Oloroso

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• Average price 2 courses:
   £27.50 (bar menu £15) (lunch)
   £27.50 (evening meal)
• House wine: £14.50 per bottle

• High point: Magnificent views across Edinburgh
• Low point: Well-executed cooking, but lacks soul
• Food served: Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm, Sun 12.30-2.30pm, daily 7-10.30pm
• Bar open: Mon-Sat 11am-1am, Sun noon-1am
• Private dining: Up to 16 covers
• Open since: 2001
• Also offers: Childrens portions, Childrens high chairs, Wheelchair access, Take away

The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 is now in the shops.

This review is from the 2007 edition.

A non-descript Castle Street entrance to this restaurant and a short lift journey lead to a smart, modern dining area with fantastic views across the city. The background buzz of the bar space adjacent to the restaurant provides much of the atmosphere. Expect to be presented with an array of expertly prepared cocktails as you make your dinner choices. A seasonally changing menu prepared by a team of chefs overseen by Tony Singh relies on locally-sourced produce and has an eclectic, often Far Eastern feel. Starters include a succulent breast of partridge on a bed of cabbage and bacon, and flavoursome crab spring rolls set to a sweet chilli sauce. Main courses can be selected from an extensive grill menu (Oloroso is the founder member of the Scotch Beef Club) or the à la carte. Loin of venison is pink and juicy, but let down by a bland rosemary jus and rescued only by its accompanying Lyonnaise potatoes. A similarly expertly cooked chump of lamb lacks imagination in its accompaniments of mashed potato and mustard sauce. The chocolate fondant is well worth the ten-minute wait, as is the pear tart. The wine list is extensive and well-priced.