The Edinburgh Reporter March 2024

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DRINKS

Head out for an after-work drink to the luxe

cocktail bar and restaurant Rabble, Frederick

Street, and pair your favourite cocktail with

three bar bites with options from halloumi fries

to buttermilk fried chicken bites for just £15.

From breakfast to brunch to business lunch,

dinner and drinks, Eat Out Edinburgh is

designed to bring people together from across

the Lothians for the chance to explore new

cuisines and try special occasion restaurants

for an accessible price while supporting the

city’s vibrant hospitality sector.

The campaign is a chance to try set menus

from high-end locations like Grazing by Mark

Greenaway for a three course menu for just

£35 per person, or a luxurious six course

Tasting Menu for £79 at Dean Banks at The

Pompadour, both at the Waldorf Astoria, or a

three course set menu with an Absolut Elyx

Cocktail for just £30 at Harvey Nichols Forth

Floor Brasserie & Bar.

INCREDIBLE DEALS

The event enjoyed a fabulous response from

both diners and restaurants last year, leading to

this year’s campaign now being extended to

four weeks, giving diners twice the time to take

advantage of set menu deals and curated offers

from venues throughout the capital’s dedicated

BID.

Run by Essential Edinburgh, the campaign

highlights both established city favourites and

exciting newcomers on the food scene with a

host of restaurants, cafés, and bars from Princes

Street to George Street, to Charlotte Square and

St James Quarter taking part. With some of

Edinburgh’s most exciting new restaurants

opening in the BID, the variety of venues

taking part has sky-rocketed, and the

newcomers to the campaign are greeting guests

with incredible deals to get them through the

doors for the first time.

opportunity to make this year’s Eat Out

Edinburgh even bigger and create a month-

long celebration of the city’s growing food and

drink scene.

“We are excited to have such great venues

taking part with menus and offers to suit any

occasion or budget - giving locals, city centre

workers and visitors from further afield a

reason to get out, have fun and support the

i n d u s t r y.”

A full list of participating Edinburgh venues,

offers and special events is now available to

browse on Eat Out Edinburgh’s website.

Exclusive offers are also available for city centre

workers and Lothian Bus employees to show

appreciation and increase footfall throughout

the campaign period.

Browse all offers which are available and book

your next meal or night out now at

http://www.eatoutedinburgh.com

The campaign highlights both established

city favourites and exciting newcomers on

the food scene with a host of restaurants,

cafés and bars in the city centre taking part.

NEW RESTAURANTS

George Street’s newest steakhouse, RIO, has

offered £10 off their set price, for a dinner of

unlimited Brazilian-style meats and salad bar

items at just £34.95 a person, and lunch for

only £19.95, while just across the street the

newest location of The Alchemist is serving a

set two course menu for £20 and a three course

menu for £25.

Or try the brand new Willow Tea Rooms on

Princes Street with their three-tiered afternoon

tea and enjoy a selection of sandwiches, choice

of cake, scone with clotted cream and jam and

homemade shortbread, served with loose leaf

tea or coffee all for just £17.95 per person.

Emily Campbell Johnston, Senior Manager

of Marketing & Communications, Essential

Edinburgh, said:

“With some of Edinburgh’s most exciting

new restaurants opening in the Business

Improvement District, we saw a great

Below left - Three course

set menu at Grazing by

Mark Greenaway

Below - Enjoy ramen and

sushi at Maki & Ramen

RIO (above) will be

tempting for meat lovers

Above - Duck and Waffle
at St James Quarter has a
buzzy atmosphere

Left - Simply steak at
Hawksmoor