Tom Eats!
The 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…
Read MoreThe Palmerston, Edinburgh
The Palmerston Restaurant & Bakery 1 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AF 0131 220 1794 www.thepalmerstonedinburgh.co.uk The Bill Set Lunch (Wednesday to Friday) 2 courses £16.00 | 3 courses £19.00 A la carte Starters £6.50 – £10.00 | Mains £15.00 – £22.00 Desserts £5.00 – £6.00 The Score Cooking 8.5/10 | Service 5/5 |…
Read MoreThe Crusoe, Lower Largo, Fife
The Crusoe 2 Main Street, Lower Largo, by Leven, Fife KY8 6BT 01333 406775 The Bill Nibbles (excluding oysters) £4.00 – £5.50 | Starters £5.50 – £10.00 Mains £14.00 – £27.50 | Desserts £1.50 – £7.50 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 19.5/25 The Kingdom of…
Read MoreLand, Birmingham – Guest Reviewer Miranda Heggie
Land 30 Great Western Arcade, Colmore Row, Birmingham B2 5HU 0121 236 2313 www.land.restaurant The Bill 4 courses £30 | 6 courses £39 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 4/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 21/25 When thinking of Birmingham’s architecture, you’d be forgiven for conjuring up a mental image of sprawling…
Read MoreKnockendarroch Hotel & Restaurant, Pitlochry
Knockendarroch Hotel & Restaurant Higher Oakfield, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5HT 01796 473473 www.knockendarroch.co.uk The Bill Dinner Only: 3 courses £49.00 The Score Cooking 7.5/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 20.5/25 The power of the staycation. For those who don’t now it, Pitlochry is a pretty Scottish village just off…
Read MoreChow’s Eating House, Parkgate, The Wirral, Cheshire
Chow’s Eating House The Parade, Parkgate, Neston, The Wirral CH64 6RW 0151 336 2385 (No active website) The Bill Starters £3.00 – £16.00 | Mains £9.00 – £22.00 Desserts £3.50 – £6.00 | Set Menus £10.00 – £42.00 p/p The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 4/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 18/25…
Read MoreSholeh Persian Restaurant, Glasgow
Sholeh Persian Restaurant 146 – 148 Nelson Street, Glasgow, G5 8EJ 0141 418 0796 www.sholehglasgow.com The Bill Set Lunch 2 courses £10.50 | Set Dinner 2 courses £12.50 A la carte Starters £3.90 – £4.95 (5 for £16.95 including naan) Mains £8.95 – £18.45 Desserts £1.95 – £5.95 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service…
Read MoreNick’s Bridge of Allan – Guest Reviewer David Dickson; Nick’s at Port of Menteith
Nick’s, Bridge of Allan (currently closed) 28 Henderson Street, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4HR 01786 831616 www.nicksonhendersonst.com The Bill Starters £3.00 – £8.00 | Sandwiches £7.00 – £8.00 Mains £12.00 – £24.00 | Desserts ? The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 4/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 19/25 To those of who…
Read MorePepe Nero, Edinburgh
Pepe Nero 1 – 3 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh EH4 1HU 0131 332 9977 www.pepenerostockbridge.co.uk The Bill Starters £2.95 – £8.95 | Mains £8.50 – £24.50 Pizza £8.95 – £11.50 | Desserts £1.65 – £6.95 The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 4.5/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 19.5/25 Shall we begin with the…
Read MoreThe Potted Lobster, Abersoch, North Wales
The Potted Lobster High Street, Abersoch, Pwllheli, LL53 7DS, North Wales 01758 431432 www.thepottedlobster.co.uk/abersoch/ The Bill Starters £8.00 – £12.00 | Mains £9.00 – £45.00 Desserts £2.50 – £9.00 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 4.5/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 (Decor 5/5 | Health and Safety 0/5) TOTAL 20/25 I don’t usually…
Read MoreRico’s, Edinburgh
Rico’s 58A North Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3LU 0131 332 6750 www.ricoristorante.co.uk The Bill Antipasti £9.00 – £16.00 | Primi Piatti £16.00 – £25.00 Secondi Piatti £18.00 – £32.00 | Dolci £6.50 – £8.50 The Score Cooking 7.5/10 | Service 4/5 | Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 20.5/25 Here’s a Q and A…
Read MoreThe Raeburn, Edinburgh
The Raeburn 112 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh EH4 1HG 0131 332 7000 www.theraeburn.com The Bill Starters £6.00 – £8.00 | Mains £11.50 – £28.80 Desserts £5.00 – £8.00 The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 3/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 16/25 In life, sadly, there are winners and losers. The good news this…
Read MoreStravaigin, Glasgow
Stravaigin 28 Gibson Street, Glasgow G12 8NX 0141 334 2665 www.stravaigin.co.uk The Bill Starters £5.50 – £8.00 | Small Plates £6.50 – £14.00 Mains £14.00 – £18.00 | Desserts £3.50 – £8.00 The Score Cooking 7.5/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 21.5/25 Stravaig – To wander; to go about…
Read MoreKerridge’s Bar & Grill, London
Kerridge’s Bar & Grill The Corinthia Hotel 10 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5AE 020 7321 3244 www.kerridgesbarandgrill.co.uk The Bill Starters £15.50 – £95.00 | Mains £28.50 – £49.50 Desserts £13.50 – £16.50 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 2.5/5 TOTAL 19/25 Proper lush! That seems to be a catchphrase…
Read More45 Jermyn Street, London
45 Jermyn Street St James’s London SW1Y 6DN 020 7205 4545 www.45 Jermyn Street.com The Bill Starters £9.75 – £76.00 | Mains £17.50 – £52.50 | Desserts £4.50 – £14.25 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 22/25 I’m occasionally (well, very occasionally) asked how I choose places…
Read MoreRhubarb, Prestonfield House, Edinburgh
Rhubarb Prestonfield House Priestfield Road, Edinburgh EH16 5UT 0131 225 7800 www.prestonfield.com The Bill Lunch 2 courses £30.00| 3 courses £35.00 Dinner 3 courses £44.00 A la Carte Starters £10.00 – £18.00 | Mains £18.50 – £49.00 Puddings £6.00 – £11.00 The Score Cooking 7/10 | Service 5/5 | Flavour 4/5 |…
Read More