It’s been 18 months since Amy reviewed Paul Tamburrini’s at The Macdonald Holyrood Hotel. That’s a long time for a restaurant, especially in a place like Edinburgh where the competition is fierce, so it’s interesting to see what’s happened there. We’d been invited to come in for a tasting menu.…
I can’t remember when I first had pizza. I do remember that the first time I went to a restaurant without a parent, it was pizza I went for. (I was eleven. I can’t remember who I was with – most likely a friend. It was just before I moved…
It was one of those evenings: we weren’t going to do anything and we most certainly wasn’t going to stay out and eat. But after a pint in Mad Hatter we didn’t really feel like going home to cook either. I suggested pizza and we decided to have a look…
You know when you’re invited to an event at l’escargot blanc in Edinburgh’s West End that it’s going to be a good night. With its friendly downstairs bar, Bar A Vin and its lofty upstairs restaurant with its lively French atmosphere, it always provides a down-to-earth welcome with hearty food…
Merienda is a cosy small-plate restaurant in Stockbridge. If you haven’t been yet, go. This is relaxed, delicious and well-thought out eating where you can build your own tasting menu. Spoiler alert: this post will be a love letter to small plates in general and those at Merienda in particular.
I’m a fan of chef Rosario Sartore, owner of Locanda de Gusti and Pizza 1926 in Dalry. Both restaurants are excellent in their own way. I’m celebrating my anniversary at Locanda this year and Pizza 1926 has some of the best pizza I’ve ever had. Rosario’s extending his reach in…
It is too easy to think of Hotel du vin as only for tourists; a hotel with a bar and restaurant attached. Having stayed with them in a number of other cities, I think they are a great place for a weekend break. In Edinburgh, it’s a rare festival that Caroline…
It has been a few months since The West Room launched in Edinburgh’s West End and we it was time to return and try out their delicacies on a normal evening. We went on a quiet Tuesday night in January. Compared to other venues in the area, The West Room…
From the first page of the menu I felt a wave of delight. There was chawanmushi, and there was dobinmushi; two of my favourite dishes, so rarely found in the UK. Their presence immediately signalled a flair of authenticity.
Head to Bertie’s for proper fish and chips
There seems to be no stopping Tony Crolla of the Vittoria Group with the opening of his latest venture Bertie’s Restaurant and Bar in Edinburgh, which has to be Scotland’s largest fish and chip restaurant. I was lucky enough to be invited to the #BertiesVIP launch party last night. Wow, is all I can say.
