Posts Tagged ‘eating out’
Review: The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack
South Queensferry is probably the perfect place for a seafood restaurant, and so taking the short hop from Edinburgh to the Firth of Forth to sample the fruits de mer at The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack made perfect sense. The shack may not be perched on the seaside (and it’s not really a shack…
Read MoreIs this Glasgow’s best Sunday roast? Elements in Bearsden serves up a fantastic lunch
It’s been an impressive start for Gary Townsend’s first solo venture, Elements in Bearsden. Opening last year to a flurry of rave reviews, it was tipped to potentially be Scotland’s next Michelin star destination and just three months later gained a recommended status in the coveted guide, before being awarded the prestigious accolade of three…
Read MoreRestaurant 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: 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: 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 MoreReview: Bonnar’s, The Scott Hotel
This year has been one characterised by pleasant surprises, but few have come more out of the blue than this cracking little restaurant inside a hotel on Edinburgh University grounds just off Salisbury Crags, says Richard Bath. It’s almost a year old, and is one of the best kept secrets in Edinburgh. The Scott…
Read MoreReview: W Lounge, Edinburgh
I’ve had a few pleasant restaurant reviewing surprises recently, but few more than the new, surprisingly affordable W Lounge. So here’s my verdict: What is it: With its 360 degree panoramic views over the whole city from its city centre site, the five-star W Edinburgh hotel, recently named Scottish Hotel of the Year 2025,…
Read MoreReview: Fallachan Kitchen, Glasgow
My meal at Fallachan Kitchen was without a doubt, one of the most surreal and memorable meals of the many hundreds of reviews I’ve done over the past 25 years. The food was also borderline incredible, and we’ll come onto that in due course, but if I’m honest it wasn’t the epic menu that will…
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…
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