Edinburgh eateries

[Dave7]

No it's not. Scotch tastes and smells horrid. JD and Coke on the other hand can be enjoyable from time to time

Each to his own of course but I DISLIKE the peaty malts e.g. Laphroiag (spelling??)
My son and my S.I.L enjoy JD and coke but it does nothing for me.

 

[Scoosh]

The Camera Obscura at the top the the Royal Mile is an amazing place, with great views all around - providing the weather is clear.
Plenty of art galleries near too - 2 at the base of the Mound and the National Portrait Gallery on Queen Street has just completed a major overhaul - so I really should visit it myself ...

 

[MrPie]

Angels with Bagpipes on the Royal Mile is a mighty fine eatery and great for a wee treat. It caters to the posh-food higher-end-of-the-market folks but not quite Michelin star and not up it's own poop hole.

 

[gavintc]

If you are staying near St. Andrews square, visit the Dome on George street. The restaurant is quite pricey, but if you just have a drink you can enjoy the stunning architecture.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

@Bazzer Looks nice, thanks. I don't like Whisky but hey!

A visit to Cadenheads is off the agenda then.

A good few years since going but if J K Rowling wrote a whisky shop into Harry Potter....

 

[Melvil]

I ate at the scran and scallie a few weeks ago and was really unimpressed - very expensive for ok but not excellent food. I preferred the Honours just down from Hanover street where I had the best steak of my life (and the best ever cherry tomato on top of that steak) and an impromptu birthday cake when one of the staff overheard I was out for a quiet birthday dinner.. Lovely.

The Caley tasting rooms are very good as well but our of town a little bit.

As for places to go if you fancy an exhibition the national museum has a fantastic one about the Celts.. The national library also has a fairly gruesome one about Plagues in Scotland.