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Locanda de Gusti, Edinburgh
Locanda de Gusti 102 Dalry Road, Edinburgh EH11 2DW 0131 346 8800 www.locandadegusti.com The Bill A la carte Starters £7.95 – £10.95 | Pasta £12.95 – £28.95 Mains £14.50 – £30.95 | Desserts £6.95 The Score Cooking 5.5/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 3.5/5 TOTAL 17/25 In 1940 You Can’t Go Home…
Read MoreLokál Dlouhááá, Prague
Lokál Dlouhááá Dlouhá 33, 110 00 Staré Město, Czechia +420 734 283 874 www.lokal-dlouha.ambi.cz/en/ The Bill (£1 = 25 CZK) Starters £2.40 – £5.50 | Mains £7.00 – £11.40 Desserts £2.40 – £3.60 The Score Cooking 5.5/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 18.5/25 In the mid 1990s when Bill Bryson…
Read MoreA Street Near You, Mia Italian Kitchen Dalry, Edinburgh
Mia Italian Kitchen Dalry 96 Dalry Road, Edinburgh EH11 2AX 0131 629 1750 www.mia-restaurant.co.uk The Bill Lunch Menu (Mon – Fri: 12 – 3) 2 courses £11.95 | 3 courses £13.95 A la carte Starters £4.25 – £10.95 | Mains £8.95 – £25.95 Desserts £4.95 – £7.50 The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 4.5/5 …
Read MoreHaar Restaurant with Rooms, St Andrews
Haar Restaurant with Rooms 1 Golf Place, St Andrews KY16 9JA 01334 479281 www.haarrestaurant.com The Bill Five Course Tasting Menu £82.50 Optional Extra Courses £18.00 – £25.00 The Score Cooking 8.5/10 | Service 1/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 3/5 TOTAL 17/25 Oh, Dean Banks. I’ll begin the year with a quotation from a well known…
Read MoreReview of the Year 2022 Part 2: 1 – 20
Well, here they are, the champions of 2022. 21 scoring 70% or over; 7 over 90%, and 1 perfect 25/25, only the second in the history of Tom Eats! Wow! Congratulations to the ladies and gentlemen in question, and their teams. *** Signifies Guest Reviewer*** Restaurant Score Comments 1 Aizle, Edinburgh 25 Take a bow, Stuart…
Read MoreReview of the Year 2022 Part 1: 21 – 35
Another 12 months, another review of the year. Well, what went wrong this year? Let’s start with the insignificant personal stuff. Last year we published 27 reviews. Never again, I said. This year we’ll get out more and write less. Ah well, we have 35 this year – how did that happen? On a…
Read MoreLight of Bengal, Aberdeen – Guest Reviewer David Dickson
Light of Bengal 13 Rose St, Aberdeen, AB10 1TX 01224 648224 www.lightofbengalaberdeen.co.uk The Bill Starters £4.95 – £9.95 | Mains £12.95 – £19.95 Rice £3.95 – £5.45 | Vegetable sides £6.45 Breads £1.95 – £5.45 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 19/25 A bitterly cold night in the…
Read MoreSix by Nico, Glasgow – Guest Reviewer David Steele
Six by Nico Glasgow 1132 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8TD 0141 334 5661 www.sixbynico.co.uk The Bill Six Course Tasting Menu £37.00 Matching Wines £30.00 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 3/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 18/25 David Steele It seemed an excellent way to celebrate the boy’s significant birthday – a visit to the…
Read MoreBorough, Edinburgh
Borough 50 – 54 Henderson Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 ,6DE 0131 554 7655 www.boroughrestaurant.com The Bill Lunch Set Lunch 3 courses £25.00 Dinner 5 courses £55.00 The Score Cooking 9/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 24/25 Remarkable things happen in this irregularly shaped, rather plain room. Here I featured…
Read MoreRed Onion, Glasgow
257 West Campbell Street, Glasgow, G2 4TT 0141 221 6000 www.red-onion.co.uk The Bill Fixed Price Menu 2 courses £19.50 | 3 courses £25.00 A la carte Starters £5.00 – £12.00 | Mains £14.00 – £30.00 Desserts ? The Score Cooking 4/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 3/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 15/25 Today’s story begins…
Read MoreBalthazar, London
Balthazar 4 -6 Russell Street, London WC2B 5HZ 020 3301 1155 www.balthazarlondon.com The Bill A la carte Hors d’Oeuvres £8.00 – £12.00 Oysters and Fruits de Mer £17.95 – £66.00 Plats Principaux/Les Grillades £15.95 – £48.00 Les Desserts £4.25 – £9.50 The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 3.5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 3.5/5…
Read MoreAqui Há Peixe, Lisbon, Portugal
Rua da Trinidade No 18A 1200 – 468 Lisbon, Portugal +351 211 344 228 www.aquihapeixe.pt The Bill (Euros) Lunch Dish of the Day €15.00 A la carte Starters €5.50 – €19.50 | Mains €22.00 – €49.00 Desserts €7.00 – €9.00 The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 3.5/5 Flavour 4/5 |…
Read MoreCafe Murano, St James, London
Cafe Murano St James 33 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1HD 020 3371 5559 www.cafemurano.co.uk The Bill Menu del Giorno (Served daily 1200 – 1500 and 1700 – 1900) 2 courses £23.00 | 3 courses £28.00 A la carte Starters £6.00 – £20.00 | Mains £18.00 – £38.00 Desserts £2.00 -…
Read MoreThe Tollhouse, Edinburgh
The Tollhouse 50 Brandon Terrace, Edinburgh EH3 5BX 0131 224 2424 www.tollhouse.scot The Bill A la carte Starters £6.50 – £11.00 | Mains £15.00 – £23.00 Desserts £6.50 – £7.50 The Score Cooking 8.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 23.5/25 Did you see the flash? Bright blue. Even if…
Read MoreSessions Arts Club, Clerkenwell, London
Sessions Arts Club Old Sessions House, 24 Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0NA 020 3793 4025 www.sessionsartsclub.com The Bill A la carte Plates £5.00 – £27.00 | Desserts £7.00 – £10.00 The Score Cooking 8.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 4.5/5 TOTAL 23/25 What’s in a name, eh? This place isn’t a…
Read MoreAmarone Edinburgh
Amarone Edinburgh 12 – 13 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2AF 0131 523 1177 www.amaronerestaurant.co.uk The Bill Lunch and Early Dinner Menu *2 courses £13.50/£14.95 3 courses £19.50/£17.95 A la carte Starters £5.95 – £12.95 | Pasta £11.95 – £23.95 Pizza £11.75 – £14.95 | Meat and Fish £16.95 – £32.95 Desserts £4.65 -…
Read MoreLa Bocca, Edinburgh
La Bocca 108 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh EH4 1HH 0131 374 1584 www.laboccastockbridge.com The Bill Lunch Menu (Served 12.00 – 16.00) Plates £7.00 – £15.00 A la carte Small Plates £8.00 – £12.00 | Mains £14.00 – £22.00 Desserts £6.00 – £8.00 The Score Cooking – L’s 7/10; Mine 5/10. Average 6/10…
Read MoreIgnite, Edinburgh
Ignite 272 – 274 Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8DT www.igniterestaurant.co.uk 0131 228 5666 The Bill Tasting Menu For 2 £59 | For 4 £116 Vegetarian Tasting Menu For 2 £54 | For 4 £106 A la carte Starters £5.25 – £8.50 | Mains £10.95 – £18.50 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 5/5…
Read MoreJack ‘O’ Bryan’s, Dunfermline
Jack ‘O’ Bryan’s 5 Chalmers Street, Dunfermline, KY12 8AT www.jackobryans.com 01383 324720 The Bill Lunch A la carte Starters £8.00 – £12.00 | Mains £12.00 – £22.00 Desserts £8.00 – £10.00 Dinner A la carte Starters £8.00 – £12.00 | Mains £18.00 – £38.00 Desserts £8.00 – £10.00 The Score Cooking 7/10 |…
Read MoreDulse, Edinburgh
Dulse 17 Queensferry Street, Einburgh EH2 4QW www.dulse.co.uk 0131 573 7575 The Bill Lunch Menu 2 plates £19.00 A la carte Plates £9.00 – £44.00 | Desserts £8.50 The Score Cooking 9/10 | Service 3/5 | Flavour 5/5 Value 4/5 TOTAL 21/25 One door closes, and all that. For many years…
Read MoreRalph & Finns, Glasgow
Ralph & Finns 23 – 25 St Vincent Place, Glasgow G1 2DT www.ralphandfinns.co.uk 0141 248 5636 The Bill Snacks £4.50 – £8.00 | Starters £5.00 – £15.00 Mains £15.00 – £37.50 | Desserts £5.00 – £7.50 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 4.5/5 | Flavour 4/5 Value 4/5 TOTAL 19/25 I have…
Read MoreThe Wheatsheaf Hotel and Restaurant, Swinton. Guest Reviewer, Carol Main
The Wheatsheaf Hotel and Restaurant Main Street, Swinton, Duns TD11 3JJ 01890 860257 eatdrinkstaywheatsheaf.com The Bill Starters £4.95 – £8.95 | Mains £15.45 – £24.95 Desserts £1.75 – £6.95 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 4/5 | Flavour 4/5 Value 4/5 TOTAL 19/25 Carol Main For some of us, heading off to…
Read MoreCatherine’s Café, English Harbour, Antigua
Catherine’s Café Pigeon Point Beach, English Harbour, Antigua +1 268 782 5050 www.catherinescafe.com The Bill (For the price conversion, see below. Rounded to the nearest £0.50) Starters £13.00 – £216.00 | Mains £21.00 – £54.50 Desserts £9.50 – £13.00 The Score Cooking 5.5/10 | Service 1/5 | Flavour 3.5/5 Value 1/5 TOTAL 11/25 It’s…
Read MoreThe Little Chartroom, Edinburgh
The Little Chartroom 14 Bonnington Road, Edinburgh EH6 5JD 0131 556 6600 www.thelittlechartroom.com The Bill Starters £15.00 – £15.50 | Mains £27.50 – £32.00 Desserts £10.50 – £11.50 The Score Cooking 8.5/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4.5/5 Value 5/5 TOTAL 23/25 Beginnings are tricky. Ask any columnist. Or indeed any Gospel writer. Take…
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