Ghostwriter Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Korova.. used to be Opium?Might be forced to go to Five, although I'm not a huge fan of the atmosphere there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Last time I was in Five it was horrid. You could draw pictures with the charcoaled onions!!Is it 99 that's now on Back Wynd?! I've had lunch in there and it was pretty good, it's got a nice atmosphere too. Siberia is good for a cheap, quick lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Skyline Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Carmines is good.But make sure to finish everything on your plate or he doesn't half give you a hard time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf-one Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Last time I was in Five it was horrid. You could draw pictures with the charcoaled onions!!Is it 99 that's now on Back Wynd?! I've had lunch in there and it was pretty good, it's got a nice atmosphere too. Siberia is good for a cheap, quick lunch.Yeah 99 is a good one too.Your right; Five used to be shit. But since Snafu took it over they have all new kitchen staff and new menu etc therefore it's a lot better now.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyEB Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 The Braided Fig is nice for a quiet lunch and a few drinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 See, now I went once and it was great but then took my other half after raving about it and it was awful. Her chilli came with an inch of cheese on top (no exaggeration) and my burger was mainly flour with some mincemeat scattered through it. I have refused to go near the place again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Another vote for Carmines.Baked tattie with chilli and cheese. Magic I like the fact that you agree with me, but I'm deeply troubled that you think that Carmine has ever put baked tattie with chilli/cheese on his menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Last time I was in Five it was horrid. You could draw pictures with the charcoaled onions!!Is it 99 that's now on Back Wynd?! I've had lunch in there and it was pretty good, it's got a nice atmosphere too. Siberia is good for a cheap, quick lunch.I was dragged there on saturday but had a lovely lunch. The menu is much more interesting than I remember from previous visits and the food was pretty special considering the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I was dragged there on saturday but had a lovely lunch. The menu is much more interesting than I remember from previous visits and the food was pretty special considering the price.Which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Henry's, next to Vue cinema. They do really good food, the ribeye steak is excellent, and the all day breakfast is easily the best in the city. Tho admittedly it's been a couple years since I was last in. My mate and I used to go for an all day breakfast every Sunday morning (to get rid of the hangover) and we tried a different place every week. Henry's was our favourite. The worst was Blackfriars, it was seriously inedible. I remember the guy coming over to takes our plates away and asking if everything was OK and telling him the toast was the only good part. The eggs were undercooked an the yolk was raw, the tomato was just mush, the sausages were raw in the middle, the bacon was burnt to a crisp and stone cold, the black pudding was like a hockey puck. They even managed to fuck up the beans. How can you fuck up beans?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-IRL Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 The worst was BlackfriarsI was reading this thread thinking - I can't believe nobody has mentioned Blackfriars yet, the food in there is magic... o_OLast time I was in I had the fishcakes which were home made and absolutely top notch. Would also recommend La Stella for lunch, any time they have the French Onion soup on! Its a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I was reading this thread thinking - I can't believe nobody has mentioned Blackfriars yet, the food in there is magic... o_OLast time I was in I had the fishcakes which were home made and absolutely top notch. Would also recommend La Stella for lunch, any time they have the French Onion soup on! Its a winner.To be fair that was like 5 years ago and it may have improved drastically since then, but that particular meal hasn't exactly inspired me to go back. It might have just been an "off day" but it goes to show you the effect having an "off day" can have, if 5 years on I still haven't been back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Last time I was in I had the fishcakes which were home made and absolutely top notch. If by homemade you mean they came in a food delivery from Belhaven's central kitchen then you're right.The Belhaven pubs (Ma Camerons, Blackfriars, The Globe) are solid enough for food. Better than the foundry anyway, but it's still all the same menu pre-made and shipped to each pub for heating up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 The Globe does lovely food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwriter Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Has anyone been to "The Square" for lunch? Any thoughts on their food and the overall dining experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Has anyone been to "The Square" for lunch? Any thoughts on their food and the overall dining experience?I've been to The Square for dinner, (after hearing a few horror stories) and I was very very impressed, the food was absolutely delicious and the service literally couldn't have been better. It was quite expensive like but it was very good. According to the stories it just goes to fuck when it's busy, it just buckles and the staff can't cope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I've been to The Square for dinner, (after hearing a few horror stories) and I was very very impressed, the food was absolutely delicious and the service literally couldn't have been better. It was quite expensive like but it was very good. According to the stories it just goes to fuck when it's busy, it just buckles and the staff can't cope.I've been there twice (once in the square and once at HMT when they were running the restaurant there) for christmas dinner with work and it's not been great. It's probably a different experience on a normal night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Which one?whoops, five Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-IRL Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 If by homemade you mean they came in a food delivery from Belhaven's central kitchen then you're right.The Belhaven pubs (Ma Camerons, Blackfriars, The Globe) are solid enough for food. Better than the foundry anyway, but it's still all the same menu pre-made and shipped to each pub for heating up.Well by home-made I mean they were advertised as being home-made and certainly didnt appear to be bog standard pub grub or chip shop fishcakes - a good 2 inches thick and topped with a creamy cheese and mustard sauce.I bow down to your superior knowledge mr opinion police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Used to like black friars but the food went to shit...service too was a bit awful recently.my mate and I both got bits of bone in our burgers, one of the girls we were with got a mushroom stroganoff which tasted completely rotten (had a sort of sour 'blue cheese' taste), and the waiter said "oh...sorry that didn't work out for you" when she complained... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Well by home-made I mean they were advertised as being home-made and certainly didnt appear to be bog standard pub grub or chip shop fishcakes - a good 2 inches thick and topped with a creamy cheese and mustard sauce.I bow down to your superior knowledge mr opinion police.I'm not challenging (or policing) your opinion! If you liked them then that's fine. But it's a chain pub so they're probably the same fishcakes in Ma's, blackfriars, the globe, every other Belhaven pub in Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I ate at The Square one night with folk from work and pissed out my arse later on so I won't go back.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gladstone Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Been to the Square a few times. Food's always been really nice. Service is always very slow though. Lunchtime with only us and another 2 or 3 tables (max.) occupied, and the food takes forever to arrive. Our office is on North Silver Street, and we struggle to get to the Square and back within our given hour.Noose & Monkey does nae bad pub grub too - their baked tatties are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Jo-D Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I've been to The Square for dinner, (after hearing a few horror stories) and I was very very impressed, the food was absolutely delicious and the service literally couldn't have been better. It was quite expensive like but it was very good. According to the stories it just goes to fuck when it's busy, it just buckles and the staff can't cope.I got vouchers for there, oriental palace and...soemwhere I can't recall and it was superb...the finest beef stew I have tasted....plate well cleaned!Carmines is good.But make sure to finish everything on your plate or he doesn't half give you a hard time!It's the bees knees and great deal too!Would also recommend La Stella for lunch, any time they have the French Onion soup on! Its a winner.I really like the lunch menu, the rare beef stack is very good. I did have a horrible tummy after eating a tuna steak there tho, came almost completely rare...and I thought, hmmm sushi so ate what I could and regretted the rest of the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 That new French place on Schoolhill does great crepes etc. at lunchtime. Proper massive savoury crepes as well, with chicken and bacon and stuff. Really really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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