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Boyfriend and I are thinking of trying one of the places to eat on George Street now it is all continental along there and we can enjoy our meal to the accompaniment of the gentle tinging of bicycle bells. We'll be digging out our thermal leggings and full waterproof cover for the full Scottish version....
Seriously, does anyone have any recommendations?
(If not George Street, suggestions of hidden gems anywhere else also appreciated...)
I think I'd cruise up and down checking the 'infrastructure' and peer through the plastic walls of the 'tents' to see what I liked the look of!
Go for whoever encroaches least upon cyclespace?
The Café Andaluz in Glasgow was nice a few years ago but don't know if the one here is its equal, or if it's on George Street, though vaguely remember hearing that it was going to be. Otherwise Mother India on Infirmary Street, the veggie spicy place (Kalpna) on St Patrick Street or Hanedan on West Preston.
Went to Cafe Andaluz a couple of weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised, as I tend to avoid George Street myself. Huge place but decent service and food. Bill Ok considering.
As far as Geo. St. goes, Café Andaluz is one of the less-pricey and less-terrible choices. Same Glaswegian owners as Amarone on the ground floor of the old Guardian Exchange building, which is a pretty good Italian in very swanky surroundings.
Gourmet Burglar Kitchen is nice but well overpriced for what is still just a burger. Also has one of those stupid ordering systems that is different from pretty much every other restauarant in the world and leaves you wondering why they couldn't just be normal. It seems to be fashionable now to be different tobe difficult (see also my sole, dissapointing experiences with Wagamama and Nandos, where they send someone over to explain their "system" but can't be bothered doing proper table service or employing staff with any customer service nous.)
If necessary we could arrange a bike-bell choir to serenade you while you dine...
Not George st but close -
Thistle Street - Cafe Marlayne.
Randolph Place - La Petite Folie
All Bar One is actually Not Too Bad but more pub food. Cafe marlayne is more appropriate for couple dining. Centotre nice but very dear.
We quite like brunch at urban angel on Hanover st, but I find dinners a bit more hit or miss.
Oxford bar has KP salted peanuts. Harry the bar man poured me a pint of Caesar Augustus on Sunday that did not quite fill the pint tumbler before the barrel ran out. He looked at me with his most hangdog expression and shook his head sadly. I was not too disappointed as I knew the pint of Deuchars would be the best in Edinburgh. The pub cellars it's ale very well. Harry used to do pies but he wasn't so good with them as with the beer. He however always has a nice lunch or tea for himself on Sunday a nice pasta basil and pine nut salad he ate with gusto. I have been drinking in there over the last 27 years and Harry has always been the barman. Kept on Evenwhen the owner changed. Turns out he has only been there for 28 years.
Had a very nice lunch in the Italian on the corner of George St and St Andrews Square. Has outside tables, if that's a requirement.
All Bar One is actually Not Too Bad
Told me once I couldn't have Eggs Florentine as they were "out of Hollandaise", but my Mum could have salmon with Béarnaise on it. I assume that the carton for the former was empty.
Any kitchen operating under the pretense of being stylish and sophisticated that can't whip up a basic sauce isn't worth paying to eat from.
Had a very nice lunch in the Italian on the corner of George St and St Andrews Square.
Amarone.
I do like the Mussell Inn on Rose Street. Even has outside tables if you want to get all continental. One may also have a good gawp at the shoppers in Primark across the road.
Thank you for all the suggestions. We went to Cafe Andaluz in the end. Unfortunately you cannot book a table in the outside sitting area; fortunately for us, a table became free in that area not long after we got there, which was much nicer than the slightly noisy back of the restaurant where we had been seated. Food was good.
Funny story: boyfriend remarked that we had been given a good amount of time to let our starters digest before our mains arrived. When the bill arrived, our waiter apologised for the fact that we'd had to wait for our main course!
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