Reviews
Review: Wu, Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s restaurant and entertainment scene is ever-growing with diverse cuisines that reflect the international hub that is Scotland’s capital city. Located in the iconic space that once hosted The Jam House on Edinburgh’s Queen Street is Wu, an immersive dining experience that promises to tantalise its guests’ senses with fantastic Pacific-Asian food (namely Chinese/Japanese/Korean), an…
Read MoreReview: Ox & Finch, Glasgow
If you are someone who is skeptical about the whole, sharing-plates-delivered-when-they-are-ready, for fear you will leave the restaurant just as hungry as when you entered, I hear you. But it’s hard to find anywhere on the foodie scene these days that hasn’t adopted this newfangled way of dining, and I think a few places are…
Read MoreReview: Eve, Edinburgh
Richard Bath tries out Eve, the capital’s newest Italian restaurant. The commendably swanky Virgin Hotel has its main entrance onto the top of Victoria Street, one of Edinburgh’s most characterful spots, which is just by George IVth Bridge, The Mound and the Royal Mile. The labyrinthine building is so huge that it extends all…
Read MoreReview: Landy’s, the chippy bringing the seaside classics to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
Editor Richard Bath heads out to Landy’s to try out the chippy bringing the seaside classics to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, offering nostalgic favourites like salt and pepper squid, pizza crunch, and of course deep-fried mars bars. Where is Landy’s? Landy’s is on the site of what was once Byron Burgers where the Royal Mile…
Read MoreMother’s Day Gift Guide
Whether your mum is the active or outdoorsy type, the houseproud or green-fingered type or simply loves a little bit of self-care there’s sure to be the perfect token of your affection and appreciation in Scottish Field’s Mother’s Day Gift Guide… ishga Hebridean Dreams Reed Diffuser, RRP £65. www.ishga.com Every day can be a spa…
Read MoreReview: The Seafood Ristorante, St Andrews
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton returns to St Andrews in celebration of The Seafood Ristorante’s 20th anniversary St Andrews speaks to the heart of so many. And as I gazed out the window of The Seafood Ristorante onto West Sands’ dancing waves, I was reminded of why it is held so dear in mine. It’s a…
Read MoreReview: Sushisamba Afternoon Tea, Edinburgh
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton takes tea in the lofty heights of SUSHISAMBA, a fusion restaurant on the tenth floor of the capital’s W Edinburgh hotel It’s the end of February and we are officially in seasonal limbo. Beside me, a bunch of daffodils bravely arch their heads towards the window. Outside, it’s blowing a hoolie…
Read MoreReview: Liberté Brasserie, Edinburgh
Morag Bootland finds the perfect way to beat the winter blues at Liberté Brasserie. It’s fairly normal to hibernate through January, right? But if you haven’t yet successfully shaken off the shackles of your post-festive slump then I can recommend a great way to regain your social liberté. Despite the very French moniker, Liberté bills…
Read MoreReview: Hotel du Vin, Newcastle
Alister Tenneb enjoyed a weekend get-a-way at the glamorous Hotel du Vin in the bustling city of Newcastle. Less than a three hour drive from Scotland’s central belt Newcastle is an excellent weekend break destination for those heading south of the border. Perhaps it’s the city’s relative isolation from other large ones that gives…
Read MoreReview: Stockbridge Eating House, Edinburgh
Editor Richard Bath visits the former site of the much-loved Bell’s Diner to run the rule over the Stockbridge Eating House, the new venture of Gardener’s Cottage co-founder Dale Mailley. For many Edinburghers, endless chat over burgers at the tiny, intimate surroundings of Bell’s Diner in Stockbridge – often following a visit to one…
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