Festival Theatre Cafe

A great theater building - modern from the outside, but the breath of antiquity can be felt in the hall. Before the performance, we visited the theater cafe. The atmosphere is great. We went to the ballet performance "Mayerling". Great!!! We watched in the same breath. The most colossal dedication from the dancers cannot be described in words - It must be seen!!!

Great views through the glass curtain wall out to the street and across to the historic Surgeons' Hall museum buildings. Good for a light meal and offers something for the gluten free vegetarian. I usually have the hummus with crudités, or with oatcakes, and a peanut butter blondie to fill a corner. It would be five stars, but, as a theatre cafe, it can get very, very crowded. The food ordering at the bar can be crowded and slow even when the café is not full. I think they should expand the café into the vast spaces of the foyers on the higher floors.