Bread Street Brasserie

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This review is taken from the current (2012) edition.

Point Hotel, also home to Monboddo Bar and the monthly top-floor Sky Bar, the Bread Street Brasserie is designed to reflect a classic French bistro, kitted out with smart wooden café chairs and polished floors. It’s a large space, which can seem a bit empty at quieter times of the week, but clever sectioning of the restaurant creates the illusion of intimacy. The grill section is the focus of the menu, with a variety of steaks which are locally sourced, carefully cooked and come with generously portioned chips and garnish. Imaginative pork dishes are another highlight, including delightful pulled pork and an excellent pig’s cheek dish. Service is slick, well organised and helpful. Desserts are not a high point, however, lacking variety and real enthusiasm. It seems that the Bread Street Brasserie is still trying to find its place in Edinburgh’s dining scene. Once it exploits its evident potential it looks set to be a real star.

• High point: Some excellent dishes showing real potential
• Low point: But that potential is not quite realised yet