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The Skerries
4 West Coates
- Food served: Mon–Sun 5.30pm–9pm.
- Bar open: Mon–Sun 11am–11pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 7
- Private dining: Up to 24 covers
- No. overnight rooms: 16
- Also offers: Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Outdoor tables
- Music on stereo: Relaxed jazz, Sinatra
- Opening times: Mon–Sun 11am–11pm
- Capacity: 18
- Largest group: 18
- Open since: 2001
- Average price:
£19 (evening meal) - House wine: £14.95 per bottle
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This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.
Housed in the quiet Dunstane House Hotel near Murrayfield Stadium (quiet on non-rugby days that is), this place could be forgiven for just trotting out international comfort food. Thankfully, they used a bit more imagination, naming the restaurant after the rocky outcrops that lie up in Orkney and Shetland. They make an effort to source seafood direct from those distant isles with starters like Orkney crab and steamed Shetland mussels. At times, standard fish dishes such as Orkney haddock fishcakes may not be available on the main menu, but the less imaginative fish and chips, accompanied by proper mushy peas, are an enjoyable substitute. The dining room itself is cosier now it has been moved into the former hotel library, with oil paintings and books still lining the shelves. Note that the same menu is available in the less refined bar, although as prices are identical the restaurant is a better option. The wine list is limited and desserts, of the comforting pudding variety, are nothing to save room for.
- High point: A decent stab at proper dining in cosy surrounds
- Low point: Sourcing issues sometimes mean fish dishes are few
Reviews of The Skerries (Dunstane House Hotel, 4 West Coates, Edinburgh)
- 1. Peter Eater, Edinburgh – 6 March 2011, 9:58am
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Disappointing!
This was a last minute impulse booking based on the 'seafood' credentials.
It is hard for hotel based restaurants to elevate themselves beyond being a dining room for residents and attract a local following. The low number of diners and accompanying atmosphere on a Saturday evening tells you that Skerries hasn't managed it.
If an eatery labels itself as a seafood restaurant you might expect to find more than two mains from the seven on the standard menu that could have seen the sea and the two that were on offer Crusted Haddock and Salmon didn't do much to excite the senses. Burger, Steak, Chicken, Lamb and Pasta (not seafood) were not what I was expecting. There was a Scallop speical and the standard starters include Chowder, Mussels and Smoked Salmon but nothing that really would support a seafood speciality.
My wife and I both had the mussels and to be fair they were good quality and tasty but the main were disappointing especially considering the price of the scallops.
Skerries has to decide if it really is a seafood restaurant or not.
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