Element (New Town)

• The audience was interestingly mixed
• Two Americans on a Scottish tour were having dinner
• Soon engaged in conversation with the visitors
• A mix of global dishes made with local ingredients
• I was tempted by the scallops with celeriac pure and chorizo
• Decided to have home made potato scones served with black pudding and a poached egg
• The poached egg was perfect and the dish was nicely balanced
• Went for the veggie options and started with butternut squash arancini
• They had great crunch on the outside and were sunnily orange on the inside
• S a favourite dish of mine and this was a touch milder that I could have wished but it had chunks of crab and was scattered with red chilli
• Crab linguine is one of those dishes that I like on a cold day as well as on a hot one
• Heritage varieties of beetroot are very popular at the moment and they make for very pretty dishes
• I finished with the chocolate cranachan roulade
• Some of the food was flat out strange
• The haggis bonbon dish was a good example reasonable haggis
• This smart and friendly place is more likely to baffle than dazzle the palette
• The helpful staff were accommodating enough to let us have dinner at our table in the bar
• Instead portmaneau is the linguistic blend of words with Brunch being a perfect example &ndash
• Rose Street is always busy with tourists and residents alike
• Feel the cozzy steamed ambient i had my chargrilled scotish steak with tomato sauce
• Popped in here with my wife for a meal
• I grabbed a beer with Scottish platter
• Very accommodating with my three children

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