Updated October 2026. Replaces our earlier pre theatre guide. A show night is a small piece of logistics disguised as a treat. You have a curtain time you cannot move, a table you have to leave on schedule, and a ten minute walk in whatever the Edinburgh weather has decided to do. The restaurant that gets this right is not always the one closest to the theatre. It is the one that understands you have somewhere to be, and understands the meaning of a pre theatre dinner at the

If you have ever bitten into a piece of cold halloumi and felt that curious, almost musical squeak against your teeth, you already know that this is not a normal cheese. It announces itself differently. It behaves differently. And when it is grilled and served hot, it transforms into something that is very difficult to stop eating. Halloumi is one of my favourite things on the Nectar menu, and I say that as someone who has eaten more of it than is probably reasonable. There i