Maison Bleue (Old Town)

• My first visit was late one evening
• As evening is usually the most expensive time to dine
• Both dishes were sublime and surpassed my expectations
• We were shortly served drinks and bread with oil and vinegar
• Both courses were quite delightful
• I agreed we were borderline full when our mains arrived
• It's almost a demystification of the cooking process which is quite neat
• Fairly neglected as I was fit to burst by the end
• I really enjoyed my time at Maison Bleue their drinks are incredible
• I had lunch here and the lunch menu is good and VERY reasonable priced
• It wasn't the best lunch I had but for the price was ok
• Decor and must importantly a delicious fusion with Moroccan cuisine
• My fish with puy lentils was hearty ( unlike your average fish dish) and had a lovely depth of flavour
• My husband's lamb dish was very very rich and a tad too salty
• We were just told that it was noted but not really offered an apology or an offer of something else
• The feast must be booked at least 24 hours in advance as the meat is slow cooked
• We were offered drinks and a short while later we were taken to our table
• Bread and dipping oil was placed on the table for us to eat whilst we waited
• The scallops were tasty and came with black pudding and a salsa
• The cheese was really average and could have done with a little something something like a chutney as it literally was just cheese and really dry croutons
• Was soooo disappointed in my portion as I was completely short changed
• The portion sizes were different on every plate
• The potato side served with that then got distributed amongst 'team monkfish' to share and bulk up our choice
• I appreciate it was Christmas and busy
• We eschewed the Grassmarket as it was very crowded and continued our walk round the corner and upwards since we were en route for St Giles
• The waiter was friendly and brought us iced water
• We chose one soup and one haggis balls (battered and deep fried and served with a neeps and tatties sauce)
• A glass of red wine and a coffee completed our meal and the bill was under £
• The toilets are a bit of a hike up to the top of the building but that's not a big problem
• We had lunch for two with only 25£
• Everything was really nice and the service was amazing
• The lunch menu in particular is amazing value with lots of choice
• I can honestly not find fault with Maison Bleue (Old Town)

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