Fuller Thomson pubs have been springing up all over the place,
and The Holyrood 9A is one of them. It’s
not our usual end of town, but we had been tempted down there by a friend’s
leaving ‘do’ and the promise of a fine burger.
A table had been reserved for us thankfully, as the place was absolutely
heaving; fair enough it was a Friday night, but still clearly a very popular
place.
‘Great beers, Great burgers’ is their strap-line and there
are indeed a good selection of beers and ales on offer, as well as a tempting
selection of burgers.
The chilli burger was chosen by a number of our party
including me and I waited for it eagerly while sipping an Erdinger. It arrived and looked good. It tasted good too, but nothing to really get
excited about. The burger itself was tasty - we didn't get asked how we wanted it cooked - it was well done. Topped with pickled
jalapenos, chilli cheese, fresh green chillies, sour cream and death sauce I had hoped
that it would pack a bit of a punch, but disappointingly it didn’t really register on the
scoville scale for me. In fact it all tasted
quite sweet funnily enough. Sourdough
bun was good but not a sourdough by my standards and the chips were average. Accompanying coleslaw was good but meager,
and overall I was left feeling like I could almost eat another burger (and I’m
not that much of porker, honest! The
other half thought so too.)
The Red Squirrel is another Fuller Thomson on Lothain Road, and so much more handy for
us. The formula is pretty much exactly
the same as far as I can tell, but while I might be tempted in for a pint am
unlikely to venture there in hunger.
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