Eating Out
Scottish Masterchef winner Jamie Scott to open new restaurant
Scottish Masterchef winner Jamie Scott will open his new restaurant this week – offering diners a more relaxed experience than his other award winning eatery. Jamie and wife Kelly will open the doors to Sandbanks Brasserie in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, on Friday, 12 May. The couple’s portfolio already includes The Newport Restaurant and several bakeries…
Read MoreRESTAURANT REVIEW: Skua
Richard Bath reviews Skua, the new restaurant in Edinburgh from chefs Tomás Gormley and Sam Yorke. THE timing was impeccable. No sooner had Heron in Leith gained its – well-deserved – Michelin star than twentysomething wunderkinds Tomás Gormley and Sam Yorke’s next venture opened its doors in Edinburgh’s most on-trend area, Stockbridge. Located in what…
Read MoreJapanese Garden in bloom at Tigerlily Edinburgh with House of Suntory
Welcoming the change of season with open arms, Morag Bootland heads to Tigerlily on Edinburgh’s George Street to bask in the glow of its Japanese Garden. SPRING has officially sprung, there are lambs in the fields, and blossom on the trees. And nowhere is this more evident than at Tigerlily, where its cherry-blossom filled Japanese…
Read MorePerfect Sunday roast arrives for Easter at 63rd+1st in Edinburgh
Sundays were made for roasts, right? Morag Bootland is a willing convert to the new Sunday roast menu at 63rd+1st in Edinburgh. IT’S a sunny Sunday in the capital as we wend our way through shoppers on Princes Street and over George Street to 63rd+1st to try out their new Sunday roast menu. We arrive…
Read MoreA seat at the chef’s table at Commons Club Edinburgh
VIRGIN Hotels Edinburgh’s flagship restaurant, Commons Club, is gearing up for a new era with the launch of its new seasonal menu and a range of immersive dining experiences including The Chef’s Table which gives guests a front row seat to experience the creativity behind the craft. Created by chef de cuisine Emma Hanley and…
Read MoreREVIEW: The Holey Roast
Megan Amato fills her hole with “The Holey Roast”. THE Broughton and Bross bagels are two of Edinburgh’s culinary treasures – one of which is a regular in the Michelin guide and the other so popular that new locations are popping up faster than dandelions. Together, they have created “The Holey Roast”: Bross’s signature “everything”…
Read MoreRestaurant review: Antonietta
Richard Bath reviews Antonietta restaurant in Edinburgh. WHAT IS IT? Antonietta is a new Italian restaurant from the company that owns the venerable Vittoria’s on Leith Walk. It opened on 1 December on the site of the much-loved La Favorita (which still has a small takeaway presence at the end of the site). WHERE IS…
Read MoreRestaurant Review: The Loveable Rogue East End
Keith McIntyre discovers the wonders of brunch at The Loveable Rogue East End restaurant in Glasgow. WHEN Joe Lazzerini and Amalia Colaluca opened the original Loveable Rogue in 2020 in the midst of a pandemic, it looked like a risky proposition for everyone involved. Fast forward two years and not only has the West End…
Read MoreRESTAURANT REVIEW: TATTU
Richard Bath reviews Tattu restaurant in Edinburgh. WHAT IS IT: Tattu describes itself as serving “contemporary Chinese” food, and is a chain restaurant with a rather bougie branch in central Edinburgh, just off St Andrew Square. There are also branches in London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds, although that needn’t be a bad thing – Fazenda,…
Read MoreREVIEW: Prestonfield House, Edinburgh
Peter Ranscombe tucks into the autumnal menu at the Rhubarb restaurant in Edinburgh’s Prestonfield House. APPROACHING Prestonfield House, once the official residence of Edinburgh’s Lord Provost, is like travelling back through time. Past the love-them-or-hate-them modern concrete of the Royal Commonwealth Pool and Scottish Widows’ former head office, past the inter-war bungalows standing sentry on…
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