Where to Eat in Edinburgh Advice Pls

Snapper · Post by **Snapper** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:47 pm

Thanks for all the advice and help on my Scottish trip help thread.

But I have another question.

I am looking for a recommendations for good places to eat in the early evening. Say 6pm to 8pm for a party of eight people, It needs to be with-in a very short walking distance to the Castle where we will be watching the Royal Military Tattoo.

Ideally it should be good hearty traditional food.

Thanks

scott_e · Post by **scott_e** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:21 pm

toll cross - Coconut Grove is a nice wee Mexican place. Been a couple of years since i was last there however.

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:24 pm

A few choices for you:

The witchery - lovely restaurant just down from the castle. Book now as it's in demand!

http://www.thewitchery.com/foodv3.html

Maison bleu 36/38 Victoria Street, EH1 2JW, tel: 0131 220 5686 is nice too - in a french kind of way.

The grain store is worth a look too. Not been in for a while, but the food is always good & with a scottish twist...

http://www.grainstore-restaurant.co.uk/about/index.php

Cheers,

Steve

Snapper · Post by **Snapper** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:16 pm

Thanks, The witchery looks very nice but a bit expensive, Any other options?

Not much info on the web about the grain store

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:48 pm

The Tower... similar to the Witchery... very very nice

Edin430 · Post by **Edin430** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:48 pm

Get yourself to the Secret Garden which is in the Close next to The Witchery... Long as you get good weather its the best place to eat in Edinburgh by a long shot - food/setting/price all top

In my opinion

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:51 pm

There's also howies on victoria street that's nice & good value for money

http://www.howies.uk.com/menus.php

Also if youre into seafood, try creelers in hunter square. You'll be hard pushed to find a finer seafood restraunt anywhere imho

http://www.creelers.co.uk/creelers-edinburgh.html

Still got thinking cap on...........

Snapper · Post by **Snapper** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:53 pm

Having had a look around there seems to be not a lot of choice in the upto £ 30 a head + drinks

Creelers
http://www.creelers.co.uk/creelers-edinburgh.html

Dubh Prais Restaurant
http://www.dubhpraisrestaurant.com/menu.php

Jacksons
http://www.jacksons-restaurant.co.uk

So may be stepping away from the traditional menu, has anyone been to any of these.

Ristorante Gennaro
http://sitebuilder.yell.com/sb/Displayc ... 0938000040

Thai Orchid.
http://www.thaiorchid.uk.com/contact.htm

9 Cellars
http://www.9cellars.co.uk

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:57 pm

Witchery & the Tower are owned by the same chap, so are pretty pricey. Can't really think of much that's close to the castle to be honest. Abstract is in Castle Terrace, but that's Witchery priced too...

If you don't mind a wee walk, the Doric is nice and traditional:-

http://www.edinburghrestaurants.co.uk/r ... edoric.asp

Merchants again is pretty good, and not too far away:-

http://www.edinburghrestaurants.co.uk/r ... chants.asp

Even further away is the Whisky Society on Queen Street :- http://www.smws.co.uk but its cracking (and the whisky's not bad either

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Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:59 pm

scott_e wrote:toll cross - Coconut Grove is a nice wee Mexican place. Been a couple of years since i was last there however.

Went ther elast year and acidentally got very drunk on margaritas, okay food too.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:04 pm

Patio off George St, top food and not too expensive, great food, service etc.

Search the archives lots of food threads.

Snapper · Post by **Snapper** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:20 pm

Looks like it's between The Merchants Restaurant & Creelers Seafood Restaurant.

Which is the best to take 8x people?

Snapper · Post by **Snapper** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:26 pm

It seems now that everyone wants Italian now

Any recommendations, It needs to be with-in a very short walking distance to the Castle for the Royal Military Tattoo.

Post by ed » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:30 pm

Vittorias have just opened a new place at George the fourth bridge.
Ive not been to that one yet but their other place is loverly and not too pricey! cheers Ed

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:56 pm

Gordon Tratoria just down from the Castle (just down from the filling station)

Pizza Express on the bridges... Nice pasta & salads, and the pizza's are nice too.... not your Pizza Hut type place although the name suggests it.

That would be my 2 pizza/Italian choices near the Castle