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Filmhouse Café Bar

Filmhouse Café Bar
88 Lothian Road
Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ
Box office: 0131 228 2688
Phone: 0131 229 5932
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  • Food served: Mon–Sun 10am–10pm.
  • Bar open: Mon–Thu 10am–11.30pm; Fri/Sat 10am–12.30am; Sun 12.30–11.30pm
  • Number of wines sold by the glass: 17
  • Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access
  • Music on stereo: nothing
  • Box office times: 12:00–21:00
  • Opening times: Mon–Thu 10am–11.30pm; Fri/Sat 10am–12.30am; Sun 12.30–11.30pm
  • Capacity: 145
  • Largest group: Not generally available; only for specially booked events.
  • Open since: 1987 approx.
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  • Average price:
     £10 (lunch)
     £10 (evening meal)
  • House wine: £12.75 per bottle

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Filmhouse Cafe Bar
Eating & Drinking Guide

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This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.

The Filmhouse has been Edinburgh’s home of independent and arthouse cinema for many years, and its café-bar has long been a place to meet fellow cinephiles and chew over the plot with a pint. Just as the cinema itself is like an old friend to many, so the bar’s menu continues to provide such comforting, familiar staples as nachos, falafels and ciabatta pizzas. Baked potatoes and salads are offered with an imaginative range of toppings, while the homemade soup is warming, hearty and always vegan. Daily specials give the regular menu a run for its money, with the likes of lamb dopiaza and four cheese and walnut risotto showcasing the talents of the kitchen staff. Comfy sofas and hidden nooks provide a welcoming place to while away some time over a coffee and tray bake, even when you’re not on your way into the latest Werner Herzog.

  • High point: Interesting people in comfortingly familiar surroundings
  • Low point: Can be difficult to get your own table at busy times

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Events at Filmhouse Café Bar (88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh)

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Wild at Heart and Weird on Top
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An exhibition of movie posters by ECA School of Design students, taking its title from a memorable line uttered by Laura Dern in David Lynch's gleefully kitschy 1990 road movie Wild at Heart. Each poster is for one of the films in Filmhouse's Lynch retrospective. All are limited edition prints, available to purchase at £25.
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Filmhouse Café Bar 20 Feb–5 Mar Mon–Sun 11am–11pm Free

Reviews of Filmhouse Café Bar (88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh)

1. Morna – 14 January 2011, 10:49am5 starsFilmhouse Café BarReport

Amazing nachos!

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