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Holy Cow! Gourmet Burger Co. LAUSANNE EPFL

Restaurant Fast food restaurant Hamburger restaurant

One of the Most Revieweds in Ecublens


Address

EPFL, Rue Louis Favre 8d, 1024 Ecublens, Switzerland

Website

holycow.ch

Contact

+41 21 312 24 04

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (1.1K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 11 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 3 pm
  • Monday: (New Year's Day), 11 am to 11 pm, Holiday hours
  • Tuesday: 11 am to 11 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: burger (17) good (14) burgers (10) fries (10) fast (9) staff (9) friendly (9) meat (6) service (6)
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  • 3/5 Joe A. 2 years ago on Google
    Regular burger, I don’t find anything special. Tastes 50/50. Personally, I buy food here, because sometimes I am lazy to cook. I would actually prefer more of my own cooked burger, or even McDonalds, but we don’t have it around epfl. Prices are quite high for such taste. Staff is nice and kind.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 VBT 5 months ago on Google
    I would not recommend this place. High price for a long waiting time for below average burgers that taste like processed sausage meat. After seeing the cooks touch their mobile phone and then touch the raw burger meat is what broke it for me. I had to return my order, and for sure will not come here again.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Yohanes H. 1 year ago on Google
    The burger does not taste good. Too dry and using wrong cut of the beef. Not chuck or ribeye. The side dish is ok and the Salad is lack of protein. The bun is not properly heated or grilled, they are still cold.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Fede 4 months ago on Google
    Too many times my order has been messed up. When asking for a fix, the employees staring at you like it's your fault. It seems to be a recurring theme. Years ago the burger was good and the meat was quality, but as noted by most, it tastes of bad chorizo sausage nowadays. I think holy cow is over for me as the disappointment simply grows.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Tomaž 6 months ago on Google
    Is it a new company policy to get a half filled box of fries for take away? Or are your employees just snacking on my fries when I leave? Happened twice now.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 WHOSYA 9 months ago on Google
    The food is objectively good, the atmosphere is cool, there’s a lot of young people hanging out, so if you’re looking for a quite place, I don’t think it’s the best choice. The food arrived so fast, like not even 5 minutes. Prices are high, but if you have discount is good. Although I enjoyed the burger, there was no indication for the ginza chicken burger that said there was ginger inside… so that’s for me -1 point. Another point is taken for the fact that my friend got sick all night after eating here…
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Victor C. 1 year ago on Google
    super fast and the team is awesome! there's a bar in the back, you can enjoy some beers from the area. there's a lot of tables outside and inside. Can be crowded at 12.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 joel 2 years ago on Google
    Pretty good spot. The service is quick and the food tastes good. Had the bacon cheeseburger and it was as I hoped. The staff were prompt to come clear the table once we were finished. The restaurant space has tv’s around so you can watch sports or other channels.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shashank P. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice ambience with great staff and service! Food needs a higher rating than 5 stars

  • 5/5 Gianluca 5 months ago on Google
    Very welcoming local with the possibility of having a draft beer, you breathe the atmosphere of the university. tasty hamburgher ( I only tasted big beef and big cheese for the moment) the student menu is quite affordable and the chips are super 😋. Very friendly staff.

  • 5/5 Rich 9 months ago on Google
    The burgers are giant and made to order quickly. Toppings are fresh. The bread is great. The best part is the fries. Wow. The fries are dangerously delicious. The menu price is a bit high for the quality of the meat which is the most important part of a burger imo. 3.5 star meat but I give the resto 4 stars

  • 5/5 Sofia Gabriela Q. 8 months ago on Google
    What a Salad! Holy Cow! EPFL always on top! 5 star food and amazing staff. It's always a pleasure❤️🍔🍻

  • 3/5 fanjun l. 1 year ago on Google
    Big beef menu,not bad. Staff are very friendly~

  • 5/5 Eva V. 11 months ago on Google
    Really great service and vibe. Very student friendly and the staff are very nice and fast. Also, they are very open to modifying your burger to your liking which makes the experience very comfortable.

  • 5/5 Anita A. 9 months ago on Google
    Tasty veggie burger Nice atmosphere

  • 5/5 Michelle A. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice place with a good location. One out of very few restaurants at epfl. Tasty burgers. The staff is super friendly and service is quite fast. The atmosphere as well is amazing. Good place to have a beer as well.

  • 4/5 Rayen D. 1 year ago on Google
    Good location/ sitting places. The food is good. A one star minus due to the sauces inside the burgers that even trying more than 5 type of burgers still taste weird ( just my personal taste )

  • 5/5 Mitra 1 year ago on Google
    For a reasonable price, they offer good quality burgers with high quality fries and a wide range of choice. If you are hungry my recommendation would be Mexican Berger, else a mini burger will suit you well.

  • 4/5 Niclas G. 1 year ago on Google
    This burger place is just outside the EPFL metro stop. It is accessible by wheelchair. This hamburger place serves average better hamburgers. The french fries are cooked in place and are chubby. The personnel is very friendly and helpful and also speaks English. If needed. I can very much recommend this place for a fast meal. I will probably return here sometimes.

  • 5/5 Nicola T. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice place to get a very good hamburger and french fries. Prices about 20 chf for a complete menu with fries, hamburger and beverage, so not that expensive considering the swiss prices Near the EPFL university and the metro station As a fast food, strongly suggested.

  • 2/5 Fırat Y. 1 year ago on Google
    I was intrigued by how fast they were serving the burgers, but realized that they kind of just warm them up instead of cooking them from scratch? I started eating the moment I got the burgers and they were barely warm. Do not be fooled by the fanciness, avoid if you can.

  • 5/5 Paul F. 1 year ago on Google
    Very friendly place, and actually the only thing open late, even during the week-end. Burgers are not the best ever, but still very good, and the price is decent for Switzerland. Very fast and agreeable preparation and service. Definitely a staple of EPFL night life.

  • 2/5 Lorenz H. 2 years ago on Google
    burgers are ok. but what i super annoying is that they‘re constantly unable to handle their own promotion voucher QR codes. 9 out of 10 times (in 1.5 years), they forget to apply the discount which needs to be done manually for whatever reason. when making them aware, they‘re clueless. Waiting for 10-20 min, discussions with the manager. in the end giving up in most cases.

  • 5/5 Emilie B. 2 years ago on Google
    Fries are excellent; crispy, just the right amount of salt, and they give a HUGE portion. The Aztec burger was very good. Service very friendly and fast!

  • 5/5 Petra D. 2 years ago on Google
    Quick veggie burger after a long day at work is a great way to easily transcend into the evening. I took it as a take-out, but next time I staying and having it in their cozy place.

  • 4/5 William T. 2 years ago on Google
    Great burgers, even better fries. Has a student-menu for s really good price (add 2chf and get a beer)

  • 1/5 flora m. 1 year ago on Google
    The staff claimed the card machine wasn’t working and asked us to pay in cash, which we did. However, according to our banks both transactions had gone through and we ended up paying over 90CHF for a 31CHF meal. When we approached the staff about it, they refused to give us a refund claiming that because the machine wasn’t working, the transactions couldn’t have gone through (we had proof it had worked). On top of that the meat wasn’t cooked properly and we ended up getting food poisoning from a simple cheeseburger. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone.

  • 4/5 R.Paul H. 2 years ago on Google
    Super friendly service. French fries are fat, crispy, and plentiful. The Elvis Bleu Cheese burger was filling, but the final ingredients and burger did not match my wishes from the photo advertising. The burger was more of a pre formed patty and I need to adjust my expectations to how much bacon and cheese might arrive when not in the USA. Overall good experience just different. Very friendly staff


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Counter service
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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