Edinburgh Restaurant Festival 2016

Edinburgh Restaurant Festival 6th to 16th October 2016

Edinburgh Restaurant Festival encourages people to take a bite out of City’s flourishing restaurant scene Edinburgh diners are being challenged to ‘try something new’ and enjoy a world of culinary adventure in the Capital next month with the announcement today (Thursday 22nd September) of an exciting third year of the Edinburgh Restaurant Festival (6 – 16 October 2016).

With the City currently enjoying a surge of new restaurant openings, and with more restaurants per head of population than any other city in the UK, Festival producers EdinEvents hope that people will be tempted to sample experiences and styles of food that they have never tried before, taking advantage of the 10 day programme of special events, tasting menus and offers. Over 30 of the City’s restaurants have signed up to take part in this year’s Festival, from classic establishments such as Harvey Nichols, the Balmoral Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria, to new openings including Badger & Co, CAU, Cadiz, Cup Tea Lounge and Veeno.

This year’s Edinburgh Restaurant Festival programme will run throughout the City Centre and West End areas and will feature a diverse mix of tempting treats to suit all tastes and budgets. Special events will include a ‘Meet the Suppliers’ Dinner at The Pompadour by Galvin where guests will be served a four course menu showcasing a selection of high quality produce from the restaurant’s premium suppliers. Harvey Nichols are holding a special ‘Sensory Dinner’ in association with Nejma fragrance and Daffy’s Gin, and Taco Mazama will be hosting a Street Food Barbecue serving up Fish Tacos, freshly made corn tortillas, and Carolina Reaper Hot Wings…only for the brave!

EdinEvents has partnered with leading Scottish based restaurant reservation system, ResDiary, to deliver a reservation website dedicated to the Edinburgh Restaurant Festival and all participating restaurants – allowing users to easily discover and, more importantly, reserve their Edinburgh Restaurant Festival dining experience. There will be an exciting new addition to this year’s programme in the form of Edinburgh Restaurant Festival’s ‘Moveable Feast’. On Thursday 13th October, this one-off gastronomic tour of the city will allow guests to eat five different courses in five different restaurants with a few ‘street tasting’ surprises to enjoy along the way. 

To top it off, there IS such a thing as a free lunch at this year’s festival! A fun new social media challenge, ‘Let’s Do Lunch’ will see a festival-branded table and chairs pop up in unexpected places around the city each weekday morning, inviting people to post a picture of themselves at the table to be in with a chance of winning a daily free lunch prize for two.

Roddy Smith, Chief Executive of Essential Edinburgh, the company behind EdinEvents, is excited to see the return of this popular festival to the City’s calendar. He commented:

‘There are so many exciting new restaurant openings in Edinburgh this autumn, building on our reputation as one of the UK’s top dining destinations, so we have lots to celebrate as the Edinburgh Restaurant Festival comes into its third year. This an extremely important and growing part of our economy, and the Festival is a wonderful way to promote our restaurant scene and showcase the breadth and diversity that is now on offer. In Edinburgh you really can go on a culinary journey around the world, and the city is bursting with different styles, flavours and menus, all served up to a world class standard. We would urge everyone to come into the City Centre and West End this October to enjoy special events and deals at their favourite restaurants, but also to make time to try something new and enjoy a fresh taste of all that our restaurant scene has to offer.’

Mike Conyers, CEO and Founder of Resdiary added:

‘As a company that is proud of our Scottish heritage, we are delighted to have partnered with EdinEvents to provide ResDiary’s top class reservation technology for Festival diners, helping them to discover the full spectrum of food and drink on offer in Scotland’s Capital city during the Edinburgh Restaurant Festival.’

The Edinburgh Restaurant Festival runs from 6th – 16th October 2016. Click here for the full programme. 

Social media details are: #EdRestaurantFest | @EdinEvents

Restaurants confirmed to take part in the Edinburgh Restaurant Festival 2016 to date are:
1780 Restaurant ,Galvin Brasserie de Luxe, Old Waverley Hotel, Amarone, George Street Bar and Grill, Restaurant at The Bonham, Angel’s Share, Ghillie Dhu, Restaurant Mark Greenaway, Badger & Co, Gusto, Rick’s, Burr & Co, Hadrien’s Brasserie, Taco Mazama, Cadiz, Hard Rock Café Edinburgh, The Dining Room, Café Andeluz, The Forth Floor Restaurant, The Filling Station, Café St Honore, Indian Lounge, The Pompadour by Galvin, CAU, Indigo Yard, The Printing Press, Chaophraya, Kyloe, The Rosehip Bar and Restaurant, Cup Tea Lounge, Las Iguanas, The Wee Restaurant, Element, Le Monde, Tigerlily and Veeno.