Festive Packages
Find moments to be merry at the Botanics
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Host an exceptional Christmas celebration with us this year.
Hosting your Christmas celebration at the Botanics offers something few venues can: the chance to step away from the ordinary and into an environment designed by nature.
Our unique indoor venues and winter garden spaces offer a stunning backdrop for private events, from elegant dinners to stylish drinks receptions and end-of-year parties. Just minutes from the city centre, the Botanics combines convenience with a truly magical setting.
Enjoy:
- Tailored festive menus curated by top chefs that celebrate our organic Kitchen Garden and Scotland's larder
- Elegant, seasonal décor to impress your guests
- Professional event coordination and seamless service
Availability is limited during the festive season—secure your preferred date today and make this year’s celebration one to remember.
To enquire about a bespoke package with us, please reach out to our enquiries team venues@rbge.org.uk or 0131 2482941.
Package Options
A lighter meal option, these small bites with big flavours are the perfect addition to any drinks reception or dinner.
Sample items include:
- Miniature Scottish pork, sage and black pudding sausage roll with cranberry gel
- Scallop tartare, wasabi tapioca crackers, and lime gel
- Kitchen Garden pumpkin and feta arancini with sage emulsion
- Confit duck pie with crispy prosciutto and orange emulsion
Take your reception to the next level and savour the best of the season with our selection of small bowls, guaranteed to leave a lasting impression.
Sample items include:
- Beetroot cured sea trout with a celeriac slaw
- Turkey, sage and cranberry pot pies with creamy mashed potato
- Chestnut and Portobello mushroom bourguignon
- Edinburgh fog style cranachan with a whisky cream and orange shortbread
Serving the best of Scotland’s larder, our festive grazing platters can be combined to suit your tastes and come with a homemade breads, island bakery oatcakes and flavoured butter.
Sample items include:
- Scottish cheese platter, featuring Blue Murder, Morangie Brie, Smoked Dunlop Cheddar and our own Kitchen Garden chutney
- Charcuterie platter, featuring olives, chorizo, salami, and prosciutto
- Garden platter, featuring Baba Ganoush, marinated vegetable, Kitchen Garden felafel and white bean and confit garlic hummus
Make your celebration a more formal affair with a three-course meal, including arrival drink, tea and coffee, and half-bottle of wine per person.
Sample items include:
- Venison carpaccio, honey and truffle glazed pear
- Parsnip and apple velouté
- Roast turkey with safe stuffing, kilted sausage, sprouts and cranberry sauce
- Christmas pudding baked Alaska
Apple and cinnamon choux craquelin
Christmas at the Botanics
With Christmas at the Botanics, Scotland’s most iconic light trail, running from 19 November – 30 December, adding this twinkling experience onto your event will make for the most memorable festive celebration.
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