The Perfect Choice for Theatre Dining

Dinner Before Curtain Up

Make dinner part of the occasion with pre-theatre dining at selected San Carlo restaurants across London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester and Manchester.

Our Lunch & Pre-Theatre menus bring together specially selected Italian dishes in a set-menu format designed around your plans for the day. Stop for lunch, join us before an evening performance or begin your night over dinner before heading to the theatre.

Availability and menu style vary by restaurant, giving you plenty of ways to plan the table around the show.

Lunch or Pre-Theatre, Your Way

Some theatre nights call for an early dinner. Others begin with a relaxed lunch before an afternoon performance.

Across participating San Carlo, Fumo, Cicchetti and Ciccaro restaurants, choose from two or three-course menus or a selection of Italian sharing plates, with dedicated availability throughout the afternoon and early evening.

Find your restaurant below, check the days and times, and plan your visit around curtain up.

Theatre Dining in London’s West End and Across the UK

A theatre night in London starts long before the curtain rises. From Piccadilly and St James’s to Covent Garden and St Martin’s Lane, our London restaurants place Italian dining within easy reach of some of the West End’s best-known theatres.

Choose Venetian-inspired sharing plates at Cicchetti, contemporary dining at Fumo or the more intimate character of Ciccaro, then continue your evening into the West End.

Beyond London, San Carlo brings pre-theatre dining to some of the UK’s most vibrant city centres. Join us in Birmingham before an evening in the city’s theatre and entertainment district, dine on Corn Street before Bristol Old Vic, make San Carlo part of a visit to Leicester, or begin a Manchester theatre night over Italian food in the city centre.

With clear set-menu pricing and dedicated service times, planning dinner around the performance is easy.

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