As far as restaurants go, this is a pretty standard one if I'm being honest. You see the reason is very simple. Thistle are good at what they do in the hospitality industry, their restaurant however is a classic example of an after thought restaurant. Restaurants housed in hotels are a rare breed anyway. There are few that stand out on their own and attract non guests to dine. By God do they try, with offers left right and centre.
Sure this place looks the part but the food unfortunately doesn't blow you away. I am unapologetically of the view that dining out is about one thing and one thing only. The food should inspire you, every single time. This isn't much to ask, because I am a big fan of "its not worth doing, if not done right". If I owned a restaurant, you can bet your bottom dollar I would make sure that I hire the best chef to cook up the most amazing dishes imaginable, or what is the point. Life without passion is not life. Life without hunger, drive is not fun!! So you can imagine how I feel about anything done half heartedly!! Take the lamb with parmentier potatoes. More effort would have gone into making chips in my opinion!!!!! Parmentier potatoes??!!!!! for those of you not in the know this basically means chop potatoes in a few pieces throw it in a pan with some butter...........oh no that's it!!! Were you expecting something grand!! Oh I'm sorry I forgot yes you sprinkle some chopped parsley on top!! Wow!!! The decorum is nice the food is ok!! My issue is I have been to hotel restaurants that have stood out because they made the effort. This place falls a bit short, that's all! read more