Gusto Restaurant Bar - Edinburgh

The service is cold and while there is nothing to do with eating, there is nothing exciting or extraordinary. the perfect place for if you want to cum the money and think a better place for them

This was a great restaurant for food and drinks. The ambience is colourfully decorated though the noise is a bit loud generally. It was crowded even on weekdays. The food tasted great. The service was decent and the staff was friendly. We got a separate enclosure for a large group on advance booking.

Tigerlily is a upscale restaurant that also has a bar area for customers who want a quick drink with friends. I only visited the bar area and although you're seated on bar stools, it's not at all tawdry. You're seated at high light coloured wood tables with a beautiful lily in a vase and a lamp to keep the lighting at a reasonable level. We ended up sharing a bottle of pink sparkling wine which was divine. The waiting staff were very courteous and attentive and didn't pressure us into ordering food with our drinks. For customers who were only ordering drinks, the customer service was top notch.

Unbelievably there were only two tables occupied on Wednesday. Yes, we are members, but anyone can eat at the Restaurant. Located on Queen’s Street, it is a really short walk from George and Princes Street. The set menu is £14.95 if you are a member or if you have room for 3 courses £18.95 (add 10% on to the prices if you’re not a member). It was one of those menus where all of the dishes sounded equally appealing. We decided upon Confit of Pork with candied apples and Sea Bass with Fennel and Champagne Sauce. Both were beautifully cooked, with subtle flavours. The champagne sauce was made with a delicate, flavoursome stock, the sauce for the pork, rich and unctuous. For desert, in my opinion the best desert of the festival although Mr EF was less sure about the ice cream. Linzertorte made with plums rather than jam and szechuan pepper ice cream. I loved the way the spicy (think of chai tea) ice cream complemented the glorious almond and plum tart. Our only caution, is not to choose this option if you are in a hurry, the food is delivered in a rather relaxed fashion, but it really, really well worth a visit.

Tigerlily was a welcome change from the cold and wet outdoors and provided us with the solution to our starvation. The food was on the most part very tasty, the starters were both very good and whilst the Caesar salad lived up to my expectations of being quite bland it did not satisfy my dining partner. I enjoyed my main of fish and chips and as a lifelong cheesecake addict was very satisfied with the ginger biscuit based raspberry ripple extravaganza I'm not sure why it's no longer on the menu but will hopefully be back should we ever re visit. For full review, please visit: [hidden link]