Profil von emmar

smashing little time warp boozer. Kitted out in 70's tastic decor with railway kitsch aboud. Dinky toilets to match. Nice n clean, friendly staff, good selection of booze, much of it real ale.

Minus point for asking for Fraoch and getting something else!

ate downstairs in the Cafe on a 5pm deal - two people, two course for £12. The prices in brackets are the normal menu prices charged.

Pale Smoked Haddock and pea risotto with a parmesan crisp £ 5.95
creamy not too fishy and a perfect portion for a starter. Decided that this was the best choice out of the two starters.

Rogano Fish Soup, Roulle, Parmasan, Croutons £4.95
Bit of an overpowing fennel taste and not enough of a fishy taste :(

Oven roasted salmon fillet wrapped in Parma ham, red pepper aioli, sauteed shitake mushrooms, broad beans and creamed mash £12.95

beautifully cooked salmon, very moist. Melt in your mouth stuff. Very impressed with the quality.

Grilled fillets of seabass, crab risotto bon bons, salsa verdi and tempura courgette £13.95

Again beautifully cooked fish (well they should know how to cook it here!), tempura was a little bit soggy but still good. Fish worked well with the salsa verdi.

This deal was 2 courses for £12, you can upgrade for oysters and steak, as well as get a bottle of wine for an added £14.50.

Great value for money especially in these well known surroundings.

Where to start,

Smoked chicken that tasted like the sandwich style chicken out of a supermarket not smoked at all, overpowering balsamic vinegar.

Scallops were quite fishy tasting which overpowered the rest of the dish, bland black pudding did not blend well with the scallops. Couldn’t taste vinaigrette at all.

Pork belly was almost all fat, what meat there was was half dry and not moistened by the fat at all. Rather a large fatty piece. Noodles were drenched in sauce, which tasted like soy sauce and not a five spice sauce, one cashew as well!

Gnocchi were mushy and more like stodgy dumplings, onions were delish but overall the dish was poor.

Risotto was lovely!

No asking our opinon on any part of the meal, hot plates placed down without warning, when we complained about the meals the owner looked at us blankly. Offered us desserts which considering the quality of the other dishes we declined, we didn’t even want to try the coffee.

Very bad meal, worst I have had in Glasgow, poor customer service and now I know why the car park was so empty!

victorian styled pub with gorgous ornate cornicing on ceiling. Friendly staff, good selection of real ales as well as other beers such as Budvar, Fruili, Peroni, Bitburger and Weihenstephen Hefe Weiss. We had a half each of Avalanche and Avondale coming to £2.95. Toilets were clean but a little hot and stuffy.

Excellent situation in the Stockbridge area of Edinburgh, with some lovely bars and restaurants within walking distance. Usual sparse Travelodge interior but clean bathroom and shower, tv was a little high up the wall but then there wasn’t much room to put it due to it being an old building. Building has great views and handy for buses. Architecture of the building lovely too. Tea and coffee for a quick drink too. Does what travelodges do, budget bed for the night.