The Granary

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• Average price 2 courses:
   £12.95 (set lunch)
   £20 (evening meal)
• House wine: £10.95 per bottle

• High point: Wine list offers a broad range for every pocket
• Low point: Too noisy to hear your whitebait rustle
• Food served: Mon-Fri noon-10pm; Sat/Sun 10am-10pm
• Bar open: Mon-Fri 11am-1am; Sat/Sun 10am-1am
• Private dining: Up to 150 covers
• Open since: Dec 2006
• Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least 25% of menu), Childrens portions, Wheelchair access

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

This review is from the 2007 edition.

Part of the Glasgow-based G1 Group's expansion into Edinburgh, the Granary is a new addition to the Shore's diverse line-up of eating and drinking spots. This mock-traditional pub has a dark timber interior, housing a bar area, a small balcony where food is served, and the main dining space located in a faux library setting, complete with scattered novels and a welcoming hearth. As you might expect in Leith, fish dishes feature heavily and the large portion of salt'n'shake whitebait with vinegar dip comes quirkily served in a brown paper bag. Venison Wellington, stuffed with chicken liver and chanterelle pâté, is a rich mixture of extravagant ingredients. Desserts such as granny smith apple tart tend towards the traditional, and are well done. All the dishes are attractively presented and the quality of food is impressive, but prices seem slightly too high for the casual pub-like atmosphere, loud music and relaxed service. If the Granary is trying to steer Leithers towards the 'gastro-pub' concept, the project is still finding its feet and its identity in that slightly ill-defined zone between dining pub, wine bar and bar-bistro remains, at this early stage in its life, a little unclear.