The Khukuri, Edinburgh

  The Khukuri 8 West Maitland Street, Edinburgh EH12 5DS 0131 228 2025  www.thekhukuri.com The Bill  Starters £3.95 – £8.95 | Mains £10.95 – £20.95 Desserts £3.95 – £7.95 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 21/25  Nepal. It’s different. Not just for the litter encrusted monster mountains and…

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The Bailie, Edinburgh

  The Bailie  2 – 4  St Stephen Street, Edinburgh EH3 5AL 0131 225 4673    www.thebailiebar.com The Bill  Starters £7.00 – £9.50 | Mains £14.00 – £32.00 Desserts ? The Score Cooking 5.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4.5/5  TOTAL 19.5/25  It was one of the more unusual nuisance calls. There I…

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eòrna, Edinburgh

  eòrna restaurant 68 Hamilton Place, Edinburgh EH3 5AZ 0131 531 4680     www.eornarestaurant.com The Bill  Set 6 course dinner £105.00 The Score Cooking 10/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 25/25  In the career of every food genius, there some seminal moments. Obviously I know about these things. There is one…

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Petiscais, Olhão

  Petiscais Restauracao Rua Candido do O Ventura 11, 8700-373 Olhão +351 918 707 936     Facebook www.facebook.com/Petiscais   The Bill (Euros) Starters €2.50 – €22.00 | Mains €15.00 – €20.00 Desserts – sorry, forgot to look The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 4.5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 19.5/25  While the lyrics of…

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Gloriosa, Glasgow

  Gloriosa 1321 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AB 0141 334 0594      www.gloriosaglasgow.com The Bill  Bites £6.00 – £9.00 | Plates £13.00 – £28.00 Desserts £8.00 – £14.00 The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 3.5/5  TOTAL 17.5/25  Gloriosa I can be sniffy about restaurant names. Perhaps a little unfair,…

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Sandemans, Fonab Castle, Pitlochry

    Sandemans, Fonab Castle Foss Road, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5ND 01796 470140  www.crerarhotels.com/collection/fonab-castle/dine/sandemans/ The Bill  7 course Tasting Menu  £120.00 The Score Cooking 9/10 | Service 3/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 22/25  All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. Oscar Wilde, A Portrait of…

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Taberna El Pórtico de San Lorenzo, Córdoba, Spain

  Taberna El Pórtico de San Lorenzo Plaza de San Lorenzo, Centro, 14002 Córdoba, Spain +34 957 15 68 88  Facebook: Taberna-El-Pórtico-de-San-Lorenzo The Bill (Euros) Starters €3.00 – €22.00| Mains €7.50 – €18.00 Puds €4.50 – €6.00 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 21.5/25  When abroad, how do…

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Parador de Málaga Gibralfaro, Málaga, Spain

  Parador de Malaga Gibralfaro Castillo de Gibralfaro, s/n 29016 Málaga, Spain +34 952 221 902   www.paradores.es/en/parador-de-malaga-gibralfaro The Bill (Euros) Starters €14.00 – €22.00| Mains €14.00 – €32.00 Puds – Didn’t Get There The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5  TOTAL 20/25  My, oh my. While I’ve been away you…

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Cool Jade, Edinburgh

  Cool Jade 3 – 4  Downie Terrace, Corstorphine, Edinburgh EH12 7AU 0131 334 3823    www.cooljade.co.uk The Bill Banquet £32.50 per person Small Plates  £5.70 – £8.70 | House Favourites £11.80 – £23.30 Classics £11.30 – £30.00 | Sides £2.90 – £6.80  The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 …

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1925 At Pompadour, Edinburgh

  1925 At Pompadour The Caledonian Hotel, Princes Street, Edinburgh EH1 2AB 07401 760638    www.restaurant1925.com The Bill Lunch  3 courses £39.50  Dinner Snacks £7.00 – £12.50 | Starters  £16.00 – £22.00 Mains £28.00 – £38.00 | Grill Menu (single course) £35.00 – £65.00  The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 3.5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value…

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Sebb’s, Glasgow

  Sebb’s 68 Miller Street, Glasgow G1 1DT 0141 739 9381  www.sebbs.com The Bill  Olives and Dips £4.00 – £7.50 | Plates £7.50 – £22.00 Desserts £6.50  The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4.5/5  TOTAL 18.5/25  Restaurant names always interest me, and I’m always pleased when in the central belt…

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Tuk Tuk Indian Street Food, Southside, Edinburgh

  Tuk Tuk Indian Street Food Southside 16 Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9TX 0131 563 9871   www.tuktukindianstreetfood.com The Bill  Roadside Plates £5.75 – £7.95 | Street Curries £7.65 – £12.00 Desserts £3.95 – £5.00   The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 20.5/25  George Drummond, my ultimate hero from 18th…

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Ella, Taste of Greece, Edinburgh

  Ella, Taste of Greece 134 – 136 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 5DT 0131 287 4168   www.ellagreekmeze.com The Bill  Tapas £2.95 – £5.85 | Meze and Wraps £5.55 – £15.95 Meat Plates £14.95 – £29.65 | Sharing Plates £39.95 – £107.00  The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 19/25 …

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Glacis Beisl, Vienna, Austria

  Glacis Beisl  Breite Gasse 4, 1070 Vienna, Austria +43 152 65 660  www.glacisbeisl.at The Bill (Euros) Starters €7.20 – €18.90 | Mains  – €14.20 – €36.40  Desserts €5.40 – €10.40  The Score Cooking 3/10 | Service 2/5 Flavour 3/5 | Value 2.5/5  TOTAL 10.5/25  It’s not a good ambition to want to eat something…

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River House Restaurant & Bar, Stirling

  River House Bar & Restaurant The Castle Business Park, Stirling, FK9 4TW 01786 465577   www.riverhousestirling.co.uk The Bill  Starters £7.95 – £15.95 | Mains £12.95 – £38.95  Sharing Platters £79.95 – £89.95 | Desserts £6.95 – £10.95  The Score Cooking 4/10 | Service 2.5/5 Flavour 3/5 | Value 2.5/5  TOTAL 12/25  I suppose that if…

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Taverna Akrogiali, Corfu

  Taverna Akrogiali Agios Ioannis Peristeron  490 84, Corfu, Greece +30 2661 075256  (No website)   The Bill (Euros) Starters 4.50€ – 14.50€ | Mains 12.90€ – 23.90€  Desserts – Sorry, forgot to look  The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4.5/5  TOTAL 20/25  Lord knows where the custom came from…

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Cata, Edinburgh

  Cata 30 North West Circus Place, Edinburgh EH3 6TP 0131 531 7051  www.cataedinburgh.co.uk The Bill  Aperitivos (Bread etc)  £2.40 – £4.95 | Tapas & Pintxos £4.95 – £13.00  Tablas (Platters) £16.25 – £39.15 | Postres (Desserts) £7.95 – £9.25  The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 21.5/25  It’s…

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Margo, Glasgow

  Margo 68 Miller Street. Glasgow G1 1DT 0141 739 0882  www.margo.restaurant The Bill  A la carte Bread, Olives & Stuff £4.00 – £9.00 | Plates £9.50 – £18.00  Sharing Plates £42.50 – £50.00 | Desserts £6.00 – £7.00  The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 4.5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4.5/5  TOTAL 21.5/25  I don’t…

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Scott’s, London

  Scott’s Mayfair 20 Mount Street, London W1K 2HE 020 7495 7309  www.scotts-mayfair.com The Bill  A la carte Starters and Caviar £12.50 – £1200.00 | Shellfish £14.50 – £72.00 Shellfish Platters for 2 £120.00 – £192.00 | Mains £27.00 – £76.00 Desserts £4.50 – £16.00   The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 |…

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Number 16, Glasgow

  Number 16, 16 Byres Road, Glasgow G11 5JY 0141 339 2544    www.number16.co.uk The Bill  Set Lunch 2 courses £26.00 | 3 courses £32.00  Set Dinner 2 courses £29.00 | 3 courses £35.00 A la carte  Starters £7.00 – £12.00 | Mains £20.00 – £32.00  Desserts £9.50 – £10.00  The Score Cooking 6/10 |…

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Josephine Bistro, London

  Josephine Bistro, Marylebone 6 – 8 Blandford Street, London W1U 4AU Contact: enquiries@josephinebistro.com www.josephinebistro.com The Bill  Plat du Jour £16.50  Menu Duval  2 courses £24.50 | 3 courses £29.50  A la carte Starters £10.50 – £155.00 | Mains £16.00 – £48.00 Desserts £9.00 – £13.00 | Sharing Plates/Fruits de Mer Platters £64.00 – £192.00  The…

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Little Capo, Edinburgh

  Little Capo 18 Howe Street, Edinburgh EH3 6TG 0131 560 2909       www.littlecapo.com The Bill  A la carte  Olives, Almonds, Bread £2.50 – £4.50 | Starters £7.00 – £15.00  Mains £15.00 – £18.00 | Desserts £5.00 – £9.50  The Score Cooking 8.5/10 | Service 4.5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 23/25  Che…

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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,…

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Bell 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 …

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