A cafe with wood flooring, large windows, hanging pendant lights, and potted plants at Rising Tide Cafe.
A cafe with a rustic wooden counter, glass display case of pastries, hanging lights, and blue high-back chairs at Rising Tide Cafe.
A cafe with a high counter, brown chairs, and large windows letting in natural light at Rising Tide Cafe.
A cafe interior with wooden floors, navy blue walls, numbered mirrors, and a mix of sofas and armchairs at Rising Tide Cafe.

Rising Tide Cafe at Rising Tide Cafe

Cafe
·
Private space
324 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh, EH15 2DA –
Portobello, Edinburgh
Up to 42
seats
Up to 42
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering not allowed

About this space

A bright cafe space on the ground floor with flexible seating, perfect for group dining, relaxed get togethers with friends and family or workshop style events, and a speakeasy style basement space, perfect for evening events, or day time groups or workshops.

Our basement is available during the day for private hire, and our whole venue is available for exclusive use in the evenings. A perfect space for relaxed celebrations.

Prices

Monday
10:00 – 0:00
from £30 hire fee per hour
Per hour
10:00 – 16:00
from £30 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 hire fee per hour
Per session
10:00 – 16:00
from £30 + £25 hire fee + min. spend
Per session
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 + £500 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
10:00 – 0:00
from £30 hire fee per hour
Per hour
10:00 – 16:00
from £30 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 hire fee per hour
Per session
10:00 – 16:00
from £30 + £25 hire fee + min. spend
Per session
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 + £500 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
10:00 – 0:00
from £30 hire fee per hour
Per hour
10:00 – 16:00
from £30 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 hire fee per hour
Per session
10:00 – 16:00
from £30 + £25 hire fee + min. spend
Per session
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 + £500 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
10:00 – 0:00
from £30 hire fee per hour
Per hour
10:00 – 16:00
from £30 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 hire fee per hour
Per session
10:00 – 16:00
from £30 + £25 hire fee + min. spend
Per session
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 + £500 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Friday
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 hire fee per hour
Per session
18:00 – 0:00
from £144 + £800 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 hire fee per hour
Per session
18:00 – 0:00
from £144 + £800 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 hire fee per hour
Per session
18:00 – 0:00
from £114 + £500 hire fee + min. spend
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Best price guarantee
Pricing updated by venue 2 months ago

Capacity

Standing
up to 42
Dining
up to 42

Catering and drinks

In-house catering available Venue can organise food and drink
Extensive vegetarian menu
Extensive gluten-free menu
No external catering allowed
Venue provides alcohol Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

Whiteboard
Natural light Room has windows or a skylight, so daylight comes in
Lighting equipment Professional lighting equipment for photography and filming
Quiet space
Dance floor Dedicated dance floor area
Mirrors Full-length mirrors available
Free on-street parking
Unavailable: Wi-Fi available
Unavailable: Projector
Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
Unavailable: Flipchart
Unavailable: PA system / speakers
Unavailable: Conference call facilities
Unavailable: Air conditioner
Unavailable: Photo equipment
Unavailable: Video equipment
Unavailable: Greenscreen
Unavailable: Backdrops
Unavailable: Storage space
Unavailable: Soundproof
Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

Play your own music Venue allows playing your own music
Bring your own DJ not allowed
No noise restrictions

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible Step-free access throughout the venue for wheelchair users
Unavailable: Accessible toilets
Ground level Guests can enter without using stairs
Unavailable: Accessible parking spot available
Unavailable: Lift to all floors
Unavailable: Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events Events that you’re promoting or selling tickets for
No wedding licence
No Temporary Event Notice (TENs) available

Host rules

• No smoking in the building.

About Rising Tide Cafe

Rising Tide Cafe is a Tagvenue Partner. This business has registered with Tagvenue and agreed to our venue partner standards.

Location

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Meet your host

Catherine Bell
Member of Tagvenue since June 2026
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