Breaking news
May 2021: Haar is currently not open at this location; to experience the cooking, try Haar at Home haarathome.co.uk
July 2020: plans for an Edinburgh branch of Haar are onhold, but chef Dean Banks is busy expanding his Haar at Home service and has plans to open a high end chippy in St Andrews in September 2020, which will be named HAARbour.
Harden's says
Named for a "cold sea fog on the East coast of Scotland", Haar, from MasterChef finalist Dean Banks, serves British produce, simply prepared.
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Summary
Chef Dean Banks launched a crowdfunding campaign to relocate his well-regarded venture – formerly at a five-star hotel in the town – to this new spot, overlooking the 18th hole of the famous golf course at the former Golf Inn. Open from December 2021, it is likely to echo the surf ’n’ turf formula he adopted so successfully during lockdown with Haar at Home. Meanwhile, Dean and his team have also revived the historic Pompadour restaurant in Edinburgh’s Caledonian Hotel.
Summary
Named for a ‘cold sea fog on the east coast of Scotland’, Haar, from MasterChef finalist Dean Banks, is part of five-star hotel Kinettles. It opened too late for much in the way of survey feedback, but early reviews in the Scottish press have been very complimentary about its sharing plates cuisine.
Summary
Named for a ‘cold sea fog on the east coast of Scotland’, Haar, from MasterChef finalist Dean Banks, is part of five-star hotel Kinettles. It opened too late for much in the way of survey feedback, but early reviews in the Scottish press have been very complimentary about its sharing plates cuisine.
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Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £24.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £2.50 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 10.00% |
1 Golf Place, St Andrews, KY16 9JA
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑11 pm |
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