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Margot, Edinburgh
Margot 7 – 8 Barclay Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 4HP 0131 281 4170 www.margotedinburgh.co.uk The Bill A la carte £7.80 – £14.00 The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 3/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 17.5/25 Margo(t). You wait years for the girl, then two arrive at once. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. Margo,…
Read MoreBell Bottom Indian Eatery Edinburgh
Bell Bottom Indian Eatery 2 Polwarth Crescent, Edinburgh EH11 1HW 0131 467 2555 www.bellbottomeatery.co.uk The Bill Lunch – Thali (Drink Included) Veg £19.99 | Non Veg £22.99 A la carte Starters £6.99 – £8.99 | Mains £8.99 – £19.99 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 20.5/25 …
Read Moresō-lō, Aughton, Merseyside
sō-lō 17 Town Green Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk L59 6SE 01695 302170 www.restaurantsolo.co.uk The Bill Lunch Menu (3 courses) £52.00 Sunday Lunch Menu (4 courses) £64.00 Tasting Menu (6 courses) £105.00 The Score Cooking 10/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 25/25 We like to think of this as more than…
Read MoreTiger Rock, Liverpool
Tiger Rock North John Street, Liverpool L2 9RU 0151 363 6650 www.tigerrockliverpool.uk The Bill Small Plates £6.80 – £11.80 | Desserts £4.80 – £6.80 The Score Cooking 5.5/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 18/25 It’s Grand National weekend in Liverpool, further extending the range of remarkable Scouse sights. There are more…
Read MorePurslane Restaurant, Edinburgh
Purslane Restaurant 33A St Stephen Street, Edinburgh EH3 5AH 0131 226 3500 www.purslanerestaurant.co.uk The Bill Lunch Two courses £29.95 | Three courses £34.95 Dinner – Tasting Menu Only 5 courses £75.00 | 7 courses £95.00 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 3.5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 21.5/25 Purslane. No, not one…
Read MoreThe Best Meal: The Worst Meal
Six months or so ago I issued an invitation to all of you who have provided guest reviews over the years. The call was to contribute articles recalling your best ever, or worst ever, dining experience, or both. It would appear that many of you have, ahem, forgotten. But a single response was received. Since…
Read MoreCapri, Fuseta, Algarve, Portugal
Capri Praça da República 4 8700-012 Fuseta, Algarve, Portugal +351 289 793 165 Instagram www.instagram.com/cafecaprifz The Bill (in Euros)* Mains €7.50 – €19.00 Desserts €3.50 * Prawns, crab and langoustines are sold by weight The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 4.5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 20.5/25 As a youth I…
Read MoreCraobh, Crieff
Craobh 26 James Square, Crieff PH7 3EY 01764 650762 www.craobhrestaurant.com The Bill Brunch/Lunch Brunch Dishes £7.50 – £10.50 | Sandwiches £9.50 – £12.50 Mains £14.00 – £33.00 | Desserts £1.50 – £8.50 Dinner Small Plates £8.50 – £10.00 | Mains £15.00 – £33.00 Desserts £1.50 – £8.50 The Score Cooking 5.5/10 | Service…
Read MoreDinner in St Petersburg – Guest Reviewer, Binkie Johnston
Peterhof, St Petersburg 1914 We first encountered my ancestor Binkie Johnston four years ago when we published his account of the last meal served from the First Class kitchen of the Titanic. Many of you assumed he had perished: some were kind enough to send condolences. I did drop a hint that we…
Read MoreRogue, St Andrews
Rogue 209 South Street, St Andrews KY16 9EF 01334 470354 www.rogue-standrews.com The Bill* Starters £8.00 – £18.00 | Mains £22.00 – £44.00 Desserts £7.00 – £9.00 *Most seafood and premium cuts of beef are charged at market prices The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 19/25 Congratulate me,…
Read MoreMuna’s Ethiopian Cuisine, Edinburgh
Muna’s Ethiopian Cuisine 8 Gillespie Place, Edinburgh EH10 4HS 07886 118334 Instagram munasethiopiancuisine The Bill Veggie Dishes £12.95 – £13.95 | Meat Dishes £15.95 – £16.95 Combo Platters for one £15.95/£18.95 (Larger platters are available) The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 20/25 Joy. It’s an old fashioned…
Read MoreWallawwa, near Negombo, Sri Lanka
Wallawwa Minuwangoda-Gampaha-Miriswatta Rd, Kotugoda, Sri Lanka +94 77 363 8381 www.teardrop-hotels.com/wallawwa/ The Bill* Starters £6.25 – £11.50 | Rice and Curry £10.50 – £24.50 Mains £9.00 – £24.25 | Dessert £3.00 – £6.50 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service – 4/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 21/25 *Exchange Rate £1 – 350…
Read MoreReview of 2024. Part 2: 1 – 17=
RANK RESTAURANT TOWN SCORE COMMENTS 1 The Ritz NATIONAL RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR London 24 Perfection at a price. Executive Chef John Williams enjoys legendary status. Well deserved bit.ly/4cacb5l 2 Macau Kitchen SCOTTISH RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR Edinburgh 23 Unlikely that you will have eaten food like…
Read MoreReview of 2024. Part 1: 20 – 34
It’s very hard to believe that it’s that time of year again. Scores overall are significantly higher than in 2023. It could be that I’m getting softer as an assessor, but I think not. I can think of only two or three places where the food was mediocre or worse. Most of those at the…
Read MoreWhy Tom (Sometimes) Doesn’t Eat
A Restaurant With No Name Somewhere in Scotland A ridiculous title, of course. Anyone who knows me will be aware that I couldn’t have got to my present shape without regular sessions in the nosebag. What it should have read, had I had a half decent sub editor, was Why Tom Sometimes Doesn’t…
Read MoreMaison François, London
Maison François 34 Duke Street, St James, London SW1Y 6DF 020 3988 5777 www.maisonfrancois.london The Bill Starters £9.00 – £25.00 Mains £18.00 – £47.50 | Dessert £3.50 – £13.50 The Score Cooking 5.5/10 Service – Dylan 3/5; Sam 5/5 – Average 4/5 Flavour 3.5/5 | Value 3/5 TOTAL 16/25 For heaven’s sake,…
Read MoreQuo Vadis, London
Quo Vadis 26 – 29 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3LL 020 7437 9585 www.quovadissoho.co.uk The Bill The Bite! £7.50 – £8.50 | Starters £9.50 – £16.50 Mains £17.00 – £38.80 | Pudding £9.50 – £11.00 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 21.5/25 Did we always crave reassurance,…
Read Moredulse leith, Edinburgh
dulse leith 102 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6AW 0131 283 3309 www.dulse.co.uk/dulseleith The Bill* Savoury Plates £12.00 – £35.00 Dessert Ice Cream £2.50 per scoop The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 22/25 * Oysters are available at £3.50 each. Baked Fish with Champagne & Chive Velouté…
Read MoreMakani Indian & Arab Kitchen, Edinburgh
Makani Indian & Arab Kitchen 88 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5LQ 0131 287 2587 website not yet up and running The Bill Starters £4.49 – £6.49 | Mains £6.99 – £15.99 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 20/25 Everyone, I’m sure, has heard of the Bermuda Triangle, that area…
Read MoreVeeno, Edinburgh
Veeno Edinburgh 76 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 2NN www.veenobars.com/edinburgh The Bill I Piattini £5.50 – £13.50 | I Taglieri £15.00 – £19.50 Le Pizze £13.00 – £17.50 | La Pasta £11.00 – £15.00 Desserts ? The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 4.5/5 Flavour 3/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 15.5/25 After tasting three dozen wines…
Read MoreDhoom, Dunfermline
Dhoom 19 – 25 New Row, Dunfermline KY127EA 01383 223340 www.dhoomuk.co.uk The Bill 7 Course Taster Menu (Lunch Only) £16.95 10 Course Taster Menu £28.95 A la carte Starters £7.50 – £9.95 | Mains £10.95 – £18.95 Desserts £4.95 – £5.95 The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 20/25 In the restaurant…
Read MoreLocanda Terramare, Turin
Locanda Terramare Via Silvio Pellico 2B. 10125 Turin +39 011 1903 2953 www.terramarelocanda.it The Bill (Euros) Antipasti €11.00 – €22.00 | Primi Piatti €15.00 – €24.00 Secondi Piatti €16.00 – €26.00 | Dolci €6.00 – €7.50 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 22/25 Trip Advisor has…
Read MoreIl Tucano 2, Pegli, Genoa
Il Tucano 2 Via Pegli 10 rosso 16156, Pegli, Genoa 010 696 9780 Website – click here The Bill (Euros) Antipasti €8.00 – €16.00 | Primi Piatti €14.00 – €16.00 Secondi Piatti €14.00 – €25.00 | Dolci €6.00 – €7.00 The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value…
Read MoreRistorante Miro, Genoa
Ristorante Miro Viale Giorgio Modugno 33r,16156 Pegli, Genoa +39 010 696 9351 www.ristorantemiroge.com The Bill (Euros) Antipasti €13.00 – €17.00 | Primi Piatti €11.00 – €14.00 Secondi Piatti €12.00 – €27.00 | Dolci €4.00 – €6.00 The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 19.5/25 Truth be told,…
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