Channings Restaurant
Comely Bank
- Food served: Mon–Sun 11.30am–10pm.
- Bar open: Mon–Sat 11am–1am; Sun 12.30pm–1am
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 8
- Private dining: 2 rooms: 32 / 40
- No. overnight rooms: 41
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Outdoor tables
- Music on stereo: Jamie Cullum, Sinatra, Bessie Smith
- Opening times: Mon–Sun noon–1am
- Capacity: 40
- Largest group: 70
- Open since: 1990
- Average price:
£15 (lunch)
£15 (evening meal) - House wine: £15.95 per bottle
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This townhouse hotel, part of which was formerly the home of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, is located a mile or so west of the city centre in a quiet residential street in Comely Bank. The restaurant and bars are in the basement and there’s a small suntrap terrace where you can eat outside in fine weather. The All Day menu (available from 11.30am til late) confidently covers a lot of ground, with snackier items and staples rubbing shoulders with mains such as smoked haddock and leek risotto and sharing platters of nachos or charcuterie. No need to be shy of trying some of the more adventurous choices: the vegetable tempura is crackling crisp, and the garlic and honey marinated chicken skewers plump and juicy. The fixed-price menu (£17.95 for two courses or £24.95 for three) is available from 6pm and is a convincing selection of well sourced Scottish meat, game and fish, with home-made puds to follow. Saturday and Sunday bring the 'Boozy Snoozy' lunch, a four person indulgence of three courses and two bottles at £69.95.
- High point: Good things to eat all day long
- Low point: Tired décor
Reviews of Channings Restaurant (12–16 South Learmonth Gardens, Comely Bank, Edinburgh)
- 1. Calum, Edinburgh – 31 May 2010, 10:10am
Channings RestaurantReport -
Really nice place, great service and the food is excellent - especially when you considering the 2 or 3 courses for a fixed price - would definately recommend.
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