Haute Dolci
1 to 31 October · Edinburgh students

The study break worth leaving the library for.

The tourists have gone home, term is in, and the round window tables are free on a Tuesday afternoon. Show a student ID and it comes off the bill at the table. No app, no code, nothing to find in your emails.

10%off, Monday to Friday, on a student ID
Book a table Find your cup
St James Quarter EH1 3AD 10:00 to 23:00 daily Halal No alcohol Vegan & gluten free
A note before you begin

Why does dessert always come last?

“Nobody had a good answer.”

Your week already runs in a fixed order. Lecture, library, deadline, repeat, and somewhere at the end of it a reward you have probably earned twice over.

There is no right order here. That is the whole point of the place. Come at four in the afternoon, order the fondue first, and let October be the month you stop saving it for later.

The offer

No app. No code.
Nothing to find.

  • 01

    Book, or just walk in

    Four until seven on a weekday is the softest part of our week and the best part of yours. Booking takes twenty seconds and holds you a window seat.

  • 02

    Show a student ID

    Any valid student ID or Blue Light Card, shown at the table. Not at the door, not in advance, not a screenshot you have to go looking for.

  • 03

    10% comes off

    Applied to the bill before you pay. No minimum spend, dine in or takeaway, Monday to Friday all through October.

Runs1 to 31 Oct
DaysMonday to Friday
Kitchen until22:30

World on a Plate

Haute Dolci illustration of the kunafa croffle

Term is in. The queues are not.

Edinburgh · St James Quarter

The extra

One table a night
finds the key.

The ten percent is the part we guarantee. This is the part we do not. Somewhere in the room every evening there is a small gold key, and whoever is sitting at that table when it turns up gets the whole dessert round on us.

  • No entry, no code, nothing to sign up for. Turn up and sit down.
  • One key a night, every weekday in October.
  • If it is your table, your server will know before you do.

Have a look under a few and see how you get on. On the night it is the room, not a screen.

Six tables. One key.

New to Dolci

We made a scale
for hot chocolate.

Calibrated by depth and served in order of intensity. Five cups, each with its own recipe, from Ivory to Midnight. Move down the scale and see how far you get.

01

Pure Ivory

White chocolate, taken seriously.

Belgian white chocolate, Madagascan vanilla and cream.

£5.70 GF

Finished with whipped cream and a marshmallow All five, £5.70

If the Chocometer did not settle it

Three dials.
One right answer.

Move them until it sounds like what you actually want. It is scored against the whole Edinburgh menu, 83 illustrated desserts and drinks across every section, at today’s price.

ChocolateIvory at nothing, Midnight at ten 06
FruitBerries, mango, or none of it 03
CaffeineBe honest about the deadline 02

Student ID takes 10% off whatever it lands on, Monday to Friday.

Every answer is a dish the Edinburgh menu illustrates, shown in Haute Dolci’s own artwork. Images are serving suggestions.

Dolci Bear says
Haute Dolci menu illustration of the Matilda Sundae

Matilda Sundae

The signature, stacked.

Matilda Cake, stracciatella gelato, chocolate ganache and chocolate shavings.

£9.80

You didn’t walk up here for
something sensible.

Dolci Bear’s picks

Tell us how long
you’ve actually got.

He has excellent taste and no sense of urgency. Pick the one that matches your afternoon and he will narrow it down.

SpanishLatte

Watercolour illustration of an iced Spanish latte

Espresso, condensed milk and steamed milk.

Must haveVGF

£5.10

HouseCocoa

Watercolour illustration of Belgian hot chocolate

The cup of the house. Of course.

Chocometer 03GF

£5.70

OriginalMatcha

Watercolour illustration of an iced matcha

Oat milk, vanilla syrup and matcha. The purest version.

Must haveVGF

£7.40

“He never explains himself. He just orders dessert first.”Dolci Bear

See the full menu
In venue · Edinburgh only

Put a story up.
The shot is on us.

Film your table, tag us in it, and show the team on your way past. They bring the S’mores shot over. That is the whole mechanic, and it takes under a minute start to finish.

  • 01

    Film your table

    The dessert, the view, the pour, whoever is sitting with you. Anything that looks like your table looks right now.

  • 02

    Tag us in it

    @hautedolciedinburgh, so it reaches us. Public account, otherwise it never arrives.

  • 03

    Show the team

    Hold the story up to whoever is looking after your table. They bring the shot over. No app, no code, no form.

One per person, per visit, claimed at the table before you pay. The story has to be live and tagged when you show it. Haute Dolci Edinburgh only.

Watercolour illustration of the S’mores shot with toasted marshmallows dropping into it
The S’mores Shot. It does not wait for the end of the meal either.
Before you forget

We’ll send one
reminder. That’s it.

October goes quickly and the offer stops on the 31st. Leave your details and we will nudge you once, before it does.

  • One email when the offer opens, one before it closes.
  • We tell you first when something comes back on the menu.
  • Unsubscribe in one click, and we will not pass your details anywhere.

Get the reminder

Takes about fifteen seconds.

Book a table

Pick a time.
We’ll hold the window.

Tables of one to eight book straight through here. Bring the ID with you, it gets checked at the table and nowhere else.

  • Nine or more? Call 0131 573 7606 and ask for the manager.
  • Last dine-in orders are thirty minutes before close.
  • Halal, with vegan and gluten free choices right across the menu.
  • No alcohol, so the room is still going long after the pubs call it.

Haute Dolci Edinburgh

St James Quarter · open 10:00 to 23:00, seven days

Open the booking page

Bookings run through OpenTable, the same diary the venue already uses.

The small print
  • Valid student ID or Blue Light Card must be shown at the table.
  • Monday to Friday, all opening hours, 1 to 31 October 2026. Dine in and takeaway.
  • One discount per bill. Not combinable with other offers or vouchers.
  • Follows the Haute Dolci group student policy and can change without notice.
  • Prices shown are from the current Edinburgh menu and may vary. All dishes are prepared in kitchens where allergens are present.
  • Haute Dolci Edinburgh, St James Quarter, Edinburgh EH1 3AD.

Student ID10% off, Monday to Friday

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