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Hotel Review: The Hoxton, Edinburgh
Grant Dickie paid a visit to The Hoxton, a new face in the Edinburgh hotel scene, to see just what was on offer. Turn up Grosvenor Street by Haymarket train station and you’ll find The Hoxton Edinburgh on the site of the former Edinburgh Grosvenor hotel. Perfectly placed away from the hustle and bustle…
Read MoreFringe Reviews: Dance & Theatre
The Crucible – ★★★★ Nine sturdy-looking wooden chairs horseshoe the stage. A woman dressed like a governess stands in the centre with a lit lantern as she watches the crowd fill the seats. A few chairs downs from me sits a performer with a white bonnet covering her face. The lights dim and music starts,…
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 MoreFred Olsen: Scotland, Scilly Isles & The West Country 10 Night Cruise
At the ripe old age of 33, I packed my bags, hopped on the 30-minute train from Haymarket to Rosyth and into the waiting taxi on my way to the terminal where I would embark on my very first cruise. To be frank, I didn’t think I would be enjoying the luxuries of a cruise…
Read MoreMarine Troon Hotel: ‘A relaxed sense of luxury and you don’t need to like golf to love this hotel’
Marooned just steps away from the golden sands of Troon beach lies the sandstone monolith that is the Marine Troon Hotel. Golf fans may be familiar with the commanding view of the red-brick façade, as it presides over the 18th fairway of Royal Troon’s Old Course, the host of the Open Championship last year. Formerly…
Read MoreThe Tippling House, Aberdeen: 4 great cocktails to try
The Tippling House in Aberdeen launches its new cocktail menu. A project two years in the making, The Tippling House’s new cocktail menu is a labour of love. Owner, Adrian Gomes, and the bartenders responsible for the new offering took the time to perfect flavour combinations until they found just the selection of cocktails they…
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: 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…
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