The Lot
- Average price 2 courses:
£15 (lunch)
£15 (evening meal) - House wine: £11 per bottle
- High point: All profits go to charity
- Low point: Early closing makes evening dining tricky
- Food served: Mon–Sat 11am–9.30pm; Sun noon–6pm
- Open since: 2004
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least 25% of main courses), Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Pre-theatre menu
This review appears in the The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008
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Despite its rather grand situation in an old church, which nestles in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, The Lot is a colourful, somewhat unassuming café-cum-restaurant with a lot of charm. The ceilings are high, the colours bright, and people come at all hours of the day to while away the hours among the mismatched tables, drinking coffee, studying or enjoying some wholesome, not-for-profit fare. The home-made seafood chowder is packed with fish and is creamy without being too rich, while the lime and chilli king prawn salad is tasty, albeit rather haphazardly constructed. Mushroom ravioli in a creamy white wine sauce would benefit from a little less liquid, but the coriander and lime chicken is both succulent and light. When it comes to puddings, The Lot makes a big effort to please, and if you can't decide between all the options on offer, why not opt for the taster plate of three of the chef's choices to share? With live jazz playing in the upstairs room several nights a week and displays of local artists' work adorning the walls, this place has a community feel that's rarely achieved this close to the city centre.
The LIST Card F23
This restaurant offers the standard 2-for-1 LIST Card promotion for:
Lunch: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun
Dinner: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Exclusions: Excluding Pre-Jazz meals
Remember: book by phone (0131 225 9924) and ask for a LIST Card booking.
Find out more about The LIST Card.
Events at The Lot
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Fun, exhilarating saxophone quartet, inspired by 29th Street and starring Paul Towndrow, Martin Kershaw, Konrad Wiszniewski and Allon Beauvoisin. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival'. | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 30 Jul 9.00 | 0131 225 9922 £8.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond MacDonald and George Burt, on saxophones and guitar respectively with saxophonist Coxhill. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival'. | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 28 Jul 9.30 | 0131 225 9922 £9.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh jazz standards and contemporary sounds straight from Copenhagen. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival'. | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 31 Jul 7.00 | 0131 225 9922 £9.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps featuring Heeliegoleerie (8 Jul) and Norman MacKay's Ceilidh Experience (15 Jul). | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | Tuesdays 8.00 | Buy tickets 0131 225 9922 £6 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| New Yorkers McNulty and Bollenback sing and play guitar, respectively. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.' | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 26 Jul 9.30–11.30 | 0131 473 2000 £9.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Pianist Milligan and his trio supply a melodic jazz selection from standards to contemporary tunes. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival'. | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 29 Jul 9.00 | 0131 225 9922 £8.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed media show by five artists from Garvald Edinburgh, including Julie Whitson's delicate cast glass works inspired by the architecture of the Grassmarket and Micheal Mclellan's huge canvases about his favourite rock bands. | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 7 Jul–11 Sep | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A blend of folk and jazz from Edinburgh harpist Gilchrist, with bass player Aidan O'Donnell. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.' | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 27 Jul 9.00–11.00 | 0131 473 2000 £8.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Vibrant jazz standards and assured originals from the pen of gifted alto-saxophonist Towndrow. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival'. | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 25 Jul 9.30–11.30 | 0131 473 2000 £8.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Russian pianist Nabatov and German trombonist Wogram play extended improvisations which are influenced by Shostakovich, Chopin, swing, post-bop and European free improv. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.' | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 26 Jul 6.30–8.00 | 0131 473 2000 £10.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| New York fiddler who mixes modern jazz with Balkan folk, Mexican grooves and Brazilian dance music. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival'. | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 28 Jul 6.30 | 0131 225 9922 £8.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz-based performance with strong world and Oriental influenced tunes by this saxophonist/flautist/composer (Cauld Blast Orchestra, Salsa Celtica) and his band. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival'. | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 25 Jul 6.30–8.30 | 0131 473 2000 £8.50 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Drummer Stu Brown leads this celebration of the off beat musical world of Raymond Scott who provided music for Warner Brothers cartoons in the 30s. 'Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival'. | ||
| The Lot, Edinburgh | 31 Jul 9.30 | 0131 225 9922 £9.50 |
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