Raeburn's Bistro and Grill

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• Average price 2 courses:
   £10.95 (set lunch)
   £21.95 (set dinner) (evening meal)
• House wine: £12.95 per bottle

• High point: Delectable cuisine for hearty appetites
• Low point: Cheesy pop music
• Food served: Mon-Thu noon-3pm, 5-10pm; Fri/Sat noon-10pm. Closed Sun.
• Open since: 1999
• Also offers: Childrens portions, Childrens high chairs, Wheelchair access, Pre-theatre menu

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

This review is from the 2007 edition.

Paisley's New Street is a relatively quiet thoroughfare away from the main shopping hubbub, playing host to the local arts centre, a venerable cask ale pub - and Raeburn's, run by owner and head chef Kerr Raeburn. With an offer based exclusively on fixed price menus, it's not a place to pop in for a quick bite, but the candle-lit ambience of the rather classy dark wood interior - and, of course, the cuisine - attracts a steady stream of evening customers throughout the week. The accent is firmly on rich, luxurious dishes led by the restaurant's grill menu of steaks from grass-fed Highland cattle, but more than a dash of global influence inspires some of the mains; lamb shank, for example, coming with roasted vegetable couscous and harissa gravy. A classic Scottish Cullen skink, which goes very nicely with rough grain bread, is a creamy and subtle treat right down to its tiny cubes of potato somehow cooked to exactly the right consistency. As well as a wine menu which reflects a broad spectrum of new and old world tastes, diners can also choose from an unusually broad assortment of quality bottled beers, including those from the local Kelburn brewery.