Menu
Login to your account

Home Edinburgh Speed Dating in Edinburgh

Speed Dating in Edinburgh

Manahatta EDINBURGH, Edinburgh, Scotland

Thursday, 24 July 2025

Thu 24
JUL

Tickets

£25
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
40-55
Home Edinburgh Speed Dating in Edinburgh

Speed Dating in Edinburgh

Manahatta EDINBURGH, Edinburgh, Scotland

Thursday, 24 July 2025

Thu 24
JUL

Tickets

£25
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
40-55
This is a past event, please click here to see future events in Edinburgh.

About the event

Original Dating is proud to bring our unique brand of speed dating to Edinburgh.

If you're looking to meet new people on a fun night out and enjoy the best cocktails in town, then you've come to the right place! Our lively speed dating events at Manahatta deliver exactly that and we've hired the private downstairs room with it's own bar.

This trendy establishment is not your run of the mill venue and provides our events with an incredible dating experience, with a huge range of handcrafted cocktails.

You'll have the chance to meet a lot of people for short 4 minute dates, which is the perfect amount of time. There's also plenty of time before, during and after for a wee drink and a mingle.

After the event, you'll have access to our bespoke matching and messaging system where you'll be able to stay in touch with anyone you matched with and be lining up those dates before you know it.

If you want to meet loads of new people and have a cracking night out, book now!

Important information

Please make your way to the private downstairs room where the host will meet you on arrival.

- Doors open 7.00 pm
- Event starts 7.30 pm
- Speed dating finishes approximately 9.30 pm
- Venue closes 11.30 pm

It’s essential that you arrive before 7.25 pm in order to take part. We might not be able to allow entry if you are late.

Price: £25

Sorry, this event has sold out

Back to top

Where

Manahatta Edinburgh is a stylish, New York-inspired bar located in the heart of the city. Known for its vibrant atmosphere, chic interiors, and signature cocktails, it’s the perfect spot for speed dating vibes. Manahatta brings a slice of Manhattan glamour to Edinburgh’s nightlife scene.

Address  28 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 2QA

Nearest station  Edinburgh Waverley

Tel  01313782000 – Please note this is not a booking line

Venue website  https://www.manahatta.co.uk/bars/edinburgh

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

Reviews

Back to top
Peri Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/01/2026
Gillian Verified Attendee
  Good to get out and chat to people.  
Posted: 23/01/2026
Sarah Verified Attendee
  Decent people, easy to talk to, host was great.  
Posted: 23/01/2026
Mike Verified Attendee
Posted: 22/01/2026
Daniel Verified Attendee
  Pretty good - would have liked to talk to people at the table a bit longer.  
Posted: 22/01/2026
Jon Verified Attendee
Posted: 22/01/2026
Jane Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Christopher Verified Attendee
  it was okay  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Roddy Verified Attendee
  Great way to spend an evening, whatever the outcome.  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Emma Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Craig Verified Attendee
  Very nice people, good host.  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Martin Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Vicky Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
James Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2026
Grant Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2026
David Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2026
david Verified Attendee
  Good format no pressure and a good mix of decent and open people.  
Posted: 15/01/2026
Ryan Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2026
Jackie Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2026
Ian Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2026
Amelia Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/01/2026
Matt Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/01/2026
Michael Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/01/2026
Douglas Verified Attendee
  Great 1st experience would definitely recommend to anyone in my position - single and willing to try something new  
Posted: 08/01/2026
James Verified Attendee
  Relaxed atmosphere and good ratio of men to women.  
Posted: 08/01/2026
Justin Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/01/2026
Alan Verified Attendee
  Only downside not enough space at the venue hard to hear each date  
Posted: 19/12/2025
Agnes Verified Attendee
  The event itself was great and the person who host it was really fun and accommodating and made the event run smooth in a good atmosphere so credit to the host. It was a fun experience and I trully enjoyed it. One star drop for changing the location of the event last minute as me among some of the others were late for this reason.  
Posted: 19/12/2025
Chris Verified Attendee
  ID numbers online did not match the table numbers. Outwith that fun event.  
Posted: 19/12/2025
Richard Verified Attendee
Posted: 19/12/2025
Fatoumata Verified Attendee
  Great people, great conversations, I love the vibe and the decor of the place, what's not to love?  
Posted: 25/07/2025
DELETED Verified Attendee
  Everyone was so easy to talk too.  
Posted: 25/07/2025
Mark Verified Attendee
Posted: 25/07/2025
Stephen Verified Attendee
  Good venue and great host!  
Posted: 25/07/2025
James Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/07/2025
Sree Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/07/2025
ORIGINAL DATING IN THE PRESS
Trustpilot

HOW IT WORKS

The beauty of Speed Dating Edinburgh lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.

When you get there

Original speed dating events in Edinburgh normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are girl.

Meet & Mingle

An Edinburgh speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly.

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.