Luxury Edinburgh - The Witchery by the Castle


PREMIUM SERVICES

Book with the Luxury Concierge to get the following premium services for The Witchery by the Castle:
  • Take over the whole of the Witchery or Secret Garden exclusively Specially tailored wine tastings from the Witchery's legendary cellar with our award-winning sommelier.
  • Take the whole of The Witchery, for a party to remember


Restaurant as theatre

"Is this the prettiest restaurant ever? I think so" - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Moody candlelight, ancient stones and dynamic taste sensations: it could only be The Witchery by the Castle, Edinburgh’s 27-year-old dining institution (0131 225 5613). This conjures an experience and atmosphere that is not easy to replicate, which is possibly why it is more often than not booked out with a lively mix of locals and visiting celebrities (check out the guestbook – a people-watcher’s dream). Nobody does restaurant-as-theatre quite like The Witchery, and there is a certain alchemy to its position on Castlehill, almost within touching distance of Edinburgh Castle.

All this would be so much hocus pocus if the food were not up to matching the location. But over the years it has created some menu classics – steak tartare, seafood platters, lobster – alongside Scottish signatures such as wild salmon and fillet steak cooked to perfection… and it never stands still, posing on its laurels. The Witchery team is constantly looking to source a better ingredient or a more perfect wine to accompany it.

Despite its popularity, the utterly seductive Witchery remains a popular choice for those with a big romantic scene on their agenda.

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