The Voodoo Rooms
- Food served: Mon–Sun noon–9.45pm
- Bar open: Mon–Sun noon–1pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 4
- Also offers: Gluten-free options, Live music
- Capacity: 40
- Largest group: 25
- Open since: 2007
- Average price 2 courses:
£17 (lunch)
£19 (evening meal) - House wine: £13 per bottle
This review appears in the The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 – in the shops now or buy online.
When the Voodoo Rooms opened at the end of 2007 the promise of an intoxicating blend of tiki cocktails and live music in decadent surroundings created a fair old sensation. And if you're off to check it all out, know this: there's a Devil's Kitchen in the mix. It provides a Creole-inspired menu in the black and gold restaurant off the black and gold bar, as well as a Friday night supper club in the ballroom (5.30–8.30pm, £14.95 for three courses) with live jazz or swing and a Sunday roast. Lunchtimes have soups, sandwiches and a 'pasta and eggs' list for speedier dining, while the à la carte menu takes the Creole theme all the way from homey and subtle in the yellow lentil and smoked paprika soup up to brilliant spicing in the medley of jumbo crab meat, tiger prawn and scallop in white truffle vinaigrette. The house ribs in spicy tomato sauce present a heap of shards of pig of every size and shape, which is likely to bring the diner relishing the soft meat and sticky sauce closer to their dark side. And an order of Voodoo Doll chocolate cake for pudding confirms the devilment, when their piquant strawberry blood turns out to be all too enjoyable.
- High point: Gorgeous black glass tabletops
- Low point: Liberal salad garnishes aren't opulent in the same way
The LIST Card F2
This restaurant offers the standard 2-for-1 LIST Card promotion for:
Lunch: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Dinner: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Remember: book by phone (0131 556 7060) and ask for a LIST Card booking.
The LIST Card is a dining scheme that gives you promotional two-for-one offers at a range of restaurants in Glasgow, Edinburgh and beyond. Find out more.
Events at The Voodoo Rooms
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Unique pop, branded as 'organic Celtic soul' as Petrie films his DVD 'Iain Petrie: Live From the Voodoo Rooms'. | ||
| The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh | 20 Jul 8.00 | 0131 556 7060 £6 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Luscious, ethereal acoustic triple bill. | ||
| The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh | 23 Jul 9.00 | 0131 556 7060 £6 (£5) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The Black Spring DJs man the decks and bring you two live acts each week, including indie, gypsy punk and post-punk from Gracy Emilys, Punch & the Apostles and Reformation (17 Jul); a bluesy double bill of Sara & the Snakes and The Black Diamond Express (24 Jul) and an indie triple of Kid Canaveral, The King Hats and Night Noise Team (31 Jul). | ||
| The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh | 17 Jul–1 Aug 8.00–1.00am | 0131 556 7060 £5 (£4) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Live jam session taking in folk, blues, funk, rock, reggae, ska, in fact anything goes. | ||
| The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh | 24 Jul 8.00 | 0131 556 7060 £5 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Underground Bay Area hip hop, with singer-songwriter support. | ||
| The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh | 22 Jul 8.00 | Buy tickets 0131 556 7060 £14 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Last ever show from Jo Malik's live band mashing up soul, blues, funk, country, post punk and folk. | ||
| The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh | 30 Jul 8.00 | 0131 556 7060 £7 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| New night of funk, hard-edged soul, 60s and 70s gems and even a dash of disco from Fryer (Motherfunk and JazzmanRecords), Ian Wright and Jason Stirland (Deepfunk). | ||
| The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh | 26 Jul, 2 Aug 9.00–1.00am | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Rare groove, funk, jazz, boogie and Afro-beat combine for some 'earthquaking Afro-funk'. | ||
| The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh | 27 Jul 8.00 | Buy tickets 0131 556 7060 £10 |
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