Eating Out
REVIEW: Yotel Glasgow
Peter Ranscombe straps himself in for lift-off as he reviews Yotel in Glasgow. I’VE never been a great one for gimmicks – “A sprat to catch a mackerel” was one of my Granny’s favourite sayings and often echoes through my lugholes. But the spaceship theme running through Yotel in Glasgow even managed to make the…
Read MoreREVIEW: Ralph & Finns, Glasgow
Peter Ranscombe enjoys chef Kevin O’Neill’s Scottish dishes at Ralph & Finns in Glasgow. WITH its soaring sandstone buildings and its baffling grid-iron street layout, Glasgow city centre is perhaps the last place you’d expect to find that most rural of delicacies – venison. Yet, amid the honking of the bus horns and the wailing…
Read MoreREVIEW: A taste of the Highlands at The Lovat by Loch Ness
Morag Bootland visits the Station Road restaurant at The Lovat hotel in Fort Augustus. A SHORT break in Sutherland behind us, we decide to cushion the blow of returning home to the daily grind with a rather indulgent stop off at Station Road restaurant at The Lovat hotel in Fort Augustus. The restaurant is currently…
Read MoreRestaurant news round-up: Ralph & Finns, Gleneagles, and more
Peter Ranscombe serves up another slice of recent restaurant news. CHEF Kevin O’Neill has taken over at modern bar and brasserie Ralph & Finns in Glasgow. His autumn menu features Shetland hake from fishmonger Bernand Corrigan and Isle of Barra scallops, crustaceans, and oysters delivered by Andy Bell’s Fish People. Specialist butcher C & C…
Read MoreReview: Summer menu at The Ivy, Glasgow
Peter Ranscombe reviews the summer menu at The Ivy restaurant on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street. LET’S face it, it’s been a pretty drab summer so far. Apart from the small matter of a record-breaking, climate change-induced heatwave last month, the weather’s not been quite as sunny as we wanted. That’s why the summer menu at The…
Read MoreIan Syme rejoins Fairmont St Andrews as executive chef
IAN SYME has rejoined the Fairmont St Andrews hotel in Fife as its executive chef. Syme has spent the past three years as executive sous chef at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire. Hailing from Anstruther, Syme previously spent almost three years at Fairmont St Andrews as its executive sous chef. He also served as head…
Read MoreSix by Nico present their latest blockbuster theme
At the end of this month, Six by Nico in Glasgow and Edinburgh will be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate the glitz and glamour of Hollywood with the launch of their latest menu. The season’s biggest debut, the new menu is inspired by a selection of Hollywood classics, with alluring dishes and ingredients…
Read MoreSix by Nico reveals The Chipper for new opening
Six by Nico Aberdeen, which will open on Thursday, April 28 at 367 Union St, has announced The Chipper as its first theme. The Chipper menu, which pays homage to the iconic fish and chip shop, will kick-start a series of new six-course tasting menus that will change every six weeks. From 28 April, foodies…
Read MoreFree food for the first 100 customers at Glasgow eaterie
While we may not have the Mediterranean weather, Glasgow’s newest grab-and-go restaurant, Gyros, is heating up Byres Road. Spearheaded by the team behind the ever popular Halloumi, Gyros has taken over the former Martha’s Deli at 223 Byres Road. With space for 14 covers and a delivery and takeaway service Gyros is open seven days…
Read MoreArriving now at Platform – a menu full of diverse flavours
As much as I adore formal dining experiences, there’s something to be said about occasions which are more casual. Platform in Glasgow, Scotland’s largest casual restaurant and event space recently celebrated its four year anniversary. Kathryn McCormick, owner of Platform said: ‘The last four years have been a rollercoaster for everyone in hospitality, us included.…
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