Agenda

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Glass-fronted and set back from St John's Road on the main Corstorphine drag, Agenda is a bar, restaurant and hotel. In the comfy bar area, which contains scattered leather sofas, you'll find a younger crowd drinking and listening to the latest tunes. The muted colour scheme continues through into a raised and more formal restaurant area, patronised by more mature locals and hotel guests. Among the starters, the deluxe platter arrives with garlic bread and features chicken satay, spring rolls, salmon goujons and calamari rings which are a little heavy on the batter. The veggie quesadilla 'lite bite' is served with a home-made salsa, but lacks any herbs or spice. Among the mains, the simple dishes are the most successful, good examples being the tasty and perfectly cooked cheesy Agenda burger topped with pesto, or fresh, lightly battered fish served with chunky chips. The restaurant certainly leaves the best till last with rich, gorgeous desserts such as pumpkin and raisin crumble with fresh egg custard, honey and kiwi fruit brûlée or toffee and banana pie with a ginger biscuit base on offer. It's a shame the entire menu is not as good as these sweet treats.

• High point: Attentive and informative service
• Low point: Bar menu is the only choice available in the restaurant

2. Lordlucan, Edinburgh – 28 September 2009, 1:36pmAgendaReport

If the score was out of 100. They would be in negative figures!!!

1. Lordlucan, Edinburgh – 28 September 2009, 1:33pmAgendaReport

This restaurant is a farce! I received a personal discount voucher in the post to encourage me to try out their establishment - BIG MISTAKE!!! I called to make a booking and the girl advised me it was quiet and just to pop along. On arrival I was advised that due to a bus load of German tourists I couldn't dine in the restaurant. However, after explaining about calling prior to arrival my family were allowed in the restaurant. Prawn Cocktail starter was tasteless, we then asked for sirloin steaks well done (ie no blood). However, they were extremely charred on the outside and a little bloody on the inside. We could hardly cut into the steaks and when we started chewing them, we felt we had lockjaw. I had already sent my steak back due to over zealous drizzling of mayonnaise on my steak, I am allergic to mayo! Steak brought back, guess what? Mayo on the underside of my steak. Enough was enough and I complained to the waiter. He treated us as if we were lepers, because we used our voucher. Assistant manager offered a free meal on return, we declined as it would be the same chef cooking the same rubbish. We asked for a refund but it was not forthcoming.
Service: very poor
Food: very poor
Overall: Extremely Poor
We even had to ask for salt and pepper on our table - need I say more!