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Ardnamurchan Scottish Restaurant & Bar, Glasgow
Ardnamurchan Scottish Restaurant & Bar 325 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 3PT 0141 353 1500 www.ardnamurchan.biz The Bill Market Menu 2 courses £17.95 3 courses £20.95 A la carte Starters £5.00 – £12.00 | Mains £16.00 – £30.00 Puddings £5.00 – £7.50 The Score Cooking 4/10 | Service 4.5/5 | Flavour 3/5 Value 4/5 TOTAL…
Read MoreClipstone, London
Clipstone 5 Clipstone Street, London W1W 6BB 020 7637 0871 www.clipstonerestaurant.co.uk The Bill Lunch Snacks £4.00 – £8.50 2 courses £30.00 | 3 courses £35.00 Dinner Snacks £4.00 – £8.50 | Starters £13.00 – £14.00 Mains £21.00 – £29.00 | Desserts £9.50 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 5/5 …
Read MoreUNALOME by Graeme Cheevers, Glasgow
UNALOME by Graeme Cheevers 36 Kelvingrove Street, Glasgow G3 7RZ 0141 501 0553 www.unalomebygc.com The Bill A la Carte 3 courses £90 Tasting Menu 6 courses £110 Tasting of Vegetables Menu 6 courses £110 The Score Cooking 9.5/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 5/5 Value 5/5 TOTAL 24.5/25 So what’s the coolest…
Read MoreTimberyard, Edinburgh
Timberyard 10 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh EH3 9DS 0131 221 1222 www.timberyard.co The Bill Eight Course Tasting Menu £89 A la Carte Snacks £2.00 – £10.00 | Starters £13.00 – £14.00 Mains £23.00 – £29.00 | Desserts £9.00 – £10.00 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 4/5 | Flavour 4.5/5 Value…
Read MoreNoble Rot, Soho, London
Noble Rot Soho 2 Greek Street, London W1D 4NB 020 7183 8190 www.noblerot.co.uk The Bill Starters/Snacks £3.00 – £14 | Mains £21.00 – £32.00 Puddings £8.00 – £9.00 The Score Cooking 7.5/10 | Service 4/5 | Flavour 4.5/5 Value 5/5 TOTAL 21/25 Don’t be confused by the picture. Read on. Noble Rot is a…
Read MoreBrasserie Zédel, London
Brasserie Zédel 20 Sherwood Street, London W1F 7ED 020 7734 4888 www.brasseriezedel.com The Bill Prix Fixe 2 courses £13.00 | 3 courses £17.25 Formule (including a glass of wine) 3 courses £27 A la Carte Starters £3.75 – £19.25 | Mains £11.75 – £32.50 Desserts £3.00 – £8.75 The Score Cooking 6/10 |…
Read MoreThe Adamson Hotel, Crossford, by Dunfermline, Fife
The Adamson Hotel 27 Main Street, Crossford, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 8NJ 01383 736132 www.theadmasonhotel.com The Bill Set Lunch Sandwiches £5.75 – £7.50 | Soup and any Sandwich £7.95 A la Carte Starters £4.50 – £6.75 | Mains £9.75 – £26.50 (Half Portion Selected Mains £6.75) Desserts £4.95 – £6.75 The Score Cooking 4.5/10…
Read MoreAizle, Edinburgh
Aizle 38 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4HQ 0131 527 4747 www.aizle.co.uk The Bill 6 Course Tasting Menu £85.00 The Score Cooking 10/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 5/5 Value 5/5 TOTAL 25/25 It was twenty years ago today! (No, not actually today. The anniversary to which I refer occurred on the day of…
Read MoreA Street Near You, La Casa Dalry, Edinburgh
La Casa Dalry 103 – 105 Dalry Road, Edinburgh EH11 2AB 0131 337 2875 www.la-casa-restaurant.co.uk The Bill Set Lunch 2 courses £9.95 | 3 courses £11.95 A la Carte Tapas/Mezze £2.95 – £7.50 | Mains £10.95 – £19.95 Desserts £4.95 – £5.95 The Score Cooking 5.5/10 | Service 4.5/5 | Flavour 4/5 Value 5/5…
Read MorePassorn, Edinburgh
Passorn 23 – 23 A Brougham Place, Edinburgh EH3 9JU 0131 229 1537 www.passornthai.com The Bill Set Lunch (Wed – Sat) 2 courses £12.95 Pre Theatre Supper (Mon – Thu 5.00 – 6.45) 2 courses £15.25 A la Carte Starters £6.00 – £8.00 | Mains £10.75 – £18.25 The Score Cooking 8/10 |…
Read MoreCôte Brasserie, Edinburgh
Côte Brasserie 51 Frederick Street, Edinburgh EH2 1LH 0131 202 6256 www.cote.co.uk The Bill Prix Fixe (Mon – Thu all day; Fri 12 – 7) 2 courses £14.95 | 3 courses £18.95 A la Carte Starters £5.95 – £9.25 | Mains £11.95 – £23.50 Puddings £5.25 – £7.25 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 |…
Read MoreRistorante Settimo Cielo, Vienna
Ristorante Settimo Cielo (Hotel Royal) Singerstraβe 3, Stock 10, 1010 Vienna +43 1 5123875 www.settimocielo.at The Bill Dinner A la Carte Starters €8.00 – €18.00 | Mains €17.50 – €35.50 Puddings €8.50 – €9.00 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 3/5 | Flavour 3.5/5 Value 3/5 TOTAL 16/25 Muted. In a city…
Read MoreBlonde Restaurant, Edinburgh – As Told To Tom Johnston
Blonde Restaurant 75 St Leonards Street, Edinburgh EH8 9QR 0131 668 2917 www.blonderestaurant.co.uk The Bill Set Lunch 2 courses £13.90 | 3 courses £16.90 Dinner A la Carte Starters £4.95 – £6.95 | Mains £14.25 – £22.95 Puddings £5.95 – £6.75 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 4/5 | Flavour 4/5 Value 5/5…
Read MoreSwilcan Loft, Old Course Hotel, St Andrews
Swilcan Loft, Old Course Hotel Old Station Road, St Andrews, KY16 9SP 01334 474371 www.oldcoursehotel.co.uk The Bill Starters £10.00 – £16.50 | Mains £21.50 – £42.00 Desserts £9.20 The Score Cooking 4.5/10 | Service 4.5/5 | Flavour 3/5 Value 3/5 TOTAL 15/25 I’ve been coming to The Old Course Hotel on a…
Read MoreFrango da Cidade, Olhão, Algarve, Portugal
Frango da Cidade R. Teófilo Braga 51, 8700-368 Olhão, Portugal +351 911 114 577 The Bill The Menu 15€ per head (yes, really) The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4/5 Value 5/5 TOTAL 20/25 Chicken City. Doesn’t sound like a typical Tom Eats! place, does it? And to be…
Read MoreThe Orchard Bar & Restaurant, Edinburgh
The Orchard Bar & Restaurant 1 – 2 Howard Place, Edinburgh EH3 5JZ 0131 550 0850 www.theorchardbar.co.uk The Bill Starters £5.50 – £10.50 | Rustic Sandwiches £7.75 – £9.25 Mains £13.25 – £31.00 | Desserts – ? The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 20/25 Fascinating…
Read MoreBirnam Brasserie, Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder: Guest Reviewer David Dickson
Birnam Brasserie Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire PH3 1NF 01764 694270 www.https://gleneagles.com/eat-drink/the-birnam-brasserie The Bill Starters £9.00 – £17.00 | Mains £14.00 – £40.00 Desserts (from the reviewer’s memory) £5.00 – £8.00 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4/5 Value 4/5 TOTAL 21/25 Gleneagles Hotel sits amidst the lush greenery of…
Read MoreGordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen, Edinburgh
Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen 4 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2BD 0131 252 5200 www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com The Bill Starters £7.50 – £14.50 | Mains £16.50 – £48.00 Desserts £5.00 – £7.00 The Score Cooking 7.5/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4/5 Value – Beef 2/5, The rest 4/5: Average 3/5 TOTAL 19.5/25 It ain’t…
Read MoreReview of the Year 2021 Part 2: 1 – 14
Dean Banks It’s been a long year. This is article 139. Trust me on two things. Firstly, this is definitely the last in 2021; and secondly there won’t be nearly so many next year. I really really do plan to get out more. It must be said, however, that we ate out to very good…
Read MoreReview of the Year 2021 Part 1: 15 – 27
Tom Eats! in 2021 Another tumultuous year. You may remember that places were shut down on Christmas Eve 2020 (sound familiar?) They were closed for a good few months. Having reopened, with many of them desperate for a decent Christmas trade to get some cash in, they were hammered by Government “advice” to cancel…
Read MoreWhere Will Tom Eats! Pop Up in 2022? – Part Two: Edinburgh
I had expected to be slagged for last week’s column of non-reviews. Instead some of you were kind enough to praise the resourcefulness. This week should have seen me basking in the Algarve. Not so, alas, though it was fear of the unknown – a possible eight day quarantine just before Christmas – which…
Read MoreWhere Will Tom Eats! Pop Up in 2022? – Part One: London
SARS-CoV-2 (that’s COVID 19 to you) has played havoc for nearly two years now. One of its most insignificant consequences is the impact it’s had on Tom Eats! Writing restaurant reviews avoiding takeaways has been a challenge, though it did give me the opportunity to revive some golden oldies, and it did introduce you…
Read MoreDusit Thai, Edinburgh
Dusit Thai 49A Thistle Street, Edinburgh EH2 1DY 0131 220 6846 www.dusit.co.uk The Bill Dusit Banquet £29.50 pp A la carte Appetisers £5.50 – £10.50 | Mains £11.95 – £22.00 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 4.5/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 19.5/25 You are in heaven in Thailand. A masked…
Read MoreThe Bay Tree Hotel, Burford, Oxfordshire
The Bay Tree Hotel Sheep Street, Burford, Oxfordshire OX18 4LW 01993 822791 www.cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/the-bay-tree-hotel The Bill A la carte Starters £7.50 – £13.50 | Mains £16.00 – £30.00 Puddings £6.50 – £9.00 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 4.5/5 | Flavour 4.5/5 Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 20.5/25 Stand at the top of the hill before…
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