 5/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Aug 24, 2020
Gordon N.
Hi ...really good bar and would return. Thought some of the staff could be better. Initial guy who greeted us made a comment about sitting at the wrong table we booked after he pointed which one it was. And had to go to bar to see if someone was going to take our order. Appreciate it is a totally different experience now and these things and staff take can take some time to adapt.

Overall: 7/10
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Jul 07, 2021
Kevin B.
Had booked for food but the chef left early so had a couple of drinks and went in search of a restaurant. Pity as it’s a lovely pub.

Overall: 7/10
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May 20, 2021
Maya F.
The service and food were super, the beer as always was delicious. Was a bit loud inside so I wouldn’t recommend for an intimate evening but otherwise I highly recommend :)

Overall: 7/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 6/10
Oct 01, 2020
Aileen G.
I was impressed that my temperature was checked on arrival. Covid measures included table service only and wearing masks when not seated which were standard. The QR code for scanning simply didn't work very well but we figured out that it was going straight to the twitter feed so just used twitter. We arrived at 6 when the bar was fairly quiet and left around 8pm. By 8, the bar (in particular downstairs where we were) was very busy. In fact it felt overly busy given the current restrictions. I doubt that we were 1 metre from people at the tables beside us. Perhaps this would be ok upstairs where there is more ventilation but it didn't feel great to us so we probably won't return when the current restrictions are in force.

Overall: 7/10
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Service: 6/10
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Sep 10, 2020
Christy H.
Table service was very quick at the start but towards the end we were waiting for anyone to come past so we could order and no one did for 25 minutes. The tables also feel slightly too close.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 0/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 9/10
Aug 30, 2020
Martin T.
We just went for drinks only. It felt like there were too many people in there and the signage to highlight the COVID guidelines was totally half-assed. Service was pretty poor to start with, we were 25 minutes into our two hour slot before we got our first drink.