Posts by Richard Bath
Review: Under the Table, Edinburgh
In Edinburgh’s New Town, Richard Bath is pleasantly surprised by new subterranean restaurant Under the Table. Our IT department run all sort of analysis of what readers like, what they spend time on and what turns them off. The short story is that readers like short reviews. They don’t want a list of dishes and…
Read MoreReview: Cromlix House
Cromlix House is a building that I used to know well but haven’t visited for several years, so it was great to find my way back there recently. Ten years after the Murrays opened it, the most obvious thing is how completely yet sympathetically it’s been updated. Significant amounts of tennis winnings have conspicuously been…
Read MoreReview: Cardinal, Edinburgh
Richard Bath headed out to try the latest venture from Michelin star chef Tomás Gormley. Tomás Gormley shot to culinary fame in 2023 as one half of a preternaturally young team when he and collaborator Sam Yorke landed a Michelin star for Heron in Leith within months of its opening. The twentysomething duo then…
Read MoreReview: Ruma, Edinburgh
Scotland’s largest collection of rum has arrived in Edinburgh. Richard Bath heads along to try out the city’s latest hot spot. I love rum, adore the stuff. So when I heard that there is a new rum bar in town I had to go. Ruma is a clearly a passion project run by a…
Read MoreReview: Innis & Gunn Taproom
Great beer and great steak are a match made in heaven, so Richard Bath heads along to the Inn & Gunn Taproom for a spot of both. This is going to be a short review because when it comes to food at the Inn & Gunn Taproom, all the attention is on the steak frites,…
Read MoreReview: Montrose, Edinburgh
An offshoot of Michelin-starred Timberyard, new restaurant Montrose in Edinburgh’s Abbeyhill district is a chop off the old block, discovers Richard Bath. There will always be Michelin-starred restaurateurs seeking to capitalise on their fame by using it as a springboard to expand their empire. Tom Kitchin has done so with the eclectic quartet of Scran…
Read MoreReview: We take to the slopes for some skiing in Alta Badia
Alta Badia in the South Tyrol, which features on the World Cup downhill circuit each year, is part of the famous Sella Ronda and also integral to the massive Dolomiti Superski ski area, is one of the key ski resorts in the Italian Dolomites. With its stunning panoramas, laid-back vibe, beautiful little villages, predominantly blue…
Read MoreLiverScan: Scotland’s first private screening service for liver health
Unfortunately, I know far more than I’d like about the consequences of poor liver health. Twenty-two years ago I was struck down by hepatitis, lost three stone in a month and had to give up booze for six months. The final third of my mother’s life was blighted by an inherited liver disease called haemochromatosis…
Read MoreFRINGE REVIEW: “Briefs: Bite Club”
Briefs Bite Club – Underbelly’s Circus Club on the Meadows – 8.45pm BOLD, brash, and – by their own admission – served with “a sprinkle of drag and a truckload of camp”, this is unapologetically adult entertainment. The well-known Aussie troupe consists of five performers whose mix of burlesque and cabaret will be familiar to…
Read MoreReview: L’Escargot Bleu takeaway
Richard Bath tucks into a takeaway from L’Escargot Bleu in Edinburgh. THE reimposition of lockdown in all but name – certainly when it comes to restaurants in the central belt – has led to a whole slew of restaurants quickly starting up their mothballed home delivery service. For those of us who come home from…
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