Richard Bath

3 weeks ago | scottishfield.co.uk | Richard Bath

Richard Bath tries out Eve, the capital’s newest Italian restaurant. The commendably swanky Virgin Hotel has its main entrance onto the top of Victoria Street, one of Edinburgh’s most characterful spots, which is just by George IVth Bridge, The Mound and the Royal Mile. The labyrinthine building is so huge that it extends all the way down to the Grassmarket and Cowgate, which is where you’ll find the front entrance to Eve, the hotel’s new Italian restaurant.

1 month ago | scottishfield.co.uk | Richard Bath

Editor Richard Bath heads out to Landy’s to try out the chippy bringing the seaside classics to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, offering nostalgic favourites like salt and pepper squid, pizza crunch, and of course deep-fried mars bars. Where is Landy’s? Landy’s is on the site of what was once Byron Burgers where the Royal Mile and North Bridge meet, right in the centre of Edinburgh’s Old Town. It’s a large, light and breezy two-level restaurant done up in 1950s American diner style.

Jan 27, 2025 | scottishfield.co.uk | Richard Bath

Editor Richard Bath visits the former site of the much-loved Bell’s Diner to run the rule over the Stockbridge Eating House, the new venture of Gardener’s Cottage co-founder Dale Mailley. For many Edinburghers, endless chat over burgers at the tiny, intimate surroundings of Bell’s Diner in Stockbridge – often following a visit to one of the many excellent pubs nearby – was a rite of passage.

Nov 13, 2024 | scottishfield.co.uk | Richard Bath

If you either like tequila, or don’t know whether you like tequila, I’d heartily recommend the weekly tasting session at Patron Parlour in The Alchemist on Edinburgh’s George Street. As a way to kick-start an evening on the town, I can’t imagine anything better than this 90-minute masterclass which kicks off at 6pm each Thursday. The Alchemist is a rather bougie cocktail bar in the centre of the capital, which also contains a tequila tasting room sponsored by top-end marque Patron.

Oct 24, 2024 | scottishfield.co.uk | Richard Bath

Richard Bath road tests the new restaurant from the team behind Ka Pao and Ox & Finch, and comes away deeply impressed. When I heard that Scoop Restaurants, the team behind the outstanding Ka Pao and one of my most reliable go-to restaurants in Glasgow, Ox & Finch, were launching a new city centre restaurant, I was first in line to try it. I wasn’t disappointed.