The Baring, London

  The Malt Shovel 11 – 15 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh EH1 1BP 0131 225 6843   www.belhaven.co.uk/pubs/edinburgh/malt-shovel-inn The Bill  Starters £5.75 – £8.45 | Mains £13.45 – £20.95 Desserts £6.25 The Score  Cooking 5/10 | Service 4.5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4.5/5 Total 18/25 Fish and chips since 1860. That is the remarkable, not to say…

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The Malt Shovel, Edinburgh

  The Malt Shovel 11 – 15 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh EH1 1BP 0131 225 6843   www.belhaven.co.uk/pubs/edinburgh/malt-shovel-inn The Bill  Starters £5.75 – £8.45 | Mains £13.45 – £20.95 Desserts £6.25 The Score  Cooking 5/10 | Service 4.5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4.5/5 Total 18/25 Fish and chips since 1860. That is the remarkable, not to say…

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The Spence, Edinburgh

  The Spence Gleneagles Townhouse 39 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2AD 0131 332 3780   www. gleneagles.com/townhouse The Bill  Bread & Snacks £8.00 – £10.00 | Seafood £18.00 – £24.00 Starters £16.00 – £19.00 | Mains £24.00 – £55.00 Desserts £12.00 – £14.00 The Score  Cooking 7/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4/5…

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Old Pal Bar & Kitchen, Edinburgh

  Old Pal Bar & Kitchen 28 West Maitland Street, Edinburgh EH12 5DX 0131 305 1981 www.oldpal.uk The Bill  Small Plates £10.00 – £12.00 | Sliders £7.50 Mains £16.00 – £22.00 | Desserts ? The Score  Cooking 5.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 Total 19.5/25 Not what you expect, and not where…

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Frenchie, Edinburgh

  Frenchie 14 Broughton Street, Edinburgh EH1 3RH 0131 556 5333   www.barfrenchie.com The Bill  Bites £5.50 – £13.50 | Bowls/Salads £7.50 – £18.50 Plates £17.50 – £23.50 | Desserts £3.50 – £11.00 The Score  Cooking 8/10 | Service 4.5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4.5/5 Total 21.5/25 Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. I…

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The Captain Darling, Edinburgh

  The Captain Darling 16 – 18 Hamilton Place. Edinburgh EH3 5AU 0131 563 0404  www.thecaptaindarling.com The Bill  Worker’s Lunch Lunch £12.50 Starters £8.00 – £10.50 | Mains £13.00 – £27.00 Desserts £7.50 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 21/25  Well the Captain had had his plumbing fixed,…

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Montrose, Edinburgh

  Montrose 1- 7 Montrose Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5DU 0131 605 0088    www.montroserestaurant.co The Bill  Set Lunch £35.00 per person Sharing Menu £85.00 per person Snacks £4.00 – £8.00 | Large Plates £12.00 – £38.00 Desserts £8.00 The Score Cooking 8.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 23/25  What’s sauce for…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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sō-lō, Aughton, Merseyside

  sō-lō 17 Town Green Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk L59 6SE 01695 302170  www.restaurantsolo.co.uk   The Bill Lunch Menu (3 courses) £52.00 Sunday Lunch Menu (4 courses) £64.00  Tasting Menu (6 courses) £105.00  The Score Cooking 10/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 25/25  We like to think of this as more than…

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Purslane Restaurant, Edinburgh

  Purslane Restaurant 33A St Stephen Street, Edinburgh EH3 5AH 0131 226 3500  www.purslanerestaurant.co.uk   The Bill  Lunch  Two courses £29.95 | Three courses £34.95 Dinner – Tasting Menu Only 5 courses £75.00 | 7 courses £95.00  The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 3.5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5  TOTAL 21.5/25  Purslane. No, not one…

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Craobh, Crieff

   Craobh 26 James Square, Crieff PH7 3EY 01764 650762    www.craobhrestaurant.com The Bill Brunch/Lunch Brunch Dishes £7.50 – £10.50 | Sandwiches £9.50 – £12.50 Mains £14.00 – £33.00 | Desserts £1.50 – £8.50  Dinner Small Plates £8.50 – £10.00 | Mains £15.00 – £33.00  Desserts £1.50 – £8.50  The Score Cooking 5.5/10 | Service…

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Rogue, St Andrews

   Rogue 209  South Street, St Andrews KY16 9EF 01334 470354  www.rogue-standrews.com The Bill* Starters £8.00 – £18.00 | Mains £22.00 – £44.00  Desserts £7.00 – £9.00 *Most seafood and premium cuts of beef are charged at market prices  The Score Cooking 6/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 4/5  TOTAL 19/25  Congratulate me,…

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Quo Vadis, London

  Quo Vadis 26 – 29 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3LL 020 7437 9585  www.quovadissoho.co.uk The Bill The Bite! £7.50 – £8.50 | Starters  £9.50 – £16.50  Mains £17.00 – £38.80 | Pudding £9.50 – £11.00 The Score Cooking 8/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 4.5/5 | Value 4/5 TOTAL 21.5/25  Did we always crave reassurance,…

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Café Marlayne, Edinburgh

  Café Marlayne 76 Thistle Street, Edinburgh EH2 1EN 0131 226 2230  www.cafemarlayne.com The Bill Lunch  2 courses £18.90 | Desserts £7.50  Dinner 2 courses £32.50 | Desserts £7.50 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 | Service 3.5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 19/25 Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain…

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The Ritz, London

  The Ritz London 150 Piccadilly, London W1J 9BR 020 7493 8181 www.theritzlondon.com The Bill Set Menu   3 courses £86.00  A la carte Starters £40.00 – £55.00 | Mains £64.00 – £81.00 Desserts £27.00  The Epicurean Journey  5 courses  £186.00 7 courses £207.00 The Score Cooking 10/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 4/5…

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The Citizen, Glasgow

  The Citizen 24 St Vincent Place, Glasgow G1 2EU 0141 222 2909  www.thecitizenglasgow.co.uk The Bill A la carte Starters  £6.95 – £9.95 | Mains £15.95 – £36.95 Desserts £5.95 – £7.95 The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 3.5/5 TOTAL 16.5/25 In spite of Humphrey Bogart films, I seriously doubt…

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