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Parliament café

Grab a quick snack to go, or sit in and enjoy a hearty lunch.

 

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)

Cup of flat white coffee held above a table with another cup of coffee visible in the background.

Menu

Hot food – Served from 11.30am

  • Soup – Chef`s soup of the day served with crusty bread, vegetarian – £5.15
  • Potato – Baked potato with one filling of your choice (choose from vegetable chilli, cheese, coleslaw, baked beans or tuna mayonnaise) – £5.55

The following dishes are available between 12pm-2pm:

  • Macaroni – macaroni pasta in a cheddar cheese sauce served with garlic bread, vegetarian – £5.85
  • Fish – MSC breaded plaice fillet served with chips, lemon and tartare sauce – £8.15
  • Haggis – West Lothian haggis, bashed neeps, tatties and peppercorn sauce – £5.85

Sandwiches

  • West Lothian haggis, Ayrshire bacon and broon sauce bloomer (toasted) – £5.05
  • Roasted vegetables and goats’ cheese, vegetarian (toasted) – £5.05
  • Farm assured Chicken tikka, mango chutney mayonnaise and pickled cucumber – £5.05
  • Double egg sandwich (Greek yoghurt, dill, lemon juice, black pepper) vegetarian – £4.65
  • Ayrshire ham and McClelland’s cheddar cheese and pickle baguette (can be toasted) – £5.05
  • Smoked Scottish Salmon bagel (Cream cheese, tomato, red onion, capers, dill) – £5.05
  • Roasted beets, carrots whipped feta and dukkha, vegetarian – £5.05
  • Coronation chickpeas, crispy lettuce and houmous, vegan – £4.65

Salads

  • Panzanella (Tomato, onion, breads) vegan – £4.75
  • Farm Assured chicken, feta, olives and pasta – £5.85

Healthy options

  • Grape snack pot – £2.20
  • Mix melon pot – £2.20

Home baking

  • Homemade scones, Scottish butter and McKay’s jam – £2.50
  • A selection of freshly baked pastries – £2.15
  • Parliament shortbread – £1.10
  • Caramel shortbread – £2.15
  • Gluten free blueberry muffin – £2.25
  • Cobbs empire biscuits – £2.60
  • Cranachan raspberry cake – £2.75
  • Chocolate brownie – £1.95

Hot drinks

  • Selection of teas – £1.70
  • Selection of barista-made coffees – from £2.25

Soft drinks

  • Selection of soft drinks – from £1.70
  • Strathmore Water – £1.45

Children's menu

Hot food available between 12pm-2pm:

  • Plain ham or cheese sandwich, vegetable crisps and coleslaw (can be toasted) – £2.95
  • Jumbo breaded MSC fish fingers, chips and beans – £3.95
  • Parliament macaroni cheese, salad and garlic bread, vegetarian –  £3.95
  • Hotdog, skin on fries with mini corn on the cob – £3.95
  • Fresh vegetable crudités, chickpea houmous, vegan – £2.10