Private dining at Surgeons' Hall

Would you like to entertain your special clients or colleagues somewhere different?

Do you want to know more about surgery through the ages in Edinburgh? Would you like to discover how surgery has advanced in the last 500 years with the contribution of many famous names?

We can offer you a wonderful dining experience in one of our beautiful rooms in Surgeons' Hall after you have been taken on a trip back in time to discover how surgery has progressed through the years.

Fellows Library

This is a beautiful room with great ambience. A fine portrait of Joseph Lister, the pioneer of antiseptic surgery, is on display above the fireplace.

This rooms looks onto our private gardens and a 1994 sculpture by Denys Mitchell entitled "Hinc Sanitas" - the College motto "From here, health".

Logan Turner Room

This is an elegant room lined with oak panelling brought from the 1697 "Old Surgeons’ Hall". The Delft tiles around the fireplace were gifted to the College from Minto House, Chambers Street during renovation work in 1914. This elegant room can accommodate 14 for a wonderful intimate dinner.

Playfair Hall

The Playfair Hall was in fact the Barclayan Hall of Comparative Anatomy until 1908. The College then decided to extend its museum and create a larger meeting hall. This hall displays a magnificent collection of portraits and is a splendid room for a larger dinner.

Imagine This

Your evening will commence with your guests being welcomed to The Royal College of Surgeons with a champagne reception. You will then be invited to join a guide to discover how surgery was conducted in the 1500’s with a tour of the Playfair Building and our award-winning museums.

On your return your return from the tour, guests will be seated for dinner.

Everything is taken care of, all you need to do is relax, enjoy, and relish a truly unique dining experience.

Menus

Sample menus are available for download below. Our award-winning caterer Heritage Portfolio is willing to discuss with you any special requests you may have to personalise your event.

Our recommendations

* Clicking the links located below "location" will enable you to download a pdf file that contains a full list of rooms details and floor plans for that location. Whether you are looking at rooms on our conference venues, meeting rooms, private dining or wedding venue pages, you will only need to download each location pdf once.

Key :
s - sprigs,     r - round tables,     l - long tables      Symp - Symposium Hall,     QH - Quincentenary Hall

Room Name	Buffet	Reception	Dinner	Location *
Playfair Hall	200	200	175 (s) 156 (r)	Playfair Building
Fellows' Library	80	100	55 (s) 48 (r)	Playfair Building
Logan Turner	25	25	16	Playfair Building
Reception Room (Symp)	120	120	90 (l) 48 (r)	Symposium Hall
Wolfson Hall	300	300	230 (r)	Quincentenary Hall
Wolfson Hall A	200	200	140 (r)	Quincentenary Hall
Wolfson Hall B	100	100	90 (r)	Quincentenary Hall