Ristorante 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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the West Room, Edinburgh

    the West Room 3 Melville Place Edinburgh EH3 7PR 0131 629 9868  www.thewestroom.co.uk     The Bill Savoury Plates £6.00 – £16.00  Desserts £5.00 – £7.00   The Score Cooking 5.5/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 18.5/25 What’s in a name, eh? I suspect I may have used this opening…

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Macau Kitchen, Progressive Macanese Kitchen, Edinburgh

  Macau Kitchen Progressive Macanese Cuisine 93 St Leonard’s Street, Edinburgh EH8 9QY 07577 667334   www.macaukitchen.uk      The Bill Small Plates £8.00 – £13.00 | Mains £16.50 – £30.00 Desserts £10.00   The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 23/25 To paraphrase the words of Hill Street Blues Sgt…

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Ting Thai Times Two, Edinburgh

  Ting Thai 55 – 57 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2DJ   0131 466 7283 19 – 20 Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH1 2QZ   0131 623 0384 www.tingthai.co.uk The Bill Small Box £4.40 – £6.40 | Soup £7.40 – £8.60  Curry/Rice/Noodle/Other Box £8.70 – £12.60 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 20.5/25 It’s not…

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Café Marlayne, Edinburgh

  Café Marlayne 76 Thistle Street, Edinburgh EH2 1EN 0131 226 2230  www.cafemarlayne.com The Bill Lunch  2 courses £18.90 | Desserts £7.50  Dinner 2 courses £32.50 | Desserts £7.50 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 3.5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 19/25 Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain…

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The Ritz, London

  The Ritz London 150 Piccadilly, London W1J 9BR 020 7493 8181 www.theritzlondon.com The Bill Set Menu   3 courses £86.00  A la carte Starters £40.00 – £55.00 | Mains £64.00 – £81.00 Desserts £27.00  The Epicurean Journey  5 courses  £186.00 7 courses £207.00 The Score Cooking 10/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 4/5…

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64 Goodge Street, London

  64 Goodge Street 64 Goodge Street, London W1T 4NF 020 3747 6364   www.64goodgestreet.co.uk The Bill Lunch Prix Fixe   3 courses £45.00  A la carte Hors d’oeuvres £6.50 – £16.00 | First courses £16.00 – £21.00 Main Courses £30.00 – £42.00 | Desserts £13.00 – £15.00 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 3.5/5 Flavour…

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The Spanish Butcher, Edinburgh

  The Spanish Butcher 58a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3LU 0131 332 0525   www.spanishbutcher.com/edinburgh The Bill Set Menu (Weekdays 12 – 4)  2 courses £25.00 | 3 courses £30.00  A la carte Snacks  £5.00 – £8.00 | Appetizers £9.00 – £18.00 Mains £16.00 – £32.00 | Steak/Pork £12.00 – £16.00 per 100g Desserts £8.50 The…

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Salerno Pizza, Edinburgh

  Salerno Pizza 405 – 407 St James Crescent, Edinburgh EH1 3AE 0333 011 5381  www.salernopizza.co.uk The Bill Pizzas  £8.35 – £14.65 | Sides £3.75 – £8.50 Desserts £3.75 – £6.95 The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 3.5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 16.5/25 Dolly the Sheep was created just outside Edinburgh. The original…

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Sushisamba, Edinburgh

  Sushisamba, W Hotel 1 St James Square, Edinburgh EH1 3AX 0131 287 1450 www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/ediwh-w-edinburgh/dining The Bill A la carte Appetisers £5 – £8 | Small plates £9 – £20 | Raw £12 – £17 Robata £9 – £70 | Large Plates £18 – £120  Samba, Nigiri, Sashimi £8 – £40 | Desserts £10 -…

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Hendersons, Edinburgh

  Hendersons 7 – 13 Barclay Place Edinburgh EH10 4HW 0131 202 1635  www.hendersonsrestaurant.com The Bill Lunch Deal (Monday – Friday) £10.00  A la carte Starters  £6.50 – £9.00 | Mains £6.50 – £18.80 Desserts £6.00 – £8.50 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 20/25 Are your recollections…

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Ragù Pasta, Edinburgh

  Ragù Pasta 92 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 3DF 0131 526 3939  www.ragupasta.co.uk The Bill A la carte Sides  £4.00 – £7.50 | Mains £8.00 – £14.00 Desserts £4.50 – £6.00 The Score Cooking 4.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 3.5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 17/25 Is this another good thing arriving from the west? You…

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The Citizen, Glasgow

  The Citizen 24 St Vincent Place, Glasgow G1 2EU 0141 222 2909  www.thecitizenglasgow.co.uk The Bill A la carte Starters  £6.95 – £9.95 | Mains £15.95 – £36.95 Desserts £5.95 – £7.95 The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 3.5/5 TOTAL 16.5/25 In spite of Humphrey Bogart films, I seriously doubt…

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Da Etta, Rome

  Da Etta Piazza in Piscinula 42 – 47, 00153 Rome +39 06 581 6249   www.ostepercaso.com/da-etta   The Bill (Euros) A la carte Antipasti €12.00 – €24.00 | Pasta €14.00 – €18.00 Secondi €20.00 – €26.00 | Dolci €8.00 – €10.00 The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 19/25…

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The Old Mill Inn, Pitlochry – Guest Reviewer Miranda Heggie

  The Old Mill Inn Mill Lane, Pitlochry, PH16 5BH 01796 474020  www.theoldmillpitlochry.co.uk The Bill A la carte Starters  £5.95 – £13.50 | Mains £17.95 – £32.95 Desserts £7.50 – £8.50 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 3.5/5 TOTAL 19.5/25 Miranda Heggie I always find meal timings a bit tricky…

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Tom Eats! In Rome

  Tom Eats! in Rome For a reviewer, four, I think, is the magic number. Sample any fewer plates and you can’t be sure you’re getting a representative sample. Four folk each having three different courses is ideal, but life just isn’t normally like that. Dinner at Casa Johnston tends to be a one course…

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La P’tite Folie, Edinburgh

  La P’tite Folie 9 Randolph Place, Edinburgh EH2 1LH 0131 225 8678   www.laptitefolie.co.uk The Bill  2 Courses Set Lunch £19.95 A la carte Starters  £6.50 – £14.00 | Mains £16.00 – £29.95 Desserts £7.50  The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 19/25 St James Centre – A Planning…

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Daika Kanm, Edinburgh

  Daika Kanm 3 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2PW 0131 225 1329  www.daika.co.uk The Bill  A la carte Starters  £8.60 – £10.50 | Mains £17.95 – £22.85 Desserts £6.50 – £8.95 The Score Cooking  4/10 | Service 3/5 Flavour  3/5 | Value 3/5 TOTAL 13/25 A confession. The Johnston family owes an apology or two to…

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pizzologist, Edinburgh – Guest Reviewer Miranda Heggie

  pizzologist 70 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5LQ 0131 603 0173    www.pizzologist.co.uk   The Bill  A la carte Starters  £4.00 – £12.00 | Mains £7.50 – £12.50 Desserts £2.00 – £8.00 The Score Cooking  7/10 | Service 4/5  Flavour  5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 21/25 The winner of the Tom Eats! Be A Restaurant…

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Educated Flea, Edinburgh

  Educated Flea 32B Broughton Street, Edinburgh EH1 3SB 0131 556 8092 www.educatedflea.co.uk The Bill  Lunch  2 courses £20.00 A la carte Starters  £6.00 | Mains £15.00   Sharing Plates (for 2) £30.00 – £60.00 | Desserts £6.00 Dinner  Starters  £6.00 – £10.00 | Mains £18.00 £26.00  Sharing Plates (for 2) £36.00 – £60.00 | Desserts…

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The Ubiquitous Chip, Glasgow

  The Ubiquitous Chip 12 Ashton Lane, Glasgow G12 8SJ 0141 334 5007 www.ubiquitouschip.co.uk   The Bill  A la carte Starters  £9.00 – £16.00 | Mains £19.00 – £35.00 The Score Cooking  8/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour  5/5 | Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 21.5/25 Nooo! I said to myself. It’s happened. Worst fears realised. When you…

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The Prahna Indian Grill, Edinburgh

  The Prahna Indian Grill 295A St John’s Road Edinburgh EH12 7XF 0131 334 9998  www.theprahna.co.uk   The Bill  A la carte Starters  £7.50 – £14.00 | Mains £12.00 – £32.00 The Score Cooking  7/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour  4.5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 19.5/25 Prahna: Breath, Considered A Life Giving Force Prahna Is Not…

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The Fat Pheasant Country Pub, Newton, by Edinburgh

  The Fat Pheasant Country Pub 13 -15 Main Street, Newton, EH52 6QE West Lothian 0131 629 8671  www.fatpheasantnewton.co.uk The Bill A la carte Starters  £5.95- £12.95 | Mains £15.95 – £29.95 Desserts £7.50 The Score Team L Cooking  3/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour  2/5 | Value 2/5  TOTAL 11/25 Team T Cooking 8.5/10 |…

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Dine Craiglockhart, Edinburgh

  Dine Craiglockhart 101B Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH14 1AL 0131 229 2929   www.craiglockhart.scot   The Bill  Set Menu 2 courses £21.50 | 3 courses £28.50 A la carte Starters  £7.00 – £10.50 | Mains £16.00 – £27.50 Desserts £6.50 – £7.50 The Score Cooking  7.5/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour  5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 21.5/25…

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