The Haggis Box

Great tatties and neeps. We tried both of the sauces and they were delicious.

We highly recommend coming here on a weekend; you get a table quickly, and the food is served promptly. The vegan haggis is especially recommended.

Great food! We've been there twice now.

Lunch stop on our first full day in Edinburgh (and first full day in Scotland), and it had to be Haggis...specifically vegetarian haggis (which we learned upon arrival is actually fairly easy to get all over Scotland). The Haggis Box is perfectly located on The Royal Mile heading towards Holyrood House. Quick note on finding it...there is construction on the front of the building so if you're heading in that direction (Down the Royal Mile, toward Holyrood House) you might not notice the entrance...you can get in through a small door to the left of the scaffolding, and if you pass all that you'll see the restaurant signage and another door to the right of the scaffolding.) You order at the counter, and they bring it to the table. The vegetarian haggis was good...you can pick from a couple different sauces. We had the more traditional whisky and mustard sauce. Haggis, at least in our experience on this trip, having the vegetarian version at a few different places, doesn't have a ton of flavor on its own, so it really depends on the sauce to make or break the dish. In this case, the sauce made the dish! They're very vegetarian-friendly here...they have both vegetarian and vegan versions of their haggis, which we hadn't seen anywhere else (lots of vegetarian or vegan haggis in Scotland...but both options in one place...go Haggis Box!) We also tried an Irn Bru...granted that's not specific to this place, but they had it. We tried it. No offense, Scotland, I don't think we need to have it again. ;) The Haggis Box had other vegetarian options too, including quiche, soup, and porridge (aka oatmeal), so if you're a vegetarian like me, you will have plenty to choose from at The Haggis Box. Well worth a lunch stop here to try vegetarian Haggis!

Good and fast service. Very good food.

A good place to try haggis with a modern twist. The unorthodox take on this Scottish classic was tasty and full of flavour. A fun, casual spot that’s well worth a visit if you’re looking for something a little different.