The Parliament café is open to all visitors. There’s a range of food including pastries, sandwiches and soup. Homemade scones and parliament shortbread are freshly baked daily.
We can cater for sugar-free (diabetic), vegetarian, gluten-free (celiacs), lactose-free (dairy-free), nut-free and halal specific diets.
Opening hours
Monday, Friday and Saturday, including public holidays –
- 10am to 5pm (last orders 4.45pm)
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, when parliament is sitting –
- 9am to 6pm (last orders 5.45pm)
Menu
Hot Food – Served from 11.30am
- Soup – Chef`s soup of the day served with crusty bread, vegetarian – £4.90
- Potato – Baked potato with one filling of your choice (choose from vegetable chilli, cheese, coleslaw, baked beans or tuna mayonnaise) – £5.25
The following dishes are available between 12pm-2pm:
- Macaroni – macaroni pasta in a cheddar cheese sauce served with garlic bread, vegetarian – £5.50
- Fish – MSC breaded plaice fillet served with chips, lemon and tartare sauce – £7.95
- Haggis – West Lothian haggis, bashed neeps, tatties and peppercorn sauce – £5.50
Sandwiches
- West Lothian haggis, Ayrshire bacon and broon sauce bloomer (toasted) – £4.80
- Beetroot falafel with rocket and sweet chilli mayonnaise on bloomer, vegan – £4.80
- Scottish smoked salmon, cream cheese, rocket and cucumber croissant – £4.80
- Free range egg mayonnaise and cress bloomer, vegetarian – £4.40
- Ayrshire ham and McClelland’s cheddar cheese baguette (can be toasted) – £4.80
- Savoury cheese n` chives and grilled peppers bloomer, vegetarian – £4.80
- Tuna mayonnaise and sweetcorn baguette (can be toasted) – £4.80
Salads
- Vegetables – Roast spiced cauliflower with chickpeas and coconut yoghurt, vegan – £4.50
- Meat – Farm-assured chicken niçoise with lemon dressing – £5.50
Healthy Options
- Fresh fruit pots – £2.10
- Granola and fruit yoghurt pots – £2.10
Home Baking
- Homemade scones, Scottish butter and McKay’s jam – £2.50
- A selection of freshly baked pastries – £2.15
- Parliament shortbread – £1.05
- Caramel shortbread – £2.15
- Gluten free blueberry muffin – £2.15
- Cobbs empire biscuits – £2.60
- Cranachan raspberry cake – £2.60
- Chocolate brownie – £1.85
Hot drinks
- Selection of teas – £1.70
- Selection of barista-made coffees – from £2.15
Soft Drinks
- Selection of soft drinks – from £1.60
- Strathmore Water – £1.25