Eating Out
Restaurant review: Patatino At The Hoxton, Edinburgh
This new Italian restaurant inside a shiny new contemporary Edinburgh hotel is a curate’s egg, finds Richard Bath. The Hoxton is a new hotel built across eleven townhouses on a terrace that is just 100 yards from Haymarket station and tram in Edinburgh’s West End. The vibe is very upbeat and fresh, with a small…
Read MoreMontrose, Edinburgh: ‘I am glad to be able to report there hasn’t been a seismic shift in the food at Montrose’
Edinburgh diners can relax because the excellent Montrose’s fanfare about a new direction was overblown – this relaxed Abbeyhill eatery thankfully remains largely unchanged, says Richard Bath. I recently received an unnerving message from Montrose, the sister restaurant to Michelin-starred Timberyard and one of my favourite places to spend quality time with my palate. The…
Read MoreReview: 3 Blind Mice, Edinburgh
Things are starting to ramp up in the centre of Edinburgh. We’re a mere week away from the start of the Edinburgh Festivals and the Royal Mile is already teeming with tourists as I weave my way towards the relative calm of Blackfriars Street. I’m headed for 3 Blind Mice, a traditional wood-fired pizza restaurant…
Read MoreReview: Amuse, Aberdeen
Aberdeen’s Amuse by Kevin Dalgleish has updated its menu with new summer offerings and Grant Dickie went along to sample what is on offer. Nestled below the row of granite that is Queen’s Terrace you’ll find one of Aberdeen’s two Michelin-starred restaurants, Amuse by Kevin Dalgleish, and it has just launched a new summer offering. …
Read MoreReview: Badger & Co, Edinburgh
Revamped gastropub Badger & Co in Edinburgh city centre is taking food seriously and has transformed its offering, says Richard Bath. Having a title or brand which is a play on words where the origin is lost on all but the cognoscenti has always left me a bit cold. It’s like brands with complicated Gaelic…
Read MoreReview: Leftfield, Edinburgh
Editor Richard Bath revisits Edinburgh’s Leftfield, a venerable Bruntsfield restaurant which has just undergone a refurbishment and remains one of the capital’s finest bistros. Leftfield is a delightful little bistro on Bruntsfield Links, with big picture windows which look out onto the 36-hole pitch and putt, with the former Boroughmuir School as the backdrop.…
Read MoreThe Spanish Butcher, Edinburgh celebrates its first birthday and the rise of Galician Blond beef
RUSK & RUSK, the independent Scottish restaurant group behind the award-winning dining concept, The Spanish Butcher, will this week mark its first year in Edinburgh with a celebration of aged Galician Blond beef. Readers who regularly dip into the Scottish Field website might remember that I was lucky enough to dine at The Spanish Butcher…
Read MoreReview: O’Malley’s Irish Bar & Kitchen, Aberdeen
A new Irish Bar joins Aberdeen’s hospitality scene and Grant Dickie heads along to see just what O’Malley’s Irish Bar & Kitchen has to offer punters. Taking a wander down Aberdeen’s Crown Street after stepping off of Union Street, you’ll no doubt see the grand granite structure before you that once was a Post…
Read MoreReview: Celestia, Edinburgh
When I heard that the owners of the fantastic Indian restaurant Cilantro in Edinburgh had opened a new restaurant, Celestia, I was thrilled to accept an invite to try their menu. Situated on a quiet street in Canonmills, this wee establishment is unassuming on the outside but bursting full of character once you step through…
Read MorePaint the town pink with Edinburgh’s first Rosé Wine Trail
Edinburgh’s first ‘Rosé Wine Trail’ has been launched across the capital as part of a summer-long campaign to celebrate the popular pink tipple. From now until the end of September, three of the city’s bars and restaurants are teaming up to showcase some of the best rosé wine from France, Italy and the USA. As…
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