Food & Drink - Scotland Directory
On a sunny day the Ship Inn is the focal point of Elie, when the original bar area with its open fire and exposed beam ceiling is abandoned for the outdoor terrace with its bay views, barbecues and beach cricket. Top notch haddock and
Owner Charles Scott is a trained chef with significant restaurant experience, including a stint at Buckingham Palace, and his frying is worthy of Scotland's most celebrated chippy town. The waiting list in Wee Chippy is long but the menu,
Husband and wife team Morag and Ian Hamilton have run the informal, respected Vine Leaf for 25 years. At the end of a close, just off the spine of St Andrews, Morag's menu makes the most of the great local seafood and game. She also gives
The four-star Rufflets Country House Hotel has offered golf breaks, weddings and fine dining since 1952, Twenty-four bedrooms, self-catering lodges, spacious gardens and dog-friendly grounds make Rufflets a favourite with locals and
Madrid native Alvaro Bernabeu greets guests with a wry smite and many a cheeky comment, dishing out delicious tapas that could be as close as Edinburgh gets to this inherently Mediterranean way of eating. Dishes come as thick and fast as
With gaudy neon lighting outside and an interior that is about as authentically Italian as a fake Gucci handbag - grey waits and black leather booths oozing a lounge bar vibe - this newcomer is about as far removed from actual Verona as
Nachos' spacious open-plan dining room, well suited to couples, groups and families, is colourfully decorated with Mexico's cultural and architectural icons in spray-painted murals. Expect some genuine flavours from classics such as tacos
Named after the decadent 17th-century poet, the 2nd Earl of Rochester, the Libertine neatly balances daytime bistro and night-time bar. Tall windows line both aspects, brightening the huge booths and intimate tables in the modern Victorian
Between Leith's gentrified Shore area and Newhaven Harbour lies an unremarkable industrial stretch dominated by Chancelot Mill. This unlikely setting hasn't put off cafe newcomer Natalie Kwek one bit, however, and it's here that she's
Positioned halfway down the Royal Mile, ArtCafe Morita combines traditional cafe, Japanese fast food outlet and ambitious gallery space. Proprietor Kozo Hoshino is the custodian of a large private art collection, from which he has plucked
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Raba is a consistently excellent curry house nicely located at 26 Commercial Road, Shetland with cheerful, efficient service and reasonable prices.
With a great view over the north bay bright, modern, licensed Hay's Dock café-restaurant in the new museum,, and the menu is short, but imaginative consisting of local dishes, sandwiches and cakes. Hay's Dock Café is closed Sun eve.
Great Wall is a authentic Chinese / Thai restaurant highly rated and recommeded by the locals located right above the bus station in Shetland.
Cosy café Faerdie-Maet located on Commercial Street (by the post office) serving generously filled rolls, as well as cakes, teas, real cappuccino and good ice cream. Faerdie-Maet is closed on Sunday.
The place to head for a huge (if pricey) steak, along with hearty seafood dishes and surf’n’turf classics. The food prices at the Upper Deck are Moderate to expensive.
A former ice house and salmon bothy which now serves the best seafood in the area; each day the menu details the boats the fish have come in on.
Captain’s Galley is closed on Sun & Mon. Eating at Captain’s Galley is Expensive.
Established in 1908, this beachfront café continues to serve up good-value breakfasts, lunches and teas. Inversnecky Cafe is inexpensive.
Enjoy a coffee and fresh baking in a cosy facility that gives people with learning difficulties training and meaningful employment. The Breadmaker is inexpensive.
Sister to its acclaimed namesake in St Monans, this restaurant has an amazing location in a custom-built glass building on the beach between the Aquarium and the Old Course. The venue has as much wow-factor as its fish dominated menu. The
