Highgrove House Hotel, Troon, Ayrshire
Highgrove House Hotel Old Loans Road, Troon, Ayrshire KA10 7HL 01292 312511 www.highgrovehouse.co.uk The Bill Set Menu 2 courses £22.00 | 3 courses £27.00 A la carte Starters £5.95 – £6.95 | Sandwiches £9.95 – £11.95 Mains £15.95 – £34.95 | Desserts £4.15 – £10.25 The Score Cooking 5.5/10 | Service 5/5…
Read MoreWee Jimmies, Cowdenbeath
Wee Jimmies 177 High Street, Cowdenbeath, Fife KY4 9QE 01383 511126 The Bill Starters £3.80 – £4.90 | Mains £10.95 – £12.95 Desserts £2.50 – £3.50 The Score Cooking 5/10 | Service 3.5/5 Flavour 4/5 | Value 5/5 TOTAL 17.5/25 Absolutely not a job for a grown man. 20 years on, I can…
Read MoreThe Doric, Edinburgh
The Doric 15 – 16 Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DE 0131 225 1084 www.the-doric.com The Bill Starters £8.00 – £13.00 | Mains £19.00 – £32.00 Desserts £9.95 – £10.95 The Score Cooking 4.5/10 | Service 4/5 Flavour 3/5 | Value 3/5 TOTAL 14.5/25 In a city full of history one shouldn’t really be…
Read MoreRomano’s, Simpsons-in-the-Strand, London
Romano’s Simpsons-in-the-Strand 100 Strand, London WC2R 0EW 020 7836 9112 www.simpsonsinthestrand.co.uk The Bill Prix-Fixe 2 courses £21.00 | 3 courses £24.75 Post Theatre (21.45 – close) £19.75 A la carte Starters £6.75 – £14.25 | Mains £14.75 – £28.25 (Sunday Roast Beef £34.75) Desserts £4.50 – £9.75 The Score Cooking 6.5/10 |…
Read MoreBistro 1155, Glasgow
Bistro 1155 1155 Argyle Street, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 8TB 0141 208 2041 www.bistroelevenfiftyfive.com The Bill A la carte Bites £5.00 – £21.00 | Starters £11.00 – £13.50 Mains £19.00 – £40.00 | Desserts £10.00 – £12.00 The Score Cooking 7.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5 Total 22.5/25 You can have…
Read MoreThe Baring, London
The Baring 55 Baring Street, London N1 3DS 0207 916 5861 www.thebaring.co.uk The Bill Starters £10.00 – £15.00 | Mains £25.00 – £39.00 Desserts £9.00 – £10.00 The Score Cooking 7.5/10 | Service 5/5 Flavour 5/5 | Value 5/5 Total 22.5/25 If your first question wasn’t, where on earth is The Baring?, I’d be surprised.…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreOld 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…
Read MoreFrenchie, 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…
Read MoreThe 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,…
Read MoreMontrose, 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…
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 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 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 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 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 MoreNumber 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 |…
Read MoreMargot, 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,…
Read Moresō-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…
Read MorePurslane 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…
Read MoreCraobh, 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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