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Restaurant review: The Harbourview Grille, Royal Hotel, Campbeltown

HERE’S a non-typical example of a conversation at Spectrum Towers.

Restaurant review: Bonsai, Edinburgh

ALWAYS on the look out for new sushi restaurants, I was thrilled when a friend suggested Bonsai Bar Bistro for supper. Set between Holyrood and South Clerk Street, it is a small, unassuming restaurant.

Lychee Oriental Restaurant. Picture: Robert Perry

Restaurant review: Lychee Oriental, Glasgow

MORINDA citrifolia (aka the dog dumpling) smells like cheese when ripe, resembles an obese caterpillar, and is especially attractive to ants and fruit bats. Then there’s the durian, which gives off an odour like turpentine and has a custard-textured pulp.

The Pantry, in Edinburgh's Stockbridge. Picture: Jane Barlow

Restaurant review: The Pantry, Edinburgh

THERE are many things I like in restaurants, but the acronym BYOB is my second favourite – pipped only by the same letters on the door of a restaurant within 100 yards of a decent off-licence.

Restaurant review: Red Box Noodle Bar, Edinburgh

THE Red Box Noodle Bar is set handily close to some of the main university buildings on West Nicholson Street. With takeaway additional to their sit-in tables, the small restaurant was packed on the weekday we went in.

'The Scran & Scallie is no ordinary pub, it's a Tom Kitchin gastro-pub.' Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Restaurant review: The Scran & Scallie, Edinburgh

TO PARAPHRASE Marks & Spencer, The Scran & Scallie is no ordinary pub, it’s a Tom Kitchin gastro-pub.

Pig'halle restaurant. Picture: Neil Hanna

Restaurant review: Pig’halle, Perth

I AM not one of those people who gets obsessed about their diet, but when I was feeling mildly under the weather the other day a restaurateur friend told me that it was down to a conflict between my blood group and my eating habits.

Restaurant review: Victor Hugo, Melville Terrace

OVERLOOKING the Meadows, Victor Hugo offers Marchmont residents a little respite from students. Full to the brim with families and workers, there is also a queue out the door when we popped in for some lunch.

Viva Mexico, Cockburn Street, Edinburgh. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Restaurant review: Viva Mexico, Edinburgh

I visited Viva Mexico by accident. There were two new places on my reviewing list, both of which, it turns out, are closed on a Tuesday.

Restaurant review: Revolution, Chambers Street, Edinburgh

REVOLUTION has built up a reputation as a destination bar for cocktails, parties and flavoured vodkas.

The Walled Garden, West Lothian. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Restaurant review: Archerfield Walled Garden, Dirleton, East Lothian

Build it, and they will come.” So goes the famous expression from the film Field of Dreams. However, I’d like to reword it to: “Stick a playground in it, and they will come.”

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Restaurant review: Fatma, Edinburgh

RICHARD BATH is away, so this week I am stepping into his not inconsiderable shoes and taking his seat at the table.

Restaurant review: Dusit Thai, Edinburgh

DUSIT is one of the most reputable restaurants in Edinburgh, let alone within the Thai food niche group. With this, however, it carries the reputation of being on the pricey side.

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