95% The Lodge on Loch Goil, Cairndow, restaurant review Kirsty McLuckie June 14, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review Lochgoilhead, in Argyll, is not easy to get to. Approached from the Glasgow side down a winding single-track road leading from the Rest and Be Thankful, or via an equally hair-raising route from Strachur,...
80% Basta, Glasgow, restaurant review Gaby Soutar April 6, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review "All by myself, don’t wanna be, all by myself, anymore”. It was inevitable that one day, I’d be humming that terrible Celine Dion song on the way to a restaurant review. I’ve had a consistent...
70% Thomas J Walls , Edinburgh, restaurant review Catriona Thomson March 20, 2018 Food, Restaurant Review When you hit your mid-forties, it's not uncommon for your once keen vision to take a tumble over the cliff of age-related farsightedness. Thomas J Walls, Forrest Street, Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa...
80% The Hawes Inn, South Queensferry, restaurant review Catriona Thomson November 13, 2017 Food, Restaurant Review Robert Louis Stevenson, author of classics Treasure Island and The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde, has been on my mind, as he was born 167 years ago tomorrow on 13 November, 1850. ‘The elder wean...
Top 10 Edinburgh restaurants according to Trip Advisor Fionn McCausland June 19, 2017 Food Usually the first stop online when searching for quality restaurants in any city, a positive local opinion of an eatery on Trip Adivsor can often do wonders for business. So, to help you out with ideas for...
80% Halloumi, Glasgow, restaurant review Gaby Soutar September 27, 2016 Food, Restaurant Review Which cheese says hi to itself in the mirror? Halloumi. According to my zero-chuckle-factor n lol ratings system, this is officially the worst joke on the entire planet, apart from the one about mascarpone...
Southpour, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar June 20, 2016 Food, Restaurant Review Unless your metabolism is faster than the production line at the Tunnock’s factory, there are repercussions to regular three course meals. Thus, as I sag deeper into middle-age, my exercise routine gets...
Review: The Scottish Juniper Festival Emma Mykytyn June 14, 2016 General The Juniper Festival has quickly become a much loved and anticipated part of the Edinburgh scene and this year's festival builds on the success of previous years, with around 1750 people attending over the...
65% Eden’s Kitchen, Edinburgh, restaurant review Gaby Soutar April 18, 2016 Food, Restaurant Review The problem with being a restaurant reviewer: friends put in requests. It goes a bit like this. “I LOVE Japanese food, so if you’re ever reviewing a sushi place, let me know”. Or, “I’m really...
80% The Scullery, Glasgow, restaurant review Jennifer Harper June 9, 2015 Food, Restaurant Review MINI-ME, her good friend Belle and I decided to have a girlie day out at the Ideal Home Show in Glasgow. As they are thoroughly modern little ladies in the making, it’s agreed that we “do lunch” before...
