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Grand Opening: The Refinery, City Centre

November 29, 2016 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Edinburgh Reviews’ Caroline was lucky enough to attend the opening of The Refinery on St Andrew Square. Here’s the field report from the night.

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On Thursday we were invited to the opening of Edinburgh’s newest restaurant, The Refinery at St Andrew Square which is part of the trendy Drake & Morgan brand. Having been to the London Regent’s Place restaurant I was excited to see if their particular flavour of industrial chic was translatable across the border.

I was not disappointed. The interior decor combined factory elements like exposed bricks and pipes, with Scottish twists, such as a highland cow mural and stag head mounts.

After stuffing myself with a selection of uber cute canapes and slurping down the sample cocktails, I can confidently say that The Refinery fits in Edinburgh’s casual dining scene. Time will only tell if it makes a lasting mark on the already busy food and nightlife scene, one thing I know is that I will be back.

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About Caroline
Found on the interwebs as CarolinePixels, she is a lover of tech, design, food, film and cats.

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