Edina's - Perth Kinross (menu)

Phone: +441882580444

Address: 1 The Square, Perth Kinross, United Kingdom

Menu Dishes: 3

Reviews: 1286

Website: http://www.dunalastairhotel.com/services/edinas-kitchen

"My 10yo daughter and I had a reservation for 8pm this evening, under the name Gillian Birnie. When we arrived, we were summarily ignored by two different staff members, until I told one of them I had a reservation, at which point he ungraciously sat us at a table closest to the exit, didn 't offer any welcome, and handed us menus (I had to ask for the children 's menu despite it being obvious my daughter is a child). At no point during the process of making the reservation (over the phone earlier that evening) or when we were offered menus were we asked if either of us had any allergies. My daughter has a life-threatening allergy to peanuts and some tree nuts and carries an epipen. I am frankly astonished that this was not asked, and neither could I find any allergens listed on either the main or children 's menu. When it came to ordering, again, no questions about allergies. My daughter wanted the children 's chicken katsu curry, and in the light of a lack of allergen information, I asked if it contained nuts. After a moment of confusion, our waiter asked if she was allergic to nuts, to which I responded that she was allergic to peanuts and some treenuts. He asked which ones, and I said she was allergic to most, and gave peanuts and cashews as an example. Without missing a beat, he immediately stated that 'he wouldn 't recommend ' the curry because it might have nuts. Never having come across a chicken katsu curry with nuts as an ingredient, I questioned this, and asked him to check with the chef. He disappeared momentarily to arrive back and almost gleefully declared that it did indeed contain nuts, but when I questioned which ones, he wasn 't able to answer, so again he went to ask the 'chef '. Imagine my surprise when the answer came back as peanuts and cashews, the very nuts I had provided as an example. I asked why there were no allergens listed on the menu and why we hadn 't been asked about allergies, and how (if there were nuts present in the kitchen) we could be sure of no cross-contamination with any other dishes. He stated that there were no nuts in the kitchen which was confusing, and I asked how could there be no nuts in the kitchen if the curry contained nuts, was it not freshly prepared? He said it was freshly prepared (and if this is indeed the case, it begs the question as to why it couldn 't simply be prepared without the nuts) but that there were 'protections ' in place, without specifying what those might be. Given that nobody proactively asked about allergies, that no allergens were listed on the menu, and the information we had thus far about allergens as ingredients, I decided not to risk the life of my daughter by dining in your restaurant. It is inconceivable in this age of increasingly common life-threatening food allergies that your establishment does not have a clear protocol for protecting your consumers against encountering a possible allergen, and that your staff are not better trained to deal with these situations, when someone 's life could be at stake. I am frankly astonished and hugely disappointed at the way we were treated throughout our short time in your restaurant, and hope that with this feedback you can make meaningful changes for both health and hospitality improvements which are in dire need. If you are pitching your restaurant as a fine dining experience, with prices to match, it begs the question as to why these considerations are not already in place."

Full menu - 3 options

All prices are estimates on menu.

Rice

Risotto

Creamy Arborio rice cooked to perfection, with a rich blend of Parmesan and fresh seasonal vegetables.

Fish Dishes

Fish Chips

Crispy golden fried fish fillet served with classic French fries, a side of tangy tartar sauce, and a lemon wedge.

Sandwiches

Steak Sandwich

Juicy steak slices, grilled to perfection, served with onions and peppers on a toasted artisan roll.

Graham

★ ★ ★

Breakfast excellent , other menus expensive and choices poor , bar prices very high also...more like London prices.

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KEM8819

★ ★

The restaurant needs to up its game. The food is not 5 star, 2 star at best. The chefs have a basic menu that they cannot even get correct. Despite covid, the timing of the food, the quality of the food and the management needs...

Cartvale

★ ★ ★ ★

Stayed in the hotel booked a table for dinner, firstly had lunch in the bar overpriced Greggs quality food. Before the evening meal thought we would have a drink in the bar, as we were going into the restaurant asked if we could put it...

Karen

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

We ate in Edina's for all 3 breakfasts, 3 evening meals and a lunchtime meal too. The waiting staff were very attentive and the food was fabulous, I loved the soups, they were always so tasty and the triple cooked chips are amazing! Kids loved... View menu

207carolem

★ ★

The hotel itself is fabulous. The food, unfortunately, is not. We are here now and dined in the restaurant and had high expectations based on the hotel website self hype, however, the food was disappointing. The restaurant needs to up its game to reflect its...

GJamie

★ ★

Afternoon Tea was a regretfully disappointing! We made a special trip out to Edina’s especially for the afternoon tea and what we were served is simply not acceptable for this kind of establishment. I was served a smoked salmon sandwich in which the Salmon had...

Singbe

★

This is yet another 'rural ' restaurant that charges 4 star prices for 2 star food and service. I waited to order drinks while three members of staff walked past without any communication. When I finally ordered, the waiter appeared to have little knowledge of the... View menu

Mcsl

★ ★

Visited today for “sharing steak night” unfortunately was disappointed to find “sharing” meant a one steak which we could have got from Tesco for £5/£6 Sides arrived prior to mains, when main arrived we were shocked to see one steak between us both, also sides arrived ahead of mains and with no plates to eat off along with no condiments. So very very disappointed won’t be rushing back and definitely won’t be recommending anyone who is visiting unfortunately

Brian

★

Had dinner there on Friday, partner had the Scallops which were miniscule then the Green Thai curry which, as mentioned by others, was virtually inedible. We decided to book Sunday roast as we thought “ You can’t go far wrong with a Sunday roast”, how wrong we were. Immediately noticeable that we were given half a Yorkshire pudding each, who scrimps on Yorkshires? The seasonal vegetables were like tinned veg which had been roasted, again virtually inedible. The beef was obviously a budget cut was tough to say the least. The hotel is supposedly a five star resort who, judging be previous reviews, are very quick to point out the restaurant is independent of the actual hotel. It be therefore be...

Gillian

★

My 10yo daughter and I had a reservation for 8pm this evening, under the name Gillian Birnie. When we arrived, we were summarily ignored by two different staff members, until I told one of them I had a reservation, at which point he ungraciously sat us at a table closest to the exit, didn 't offer any welcome, and handed us menus (I had to ask for the children 's menu despite it being obvious my daughter is a child). At no point during the process of making the reservation (over the phone earlier that evening) or when we were offered menus were we asked if either of us had any allergies. My daughter has a life-threatening allergy to peanuts and some tree nuts and carries an epipen. I am fran... View menu

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