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Restaurants and Fish & seafood
- The Peacock Inn
The Peacock serves excellent fish and chips among other seafood dishes - Mussel Inn Edinburgh
Enjoy delicious food and seafood at very affordable prices - Mussel Inn Glasgow
Delicious fresh seafood, meat dishes and vegetarian dishes at excellent value for money - Two Fat Ladies
Two Fat Ladies serve up a fresh, exciting menu with a focus on the finest seafood ingredients
The King's Wark
36 The Shore,
Edinburgh,
EH6 6QU
The term ‘gastropub’ does not get a lot of airing north of Hadrian’s Wall, but it is an apt moniker for the King’s Wark. On one hand, this is a solid old Leith pub, all dark wooden nooks and crannies, that serves up ales to a mixed crowd of tourists…
Sushiya
19 Dalry Road,
Edinburgh,
EH11 2BQ
Atmosphere can be something that’s a little lacking in some of Edinburgh’s sushi joints, but with only 22 seats to fill, tiny Sushiya has a head start in creating that elusive quality. Busy and buzzy, there’s a constant stream of customers eating…
MacCallum’s of Troon Oyster Bar
Harbourside,
Troon,
Ayrshire,
KA10 6DH
A harbourside seafood restaurant run by fishmongers, with a much-loved fish and chip stop (the Wee Hurrie) next door. Expect an array of fruits of the sea and not too much fussing at all.
The Ship on the Shore
24–26 The Shore,
Edinburgh,
EH6 6QN
If you like to know more than which coast your lobster was landed on, set a course for the Ship on the Shore. North Berwick lobster is served simply with chips or more grandly thermidor style, a fact that neatly sums up a restaurant that seamlessly…
Crabshakk
1114 Argyle Street,
Glasgow,
G3 8TD
Tiny Crabshakk packs people in, rather appropriately, like sardines. There’s room for around 50 folk, and that includes stools at the bar and odd little tables where you have to sit side-by-side rather than facing your date. But limited space isn’t the…
Crabby Macs Seafood Café
61 Otago Street,
Glasgow,
G12 8PQ
With wild wallpaper, wines stacked high on the walls, a wall of mirrors, and a tree covered in bright blue LED lights outside, Tattie Macs is both eccentric and stylish. This, combined with the reasonable prices and its prime West End location, might…
The Boat House
22 High Street,
South Queensferry,
City of Edinburgh,
EH30 9PP
There is much to enjoy in this waterfront South Queensferry gem. Ambitious owner and head chef Paul Steward has conjured up a bijou cocktail bar that tempts at street level. Downstairs, floor to ceiling windows offer views of the dramatic iron sweep of…
Café Fish
15 North West Circus Place,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6SX
Note: in July 2011 Café Fish moved to a new location in Stockbridge. This review, first published in April 2011, refers to its previous venue in Leith.
It is a brave restaurant that opens a few doors along from the Michelin-starred Plumed Horse, but…
17a West Register Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2AA
Folklore has it that oysters were once so plentiful in the Forth that Edinburgh used to live on them. The Café Royal Oyster Bar is living proof that the citizens have loved oysters at least as far back as 1863 when its revolving doors first twirled…
Tailend Restaurant and Fish Bar
14–15 Albert Place,
Edinburgh,
EH7 5HN
Back in action following a serious fire in early 2010, The Tailend continues to put a fresh, responsible face onto fish and chip cafés. It's a two-part operation, with a slim, smart restaurant area in sleek varnished wood on one side and a takeaway…
110 West Bow, Grassmarket,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2HH
As you'd expect from the name, this restaurant has as much to appeal to meat eaters as fish lovers. From this Grassmarket location, it would be easy just to dish out comfort food to please the masses filtering through adjacent pubs, but mercifully the…
Mussel Inn
157 Hope Street,
Glasgow,
G2 2UQ
Delicious, healthy and environmentally responsible, rope-grown mussels from Scotland's West Coast are currently enjoying plenty of positive media coverage, and the rather single-minded Mussel Inn is well placed to benefit from an increase in demand.
Arisaig
1 Merchant Square,
Glasgow,
G1 1NY
Named after one of the West coast’s more remote and beautiful villages, Arisaig aims to source the best of Scottish produce and use simple and traditional methods to maintain an authentic connection from field to plate. Bread and cheese are both made…
The Cabin
996–998 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G14 9UJ
The cosy, low-ceilinged dining space is small and intimate, with pictures on the walls, a kitsch cabinet filled with the glasses and a wide open door opening onto the busy kitchen. From there, hisses, aromas and shouts all pour out. Also seen going in…
City Merchant
97–99 Candleriggs,
Glasgow,
G1 1NP
The City Merchant has been serving up good food for over 20 years now. Although it may cater a little bit too much for tourists with its tartan on the walls and traditional Scottish fare, there are also touches of brilliance at great value – it's a…
Gandolfi Fish
84 Albion Street,
Glasgow,
G1 1NY
A fishy sister to the much-loved Café and Bar a few doors down Albion Street, this smartly turned-out member of the Gandolfi family makes great sense. By concentrating almost exclusively on the produce of Scotland's waters, and with a chef in Jamie…
The Grill at Dakota Forthbridge
Dakota Forthbridge, Ferrymuir Retail Park,
South Queensferry,
EH30 9QZ
The sleek, black, modern façade of Dakota at the Forth Road Bridge has an intriguing and slightly aloof quality. But once inside, this stylish hotel restaurant oozes class and sophistication. Chef Roy Brett's menu is dominated by seafood – one…
Livebait - Covent Garden
21 Wellington Street, Covent Garden,
London,
WC2E 7DN
Livebait in Covent Garden continues to reel in diners drawn by its excellent fresh seafood and a vibrant, friendly atmosphere. The mouth-watering menu gets creative with traditional dishes such as Fish and Chips and Cornish Crab, or there's a Shellfish…
225a West George Street,
Glasgow,
G2 2ND
Since opening for business in 1998, Gamba has received regular fulsome praise and more than a few awards for Derek Marshall’s fish-focused cooking. Until a makeover in January 2011 though, the décor failed to live up to the restaurant’s exacting…
Iggs
15 Jeffrey Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1DR
The sister restaurant of the quick and easy tapas bar Barioja next door, Iggs is a more formal dining experience which deserves the respect that goes with its long standing on Edinburgh’s Spanish dining scene. More than a decade old, it still presents…
The Shore Bar & Restaurant
3 The Shore,
Edinburgh,
EH6 6QW
Dark wood panelling, red brocade banquettes and twinkling candles give a timeless feel to this classic Leith bar and restaurant. The closely-spaced tables and dim lighting can feel either wonderfully romantic or perhaps a little too intimate, depending…
44 Candlemaker Row,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2QE
Tucked into an atmospheric Old Town tenement with cosy corners all connected by a rickety staircase that threatens to hurl both staff and food to an untimely end – Tang’s makes a great first impression. The menu is compact and no worse for that…
Bonsai Bar Bistro
46 West Richmond St,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9DZ
Pruning. An under-rated skill, but in the world of tiny trees – as in Japanese restaurants – a vital one. Luckily they have it in spades at Bonsai, with a commendably focused menu that doesn’t try to cover too many bases. And, where they do go in for…
Sweet Melindas
11 Roseneath Street,
Edinburgh,
EH9 1JH
This charming Marchmont bolthole is easily the cosiest fish restaurant in Edinburgh and also one of the capital’s most romantic wee retreats. Old paintings, photos and wooden panelling on the walls give it a nostalgic ambience more reminiscent of a…
Two Fat Ladies
88 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 6NX
The original Two Fat Ladies, housed and taking its name from 88 Dumbarton Road, has been serving excellent fish-focused food since 1989 (and has nothing to do with the eccentric lady chefs and their TV show, which didn’t come along until seven years…




