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Abstract
33/35 Castle Terrace, West End,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2EL
There's a piece of advice for women in the film LA Story - once you've put on all your jewellery and accessories, check the mirror and then remove the piece that catches your eye. And if Abstract excised just the mirror-ball pillar from amongst the…
Amber
The Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre, 354 Castlehill, The Royal Mile, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2NE
This gem of a restaurant may seem to cater to tourists, being, as it is, slap-bang on the trail, but it is quite a find and well worth the trek to the Royal Mile for locals. Set beneath the Whisky Heritage Centre and close to Edinburgh Castle, the plain…
An Lochan
340 Crow Road, West End,
Glasgow,
G11 7HT
Enjoy a meal at An Lochan (formerly Café Royale) and you'll not only have chef Claire McKie to thank but also Mary, Shonna, Arthur and Winston. These ladies and gentlemen are responsible for catching, gathering and shooting the scallops, oysters…
Arisaig
140 St Vincent Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 5LA
Arisaig's co-owners, Stephen Bonomi and Naveed Rashid, have an admirable commitment to 'local food for local people', as it were, putting well-sourced produce into contemporary new forms for an understated take on Scotland with style. Elegant…
Art Lovers' Café
House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, Southside,
Glasgow,
G41 5BW
On a walk around Glasgow's House for an Art Lover, a mansion based on Charles Rennie Mackintosh's drawings and not built till 1990, the serenity of Bellahouston Park might lull even the highest of blood pressures to a gentle sense of calm. Even inside…
The Atholl Dining Room
The Howard Hotel, 34 Great King Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6QH
Push open the heavy wooden front door to the Atholl Dining Room, enter a large hall with faux marble pillars and you've arrived in Edinburgh circa 1820. This elegant Georgian townhouse, now a hotel and restaurant, is in the heart of Edinburgh's New…
Atrium
10 Cambridge Street, Southside,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2ED
There's a reason why the Atrium is one of Edinburgh's most renowned restaurants - the food is simply divine. Chef Neil Forbes has affiliations to the Slow Food movement, which means the Scottish/Mediterranean menu is created with an eye not just to the…
Aurora
Langs Hotel, 2 Port Dundas Place, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 3LD
Although this place is only open two nights a week and is smaller than Langs' other restaurant, Oshi [see Far East], Aurora's menu is clearly no afterthought. The carefully presented range of ambitious dishes compensates for fairly bland surroundings on…
Barbarossa
3-5 Clarkston Road, Southside,
Glasgow,
G44 4EF
This Southside favourite, a regular on our hitlist, has mastered a winning recipe of exceptional food served in stylish, welcoming surroundings by conscientious staff. The menu is a fusion of Italian and Scottish cooking, with lasagne and antipasti…
Bentley's @ the Rascasse
14 Busby Road, Clarkston Toll, Southside,
Glasgow,
G76 7XL
The Rascasse, a funky style bar in the Southside suburb of Clarkston, takes its name from a hairpin turn on Monte Carlo's famous Grand Prix circuit. The restaurant here, Bentley's, is a more sedate affair - think limo, not hot-rod - compared with the…
Bistro at One Devonshire Gardens
1 Devonshire Gardens, West End,
Glasgow,
G12 OUX
The Bistro at One Devonshire Gardens dares to ditch Glasgow's famed gallus vigour for Gallic elegance - symbolically, pitch-black blinds block out busy Great Western Road. Inside, a fastidiously polite head waiter and a helpfully ruminative sommelier…
Blas
1397 Argyle Street, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 8AN
Blas is the Gaelic word for 'taste', and those who dine here can expect to experience a taste of the varied flavours of Scotland. The restaurant is situated on the edge of Partick, traditionally the Gael ghetto in Glasgow, and the Gaelic tongue can be…
Blonde
75 St Leonard's Street, Southside,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9QR
This neighbourhood restaurant is deservedly popular and has a welcoming and homely feel. The dining room is simply furnished with light furniture and wooden floors, and has a relaxed ambience which acts as the perfect backdrop to the carefully prepared…
Borough
72-80 Causewayside, Southside,
Edinburgh,
EH9 1PY
Around ten minutes' walk south of the Royal Mile, the Borough Hotel bar and restaurant have stolen some style from the classic big city lobbies of London and New York. With a long galley bar and a multitude of leather three-seaters, you and your whisky…
The Bothy
11 Ruthven Lane, West End,
Glasgow,
G12 9BG
The Bothy is an intriguing mix of tartan and shadowy seclusion - like Brigadoon shot as film noir. Waiters wear kilts of muted hues and the menu self-consciously signposts its Scottishness (dishes come wi' accompaniments). But equally distinct is the…
Bouzy Rouge
111 West Regent Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 2RU
Although on the corner of Wellington Street and West Regent Street, Bouzy Rouge's interior feels as if it would not be out of place in central Barcelona. It might be described as a contemporary spin on Catalan modernism: there is not a straight line to…
Braidwoods
Drumastle Mill Cottage, Saltcoats Road,
by Dalry,
Ayrshire,
KA2 44LN
To many, Dalry is just another former mining town to pass through on the way to the Ayrshire coast. But Keith and Nicola Braidwood, holders of a Michelin star since 2000, attract even the most dedicated of urban foodies to their small country cottage.
The Brasserie at Òran Mór
731-735 Great Western Road, West End,
Glasgow,
G12 8QX
The Brasserie, which is entered from Great Western Road, is the dedicated restaurant of Òran Mór, Colin Beattie's multi-purpose entertainment complex situated in a former church at the top of Byres Road. The decor is a mix of plush ecclesiastical gothic…
Bruntonside Restaurant
Bruntonside, Westerwood,
Torphichen,
West Lothian,
EH48 4NQ
Tucked by an old village with Knights Hospitaller connections (Torphichen), near one of central Scotland's finest views (Cairnpapple), Bruntonside is perfect for out of town escapes. Wrapped in a swathe of Scots pines, the floor-to-ceiling windows…
Burts Hotel
Market Square,
Melrose,
TD6 9PL
Situated bang in the centre of Melrose, home of the famous rugby sevens, Burts Hotel is something of a local landmark. Established and run by Graham Henderson and his two sons, for 30 years it has been serving a devoutly loyal Borderers set. Inside the…
The Butterfly & the Pig
153 Bath Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 4SQ
Scotland
Unique, and maybe just a little zany, this flighty butterfly and dashing pig have made a rather refreshing splash across the Glasgow pub food scene. Eclectic retro décor typified by wingback chairs, velvet poufs, art deco crockery and odd, narrative…
The Buttery
652 Argyle Street, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 8UF
As a fire gutted the kitchen here, we didn't get the opportunity to visit the Buttery for this edition of the guide. But owner Ian Fleming assures us that normal service resumes in summer 2007 at one of the most distinguished dining addresses in…
The Cabin
996-998 Dumbarton Road, West End,
Glasgow,
G14 9UJ
The Cabin is a Glasgow institution, much loved for its homey atmosphere, with old furniture and prints evoking a small Irish sitting room of the 1950s. On busy nights, resident singer Wilma belts out standards and gets everyone to join in, making it…
Café Gandolfi
64 Albion Street, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 1NY
The revolving doors through which one must pass to enter Café Gandolfi add a little sense of occasion to proceedings, though regulars might argue that's just eager anticipation of the food that awaits. Inside, the occasional hint of art deco gives a…
Café Royal Oyster Bar
17a West Register Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2AA
Surely Edinburgh's most venerable dining venue, the Café Royal boasts the kind of authentic theatrical fittings that most theme pubs covet. With a separate entrance to the adjoining Circle Bar (see review in the Bar & Pub section), the Oyster Bar's oak…
Café Source
1 St Andrew's Square, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 5PP
With words like 'skirlie', 'whirr', 'rumbledethumps' and 'fligmagaeries', the language of traditional Scottish music and traditional Scottish food - often with a little helpful translation - go well together. This is something that Café Source, in the…
Camerons
Glasgow Hilton, 1 William Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G3 8HT
The Hilton's fine-dining restaurant is a sanctum of formal calm away from the concrete contortions and M8 traffic nearby, but there is little to remind diners they are in Glasgow. From middle-aged, moneyed couples, through Greco-Roman pillars and a live…
Channings Restaurant
12-16 South Learmonth Gardens, Comely Bank,
Edinburgh,
EH4 1EZ
Hidden in the depths of a large Georgian townhouse, this hotel dining room (open to non-residents), adjacent to a quietly buzzing bar, has a polished, no-nonsense feel about it. Channings has recently had a revamp and it's looking very smart indeed.
Chapters Bistro
Main Street, Gattonside,
by Melrose,
Borders,
TD6 9NB
Gattonside village's welcoming bistro is a short drive from Melrose or a pleasant summer evening's walk by church and river. Locals and visitors congregate, and there is a real buzz of the gentle 'Borders' kind, you understand. Inside is a study of…
Circus Wine Bar & Grill
58a North Castle Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 3LU
Towards the end of 2006, November Leisure's various dining ventures saw a significant shake-up. Around the same time, Circus Café in Stockbridge ceased trading while fine dining restaurant Cosmo closed its doors, only to reopen a few weeks later as the…
City Café
City Inn, Finnieston Quay, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 8HN
Just downstream from the iconic new 'squinty' bridge, City Café, on the ground floor of the City Inn hotel, capitalises fully on its recently enhanced Clydeside location. Floor to ceiling windows allow full appreciation of Glasgow's aquatic artery, as…
City Merchant
97-99 Candleriggs, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 1NP
As the buffing up of the Merchant City has accelerated, the Matteo family's restaurant, open since 1988, has remained a solid alternative to the sleeker and trendier eateries springing up nearby. The pictures of hoary fishermen and knick-knacks of…
Creagan House
Strathyre,
Perthshire,
FK18 8ND
Creagan House is an attractive, sandstone building in a pretty, tranquil setting at the head of Loch Lubnaig, north of Callander. First impressions are of an affluent, old-fashioned home: the restaurant is decorated and furnished in a baronial style…
The Cristal, Mar Hall
Mar Hall, Earl of Mar Estate,
Bishopton,
Renfrewshire,
PA7 5NW
It's only a short drive away, but the studied luxury of Mar Hall is far removed from gallus Glasgow. The Cristal is the fine-dining restaurant in this Gothic mansion-turned-exclusive hotel, open to visitors as well as residents. The setting is…
Culter Mill Restaurant
Coulter Village,
Coulter,
South Lanarkshire,
ML12 6PZ
You'd think more city folk would venture south for the same skillful cooking you might seek in the metropolis, but at a fraction of the price, particularly as this place is hardly a laborious drive down the A702 past the Pentland Hills and through a…
Deans at Let's Eat
77-79 Kinnoull Street,
Perth,
PH1 5EZ
Following a major refurbishment in early 2007, marking another step in the transition from the days of Let's Eat on this site, Deans Restaurant oozes comfort and class. Linen-covered tables, an open fire and huge sofas - from where you study the menu…
Dine
205 Fenwick Road, Southside,
Glasgow,
G46 6JD
Like a pearl in a bowl of marbles, Dine lights up an area of local businesses and takeaways. Its narrow wedge of an interior - teetering between cosy and cramped when busy - has gleaming white walls and tablecloths broken up by little more than rows of…
The Dining Room
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 28 Queen Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1JX
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society began over 20 years ago when a group of whisky-loving friends clubbed together to buy a cask of fine malt whisky. Today, the international society has three UK branches (two in Edinburgh and one in London) with more than…
The Doric Tavern
15/16 Market Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1DE
Housed in a property built between 1710 and 1742, the Doric Tavern bistro rests opposite the Fruitmarket Gallery and the side entrance to Waverley Station. Although the food isn't what draws everyone in, it is worth climbing the creaking stairs from…
Duck's at Kilspindie House Hotel
The Kilspindie, Main Street,
Aberlady,
East Lothian,
EH32 0RE
Translating the success of his busy New Town restaurant to Aberlady's quiet environs can't have been easy, but Malcolm Duck's award-winning coastal venture is becoming a destination in its own right. The restaurant is light and pleasant, its understated…
Duck's at Le Marché Noir
14 Eyre Place, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH3 5EP
Named after its proprietor, Malcolm Duck, this well-established Edinburgh restaurant is aimed at the more mature, discerning clientele, who can fully appreciate its award-winning wine list and no-frills style. It provides an intimate dining experience…
Fanny Trollopes
1066 Argyle Street, West End,
Glasgow,
G3 8LY
Inconspicuously set amid a parade of shop fronts in Finnieston, Fanny Trollopes café bistro is the neighbourhood restaurant that everyone might wish they could stumble across. Solid wooden tables and chairs are intimately pushed together in a rather…
Fenwicks
15 Salisbury Place, Southside,
Edinburgh,
EH9 1SL
Enthusiastic new owners hope to spruce up this well-loved Southside establishment, which has been around for over a decade. There's not a lot of high-quality competition in the area, so regulars will be happy to know that, although a few teething…
Forth Floor Restaurant
Harvey Nichols, 30-34 St Andrew Square, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2AD
Beautiful views across the city from the castle to the Forth make this a spectacular place to dine, particularly when you're seated outside on the terrace in summer. Inside, large circular ceiling lights, from which dimmed red hues light up the…
Fouters Restaurant
2a Academy Street,
Ayr,
KA7 1HS
Ask most discerning Ayr residents for a good tip about where to eat locally and they'll point you in the direction of Fouters. In fact, given that it's located in a converted bank vault down off street level, good directions are especially useful. Once…
The Gallery Restaurant and Bar
Weston Link, National Galleries of Scotland, The Mound, City Centre,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2EL
Edinburgh has a lot of good places in which to lunch once you have had your fill of gallery art. Nevertheless, the Gallery Restaurant and Bar at the National just about tops them all and certainly gives good value for money. Overlooking Princes Street…
Gamba
225a West George Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G2 2ND
Over the years, this guide has twice named Gamba as Glasgow's best restaurant. It's satisfying to report that the standards are as high as ever. Chef/owner Derek Marshall's team still manages to bag the best seabass, halibut and scallops the market has…
Glenskirlie House
Kilsyth Road,
Banknock,
Stirlingshire,
FK4 1UF
Glenskirlie House has enjoyed 25 years and two generations of cultivation and care from the Macaloney family. With the father, John, now mostly retired, Colin Macaloney takes the lead, though nearly every member of the family lends a loving hand to the…
The Grain Store
30 Victoria Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JW
The magical quality of Victoria Street is increased when you see it through the elegant arched windows of the Grain Store. Why the street's builders thought that the upstairs storerooms would need windows of such distinction is a nice question, but they…
Greywalls
Muirfield,
Gullane,
East Lothian,
EH31 2EG
Definitely posh, but not imposingly so, Greywalls, on the edge of Muirfield golf course, revels in its setting in the splendour of the East Lothian countryside. Edwin Lutyens designed the house in 1901 and the Weaver family has owned the property as…
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