Glass & Thompson
- Food served: Mon–Sat 8.30am–5.30pm; Sun 10.30am–4.30pm. [Extended in summer]
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 6
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Outdoor tables
- Music on stereo: Nothing
- Capacity: 48
- Largest group: 12
- Open since: 1995
- Average price:
£7.95; £9.95 (set lunch) - House wine: £14 per bottle
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This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.
Something of an institution in Edinburgh’s New Town, Glass & Thompson has been catering to the whims of loyal regulars since 1995. If you visit often enough, there’s a good chance they’ll remember how you take your tea. The menu focuses on classic Mediterranean and Scottish platters: tomato and buffalo mozzarella, Isle of Mull cheddar with balsamic onions, hand-sliced smoked salmon and dolmati and falafel. Soups, tarts (such as asparagus and fennel, salmon and rocket) and pâtés are made in house, as are the stunning cakes piled high on the counter. The chocolate and almond torte is rich, moist and fragrant with orange zest, and the apricot, fig and hazelnut meringue torte alone is worth a visit. There’s an excellent range of gluten-free cakes and while they don’t shout about it, staff are happy to adjust orders to suit many dietary requirements. With food quality and consistency firmly in the bag, it’s high time some attention was paid to the interior, which is in need of a lick of a paint and some new furniture – those silver tables just don’t work.
- High point: Imaginative and scrumptious cakes
- Low point: Needs a spruce up
Reviews of Glass & Thompson (2 Dundas Street, Edinburgh)
- 1. Lexietta, England – 10 September 2010, 12:05pm
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I am planning to visit Glass & Thompson on a forthcoming trip to Edinburgh. This establishment is featured, of course, in Chapter 1 of Alexander McCall Smith's novel The Right Attitude to Rain. The description of the view from the windows is very seductive and makes Glass & Thompson a must for a visit. Sounds lovely from the rubric above anyway, especially the cake bit.
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