A mental visual of fiestas, large hats and margaritas immediately entered my head upon receiving an invite to Lothian Road’s recent opening. Pinto is Edinburgh’s…
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Park Lane Restaurant and Bar
As is typical with a lot of ‘little gem’ finds, the Park Lane Restaurant and Bar was a chance find, during an overnight stay in…
Atholl Arms Hotel
One of the many joyous aspects of Scottish tourism is the multitude of historical attractions, sites and places of significance, scattered around the country; of…
Ballathie House Hotel
As befitting any Scottish Institution today, Ballathie House Hotel has re-invented itself, aligning the appeal to a broad, modern-day market, whilst retaining all the glory…
The Allanton Inn
A recent visit for dinner, following a search for a country pub type establishment; offering a good menu and excellent wines; the Allanton Inn ticked…
The Blue Goose Country Pub
Hurrah it’s Sunday! My thoughts precisely when the end of last week arrived, following six days of cramming, evening work and ultimately, ticking items off…
Angels With Bagpipes
The uniquely named Angels with Bagpipes has quickly established itself on the Edinburgh upmarket restaurant scene and just as quickly earned an enviable reputation for…
Seafood Temple
The aptly named seafood restaurant on Oban’s foreshore is so, as it worships local, fresh seafood, newly docked in Oban, and so do it’s patrons….
Cuan Mor Restaurant, Bar and Brewery
Cuan Mor, for me, represents what Oban is all about: a warm welcome, roots in local tradition, a proud history presented with a current day…
The New Inn Restaurant and Bar
The villagers in this close-knit community are quite rightly very proud of their local pub and justifiably so, as my experience verified, in the New…
Adamo
How refreshing to find a business adapting to fit established surroundings within a prominent and architecturally, fabulous building. The Adamo Hotel in Stirling has done…
The Waterside
How lovely to be able to give a second chance – I know the Waterside of old; when, at the height of its adoration, customers…