Tony Singh's Road Trip (Old Town)

• The hotel restaurant of the Apex Hotel in the Grassmarket is decidedly unorthodox
• Located conveniently in Apex Hotel on Grassmarket I was invited to come and taste his international street food with a twist
• There is so much choice on the menu so we really struggled with what to order
• Pickles from Veggie and we finished with the slider for a dessert
• The pakora was nice but personally it was my least favourite dish out of all as it was quite filling and heavy
• The mint sauce that it came with was lovely and gave the dish a bit of fresh taste
• On the other hand the steamed buns were light and as I'm from Easter Europe where we eat a lot of pickles I really enjoyed the pickles that the buns came with
• The flat iron steak was lovely as well
• M a big carnivore and I love meat so I have to say that this chunk of beef was absolutely tasty
• The Gauchos seasoning that came on the top of the steak was something new for me but very pleasing to the palate
• My all time favourites were the ceviche and the crab roll
• Coriander and lime is a perfect combination with a fish
• My companion tried to avoid them but it was impossible as there are too many
• The crab roll comes with mango and is very well flavoured
• The whole crab is in the bun which looks stunning and it tastes even better
• We wanted to try one of the desserts so we went for the slider and it was a great choice
• It comes as two big pieces of brownie with loads of ice cream and sauce on it
• As Tony calls it is quite sourly so it accompanies the very chocolaty brownie well
• The service was very nice and quick
• The dishes were coming out from the kitchen very quickly so I would definitely recommend Tony Singh's Road Trip (Old Town) for anyone needing a quick lunch in the area
• The only thing I would say on a bit of negative side would be that as much as I understand that this is a street food pop up
• The fact that the food comes on plastic plates and you eat with plastic cutlery doesn&rsquo
• T go that well with the overall Apex Hotel atmosphere
• Tony definitely takes a contemporary culinary approach with this Fringe pop up
• The food is fresh and very tasty but I would definitely recommend ordering at least two dishes per person as the plates are not that big
• Getting a dessert is a good idea as well to finish this rather special street food meal with a twist
• Festival Pop Ups are great because they allow you to taste foods we don't always have the option of eating
• A Pop Up the menu is actually quite extensive
• The curry was delicious and was served with a selection of chutneys and rice
• The haggis pakora were much bigger than I though
• The flat iron steak came out last and was cooked perfectly
• The chimichurri sauce that the steak was served with complimented the steak perfectly
• Normally I'm happy to eat from paper plates with plastic cutlery
• I found it extremely hard to eat the steak with plastic cutlery
• It is definitely worth giving Tony Singh's a try whilst his Pop Up is still at the Apex International
• This is probably ok if you order more fish and vegetarian dishes but the meat dishes are plentiful so order conservatively there
• Tony Singh is someone I was familiar with from his appearances on television but I had never had a chance to taste his food until now
• Who am I to argue with the irrepressible and loveable character that is chef
• Not only does he care about the foody needs of the residents of Edinburgh but he is even thinking ahead to making sure tourists get a good meal when visiting our great city
• S in the Grassmarket for lunch given this is the kind of place unsuspecting visitors will have marketed at them during August
• Red and black outline of Tony with his bright red turban
• 9 is a bargain but starters is a mug of soup (lentil in our case)
• Or chickpea and potato curry with vanilla ice cream for dessert
• We both agreed that 3 courses was maybe too much for lunch so decided to just order from the a la carte main course
• To be honest we could probably of had the 3 courses as the portions are small and there are no extras unless you order them
• Chicken pieces were tiny and well fried bordering on overdone
• The Burger was nothing to write home about
• The pattie was thick but bland
• Our waiter was super friendly and helpful although his English wasn't that good

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