What are the opening hours for Holy Cow?

Holy Cow lists these hours on Google — Monday: 10 AM to 10 PM; Tuesday: 12 to 10 PM; Wednesday: 12 to 10 PM; Thursday: 12 to 10 PM; Friday: 10 AM to 10 PM; Saturday: 10 AM to 10 PM; Sunday: 10 AM to 10 PM. Hours can change, so confirm with the venue before travelling.

Holy Cow is a restaurant in New Town, Edinburgh, at 34 Elder St, Edinburgh EH1 3DX, United Kingdom.

How expensive is Holy Cow?

Its listed price range is £10–20.

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A restaurant in New Towna calmer, more unhurried feel and return visits

Restaurants · New Town

Holy Cow

Name: Holy Cow
Address: 34 Elder St, Edinburgh EH1 3DX, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3DX, GB
Telephone: +44 131 629 7057
Price range: £10–20
Rating: 4.6

What reviewers notice most about this New Town restaurant is a calmer, more unhurried feel and return visits — drawn from 89 written reviews (averaging about 4.5/5). A useful starting point; confirm the current details before you set off.

Our favourite was the jackfruit pulled pork one🥰🍔 Relaxing atmosphere with great music and very friendly staff.

Return / ritual · Google review · 5★

What it is

A restaurant in New Town Restaurants

Why it may suit

a calmer, more unhurried feel and return visits 89 written reviews (averaging about 4.5/5) helped shape the notes lower down.

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Best for

a calmer stop
repeat-visit energy
warm-service stops
later-day usefulness

Good to know

warm, attentive service
a strong repeat-visit following
a calmer, more unhurried atmosphere
usefulness later in the day

From the reviews — worth a quick confirm.

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noise level
booking needs

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Useful routes

A calm evening I want an evening place that feels low-stress rather than loud or performative.

Moments this may suit

Still feels local I want places whose reviews suggest local attachment rather than pure visitor churn. Cosy winter places I want somewhere warm, low-friction, and useful when the day is dark or cold. Summer wandering I want a loose Edinburgh day with places to browse, pause, eat, or reset. Quick lunch I need a practical food stop that does not turn into a whole plan. Friends visiting I want to show people Edinburgh without defaulting to the obvious list. Low-effort date I want something easy, warm, and not over-engineered. A proper pub hour I want one good pub stop, not a whole night out.

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Low-pressure date places in Edinburgh Places with a third thing in the room: books, records, coffee, pastries, film, or enough atmosphere to carry a pause. Calm evening places in Edinburgh Lower-stress evening places with warmth, ritual, calm, or useful later hours. Still-local places in Edinburgh Places with signs of attachment: regulars, return visits, named staff, and neighbourhood feeling. Brunch and easy meetup places in Edinburgh Food and coffee-led places for warmth, repeat visits, easy meetups, or an unhurried daytime stop. Family-friendly stops in Edinburgh Places where practical welcome signals appear: prams, buggies, warmth, space, or direct follow-up needs. Dog-friendly stops in Edinburgh Places where dog or pet-friendly signals appear in the current source material.

Works in small plans

Quick lunch between errands A practical food-led route for the middle of the day: one quick stop, one gentler backup, and a check before you move.

Practical details

Address

34 Elder St, Edinburgh EH1 3DX, United Kingdom

Postcode

EH1 3DX

Website or profile

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Phone

+44 131 629 7057

Listed opening hours

Monday: 10 AM to 10 PM
Tuesday: 12 to 10 PM
Wednesday: 12 to 10 PM
Thursday: 12 to 10 PM
Friday: 10 AM to 10 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 10 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 10 PM

From public listing data. Confirm directly before travelling.

Price

£10–20

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Detail coverage

Reviews checked

Google rating: 4.6 from 1,344 Google reviews
Review notes: 89 written reviews in a 100-review check , latest seen 10 Jun 2026

Why it might suit

Use this for a meal where the current menu, booking details, and timing need to fit the plan. The review pattern points to warm service and return visits.

Staff warmth: 18 review mentions
Return / ritual: 9 review mentions
Quiet / calm: 8 review mentions
Late / evening: 5 review mentions

What we checked

This page is shaped by 89 written reviews from a 100-review set, plus public links where available.

Current depth: Strong review evidence

Caution: Evidence signals are a first-pass reading of the review set. Current opening, accessibility, menu, dietary, and booking details still need direct confirmation.

In reviewers' words

Verbatim quotes from public Google reviews, chosen to show the patterns above. Always confirm current details directly with the venue.

The setting and service was kind and relaxing, lovely!

Staff warmth · Google review · 5★ · 10 Jun 2026

Patterns people mention

Staff warmth 18

Return / ritual 9

Quiet / calm 8

Late / evening 5

These patterns help route the page into guides. They are a reading aid, not a ranking.