Harden's says

Edinburgh's famous veggie restaurant that closed during Covid has re-opened on a new site in Bruntsfield.

survey result

Summary

£48
   ££
3
Good
2
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3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Barrie Henderson’s Bruntsfield two-year-old has revived a near-sexagenarian institution: Britain’s oldest veggie, which was run by his grandmother Jan on Hanover Street before being scuppered by the pesky pandemic. The gorgeous-looking spot, with woven pendant lights and a grass installation on the ceiling, turns out impressive salads, pastas and tagines – which, despite receiving very solid marks, elicited little in the way of feedback.

Summary

£46
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3
Good
2
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2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “reliable and good-quality” Bruntsfield restaurant was opened in 2021 by Barrie Henderson, reviving and modernising the 58-year-old vegetarian institution – said to be Britain’s oldest veggie restaurant – which his grandmother Janet ran in the city centre, and which closed down during the pandemic.

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£7.50 £15.30 £7.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £22.00
Filter Coffee £2.90
Extras  
Service 10.00%
7-13 Barclay Place, Edinburgh, EH10 4HW
Opening hours
Monday12 pm‑10 pm
Tuesday12 pm‑10 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑10 pm
Thursday12 pm‑10 pm
Friday12 pm‑10 pm
Saturday12 pm‑10 pm
Sunday12 pm‑10 pm

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