63% Luss Seafood Bar, Loch Lomond, restaurant review Gaby Soutar October 19, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review I’m going to escape to my island paradise. Not Barbados, nor the Galapagos (to hang with my tortoise pals). I’ve decided on Inchcailloch, one of the small islands on Loch Lomond. The name, in Gaelic,...
Indian ‘streatery’ and cocktail bar, the first of its type in Fife, opens in Dunfermline Sean Murphy October 17, 2018 Food, In the News Named Dhoom, the new venue, occupying the unit which was formerly the Eastern Buffet on the town's New Row, was opened by Provost Jim Leishman, at a celebratory party which acted as the official opening...
Taste of authentic Indian street food comes to Leith with launch of new restaurant Sean Murphy October 2, 2018 Food, In the News Occupying the site of the old Kublai Khan restaurant on Assembly Street, Mumbai Street Food is owned and run by the brains behind Mumbai Diners Club in Atholl Place in the West End. The restaurant,...
75% El Cartel (Teviot), Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar September 28, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review Happy unbirthday to me. I have an annual tradition of going to El Cartel on Thistle Street to celebrate my magical day. I’ll always get a frozen margarita (sometimes two) in the flavour du jour, a couple...
Glasgow’s ‘hottest and cùilest’ new late night bar venue drops hints about launch in city centre Sean Murphy September 21, 2018 Food, In the News Though they haven't unveiled where they'll be opening yet and only confirming their name, Cul Cuil, and launch date, Friday the 28th September, the team behind the new venture have confirmed it will revamp...
80% 83 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar September 7, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review Ah, the dilemma of deciding whether to include the title AND address of a restaurant, see above, that’s named after its location. I believe I have done the right thing, style wise, in including both, even...
85% Borough, Edinburgh, Restaurant Review Gaby Soutar August 31, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review I’m one reader down. My dear old dad died last month, thus breaking my run of 600 or so reviews. Since then, the Soutars have been on the grief diet. This started with an unusual lack of appetite,...
70% Grand Café at The Scotsman, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar August 17, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review The newest inhabitants of this newspaper’s old office put a call out on Twitter, looking for stories about the building. I’ve been at The Scotsman for 16 years, but missed a stint in the beautiful North...
70% Beetroot Sauvage, restaurant review, Edinburgh Catriona Thomson August 15, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review Vinyasa, Chi Kung, Nidra, Tai Chi are not the names of delicious dishes on a menu, just a small selection of the therapies and classes on offer at the Edinburgh Community Yoga social enterprise just off...
70% Brasserie Prince by Alain Roux, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar July 27, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review Every time someone says Princess Street, instead of Princes Street, a scone in the Jenners cafe fails to rise and the One O’Clock Gun doesn’t make anyone jump out of their skin. It’s a crime against...
