Last week myself and a friend treated ourselves to Afternoon Tea at The Prestonfield House Hotel. The Prestonfield is tucked away in the South Side of Edinburgh, a little oasis of countryside in the city. As you drive up the driveway you forget where you are as you are greeted by 3 highland cows (Aunt,…
Category: Eating Out
Tea at Anteaques
If you love tea then Anteaques is the place for you, with over 110 different types of tea to choose from you will be stuck for choice! Situated in the South Side beside the old Odeon Cinema on Clerk Street, Anteaques is a small antiques shop, with 2 tables, a counter and all the tea…
Afternoon Tea at Malone House, Belfast
I decided to treat my Mum to Afternoon Tea for her birthday, at a place of her choice. She surprised me when she suggested Malone House in Belfast, as it is a place I would never have thought of! However, it is a place that holds special memories for Mum, its where her and Dad…
Bistro Moderne, Edinburgh
Having dined at Restaurant Mark Greenaway a couple of times, I knew that I had to try his new(ish) venture – Bistro Moderne. Situated in the old Cafe Fish (previously Zanzero) in Stockbridge it was an easy dander for us one Sunday lunchtime. I had heard great things already, especially about the Sunday lunch so…
Burger Meats Bun (meets Belly!)
Friday seen the opening of the latest venture by Glasgow’s Burger Meats Bun people in Edinburgh. BMB Edinburgh occupies the former residence of Urban Angel on Forth Street and as luck would have it, today we passed here at lunchtime! We had been meaning to visit the Glasgow branch for a while, so it was…
The Lobster Shack, North Berwick
Last year I had planned to go to the Lobster Shack in North Berwick at some point over its open season, but never quite made it – I think the rain put paid to the plans mainly. So, this year we seized the opportunity last weekend when the weather was nice and had nothing else…
The Butchershop, Glasgow
Having read so much about it Stuart and I decided to pay The Butchershop in Glasgow a visit. We could only get an early evening table, which was fine as it give us plenty of time to enjoy the meal and still make a train back to Edinburgh! The Butchershop can be found at the…
Afternoon Tea at Peacock Alley
My Mum was visiting last week and I decided to treat her to a lovely Afternoon Tea. Now Edinburgh is definitely not short of places for Afternoon Tea, but I settled on Peacock Alley at the Waldorf Astoria for a bit of decadence! As we entered we were greeted by the lovely maître ‘d and…
The Secret Herb Garden
Up on Old Pentland Road, Midlothian near the Ski Slope you will find the Secret Herb Garden. For the last few weeks I’ve been following the progress updates on Twitter of this new venture and was keen to pay it a visit! The Secret Herb Garden opened its doors to the public on the 1st…
Timberyard
I’ve wanted to visit Timberyard since it opened and I eventually got my chance at the end of January for our Wedding Anniversary. It’s located on Lady Lawson Street in what was the old Lawson’s Timberyard; a red wooden garage door hides the restaurant and you could easily walk past and not realise it was…
Queen of Everything 