Claire “Claireffa” Thackray
+5
Had never been to this establishment before but went on the recommendation of a friend. It’s got a nice communal feel to it, with big benches and seats to all sit down to. Pretty spacious and a great system where they give you a buzzer to collect your food when it’s ready.
The food itself boasts massive portions and is super tasty. I’m not usually a burger fan but it was juicy and moreish. The fries were very nice as well and I highly recommend the cheese balls if you’re a fan of cheese!
They have really nice cocktails too!! I highly recommend the drumstick cocktail for those who like sweeter drinks.
It’s a real shame that the comments about poor delivery are letting this establishment down because the food was amazing and we didn’t have to wait much time at all on a busy Saturday afternoon.
Huge burger and fries for a decent price, but the burger tasted like it was missing something. Very filling and satisfying but with a bit more sauce would have been 10x better. The bar where i ordered and when i picked up the food, they were super impatient and rushing even though i was the only one in line. I would go back, but i would definitely try a different burger.
First Fat Hippo experience. Played some mini golf and bowling at Lane 7 followed by a absolutely banging burger and fries from Fat Hippo. Service was slick and were able to order at our table. Burger was juicy, well filled and not too overly priced for what you got. Sauce options were great too. Honey Buffalo was amazing.
Brilliant burger place at reasonable prices, my friend's been excited since they announced a local one coming,
Happy to say that it's one of the best burgers I've had! The ordering is a bit funky with the little buzzers and the wooden cutlery is a bit odd but it works!
I really need to commend these guys for their product advertisement in their menus, these burgers look gorgeous, the exact way they look on those menus, if you're around the Edinburgh area I totally recommend this!
Stopped off with the kids after going bowling. First time at the hippo but thourghly enjoyed it. Kids enjoyed the waffle fries and tater tots with their build your own burgers. While i had the dirty fries with my buffalo chicken burger. Service was good and cost was reasonable.
Food was delicious and location nice
BEST Burgers in town hands down!! Please take a sec to read the Negative feedback on this burger stall because I deeply feel they are TOTALLY unfair to what they really are about. Proper dirty (in a good way) american burgers, very tasty, properly seasoned and crafted to perfection! Chicken burger was also Perfect in every way! Super crispy, juicy, properly fried! Will come back soon! Keep up the good stuff people!! I'm comparing this burgers to Holy Chuck in Toronto which won some years ago the 3rd best burger in the world! They are close to those ones!
Wondering around Edinburgh, ended up googling this great place! Yes we had to wait 30ish mins for our food….BUT, was worth every penny! Absolutely yummy! Music was great too !
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Tried this place out with it being new and the burgers looking good. I ordered the Fat Hippo burger and little did I know I was going to have one of the best burgers I've ever had!! ...it was amazing and cannot be overstated! I'd fully recommend trying this place if you like burgers! The price was good and the chips come included with the burgers too which makes the price all the better.
Other things to know before you go are that it is in with Lane7 which is a bowling alley that has an atmosphere of its own. They had loud music, looked like there was a DJ and the walls had all graffiti on them like a punk kind of vibe, quite cool but not to everyone's taste I'm sure. There were pinball machines and arcade games in one area and of course the bowling in a couple of areas too.
The last thing to note is that you order the food for Fat Hippo from the Lane7 bar which can be quite busy, usually the queue moves relatively fast though, and you then get one of those square buzzer things, then that will flash and vibrate when your food is ready to collect at the Fat Hippo counter. Enjoy!
Seriously mega food! Has to be the best burger in Edinburgh for sure? Well worth a visit nevertheless. Highly recommended!
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