La Garrigue has been named as the Scottish regional winner of the Good Food Guide Readers' Restaurant of the Year. Featured on Ramsey's Best Restaurants Gordon described La Garrigue as an "amazing little bistro". Come along and sample the flavours of the Languedoc at either in Edinburgh's New Town or City Centre.
Baby Grand
- Food served: Mon–Thu 8am–midnight; Fri 8am–1am; Sat 10am–1am; Sun 10am–midnight.
- Pre-theatre times: Mon–Sun 5–7pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 9
- Private dining: Up to 30 covers
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Pre-theatre menu, Post-theatre menu, Outdoor tables, Live music
- Music on stereo: Mix of mellow tunes
- Capacity: 60
- Largest group: 40
- Open since: 1984
- Average price:
£5.95 (set lunch)
£17 (evening meal) - Pre-theatre price: £11.95
- House wine: £15 per bottle
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Just a few short steps from Charing Cross station, the Baby Grand is by day mainly filled with office workers and commuters who do lunch and coffee in the long thin room, but by night the mood changes to a more leisurely vibe as the pianist takes over. Interiors of wooden panels, cream walls and candle-lit tables play host to a good kitchen producing mainly popular staples with a few interesting flourishes, plenty of daily specials and a choice of tapas. A starter of fresh sweet potato soup is thick and well seasoned with a good underlying stock, while the chicken liver pâté has a creamy texture laced with butter and brandy and a sweet mango chilli served with home-baked ciabatta. Mains include slow-roasted lamb cutlets with a juicy yielding consistency, served with savoury rice and green peppercorns, and the meatballs come large and tightly packed with a pleasing crumbly middle served in a sharp tomato sauce with patatas bravas. Service is brisk and professional and a small wine list sticks to the core items.
- High point: Fresh and lively cooking at great prices
- Low point: Shop front could do with some sprucing up
Events at Baby Grand (3–7 Elmbank Gardens, Glasgow)
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Four-piece jazz band featuring some of Glasgow's up-and-comers. View full details |
||
| Baby Grand |
1 Mar
9pm 5 Apr 9pm |
Free |
Reviews of Baby Grand (3–7 Elmbank Gardens, Glasgow)
- 1. moragflorag, glasgow – 14 February 2011, 8:00pm
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Baby Grand - what has happened?
I visited Baby Grand just over a year ago: I could not believe the food, it was so excellent. From the wine list to the sea bass, I vowed to come again. However, on returning I found it very much changed.
Firstly, the starters. My pan-fried mushrooms were completely uncooked and swimming in a greasy and tasteless sauce. His pate was a slab which had come straight from the packaging. Our side salads were Iceland's own and the honey and mustard sauce.... bought in bulk as well. The mains: his burger's bun again bought in bulk and the salad'n'sauce combination made a re-appearance. My salmon: burnt on the bottom and .... yes with the side salad! Our puddings dare I say were the best part and even then could have been so much better: the belgian chocolate and ice cream and the poached pairs and ice cream were screaming for a greater difference in temperature (luke warm and melting is simply not enough) and the ice cream, dare I say was bought in bulk again. I would have been disappointed with this meal in a mediocre pub, but in a restaurant with 25 years experience and prices to reflect this?
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