Experience rustic, family style cooking at award-winning French restaurant La Garrigue. Sample the tastes of Languedoc at one of the most authentic restaurants in Edinburgh (Hitlisted in The List Eating & Drinking Guide 2012) or visit our fantastic little bistro in Leith.
Restaurants and Bistros & brasseries
- The Living Room
The Living Room offers an abundance of choice with a wide range of high quality food - Tempus
Our concept is quite simple: fresh, local, uncomplicated and delicious food - Amicus Apple
Delicious food and mouthwatering cocktails in an enchanting atmosphere - Tron Theatre
Fantastic food and drink - and a fabulous night out
Olive Branch Bistro
91 Broughton Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3RX
Broughton Street has long been a hot spot for eating and drinking in the city, and this corner dining room is a tremendously popular example. Open for breakfast through to dinner, the usual suspects are served throughout the day before the real event…
The Orangery Ayrshire
Ardrossan Road, Seamill,
West Kilbride,
Ayrshire,
KA23 9ND
Set within Seamill Hydro, the Orangery restaurant has stunning views of over 100 square miles of the Ayrshire coastline. The brand new restaurant feature a varied menu and great selection of seafood.
Rocca Bar and Grill
Rusacks Hotel, The Links,
St Andrews,
Fife,
KY16 9JQ
Original cornicing, subdued lighting and white linen napkins, not to mention the view over the 18th green of the venerable Old Course, contribute to the sophistication of this champagne bar and restaurant set in one of the town's well known hotels.
St Louis Cafe Bar
734 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 7RD
This family-run café-bar originally opened as just a café, but as its evening popularity grew so did its modest menu. The venue is as welcoming as a good friend’s living room with Klimt prints, fairy lights wrapped around pillars and an aged wooden…
Seaforth Bar and Restaurant
The Seaforth, Quay Street,
Ullapool,
Highland,
IV26 2UE
Ullapool’s Seaforth Bar and Restaurant is a popular gathering place for mariners and land lubbers. It’s housed in a building which has known many incarnations; as a store for the herring drifters, a black smith’s forge and a chandelry. An award winning…
The Shandon Belles
652 Argyle Street,
Glasgow,
G3 8UF
Once you've found your way to Glasgow institution the Buttery (which can be tricky), there's a choice between the restaurant proper and this small bistro downstairs, under the same Two Fat Ladies management. This stylish, pretty space is decorated with…
Shimla Pinks
777 Pollokshaws Road,
Glasgow,
G41 2AX
Pink is the word at Shimla Pinks on Pollokshaws Road. The striking cerise and black décor, along with the subdued lighting and white opaque glass behind the bar, create a 1980s wine bar feel. The atmosphere is subdued, intimate and rarely too busy…
Sky Bar & Grill
Ocean Terminal, Victoria Dock,
Edinburgh,
EH6 6JJ
Shopping malls and exquisite dining experiences don't immediately spring to mind as easy bedfellows. But this hasn't prevented the opening of an ambitious venture on the top floor of Edinburgh's Ocean Terminal. Sky Bar and Grill is a modern diner with…
The Sunflower Restaurant
4 Bridgegate,
Peebles,
EH45 8RZ
Long before local, seasonal produce became a national obsession The Sunflower in the trim Borders market town of Peebles was already rolling its sleeves up about food provenance. The steaks, for example, are from family butcher Forsyths in Peebles and…
The Terrace Restaurant
The Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1 Festival Square,
Edinburgh,
EH3 9SR
The Terrace Restaurant at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa is closed for a full refurbishment and will reopen with a new restaurant concept in early 2012.
The Pierhouse Restaurant at Hotel Hebrides
Pier Road East Tarbert,
Isle Of Harris,
Eilean Siar,
HS3 3DG
At Hotel Hebrides we intend to provide all the things you would expect to find when staying at an intimate boutique hotel. Sublime comfort, top quality beds, great food, late breakfasts and checkouts, an excellent range of drinks and friendly staff all…
The Top Deck @ The Ferry
The Ferry, Anderston Quay,
Glasgow,
G3 8BX
A popular venue for gigs and club nights, this floating Glasgow institution does a good line in lunches and early dinners before the entertainment begins. There is a certain indefinable pleasure in eating on water, and when the sun shines on the outdoor…
The Unicorn Inn
15 Excise Street,
Kincardine,
Fife,
FK10 4LN
A 17th century coaching house which was also the birthplace of Kincardine’s most famous son, the chemist and physicist James Dewar (inventor of the Dewar – later Thermos – flask), the Unicorn Inn has seen a substantial upgrade since them. Now a smart…
Urban Bar & Brasserie
23–25 St Vincent Place,
Glasgow,
G1 2DT
Positioned to receive tourists spilling out from George Square is this, the flagship in Alan Tomkins’ collection of Glasgow bars and restaurants. With its muted tones, champagne bar and live piano playing it seems halfway between a relaxed, cosmopolitan…
West Highland Gate
103 Main Street, Milngavie,
Glasgow,
G62 6JQ
Located just north of Glasgow city centre, West Highland Gate is a family-friendly restaurant in Milngavie which is part of the popular Beefeater chain. Steaks, grills and burgers with international favourites and set meal deals offer something to suit…
Whighams Wine Cellars
13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square,
Edinburgh,
EH2 4EL
For almost 30 years, stressed professionals have uncoiled at Whighams. At 6pm on Fridays the shadowy cellar’s nooks are jammed, the restaurant side is heaving and the bar stools are occupied by smart ladies gratefully cradling one of 40 wines by the…
Yann's at Glenearn House
Perth Road,
Crieff,
PH7 3EQ
Authentic home-style cooking from a French chef producing simple bistro fare with Scottish ingredients. Traditional favourites, such as French onion soup and ratatouille feature, but a cheese fondue with wild mushrooms reveals chef Yannick Grospellier's…
