Garlic Fries Garlic Fries

Crispy golden fries tossed in garlic, herbs, and a sprinkle of parmesan for a savory delight.

Iris Edinburgh

Iris Edinburgh

47a Thistle Street Edinburgh, EH2 1DY, EH2 1EN, United Kingdom

Beer • Wine • Steak • American


"A very happy accidental find. My family and I were trying to find a restaurant for dinner and this was our third attempt without a reservation. (We are tourists...who makes reservations in a country they don 't know?! Between the intermittent rain showers and the Fringe Festival going on, the crowds were everywhere. This place was off the Royal Mile so it seemed approachable enough. Anyway, we walked in cold, tired, and hungry. This place accommodated my family of four without a reservation. Yeah!! At first glance tres chic and bistro like setting. Two dining rooms one smaller for intimate groups of 2 or 4. Then the larger adjoining room for everyone else. It was quite lively in that room vs the more intimate room where we were seated. The food was excellent but the service was very lax. It took about 20 minutes before anyone came to our table to take our order even though in 2 minutes time after being seated, we were served flat water. Being annoyed now, as we watched a waitress going back and forth; no one came over to take our order. Soon, other tables seated after us all ordered (to be fair, they waited as well just not as long and yet we were last. Grr. Some confusion as it seems the one person that brought us the menus along with the water (with lemon, a plus was supposed to take our order. Not knowing he didn 't, the waitress we saw many times, assumed we did. I took my time oogling the menu over and over finalized my choices to the below, all were scrumptious. (Hence the 4 stars for a superb meal almost deducted a star for the lack of service in the beginning but they made up for it somewhat after . Believe me, the menu was so appetizing, it was hard to choose. Appetizers: seared scallops with black pudding, bacon and pureed peas... meaty and balanced (menu said crispy pancetta it was bacon strips same difference . The scallops were meaty, quite large in size and looked different from what I usually get in the US. These still had the coral still connected (see photo . So succulent. The pork rillets over salad (with toast it said but no toast came with . The plating looked like a pork belly stir fry over lettuce not quite pretty but definitely savory. A tad too salty for me but hubby liked it a lot. The meat was tender and flavorful. Every piece bite size and juicy. If this were an Asian establishment, I would think it would be great if served in lettuce cups. Onto our entrees: The duck with Drambuie and Raspberries I saw quite a few recommendations for this dish and it was a reoccurring photo on Yelp, so we had to try. The duck was roasted, medium well still pinkish color on some pieces. Some pieces were a tad tough to chew, especially for my son, but the flavors were on point. Beautifully plated and tasted just as good overall. I had the lamb loin and haggis figured I should try the National Signature meat while in Edinburgh, Scotland. For those that don 't know, Haggis is a mix of minced ingredients sheep 's heart, liver and lungs, combined with onions, suet, and spices. The lamb and haggis was wrapped in a puff pastry and served with a cracked pepper sauce. If only I had more puff pastry or bread, I would 've sopped up all that sauce. The lamb combined with the haggis was a superb combination. The lamb was not gamy at all; juicy and tender all around. I loved it. Hubby ordered the whole boneless sea bass. Presented en papillote (cooked and served in a paper wrapper , presentation was so inviting. The hot ginger gave it a nice tingly finish. And the accompanying prawns were quite sizeable. The dish resembled a Thai Curry to me both in color and smell. It was just the dish to hit the spot on a cold, damp evening. Given the slow service and lack of...we skipped on dessert. If only this place could pick up the pace, then it 'd be a 5 star experience. But many thanks to the manager that agreed to seat us. We still left a tip for the waitress given she looked overwhelmed. And while not obligatory to even having to leave a tip (UK is different than USA , we figured it was in good taste."

Kitch Belfast

Kitch Belfast

61-63 Dublin Road, Belfast, United Kingdom

Steak • Irish • British • European


"we went last night after kitch, for the first time we booked in nov pure because it was the first place we tried to take Dec booking reservations that we spoke with a beautiful girl, sophia that told us to send the menu into our options and they would have it ready for us at the arrival when we were pressed for the time. We only sent our decisions on the day we were terrible customers. we traveled from randalstown, the other two went shopping last minute before we were gone. So we have changed our time from 7pm to half 7pm at last 20pm. in the future we were quickly shown on our table. we remembered the option of our email order that they went to check with the kitchen whether this was still possible there was a light problem as sophia had originally said that our token vegetarian could have their choice from the Christmas menu the vegetarian menu, but james reacted to my email to say that she could not make the veggie menu easier. we ordered drinks the barman was a tight, recommended gins save the last of the rhabarb gin for us. I ordered the baked braut to begin, I had recently a very bad cheese stater, so this is a happy turn of events, beautiful! the truthahn ham pornstars hope that my Christmas dinner is so good. then I shared the monkey pudding with one of my friends. we were all very satisfied with our meal times. the personal was more fantastic, who I think the owner was dressed very dapper for christmas was an absolute gent the waitresses were also a beautiful piece bant. one of my friends has pointed out how good the staff was with children, so it is deff family friendly. best meal I had recently, quite reasonable, brilliant coworkers beautiful atmosphere. it could not be fault that it is definitely back. many thanks for a beautiful night"