Edinburgh - Castle Terrace Restaurant

Nearby Edinburgh Castle is Castle Terrace Restaurant, which we visited for lunch. We selected the 3 course lunch set menu at £29.50, which for Michelin starred dining is fantastic value!

Also included was an amuse bouche – three things to sample on one dish: black pepper pork, mini hamburger and a “Caesar salad”. This was followed by a pre-starter of jelly and tomato gazpacho with a black olive cracker on the side.

For starter, I ate the ham hock trifle: ham underneath a pea puree topped off with savoury ice cream and a crisp.

For main course, I chose the free-range chicken with chicken ravioli, a buttery sauce and summer vegetables.

Dessert was the Eton mess, very unusual compared to a normal Eton mess. The components are there, just re-imagined in a different way. A new addition is the sesame seed casing around the cream.

Although not included, I had a Breakfast tea (from the Eteaket range, which I spoke about previously). Alongside my tea, a selection of sweet treats were included – a praline macaroon, salted caramel chocolate and carrot cake.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The service was excellent and the food was fantastic. It was beautifully presented and the flavour combinations worked very well. Food for the eyes and the stomach!

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