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influenced Scottish cuisine fora year and a half. This year the only concession to traditional fare is Christmas pudding and a parfait Noel (ice cream with sweet mincemeat ). Otherwise the menu contains pheasant. seafood. yeal and steak. Christmas dinner. which is already being seryed until 23 Decemher. is £16.51! and lunch is£12.5().
I Indian Cavalry Club 3 Atholl Place. 228 3282. Mon—Sun noon— 2pm Ly 6.3(1-1 1.311pm. ()pen3o5 days of the year. the Cayalry ('luh may he a little more pricey than many Indian restaurants and it may also he a little over formal. hut the food is impeccahle. The re are special (‘hristmas menus for lunch and dinner (£111.95 6; £12.95)which are served until 31) December. The choice is limited hut you will he getting fiye courses w hich include a lemon or orange sorhet hreak and favourites like a tandoori mixed grill. .\‘o concessions to the turkey on this menu.
I Le Marche Hair 2» 4 1-.y re Place. 558 lollis’. .\lon- Sun 7.3(1-1(1.3(1pm; .\1on— l-‘ri noon—2.30pm. Keen to get away from traditional dry turkey. this traditional French Bistro sery es roast goose. scallops with salmon. y enison steaks. smoked turkey and game terrine. (‘hristmas lunch is £13and dinner is £19.
I Le Rendezvous 34 Deanhaugh Street. 332 4-176. Mon—Sat l2.3(L—2.3(lpm. 6.30—1tlpm. In the heart ot Stockhridge. lies this eosy intimate restaurant serving a French influenced (‘hristmas lunch (£15) dinner(£2(l) and a llogmanay meal (£25). For lunch you can select from an extensiy e menu which features
turkey with awalnut. apricot and raisin stuffing and (‘hristmas pudding with hrandy sauce. Dinner is a the course set menu starting with Bucks l’iu and including fillet of veal with lime.
I Le Sept7()ILl l-‘ishmarket (lose. 225 5428. Tue Sat
noon 2.15pm&
7 lll..311prn. Off the Royal Mile. down a rather french-looking close. l.e Sept are offering alternatiyeslike sirloin steak with Dramhuie or salmon with orange and kiwi fruit. (‘hristmas dinner. which will he first appearing on their tahle on 9 l)ecemher. is £14 and lunch is {11.511 I Philippine Islands Restaurant 36 Broughton Street. 55h S241LMon-l‘ri 12.30 2.3(1pm; Mori- Sun (r311 111.3(1pm. Why not w hisk yourself off to the South Pacific for some deliciously different food. (‘hristmasluncheon. Philippine style. is£l(1.95 and .l mammoth liy e course dinner is £10.95. llogmanay is eelehrated with a L 19.95 menu which includes a huflet and a w hole roast suckling pig. ()ne of the few restaurants open on ('hristmas Day and llogmanay . closing only on Boxingday.
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IThe Italian Centre is ahout to come to life as the new cafe harand restaurant. to he known as (‘affe ()ui. preparing to open its doors on Decemher 15. Looking yery stylish from the outside. the interior ground floor. I am told. reflects the Twenties mood. functioning as a cafe har with a payement licence and a conseryatory. They will he
serying food from 8am onwards. Downstairsthe restaurant is decked out as
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with murals and original stone walls. The largely ltalian menu includes pizza. pasta. seafood and salads with dishes ranging £1.5(1-L7.
I The Warsteiner Bistro 5*) ('amhridge Street. A new cafe harserying traditional (ierman food and heer. mixed with non-(ierman fare. Modelled on a histro in West (iermany. Warsteiners follows a
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I Lorenzo‘sfilohnsion Terrace. 22h 24m). Yet another ltalian Restaurant has sprung up. this one near the castle. Pleasantly decorated. with a delicately painted mural. the potentially dark and cramped hasement actually feels rather spacious and cosy. the result of cleyerly placed mirrors and platforms. The set lunch menu is £4.95 and a fairly traditional ltalian a la carte works otil at ahout i 111 a head for three
I Miller's Cafe. recently opened in l)undas Street. must haye one ot the most unusual interiors. The main feature is a splendid ochre-coloured mural painted hy a pre\iotts owner when the cafe w as a priyate flat. which lends a dusty . timelessquality to the place. The kitchen howeyer. is little more than a hotplatc and a microwaye though I‘m told the cafe attracts studentsand office workers. proyidtnga hayen for those desperate for a puff during hrcaks. Definitely a good place for aquiet cupof morning coffee.
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