Food and drink

Our dining spaces

• Gateway Café

  • Located in the John Hope Gateway visitor centre, the Gateway Cafe offers seasonal dishes made with fresh, garden-grown ingredients. Open daily 10am - 5pm

• Terrace Café

  • The Terrace offers a relaxing spot to enjoy handmade pastries, soups, sandwiches, and desserts fresh from our ovens.

• East Gate Coffee Bar

  • Located at the Inverleith Row entrance, this casual spot offers speciality coffees, beverages and delicious home baking.

• • Cream Tea Tours

  • Hire a venue

• The Gateway Café

  The bright and airy Gateway Café offers an idyllic spot in which to enjoy sumptuous seasonal dishes, prepared on-site with ingredients handpicked from our Kitchen Garden and freshly prepared, daily, by our culinary team.

  Visitor information

  • Open daily from 10am – 5pm (last orders 4.15pm)
  • The Gateway Coffee Cart, our ground-floor pop-up is open Saturday and Sunday 10am - 3pm
  • Lunch is served 11.30am - 3.00pm
  • No table reservations
  • Outdoor seating available

  Gateway Café sample menu

   

• Terrace Café

  In the heart of the Garden, overlooking Inverleith House Lawn and the Edinburgh skyline, the Terrace is a perfect place to relax and unwind.

  Handmade pastries, soup and sandwiches, savoury bites and tempting desserts are served fresh from our ovens throughout the day.

  Visitor information

  • Open daily 10am – 5pm (last orders 4.15pm)

  • Outdoor seating available

  Terrace Café sample menu

   

  Cream Teas 

  Indulge in a delightful Cream Tea experience at The Terrace Café, infused with the flavours of botanicals, herbs, and edible flowers carefully harvested from our Kitchen Garden.

  Price: £19 (Cream Tea only)

  Book a Cream Tea

   

  To enhance your experience, perfectly pair your Cream Tea with a guided tour of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and enjoy seasonal highlights of the garden. Click here for more information.

• The East Gate Coffee Bar

  Located at the Inverleith Row entrance, the East Gate Coffee Bar offers a warm welcome with a selection of speciality coffees, teas, Scottish soft drinks and delicious home baking. Enjoy your selction on picnic benches or take it with you as you explore the Garden.

  Look out for our new seasonal food pop-up, serving a selection of tacos, nachos and quick bites, created using ingredients from the Kitchen Garden.

  • Open daily from 10am - 5pm, last orders 4.15pm
  • Outdoor seating available
  • Grab-and-go offer