The Marshmallow Lady is a brand new café on Rodney Street. It, as you might expect, is a place to go for marshmallows. This is the first store for Burgh Bakes, home-made gourmet marshmallows, native to Edinburgh and available at places like Earthy Foods (Ratcliffe Terrace), Lickety Splits (Jeffrey Street), Hula Juice Bar (West Bow) […]
Review of Tapa, Leith
Tapa is tucked away, 19 Shore Place, just around the corner from the Shore. It is worth finding though – especially if you’re a fan of Spanish food. The restaurant is large; with two distinct sections. I once had a pleasant dinner almost unaware there was a large group of diners in the second section […]
Review of Bella Italia, Ocean Terminal
We arrived at the Bella Italia discussing that this would be an interesting time to visit. The place is brand new, just opened, and restaurants like Bella are at their worst when they’re brand new, staff are inexperienced and the system is still finding its feet. We left Bella Italia safe in the knowledge that […]
Review of the Leith Lynx, Leith
I’ve been to the original Leith Lynx a few times and this new, re-opened, Leith Lynx a few times and rather strangely they feel different. The décor is the same and the cook is the same so the change in ambience is hard to pin down. When the Leith Lynx re-opened I asked the waitress […]
Review of The Leith Beer Co, The Shore
The Leith Beer Co is the next evolution of the old Waterline on The Shore. This review was written for The Leith Beer Company’s first ever lunch service. The newly refurbished bar opened at 5pm on Tuesday the 29th of May 2012 and this reviewer popped in for a lunch date. First thing’s first – […]
Review of Dara O’Briain: Craic Dealer at the Edinburgh Playhouse
Dara O’Briain has been on fine form recently. He seems entrenched in the hilarious Mock the Week and shows off his scope with School of Hard Sums as well as Stargazing Live. It seems rather odd that he jokes comedians have no transferable skills, including himself in the micky taking, as the Irish stand-up is […]
Review of Handmade Burger, Ocean Terminal
This is a largely positive review of the Handmade Burger restaurant in Ocean Terminal. This is a largely positive review because after numerous visits to the burger venue have been, largely, positive. That said; there’s a picture at the end of this review that might alarm but it’s worth reading the notes around that. There’s […]
Review of Printworks Coffee, Leith
This is a review of two halves; first impressions and then how Printworks grew on me. Even with that disclaimer in place it is important to keep in mind that this is a review of Printworks Coffee during its opening week. It is likely to mature. A review in two halves is necessary for Printworks […]