Private dining

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. We are willing to discuss with you any special requests you may have to personalise your event.

Our recommendations

Below is a list of recommended capacities for a dinner to guide you on what location would be most suitable for your event.

Key :
s - sprigs,     r - round tables,     l - long tables

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