The best places to go for Christmas Day lunch Maybe it's the thought of the cooking, or doing the dishes. Maybe you don't have the space or the inclination to play host. Maybe you're visiting Scotland for the holidays, or you don't celebrate Christmas but fancy getting out the house on what feels like everyone else's holiday. Or maybe your family dynamic would benefit from a public setting with witnesses. Whatever your reason for seeking seasonal sustenance somewhere other than home on Christmas Day, there are plenty of options on offer. Both Hadrian's and Number One at The Balmoral in Edinburgh are open to non-residents on Christmas Day. Hadrian's Christmas lunch - served from 12.30-2.30pm - is £165 per person, including wine and Champagne, with the children's menu costing £82.50. Christmas dinner is served from 7.30-9.30pm, at £95 per person and £47.50 per child. For that you get a harpist, full viewing rights to the hotel's always-sumptuous Christmas tree, and a menu that includes Isle of Mull scallops, turkey with all the trimmings, pumpkin ravioli, Stilton and Christmas pudding, plus mince pies. For reservations email hadrians.balmoral@roccofortehotels.com or call (0131) 557 5000. Down in the hotel's Michelin-starred Number One, lunch is served from 12.30-3.30pm and is £175 per person. After being greeted by Champagne and canapés, sit down to foie gras brûlée, turkey et al, monkfish with langoustines, chocolate mousse with brioche ice cream and mandarin jelly, plus coffee and petits fours. To book email numberone.balmoral@roccofortehotels.com or call (0131) 557 6727. At the other end of Princes Street, the Galvin brothers" Brasserie at The Caledonian has on offer ravioli of Scottish smoked salmon; oysters; St Brides turkey; Dover sole with shrimps and caviar; a tarte tatin of caramelised onion, Ricotta and fig, and Valrhona chocolate trifle. Santa will be making an appearance with presents for all thechildren, and service is from 12.30-4pm - £90 per adult and £45 per child. For reservations call (0131) 222 8988 or email brasserie.reservations@waldorfastoria.com. At the hotel's Pompadour, starters include an assiette of Scottish shellfish with Osciètre caviar; braised pig's trotter with pig's cheek ravioli, followed by options including roast crown of St.Brides turkey with chestnut and date ballottine and sea bass with saffron and chervil gnocchi. Desserts include Christmas pudding with Pedro Ximenez macerated figs and clementine soufflé with chocolate sorbet. Service is from 12.30-3.30pm, and the cost is £160 per person, including Champagne and canapés - call (0131) 222 8975 or email pompadour.reservations@waldorfastoria.com. The Missoni hotel's Italiano-style Christmas Day menu is priced at £60 and served from 12.30pm, either in the Cucina restaurant or one of the hotel's private dining rooms. On offer is watercress and rocket salad with pear, walnuts, warm Scamorza cheese and goat's cheese dressing; bresaola with lemon and parmesan shavings; turkey stuffed with sausage, apple, chestnuts and prunes; roast cod with lentils and parsley sauce, and pannacotta with coconut ice cream and caramelised pineapple. There's a gift from Santa for the kids, and for the adults there are Christmas cocktails including the Neve - a Venetian classic of vodka and Limoncello chilled with a ball of homemade lemon sorbet and finished with Prosecco. To book email info.edinburgh@hotelmissoni.com or call (0131) 220 6666.