This restaurant absolutely should be on your list. You certainly can pay more but I doubt that you…read morecan have anything nearly as good as what I experienced tonight. The soup was dazzling in the different flavors and smells. The spaghetti sauce with shrimp and clams and octopus was incredible in the red sauce in which it was served. Across the street is another Italian restaurant that I'm sure you could pay three times as much but not come close to what I experience tonight.

This was an absolute amazing stop in Perth, that didn't even blink at our walk-in party or 16 for…read morelunch. The menu is extensive and well designed. Very easy to navigating and extremely reasonably priced. The lunch special was a great easy meal with a starter( soup of the day, potato skins or, fruit), your main entree, followed by a scoop of ice cream for desert. All for under £10. Couldn't have been happier!!

I'm a bit of a finicky eatery so I usually have a hard time finding restaurants that cater to my…read more"requests" (so LA, lol). Well, I came to Perth, which is a small town in Scotland, and was convinced I wouldn't find anything healthy to eat. Alas, I stumbled upon Howie's Bistro and guess what? They offer gluten free / vegetarian options! They even have this vitamin Cola which is infused with herbs that I tried for the first time. It was delicious! My waitress was the sweetest! A young, 16 year old girl, who was so excited to hear that I was from LA. So cute. Ask for Zori if you go. And the owner, Craig, couldn't have been nicer. He even gave me a book of Scotland that had been left behind and been sitting at his restaurant for awhile. He may not be giving out anymore books if you check it out, but he will definitely welcome you with a smile!

Three of us stumbled upon The Outsider while out looking for a place for dinner. It was so good we…read morewent back with 2 more friends a few nights later. Nice pleasant room with good size tables and very helpful, friendly courteous wait persons. Very good steaks, and fish, and affogato for dessert. Go to read the creative food descriptions on the menu!

My wife has been following The Outsider on the socials for a bit. So as we find ourselves in…read moreEdinburgh, this was a must. Tonight's dinner destination. We got here at 6 with no reservation. We were able to be seated upstairs. This place is busy (much busier when we were finished for sure). So if you can, I'd suggest reserving a spot. It's a bit loud in here. Not out of the ordinary for a busy place. We started with the pressed pork belly app. Perfect crisp. Could've used more of the celeriac puree bed. The confit shallots were so good and nicely sweet. Black pudding cubes (small. More of these!). Candied pears. Mmm. Great start. Wife got the char grilled venison on a butternut squash purée and spicy daikon planks (I didn't find the heat, she did tho!). It was excellent and perfectly prepared. Not gamey at all. I got the 35 day aged hangar steak. This is hands down one of the best steaks I have had out in a very long time. So well seasoned! Which was such a pleasant surprise as it left me wanting for nothing to add flavor. The hand cut fries were good but did need some salt. No dessert as, well, our server was scattered a bit all night. We asked for the dessert menu. She brought us dinner menus and we didn't see her for 10 minutes. So we opted to leave, a bit disappointed at the end. We would come back tho. Thats for sure.

This place is new to town, the night were there was very quiet, we were the only 2 people. The…read moredecor with no windows and mirrors did not help the atmosphere. Service was ok and the food good but not as good as the established classics in town such as Let's Eat and 63 Tay street.

We had a group of 9 and were able to reserve a private room which was great for conversations we…read morecould all hear. We had what seemed like two full time servers always on the spot to take our drink and food orders. The food itself was excellent, where everyone was happy with their orders. The duck and venison dishes seemed especially good. We highly recommend Blonde!

The perfect neighbourhood bistro. We walked in without a reservation on a Sunday night but I know…read moresome nights it can get quite full. We ordered the venison bourguignonne and confit duck. They were both delicious and very filling. The ambiance of Blonde is really what makes it stand out. It's everything you want in a neighbourhood bistro: small and extremely considerate staff, warm cozy interior, casual environment.

You know that teenage girl who is slightly pimply and awkward but shows amazing promise and…read morebrilliance? This is Aurora. The menu is ambitious and fun. Some things work better than others but it's mostly on point. You can't fault the obvious stretch to do something different and delicious. We started with oysters which came with slightly gimmicky eye dropper bottles of lemon juice and red wine shallot vinaigrette. They were very fresh and exemplified everything you want from oysters. The highlight of the sharing menu was the burrata. It was rich and creamy and came pared with a berry sauce, sliced apples, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts and basil. There was a lot going on with this dish but it all came together deliciously. The 'too much going on' was a bit of a theme for everything else that came after. That's not to say that everything wasn't fresh and tasty but there was just one or two flavours too many which detracted from what was happening. The smoked salmon didn't really need the blobs of G&T. The duck confit didn't really need baba ganoush plus apricot purée plus yogurt. A slight scaling back would have exemplified the 'less is more' principle. That said, every dish pushed new boundaries and was experimental in the way that creative food should be. Our waitress was attentive and friendly. Our experience would have been improved with a prologue to what each dish was rather than it being dropped rather unceremoniously on the table. After all the work that went into each plate, it deserved a well scripted introduction. We had an impressive meal. Everything was fresh and obviously prepared with care. A few very minor tweaks would make everything exceptional. Aurora is a great addition to the restaurant scene and a gem of a find. It's also great value: £100 for three including wine and service.

Wonderful food that is locally sourced. Friendly service and a casual vibe with modern country…read morecoffee house decor. The best bacon I've ever had and the eggs were rich in color and flavor. I don't usually like hollandaise but the truffle hollandaise was delicious. The coffee and tea were good as well. Such a cute spot.

THIS IS A SMALL PLATES MENU. I think it was summarised beautifully by my partner who joined me here…read morefor dinner. "I want to drag the chef home and lock him in the kitchen" Prepare to show up and have an amazing experience, your tastebuds will adore you. Textures, flavours and general yumminess. Who would think to combine asparagus and honey! A must try :)

Situated in Stockbridge, Merienda is only a 10 minute walk away from the city centre…read more The restaurant is fairly small but is set up to allow more than enough space for social distancing. On top of this, the Merienda team have put a few extra precautions in place, all without impacting the dining experience! When we arrived at the restaurant we were encouraged to sanitize our hands, we had our temperature checked and we were asked to keep our face masks on whilst moving through the restaurant. Whether you're looking for a light meal or a full dining experience, the menu is served Mediterranean style with small plates based around 5 different sections; Merienda Staples, Fields and Gardens, Farms and Pastures, Rivers and Seas, and Sweetness. We decided to go for the full dining experience and ordered 6 plates each, plus a dessert to share. After grazing on so many delicious plates, it was difficult to choose a favourite, but if we had to pick 1, it would have to be the star of the show - the dessert - White chocolate & cranberry croissant butter pudding. Everything about the menu was incredibly fresh and it was interesting to know that all the ingredients are sourced locally throughout Scotland, served in their own style! The servers were extremely attentive and (personally for us) we enjoyed the pace in which all the dishes were served, as this allowed us to not rush our meal and appreciate the flavours the chef had put together for us. To read our full review, please visit sandlblog.com

A friend and I went to The Kitchin in Scotland while we were there, because I always like to try…read morefinding a James Beard/Michelin restaurant when I travel, whenever possible. The Kitchin is located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, and is sort of in a strip of businesses, so we had a little trouble finding it, but when we did - oh my gosh, it was resplendent. The interior was very upscale, with a color palette of greys, whites, lilac, pewter, and lots of wood features. We started with our drinks while we perused the menu. I had the Paolozzi Lager (a Scottish beer) and it was so refreshing and flavorful. Later on, I had another Scottish brew; the Stewart Brewing Edinburgh Black. It was a dark beer but was so smooth and easy to drink, surprisingly. I definitely recommend either of these, if you're looking for a beer at The Kitchin. I love trying beers from the places I visit and not just getting Guinness or something like that everywhere. Once we were ready to order, our server was fantastic, checking on us just enough and explaining every different thing we ordered so we really got the experience of each dish. And even cooler, the menu came with a map of where each and every ingredient (down to the pottery and honey!) is sourced from within Scotland! So you can be sure that everything you are eating is very locally sourced. After our first drink, our server brought out an amuse bouche, to get our palettes ready for the feast. It was a tuna tartare with a horseradishy cream and little microgreens. We had the bread and butter next. It was warm and toasty, and the butter was spiced and paired perfectly with the loaves. Next our server delivered another amuse bouche, maybe to refresh our palettes after the bread and butter and drinks. It was a slice of tomato in a citrusy liquid that really did open up your palette! My friend and I chose the pre-fixe lunch menu (appetizer, entree, dessert), and it was a great way to experience a Michelin rated restaurant without spending an arm and a leg (or spending the rest of what you would have paid on extras, like more drinks). I chose the Lobster for my first course/starter and it was DECADENT, with large lumps of lobster atop a bisque, and a nice helping of gnocchi, which I'm a huge fan of - so this blew the doors off the experience from the get-go. My friend ordered the Duck starter, which came out so colorful! The duck ravioli was a green pasta, and there was a yellow corn velouté underneath it and little corn kernels on top. She gave me a bite, and even though I'm not a huge fan of duck usually, this was so tender and tasty! I chose the Pork for my entree and it came as little filets of pork belly with a velvety mushroom jus on the side that gave it a nice smooth counterbalance to the crispy pork. SO good. My travel companion got the Sea Bass for her entree and added calamari/squid on top. She liked her choice, as she is a calamari girl, usually. I tasted her sea bass and it was delightful. I love those types of fish; salmon, sea bass, etc. We were getting pretty full at this point but we definitely saved room for dessert, which is good because that's what came out next: I chose the Lemon Soufflé because I LOVE lemon, and this was so scrumptiously delicious. It came in a large mug style pottery ramekin, all warm and toasty, with a little mound of ice cream on the side to pair it with. I am still dreaming about this. I see they have a few different flavors of this soufflé style of dessert, and I would say if you see it on the daily menu - get it! My friend got the Pear dessert which was so interesting. It was a poached pear in caramel, with a vanilla ice cream on the side. It was tasty on top of luxurious, on top of indulgent. From start to finish, our experience at The Kitchin was fabulous. The service was fantastic, the ambiance was definitely upscale yet welcoming, and of course the food was heavenly. It's no wonder they have held their Michelin star for 19 years! If you'll be in the Leith area (or anywhere in Edinburgh), definitely make a stop (or a special trip) to visit The Kitchin! I can promise you will NOT be disappointed.

Amazing experience!…read more Definitely deserving of their Michelin star. The service was impeccable from star to end. Very attentive servers and sommelier. The wine pairing was perfect and the food was delicious. A great way to celebrate our anniversary.

Really amazing local English classic pub where you can get quality pub food…read more It has an upper dining area where you will have a good space to sit down. All drinks served with Crystal glassware which is just classy. Service is good but it was a one man band maybe due to the holiday. At the end we can't find the server to pay. If you haven't tried Haggis, Neeps & Tatties, They are very yum here!!

We found this beautiful historic pub on Google. It is very near the M&S market where we were…read moreheading to grocery shop. The interior is stunning and the food was basic but good. Upon entering, you select a table, review the menu then go to the bar and order. The staff is friendly and provide good service. We tried the fish and chips and a burger. Both were good. Beware,, the burgers only come well done!