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Bistrot Caraïbes/ Ocean 82, Grand Case, St Martin
Bistrot Caraïbes 81 Boulevard de Grand Case, Grand Case St Martin, 97150 +590 590 290 829 www.bistrot-caraibes.com The Bill (Euros) Starters €14.00 – €24.00 | Mains €33.00 – €46.00 Desserts €13.00 – €15.00 The Score Cooking 7.5/10 | Service 4.5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 21.5/25 A tale of two…
Read MoreWhere Will Tom Eats! Eat in 2026?
Where Will Tom Eats! Eat in 2026? Help Required Yes, I know I said that we wouldn’t be back until February. But I can’t let the month of January go by without wishing you all a very happy new year, and expressing once again my thanks for your support and feedback. Feedback, in…
Read MoreReview of 2025 Part 2: 1 – 15=
One word. Wow! In the first ten years of Tom Eats! we had precisely two perfect scores. And in this year of grace 2025 or Food Date TE! 11, we end up with two more. Wow! as I said. But which of the two will get the nod, the coveted prize, the restaurant Oscar, Tom Eats!…
Read MoreReview of 2025 Part 1: 19 – 32
Another year of great eating. As you’ll see next time, scores at the top have never been higher; however, the middle ground is really strong. Two places scoring 19.5 – that’s 78% – but can’t get into the top half. Incredible. As ever, I doff my hat to restaurateurs everywhere. Despite the difficulties they still…
Read MoreHôtel Majestic, Paris – Guest Reviewer Binkie Johnston
Hôtel Majestic Rue la Pérouse, Paris (There is still a hotel of that name, but on a different site to Binkie’s dinner. The photograph shows the current hotel) We are virtually at the end of the Tom’s Food! season. We’ll be away for a couple of weeks, then it’ll be Review of the Year…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read Moreeòrna, 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…
Read MorePetiscais, 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…
Read MoreGloriosa, 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,…
Read MoreSandemans, 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…
Read MoreTaberna 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…
Read MoreParador 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…
Read MoreCool 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 …
Read More1925 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…
Read MoreSebb’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…
Read MoreTuk 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…
Read MoreElla, 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 …
Read MoreGlacis 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…
Read MoreRiver 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…
Read MoreTaverna 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…
Read MoreCata, 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…
Read MoreMargo, 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…
Read MoreScott’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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