The doom-merchants lamenting the arrival of the London chain restaurants to Edinburgh city centre should pay a visit to Six by Nico. The Glasgow chef Nico Simeone has opened restaurant number three in Hanover Street with a fresh and exciting concept. A six-course menu that changes every six weeks available from lunchtime until closing time…
Chop House – Bruntsfield Hands up who’s fancied Sunday lunch, but never been sure where to go to get the best one? It’s so difficult to choose as getting it wrong can be an expensive mistake and lead to disappointment all round. Rock hard Yorkies, insipid gravy and soggy veg don’t make for the…
Cringletie House Hotel – A castle hotel close to Edinburgh. Welcome Meandering up the long driveway in the car to Cringletie House Hotel just outside Peebles, we were impressed. When you park the car and seconds later there’s a smiling member of staff rushing out the door to help you in with your bags you…
Steak Brasserie It’s been a wee while since we last visited Steak in Picardy Place. Their Steak Brasserie has recently had a makeover, and they’ve introduced an express lunch option to their menu so it was the perfect excuse to go and check it out. The Brasserie now offers a two-course Express Lunch menu…
20 Recommended places to dine in Glasgow We visited Glasgow in February for the annual Celtic Connections Festival and couldn’t decide where to dine. It’s no wonder, as there’s such a choice of restaurants in the city. According to Trip Adviser, there are over 1950 listed restaurants to choose from. To help with our search,…
It’s easy to wander past Twenty Princes Street (we almost did!) as it’s tucked away inside the Hotel Indigo which itself has quite an unassuming entrance. Climbing the stairs, it feels like you shouldn’t be there but following the signs to Twenty Princes street you soon hear the reassuring noise of a restaurant in full…
Murrayshall House Hotel and Golf Courses One of our first blogs on The Boys Eat Scotland website was about our seven-course tasting menu experience at Murrayshall House Hotel near historic Scone in Perthshire. Four years later we are still here blogging away about our travels, and when we heard that Murrayshall had undergone a…
Hotel restaurants can sometimes be a bit of a missed opportunity, offering little in the way of personality or inspired menu choices. Happily, Macdonald Hotels have been busy working with some high profile chefs to give their hotel restaurants a boost. Their most recent partnership is with Paul Tamburrini who now has his name above…
Since its opening in 2016, the Navadhanya restaurant in Haymarket Terrace has gained a loyal following of diners looking for authentic Indian cuisine served in new and exciting ways. We both enjoy Indian cuisine but sometimes leave feeling a bit disappointed in uninspiring food that looks and tastes a bit samey. We had high…
Our most enjoyable meals of the year It’s that time of year again to look back on our travels from 2017 and try to agree on our ten most enjoyable meals. This year was a big birthday year and Raymond received lots of lovely gift vouchers from friends and family that allowed us to have…