Dine in deals in Edinburgh: five of the best restaurant dine at home offers as coronavirus keeps diners indoors

But social distancing and self isolating shouldn’t mean missing out on great food - these are four of the best dine at home offers and services from restaurants in Edinburgh.

Wedgwood the Restaurant

267 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8 8BQ

Situated on the Royal Mile, Wedgwood the Restaurant launched a collection and delivery service on Tuesday 17 March, which allows customers to enjoy a choice of starters, mains and desserts from the award-winning restaurant.

The restaurant itself has opted to remain open for lunch and dinner, but the delivery and collection service is a new decision made available to the public in light of the ongoing outbreak.

Free delivery is offered to those within a one mile radius of the restaurant - deliveries outside this distance will be charged a £2.40 fee.

Paul Wedgwood said: “Like others in the restaurant and hospitality industry, we’re experiencing an unnerving future at the moment. We’ve built up the restaurant's reputation for the very best flavours and skilled cooking using ingredients with integrity.

“It will be a first for us, but we are starting to offer a takeaway service, this should be a great option for those who’d prefer to stay at home but still want to enjoy a special meal. We completely understand that the safety of our guests and staff comes first.”

You can order your meal from Wedgwood online here, or by phoning the restaurant on 0131 558 8737.

The Little Chartroom

30 Albert Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5HN

The bistro on Leith Walk announced that it would be launching its temporary collection and home delivery service following the guidelines from the government regarding Covid-19.

The collection service launched on Wednesday 18 March, and the home delivery service will launch slightly later on April 1.

The menu is available to order from between Wednesday and Sunday, 12pm to 9pm, and is priced at £20 for three courses.

Shaun McCarron, co-owner of the restaurant, said: “The restaurant is currently open for business as usual and we are adhering to all government guidelines. However, following recent announcements and from many requests from our customers, we have decided to launch the collection and delivery service.

“We really value the support of our customers during this tough time and are so grateful to them for their continued business whether it is buying a voucher or requesting the collection service.”

To place an order, you can either call the restaurant on 0131 556 6600, or email them at [email protected].

Harajuku Kitchen

10 Gillespie Place, Edinburgh, EH10 4HS

The family-run Japanese restaurant Harajuku Kitchen, situated in Bruntsfield, launched a brand new home delivery service, with the food delivered personally by Chef patron Kaori Simpson and her husband Keith.

Customers can order from the full menu, except from the bento boxes.

Koari Simpson said: “We made the decision to start a home delivery service, to support the community. Especially those who are self isolating or working from home. It’s a really hard time for everyone, we want our customers to be able to enjoy our dishes from the comfort of their own homes.

“We are still open for business and adhering to all government guidelines.”

To order from Harajuku Kitchen, you can call the restaurant on 0131 281 0526 to place and pay for your order.

You’ll be contacted when your order is on the way, and they’ll check if you’d like the food left outside your door for a contact free delivery. There will be a £2.50 delivery fee.

Harajuku Kitchen is also liasing with Deliveroo and Uber Eats in order to increase their capacity for home deliveries.

Merienda

30 N W Circus Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 6TP

Also looking to tide people over during the pandemic, Merienda restaurant has launched a social distancing menu.

Writing on Twitter, they said: “Michelin Bib winner starts home delivery in Edinburgh. During this current global health crisis, we get it - nobody wants to venture out and we want to help.”

The menu was launched on Wednesday 18 March and is for those “practicing self-isolation but don’t quite want to give up on some of the finer things in life”.

You can find the order form on their website here - simply fill out the form and email it to [email protected]. From there, you’ll be issued an invoice and once that’s been paid, your order will be confirmed and the kitchen will start preparing your meal.

The Kilted Donut

191 Great Junction Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5LQ

For those with a sweet tooth, don’t worry - The Kilted Donut in Leith is here to make sure you get your sugar fix.

Writing on their Facebook page, The Kilted Donut said: “We are changing to takeaway only, as we have a small shop, it is not possible to have adequate space between people sitting in.

We will still be providing deliveries, so if you prefer, you can pre-order via our website, which has free delivery.”

The website states that if you are self isolating, or just limiting your contact, they do provide contactless delivery via Deliveroo, or on their website here.

Available flavours include the likes of jammy, vanilla, cinnamon sugar, apple crumble, fresh toast, fudge brownie, salted caramel and fluffy coconut.