The Speratus Group (Amicus Apple and the Boozy Cow) Reviews

Good atmosphere. Guitar concert on weekdays. Trendy place.

Amazing food, lovely staff, and a cool atmosphere. Had the chilli topped macaroni waffle, was heaven!

Loved the cocktails and food. The philly steak was delicious

Great place for burgers, hot dogs etc. Dodd great, staff freindly and helpful. Craft beer has a good selection and ice cold glasses was a great idea. Atmosphere was fantastic. Def be back

Standard looking place but they really surprised us with how GOOD the cocktails are, we had the Mooberry Bluffin (which was exceptional) and the Appletini which was also really good. Cool place and ace staff.

Unique free evening of the week during a trip with the school, at Boozy Cow only me and two of my friends: fantastic food, particular atmosphere with gothicpunk atmosphere and fast and welcoming service. Cost right, come out all very satisfied, satisfied with three cheeseburgers, chips and a shared brownie, with lots of candy arrived with the bill.
It was the right choice, no regrets!

Cool and different place to eat and drink something new and tasty!

Food was ok staff where really good an offerd to change our order then took money off the food

One of my favourite places in Edinburgh to get a few drinks with a Burger!

For alternative rock lovers. Live music was out of this world, not to mention responsive staff, lovely food, great service and biggest cubes of ice I've ever seen. Just a one please.

Really cool place with many options to eat and drink. Placed in a central location, very helpful and friendly staff. I particularly liked the decorations of the place. Visit to grab a bite (delicious burgers) or a drink. Cozy and relaxed atmosphere. Well done and keep it up.

Not much beer choice, but this is a cocktail paradise! Nice atmosphere and very pleasant people will make your evening!

Very good food; some of the best burgers you'll find in Edinburgh and excellent skinny fries but....
Horrible, sticky tables; uncomfortable stools; slightly condescending, cooler-than-thou staff and, worst of all, our meal for two was served on a single, deliberately old and battered looking tin tray.
No plates, no cutlery.
The tray was only large enough for one of us to have it close enough to eat from at a time before sliding it over to let the other take a bite. Who's idea was this? We decided to confirm our tedious, suburban values by daring to ask for a couple of plates and, possibly, an odd piece of cutlery? Our waitress explained, in a tone that suggested that we should really think about changing our minds, that their policy is "eat messy" and that they only give customers plates and cutlery if they specifically ask.
"We are specifically asking."
She returned with two blue-rimmed, white tin plates of the type produced as utility goods in times of war or serious economic hardship. And some kitchen roll.
Is this really what people go for or am old fashioned for preferring to eat using as a bear minimum, a plate and some cutlery? I think has been generally agreed to be normal since the bronze age but I could be wrong.

Amazing milkshakes! And the venison burger was delicious.

Waiter couldn't do enough, the best amaretto sour I've had.

It s a cool place with really helpful staff but I think it is overpriced. We tried the milkshakes, fries and two burgers and can say the fries were really tasty. The milkshake and burger were ok but not super delicious. You spend here twice the money you would spend in another burger restaurant.

Great for a stop in Beer. Live Music at 7:30 great vibe and great Ale selection!

Nice burgers, fries were lit. Remeniscent of hipster bars in Brooklyn but better priced.

Over is the word that springs to mind - rated and priced.
Nice concept though

Love this place! Always make sure to pop in when visiting Edinburgh! Love the interior it is quirky! Cocktails are brill and so are the staff. Chicken wings were so tasty!

A friend brought us to this place and maybe we were unlucky, but the food we ordered was cold. The hamburger buns tasted like they'd been down for a week, hence such a low rating. The hamburger was so dry that it flew with every lift. It's good that the service was nice and they can make good drinks. But you have a plus :) The climate is also original. The bottle with the skull made us laugh.

Overall, this is probably a 7.5/10. I enjoyed the frosted beers and the interior of the restaurant is quite cool. We experienced good service too. The location is very good.

The burgers are good but there are many other restaurants that offer tastier burgers for a similar price. The big let down with the burgers is that the buns are just so supermarket standard. A decent bun with quality bread makes such a difference.

Also, the default here is well done; which is a bit strange as medium rare is the default for better burger joints. The red slaw was a bit flavour-less too and the sweet potato fries were just OK.

With a few positive changes, this could be an 8/10.

Great food, atmosphere and brilliant service, a must of you in Edinburgh

Typical pub with music where you can have some beers and eat. The burgers and the fajitas are good and the waiters friendly and attentive. The decoration of the place is striking, ultimately a recommended site.

Great food and location, but service is very poor, especially given the pricing * (staff is rather slow)

Very fast both in the table allocation and in the service. The best burger

Friendly staff, good mix of food for all veggies & stuff. Great cocktails

Place was packed and food poor at best Will not be back.

Remarking our brief visit to the boozy cow, I would firstly like to say that it was and to quote, the worst bar I have ever been in a point reiterated by a fellow punter outside of the bar, waiting to be served.
After being drawn in by quirky and edgy looking exterior we perhaps expected at least a friendly and vibrant atmosphere, only to be greeted by unfriendly and frankly rude staff who seemed more focused on pushing away those who were here for a drink and a good time in favour of those who d booked tables; in promise of a higher spend inside the bar. As soon as we finished our two weak pints of lager we were promptly and rudely ushered out of the bar to quote we need your table now , no suggestion of moving seating, let alone a hint of basic manners. Won t be visiting this dingy spot again. The graffiti inside acts as a draw and is essentially their attempt at having an atmosphere, equivalent to fake crowd noise at football games; loud but devoid of any character an actual vibe.
Despite these trying times we face, there was what seemed, a very lapsed attempt at gaining custom in usual and given manners in the hospitality trade- hospitality being a word which could possibly revised by all members of staff (maybe at the next team building?). Having been pressured to exit the premises toot sweet, it s safe to say we weren t heartbroken to have not even finished the two pints of piss water served.Ps. We don t give 1 Star ratings lightly.

Food was so much better than expected! Staff were great and the atmosphere was perfect:)

Quite an original place that may be not to everyone's taste.
I appreciate they have vegetarian options (2) burgers. Mine looked home made what is also a bonus yet it was quite dry and I wouldn't order again. The meaty one was good ( so I've been told).
I don't think I'll come back but try it for yourself.

An interesting restaurant. Good (if unusual) decor and good burgers, although eating off a shared tray can be tricky. Plates would have been good.

I wish I have more stars, best burger and drink place in Edinburgh?

Went to the boozy cow for some food with my mum it was absolutely insane couldn't reccomend anymore the chilli burger and chilli dog were unreal and the milkshakes were class, waiters really nice and friendly and the atmosphere is really chilled and good.

Was very good, burger was excellent, great chips and cheese and the server was great banter.

Wide variety of cocktails. However, it was very apparent that they were understaffed. Tables were disgustingly sticky and not cleared from previous customers. Additionally, we had to wait at the bar ~10 minutes for drinks as there was only one bartender present who was trying his best to serve a multitude of people. This place would be a lot better if they looked after their staff and hired the amount of people needed for the amount of customers coming through.

Great cocktails, great burgers and hands down the best milkshake I've ever had!

- sticky tables, but a wonderful ambience. Just as one imagines a "Scottish" pub.
- cozy rock music in the background, perfect volume to entertain.
- The cheeseburger was very good but the hammer was the skinny fries. Pleasant sharpness, just right for eating.
- super friendly staff.
- have felt very, very well.

Very trendy, nice restaurant in the heart of Edinburgh.
The food, despite the lovely presentation was just mediocre.
Drinks were made nicely.

Really like it here, the cocktails are great and they have some yummy items on the food menu!

Really friendly staff, good food and amazing cocktails! Will be back next time we are in Edinburgh

Bad service but good food. Flexible on the veggie options.

Good bar but can be slow service when cocktails being made

Disgusting place , owner was shockingly racist to my 19 year old niece , glasses were dirty and the toilets had bugs crawling about them, by far ,this place should be avoided at all costs

Very cool and trendy place to drink. Little bit more expensive than other places we visited, be we still enjoyed it here.

Amazing food and lovely staff. Would recommend one side between 2

Great time. Good food. They made me a cocktail not on the menu and it was fab! (ask them for a strawberry sour.)

This is without a doubt the best restaurant experience I have ever had in Edinburgh, and that's also taking in the fact that we had to wait 10 minutes before we were served, and were eating in the evening where the restaurant proceeds to turn into a nightclub.

My girlfriend and I found the menu to this restaurant online and decided to eat there.

Despite us not being served for 10 minutes, they apologised profusely for the inconvenience and offered to take us to a nicer quieter setting to eat and were very lovely.

The food is on another level, we ordered the holy cow burger and also treated ourselves to a Nutella doughnut milkshake. We couldn't get over how good the food and the drink were.

The decor and atmosphere were really great as well, but the restaurant wouldn't have left a good impression on us if it weren't for the friendly waitresses as well; it might have been that we were the only customers actually ordering food at that point of the day but the waitresses serving us made us feel welcome and well looked after.

The Boozy Cow is undoubtedly the greatest restaurant experience I have had in Edinburgh thanks to the food, the drink and the customer experience.

I would recommend all of our friends to eat there.

Pleasant and fun drinking atmosphere. However bar staff were slightly standoffish.

Waited ages to be served but food and drinks were good

A cool place to grab a bite and a drink. The Philly steak was really tasty although the bread was a bit over toasted for my liking. The cheese burger is nice but the patty is a little dry. Not a big fan of the fajita.

Very good food, with big portions. Quirky decor, and decent music, but not too loud. Worth a visit for a quick bite.

Not a huge selection, so you should definitely be in the mood for a burger if you're eating here, but I did enjoy what I ordered.
The milkshakes are fantastic!

If you want to have a good cocktail this is your place. Central area, next to many restaurants. Good music, good atmosphere and a huge drinks menu.

Fantastic cocktails including the Painkiller which is served flaming! Food was good but a little messy and needed some more flavour. Had the chicken burger but had way too many jalapenos.