Edinburgh · DINING EXPERIENCES
Free days run out long before the dining experiences do. These 8 are the ones worth the hours, priced, timed, and ordered by how many travellers have actually been.
Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh set lunch or dinner with priority seating, music memorabilia, and American-style acoustic or electric menus.
“Great environment with very friendly staff. Best chips I’ve had in Europe”
Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh lunch or dinner with a set menu, soft drinks, priority seating, and rock memorabilia, plus easy shopping at the Rock Shop.
“Very disappointed with the experience, staff were nice. Would not go back again . Food was average and sweet was awful.”
Edinburgh night of bagpipes, Scottish folk music, and a 3-course meal with drink at Biblos Restaurant, plus optional whisky toast.
“Enjoyed meeting some new friends. The location was very, very classy looking and warm and inviting. The food helps us to understand the culture and how people in Scotland break bread. The individuals that were in charge were professional and saw to anything we needed. We would do this again!”
Edinburgh Scottish dinner with bagpiper welcome, live folk music, haggis-style classics, and a whiskey toast at Biblos. Vegan options included.
“Geared towards older crowds, this is more of a concert. Non-interactive you sit and listen to loud music. Most songs were contemporary and sung by two older (lovely) gentlemen. If you like the beetles, maybe this dinner is for you. Nothing like what we expected.”
Small-group Edinburgh tour to Rosslyn Chapel and the Royal Military Tattoo, with reserved seats and a 4-course Scottish pub dinner.
“This tour was the highlight of our trip. Aside from the beautiful architecture and buildings, the excitement of the Royal Tattoo, Alan, our guide was exceptional. His knowledge and fabulous sense of humor made for a wonderful day out.”
Make Cullen Skink and all-butter shortbread in Nell’s Edinburgh home, then dine on haggis with whisky and take-home tartan treats.
“I paid it gor a present to a friend of mine who went to visit Edjmburg, and who likes cooking. She called me when she finished tbe experience horrified and sick. The place was very old and really dirty, it was disgusting. The woman, who pretRead more”
A private 4-hour Edinburgh dinner tour with a personal Scottish sommelier, Scottish food tastings, single malt whisky, and wine pairings.
“Joanne is AMAZING! We went to spa we would have never known existed, given our short time here. We had the best food, wine and dessert cocktail. Highly recommend!”
Enjoy an 8-course Sardinian tasting menu in a Leith home, cooked by Luisa, a chef with Michelin Star experience in Edinburgh.
“We enjoyed the variety of dishes, each was special in it own way, including the dishes they were served on. Gave my wife and I a different view of how to create meals”
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