Sylvesters (Old Town)

• The interior much as it was previously
• The dish was topped with a couple of unfortunate spears of asparagus
• So quibbles with the main course aside
• What I would say is that I&rsquo
• M not entirely clear what the place is trying to be
• Then tailor their offering to what people are most valuing from them
• As I was assured that the espresso was still not quite as good as they&rsquo
• Sylvesters is a family run restaurant providing innovative food by taking traditional Scottish dishes and adding imaginative ingredients to create unique combinations
• My risotto log was very well cooked
• The risotto was soft but with still a bit of bite and was a much bigger serving than I was expecting
• The wild mushrooms added some flavour along with the parmesan puree
• Only thing missing was maybe a little seasoning in the log itself but with the bits around it
• The deconstructed prawn cocktail was delightfully presented and ticked all the boxes for Mr Edinburger
• The prawns were well cooked and meaty
• He was given the option of fighting with the crayfish himself to get the meat out or the kitchen would take care of that for him but I&rsquo
• The roasted salt cod was well cooked and easily fell apart whilst maintaining it&rsquo
• The whole dish worked very well together and it is something which he would certainly order again
• Overall Sylvester's was a great evening and definitely somewhere we'd consider going back to
• Tragically the attention to detail Front of House is ruining the effort put in by what is clearly a competent chef
• Sylvesters is still new in relative terms and has issues to resolve
• The challenge was a pre show dinner in Edinburgh during the Fringe
• Luckily for every venue there is a restaurant
• As long as you book ahead you are spoilt for choice
• So potential venues across the south of the city centre were available to my bestest buddy and I

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