Christmas is coming

We are incredibly excited for another fun-filled and delicious festive season. We’ll have our famous Christmas lights shining bright and will be dishing up our local luxury take on the most wonderful time of the year. We have Festive Dining packages available seven days a week, along with community events, boutique hotel stays, private functions in The Club Room and mulled wine on our newly refurbished (and heated!) Terrace.

Celebrating in style is the Black Ivy way and we can’t wait to help you have a Christmas party to remember in our very own Bruntsfield Wonderland.

Festive party

It’s our favourite time of the year, and we know how to throw a Festive party! Whether you are gathering friends and family or organising your work Christmas party, Black Ivy has something for everyone. Our Festive menu includes all the traditional favourites, including Turkey with all the trimmings and Christmas Pudding for dessert. Nobody does Christmas quite like we do!

Our Festive dining packages are available 7 days a week from Monday 3rd November!

PRE THEATRE PANTO

We are delighted to welcome The Edinburgh Christmas Panto back to the neighbourhood, and back to The King’s Theatre where it belongs!

The Adventures of Pinocchio is taking the stage from Sat 28th Nov – Sun 17th Jan, and we are ready to provide the perfect pre and post panto experience at Black Ivy! With Festive packages suitable for the whole family (kids menu incldied), so everyone can enjoy Turkey with all the trimmings, Christmas cocktails, mulled wine in Santa’s Snug under the twinkling lights and so much more.

We have opened our diary early this year so you can enjoy your festive meal with us anytime from 11am, to ensure you have plenty of time to dine before the matinee performance and can make the most of your day out!

Official Christmas Light Switch On

We are preparing for one of the biggest nights in the Black Ivy calendar, when we officially switch on our Christmas lights and the lights on our Charity Christmas Tree, helping to raise over £10,000 for local charities

WEDNESDAY 4TH NOVEMBER FROM 6PM

Join us in the bar from 6pm for our pre-countdown party with our DJ playing all your Christmas favourites while we prepare for the BIG COUNTDOWN!

…We will also have a few surprise guests joining us on the night. Can you guess who they are?

Make sure to arrive by 7pm when we move outside and into the darkness, to watch our Christmas Lights and Charity Christmas Tree light up Bruntsfield links, while sipping mulled wine and hot chocolates for the kids

Booking for the Light Switch On is not required, however tables can be booked online if you plan to dine with us on the night and would like to guarantee your table.

If you would like more information on how you can sponsor a light on our Charity Tree, contact us now by emailing christmas@weareblackivy.com

FESTIVE AFTERNOON TEA

This package is available to book anytime from 12pm–3pm on Monday to Thursday throughout December.

Our Festive Afternoon Tea package is £38 per person and includes a selection of freshly made sandwiches, homemade scones with jam & cream, mini sweets treats, cupcakes, a glass of festive fizz or Christmas cocktail, and your choice of tea and coffee, all with a Festive twist to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year! Must be booked a minimum of 48 hours in advance.

BOXING DAY BOOZY BRUNCH

Boxing Day is a real fixture in the Black Ivy calendar and not to be missed. This year we are hosting a Boozy Brunch, soundtracked by a DJ from 12pm, with a £45 per person package that includes a Mimosa on arrival, continental sharing board, a brunch dish of your choice plus three additional brunch cocktails with a Festive twist. Make sure to book in advance to guarantee a spot right in the action, and enjoy the Live DJ and Black Ivy Boxing Day party atmosphere!

Hogmanay

Spend the night sipping cocktails in the bar and welcome 2027 in true Black Ivy style. We will have LIVE entertainment on the night, including a DJ kicking off the party from 9.00pm and a Live Piper playing at midnight while you toast the New Year! We will also be bringing down all 9 HD Projectors screens for live coverage of the countdown and fireworks at Edinburgh Castle, and offering a complimentary dram of whisky on us to cheers to the new year!

We have limited availability for table reservations but we do keep some high tables available on a first come first serve basis. We also have availability to book seating on our outdoor heated terrace that is transformed into Santas Snug for the festive season, and walk ins are always welcome on the night to join us for the celebrations!

Festive Gift Voucher

Give the gift of Local Luxury this Christmas with a Black Ivy gift voucher.

Whether for cocktails, food, an overnight stay or the full Black Ivy experience, it’s a very stylish way to say ‘Merry Christmas’

From Dec 1st, purchase a monetary gift voucher online and we’ll add 10% to the value!

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