"Indigo Yard was among the pioneers of Edinburgh's hip eating and drinking scene; one of the first to combine a modern bar with a cosmopolitan restaurant. It's no longer quite cutting edge – the in-crowd all frequent George Street venues – but what it hasn't lost is its cheerful vibe and the chance to drink a bit, dine a bit and generally hang out with no rush to go or decide.Part of its lure has always been that it's a bit tricky to find; its discrete entrance tucked away in a courtyard behind Pizza Express. If you're there then you must be in the know... But once inside things really open up. Dimly lit lofty interiors are broken up by a mezzanine level and surrounded by comfy booths. The food here always been respectable, but its direction a bit hard to pin down. The Mediterranean is certainly there in the good tomato, mozzarella and pine-nut salad and in the excellent goats cheese tart with rocket and caramelised onion or the succulent garlic roast chicken. But elsewhere the menu delivers all sorts of pan-Asian goodies, like the roast pumpkin red curry or the treacly-rich duck spring rolls, or king prawn and salmon skewers. There's a good selection of wines, many available by the glass.Mornings, from it reverts to Scottish with good-old cooked breakfasts the pick-me-up of choice after a hard night out. Two courses go for around you may need a bit of patience at peak times, particularly Friday nights when suits arrive en-masse to unwind after their desk-bound week."
