45% Hector’s, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar June 6, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review It’s 7:30pm on a Thursday night and I’m having an argument with a waiter. I wonder how a supposed treat – eating out – became an experience akin to going to the dentist, or having a mole excised....
80% Yeni Meze Bar, Edinburgh, restaurant review Lynn O'Rourke May 31, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review A FRIEND had been telling me about a Turkish/Middle Eastern restaurant in Edinburgh she had been to – great service, lovely food, good value. It sounds like my kind of place, but I cannot picture it. A quick...
78% La Petite Mort, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar May 30, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review YOU DID it!” There’s a scene in the film Elf where the eponymous character (played by Will Ferrell) goes into a New York greasy spoon to congratulate them after he spots a World’s Best Cup of Coffee sign...
70% The Boath House, Nairn, restaurant review Ashley Davies May 25, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review THERE is a unique kind of excitement that builds ahead of eating in a Michelin-starred restaurant. You anticipate art, magic, alchemy and the sense you’re in for an unforgettable experience. Arriving at...
70% Maison Bleue, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar May 23, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review We were gooseberries at Maison Bleue. There was a wedding party arriving at 12:30, presumably direct from a registry office gig at nearby Lothian Chambers, so the only table we could book was at noon. Bit...
The best Scottish island restaurants according to top chefs and reviewers Stephen Emerson May 22, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review Mark Greenaway, Restaurant Mark Greenaway and Bistro Moderne My favourite island restaurant would have to be Highland Cottage on the Isle of Mull. The food that Jo Currie creates is simple yet elegant. She...
60% Maki & Ramen, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar May 19, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review Some people have great ideas, but only a tiny budget. This place appears to have been opened on a shoestring, but they’ve ploughed their quirky dreams into an area that’s barely roomier than a walk-in...
90% Wilde Thyme at Glenturret, restaurant review Janet Christie May 17, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review How many reasons do you need to go to the Glenturret distillery, the five-star visitor attraction in Crieff? There’s the drive there through some of Scotland’s most picturesque scenery for a start, or you...
Six of the best cooked breakfasts in Edinburgh Ray Philp May 15, 2015 Food, Industrial Producers, Restaurant Review A truism: hangovers are unpleasant. But if you live in Edinburgh, you’re better equipped than most to deal with them. The capital abounds with places that serve hearty fry ups, and the capital’s culinary...
70% Riverhill Restaurant, Glasgow, restaurant review Gaby Soutar May 11, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review I’m psychic. I can predict what dishes a restaurant will offer before I even look at its website or lurch through its door. Mind you, maybe I better not book my roadshow as a rival to Sally Morgan or Derren...
