The Atelier (West End)

• This will improve once the place is better worn in
• The Atelier is a really promising new addition to our Edinburgh restaurant tapestry
• Their offering is compelling enough to demand a dedicated visit
• Ll be as impressed as I was by this elegant
• Crusty bread with a tasty pesto dipping sauce
• The pacing of the meal was a little on the slow side for a lunch
• It was fine for us because we were not in a hurry on this particular afternoon
• Chick pea curry was enjoyable as a main
• I followed this with the cheese plate
• Was nice except for the fact that the cheeses were served at refrigerator temperature
• Once seated she served us an amuse bouche of butternut squash soup with truffle and truffle oil
• It was all in such a small cup it got a bit too concentrated with all that truffle flavor and the truffle pieces tended to stick in my teeth
• As a main I had risotto with a saffron creme
• The addition of figs were nice but not a must at all
• I could've done without and if you're not a saffron lover this is not a dish for you because this dish was singing saffron left to right
• Now for the best and most important part
• The only thing I was sure of was that I would have a licorice flavored macaroon with figs and some touch somewhere of coffee
• I'm not so sure about the figs (The Atelier (West End) seemed to love them) and the ricotta or where this coffee was but the marshmallow was gorgeous
• I would have preferred the chef to be more daring with the licorice flavor
• The Atelier is definitely the place for a date night with its intimate and cozy atmosphere
• The people working there are wonderful and very attentive
• I'm leaving them with one piece of advice
• Sometimes simpler is better and try not to include fig in every course (or maybe it was a theme I missed)
• First up is a smoked chicken salad with crispy parma ham and a rosemary and avocado sponge
• As odd as it may seem the salad was at a very pleasing temperature
• The chicken was nicely warmed through and the salad was cool not cold which made for a nice combination
• The sponge was light and airy with just a hint of rosemary
• Accompanying this pantone of green was a brilliant maroon soup which competed with the burnt orange furnishings and neon red pepper mill for most striking appearance
• Decadently thick and creamy from the beetroot with just the right amount of buck from the horseradish
• The menu was familiar with the likes of other MS restaurants
• Maybe this is and i just didn't know about it
• So some bread to start with two types of butter
• One with seaweed and another which was orange and didn't quite hear what it was
• Then i am served some puree that was a bit like tomato
• The scallops was perfectly cook with the starter containing ice cream
• First time to have ice cream to start and it was just so prefect
• After another wait my lamb was served in a array of greens
• Again everything just matched with the flavours
• Taken a back as i was i decided to order dessert even though i was full

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