Restaurant Martin Wishart
“Superb cookery and flavours here with everything just so fresh on the palate.” - AA Inspector
EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH
Our Inspector's view
Martin Wishart’s recognition of Leith as an opportunity and a destination made him a bit of a trailblazer, and it’s hard to imagine, as you look round this buzzy hive of restaurants and bars, that it hasn’t always been this way. Understated and unpretentious on the outside, discreetly located on the cobbled quayside, the restaurant is cool, classical and elegant within. Pale wood and muted colours make sure your focus is where is should be – on the food. Menus change seasonally and include a vegetarian tasting option, and the style is classic French with clear Scottish influences. Dishes are thoroughly fresh and vibrant, with precise attention to detail in every option. The haggis bonbon that might kicks things off, then moves to starters like céviche of Gigha halibut with mango and passionfruit, while mains like roast loin of Borders roe deer, with braised gem lettuce, goats’ cheese gnocchi, morels and Grand Veneur sauce are equally inspiring. There’s an excellent wine list too.
Awards, accolades and Welcome Schemes
4 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
AA Notable Wine List
Facilities – at a glance
Credit cards accepted
Gluten free menu
Tasting menu
Vegetarian menu
Wheelchair access
Features
- Seats: 45
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accessible toilets
- Assist dogs welcome
- Closed: 25–26 December, 1 January, 3 weeks January
- Wines under £30: 5
- Wines over £30: 200
- Wines by the glass: 12
- Cuisine style: Modern French
- Vegetarian menu
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Discover Edinburgh
Edinburgh is one of Britain’s most spectacular cities and both Old and New Towns have UNESCO World Heritage status. At its heart, the Old Town is a treasury of architecture stretching back to medieval times with its labyrinth of narrow lanes (‘wynds’ or ‘closes’). While the New Town's splendid district of squares, crescents and gardens are surrounded by impressive Georgian town houses.
It isn’t just a magnificent, bustling city, it’s surrounded by countryside – offering visitors the best of both worlds. Dominated by hills and the sea, with the rolling Pentland Hills to the south and the broad expanse of the Firth of Forth estuary to the north, it benefits from a rugged and varied landscape. So much so, the city has its own miniature mountain, Arthur’s Seat, which looms over the Old Town and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, dwarfing even Castle Rock and its crowning fortress, Edinburgh Castle.
A couple of miles east, Portobello is Edinburgh’s seaside area, with a long stretch of golden sand that attracts droves of city dwellers on sunny summer days.
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