We will be in Edinburgh over Christmas and finding it impossible to find any restaurants open except very expensive hotel restaurants. All suggestions are welcome!! Thank you
Posted by
Tunbridge Wells
6113 posts
Most places close on Christmas Day or will be very expensive. Some places that are open close to where I live are fully booked.
Try looking on opentable.co.uk for places with availability.
Posted by
11711 posts
Same in London. Check pubs. Many in the UK offer special Christmas meals for 59£. Hotel dining room prices are out of sight, 160£ per person. Check greeneking.pubs.co.uk to see if any of their pub locations are serving traditional Christmas dinners in Edinburgh. Their website indicates they own four pubs there.
In addition to OpenTable check on another website: bookatable.co.uk to find restaurants that are open.
When I began my search for London several months ago, many places were closed or already fully booked.
Posted by
NM, USA
911 posts
Assuming you have access to a refrigerator you could go to someplace like Marks &Spencer's or Pret a Manger that have prepared food options for take out. Likely need to go the day before. If you have a microwave, even better.
Posted by
OP
7 posts
thank you for all of your help. After a very long search, I did indeed find a lovely and reasonably priced restaurant for Christmas Eve dinner. And for Christmas Day, Chinese is the answer, and with all establishments closed, I am hoping a movie house may be open...so movies and Chinese for Xmas for this traveling family!!
Posted by
Western Canada
3606 posts
I would add: walk around the old streets of Edinburgh while they are quiet
.Look up!!!
Edinburgh's old buildings have a wealth of historical detail above street level.
Walk through the parks, walk up Arthur's seat if the weather allows.
Take photographs with no people in them to spoil the view.
Enjoy the quiet.
Posted by
Edinburgh
2694 posts
the Zoo will be open but not much else, maybe a few pubs but that is about it. It's Christmas.
Posted by
Banchory, Scotland
285 posts
I've just checked the Edinburgh Zoo website and it will be closed on Christmas Day.
This used to be an attraction which was open on Christmas Day, but having read something to the contrary on another travel forum, I thought I would check to make sure.
Don't know why the decision was made to close, but presumably financial viability came into it
https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/plan-your-visit/day-planner/opening-times/
Posted by
Edinburgh
2694 posts
must be the first time in years that the Zoo has closed.Shapirogina, Christmas day is pretty much a dead zone in the city but if the weather is OK then as other have said get out and have a wander, you can even get up to the castle esplanade and some lovely views from there, if any pubs are going to be open they will be in the main city centre.hopefullly you will find enough to keep you interested.me I am visiting friends outside for Christmas dinner so no drinks for me.