I recently visited Howies in Victoria Street for a long leisurely lunch. I have been dining in all the branches of Howie’s for a number of years.
I have always found the food to be fantastic and agree with their motto of ‘great food………without the faff’.
I had a made a booking for lunch to sure of a [...]
Before we do a review at Edinburgh Spotlight, we visit a restaurant twice before publishing our findings. That is, unless the food is bland and service so bad that we wouldn’t waste our money a second time.
Zizzi, West End branch has now had its’ second visit and I am pleased to report that the food [...]
I was at a fair recently and came across Sweetarama at a stall. They supply retro sweets from the 60, 70’s and 80’s. Chelsea whopper anyone ?
The ones available at the fair were in lovely presentation bags and I bought one for £2 that had some old favourites in it including a sherbert fountain, double [...]
Sometimes you just can’t beat a brekky roll at a greasy spoon cafe and my preferred one is ‘Now Rest’ at Bonnington Road (Leith End).
Ironically it’s next door to Martin Wishart’s cooking school It’s full of characters, Leith locals, workies and people like me who just want a decent cup of tea and [...]
I like the food and service at Pizza Express in Edinburgh and there are branches all over town. My personal favourite is the Stockbridge branch which is by the Water Of Leith and is the old TSB bank (for those that remember !)
They normally do 2 for 1 vouchers – so hunt around the internet if [...]
I first reviewed a trip to the Lauriston Farm Toby Carvery a few months back – HERE I said that I would never go back with children, which I have not done, but for £5 during the day, you can’t get a better meal for a couple of adults.
I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves [...]
