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Restaurants, French and Outdoor dining
The Kitchin
78 Commercial Quay,
Edinburgh,
EH6 6LX
A meal at Tom Kitchin’s much-acclaimed restaurant offers a taste of his vivid imagination. Cocooned within a sophisticated, smoky-blue cave, it feels intentionally separated from the outside world. Expectations are high, and generally they’re swiftly…
Chez Jules
109 Hanover Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1DJ
It's twenty years since the plain but distinctive red-and-yellow colour scheme of Pierre Victoire off-shoot Chez Jules first appeared in Edinburgh. Its comeback over the last couple of years – first on Hanover Street then, towards the end of 2010, a…
Hotel du Vin
11 Bristo Place,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1EZ
Fact: eating out is way nicer than eating in. Or at least it is when the people who bring your food and pour your drinks are really, really lovely. This is well understood in Hotel du Vin, where the service is full of personality and pretty much…
1901
1534 Pollokshaws Road,
Glasgow,
G43 1RF
Though a little removed from the main Shawlands dining strip the value of the food along with the decidedly relaxed and jovial atmosphere at this unassuming corner pub and bistro make it worth the venture. New owner Graham Sutherland, who also has the…
Petit Paris
38–40 Grassmarket,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JU
Cheek by jowl in the middle of the traffic-eased Grassmarket, Petit Paris uses all available spaces to fit check-clothed tables into its lively, friendly venue. More enthusiastically French than many of its competitors, a genuine welcome greets each…
La P'tite Folie
Tudor House, 9 Randolph Place,
Edinburgh,
EH3 7TE
For 15 years La P'tite Folie has been part of Edinburgh's dining scene, initially in the bustle of Frederick Street and joined, six years later, by the venue that has come to overshadow the original, set behind a quirky Tutor façade looking out on the…
Café Marlayne
13 Antigua Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3NH
Longevity is not something always associated with Edinburgh’s French restaurants. That Café Marlayne has stuck around for a decade is testament to its ability to consistently please an eclectic range of diners. Tucked just north of George Street the…
Bistro at One Devonshire Gardens
1 Devonshire Gardens,
Glasgow,
G12 0UX
It may have endured several makeovers, reinventions and name changes, but the restaurant of luxury hotel One Devonshire Gardens was always an elegant and memorable place to eat even when the kitchen wasn’t at its peak. Now with Darin Campbell returning…
Café Cassis
Salisbury Hotel, Salisbury Road,
Edinburgh,
EH16 5AA
Tucked under the Salisbury Hotel in the quieter reaches of Edinburgh’s southside, Café Cassis makes good use of its semi-basement situation. Beyond the tight entranceway, the interior is warmly lit, welcoming and relaxed, and backs onto a…
Baby Grand
3–7 Elmbank Gardens,
Glasgow,
G2 4NQ
With its proximity to Charing Cross Station, the Premier Inn and the motorway, the long-established Baby Grand is handily placed to cater for commuters, visitors and business folk, particularly during the day. At night the area is quieter but a…
Café Rouge
43 Frederick Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1EP
The name conjures up a cosy bistro on La Rive Gauche. Yet, while the chansons belt forth from the stereo and the menu features a handful of familiar regional specialities such as boeuf bourguignon, there's nothing particularly intimate about Café Rouge.
Pierre Victoire
18 Eyre Place,
Edinburgh,
EH3 5EP
Pierre Victoire has been popping up in various guises around Edinburgh for almost twenty five years. It’s set to a reliable, if somewhat predictable formula: lively front of house, a menu dripping with French cliche, and service that’s as down-to-earth…
Crêpe à Croissant
183 Hope St,
Glasgow,
G2 2UL
Starting life as a small van in the West End of town some 16 years ago, Crepe a Croissant has become somewhat of a hallowed ground for all of Glasgow’s carb-obsessed crowd. The menu includes smoothies, sandwiches, baguettes, wraps, croissants and baked…
The Doll's House Restaurant
3 Church Square,
St Andrews,
Fife,
KY16 9NN
One of St Andrew's better respected restaurants, centrally situated with some attractive outdoor dining and serving an internationally influenced menu based on Scottish produce.
Le Mouton Noir
3–5 Viewforth,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4JD
In no sense is Le Mouton Noir the black sheep of French dining, other than in the literal translation of its name. Instead, this clean-cut yet warmly inviting Bruntsfield restaurant leads the flock with an uncompromising attitude that well warrants a…
Le Sept
5 Hunter Square,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1QW
Le Sept has been around on the Edinburgh dining scene in one form or another since 1982 and they have honed their formula down to a fine art. You won’t find thrilling culinary experimentation or fancy foams here, just honest competently cooked French…
Mulberry's
42 Munro Place, Great Western Road, Anniesland,
Glasgow,
G13 2UW
Mulberry's occupies a peculiar position in a former canteen space tucked between garages on the Anniesland stretch of Great Western Road. But this relaxed yet elegant operation, offering traditional meat and fish dishes (utilising ingredients such as…
Chez Roux
Greywalls Hotel, Muirfield,
Gullane,
East Lothian,
EH31 2EG
Greywalls has in its time played host to many happy family events, and the marriage in 2010 between the Weaver family’s country house hotel and Albert Roux’s Inverlochy Castle Management International is surely not the least of them. A meal here is an…
Crêpe à Croissant
396 Byres Rd,
Glasgow,
G12 8AR
Starting life as a small van in the West End of town some 16 years ago, Crepe a Croissant has become somewhat of a hallowed ground for all of Glasgow’s carb-obsessed crowd. The menu includes smoothies, sandwiches, baguettes, wraps, croissants and baked…
Crêpe à Croissant
50 St Enoch Sq,
Glasgow,
G1 4DH
Starting life as a small van in the West End of town some 16 years ago, Crepe a Croissant has become somewhat of a hallowed ground for all of Glasgow’s carb-obsessed crowd. The menu includes smoothies, sandwiches, baguettes, wraps, croissants and baked…
The French Fancies
42 London Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6LX
This charming basement café, run by a couple from Lyon, proves that although the French take their food seriously, they know how to have fun with it too. The front room acts as both shop and takeaway, the owners selling their very own preserves…
Malmaison Brasserie
1 Tower Place,
Edinburgh,
EH6 7BZ
Being a hotel restaurant can have its perks and challenges – and the brasserie at Malmaison does make an effort to be more than an adjunct to the successful and stylish hotel chain. The chunky Victorian waterfront property, fitted out with plush…
Malmaison
278 West George Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4LL
With its low cavernous ceiling, warm dark brown and red hues and atmospheric lighting, the Mal is surprisingly unpretentious. The menu is a collection of classic British dishes, which swim across the channel for inspiration, class and a little Gallic…
