How can you go to Edinburgh and not have a posh meal at the dome! We had lunch in the grill room (the room with the bar in the middle and the dome above) we were greeted in the main hallway and were shown to our table quickly, they wanted to sit us next to a step however I’m way to clumsy for that so asked to be sat further in. We both had a glass of pinot and it was lovely. We ordered truffle & Parmesan fries as a starter to share the only down fall we had with the waiter was that he took our side plates even though we were going to be eating chips with cheese on and cheese that doesn’t really stick to the chips. So the side plates would have been helpful to keep. Mum grabbed some off another table as to not bother the waiter. The main courses I had the chicken breast with red cabbage and fondant potato with a carrot puree (small amount of carrot mash) which was lovely, the staff asked us 4 times if we had any dietary restrictions and because I had already scoured the menu I said no as I was safe to eat everything on my plate (thank the lord for a menu that tells you what is going to be on your plate) and to be honest nobody can really cater for FODMAP as it is so individual, so I just scour the menu and pick the safest option, I did ask if I could swap the cabbage for tenderstem broccoli as that came with the steak pie but the waiter said no which I found bizzare but ok, it was more of a preference thing as I’m not a huge fan of red cabbage but it was done nicely when it came so I was fine with it. mum opted for the steak pie which she said was the best steak pie she has had and considering our local butchers has the best steak pie to beat that is a first.

When you book they take a £10 per person deposit which comes off your meal and the confirmation a couple of days before was good.

The dome is a spectacular venue and we had the treat of seeing a young couple get engaged (well done lad you thought that out well) if you are visiting Edinburgh definitely make the dome a stop.