French Restaurants in Stockbridge
1. Restaurant Martin Wishart
French restaurant in Edinburgh
54 The Shore - EH6
There’s nothing fancy, pretentious or self-aggrandising about Martin Wishart’s long- established HQ at the foot of a converted warehouse, which has been a feature of the area around the Leith waterfront for over a quarter of a century now. With rivals opening left, right and centre nowadays – often featuring tedious multicourse epic menus – it perhaps doesn’t feature in the headlines as much as it once did, but there’s no good reason for this other than the fickleness of media fashions. “Service is superb without being stuffy” and is “married with top-quality food” – thoughtful, accomplished cuisine that avoids pyrotechnics yet displays excellent technique and delivers “exceptional” flavours. The ‘Market Menu’ is a three-course à la carte for £125 per person, or there’s a (slightly) longer tasting menu for £145 per person. “A delight”… “sublime”.
2. Rhubarb, Prestonfield Hotel
Scottish restaurant in Edinburgh
Priestfield Rd - EH16
The “extravagant surroundings” of a lavishly decorated country house in 20 acres near Arthur’s Seat help set a spectacular scene at James Thomson’s luxury hotel (he also owns the famous Witchery). Fans say it’s “possibly the nicest upmarket place for dinner in Edinburgh – in particular for special occasions”. The cooking – from a wide range of menus including à la carte – is affordably priced given all the grandeur, and there’s an “exceptional wine list to go with it”.
3. La P’tite Folie
French restaurant in Edinburgh
61 Frederick St - EH2
Virginie Brouard’s smart outfit in a mock-Tudor building in the West End has established itself as one of Edinburgh’s most reliable Gallic restaurants as it noses into its third decade, with “reasonable prices” part of the draw, whether you opt for the à la carte menu or the two-course set lunch for £29. If you’re in the mood for a pre-dinner drink, her adjoining wine bar ‘Le Di-Vin’ occupies a dramatic former church (and has formerly featured as one of the best of its kind in the land in a Sunday Times national survey).
4. Café St-Honoré
French restaurant in Edinburgh
34 NW Thistle Street Ln - EH2
“Old-fashioned French-style” hospitality is “very well done” at this white-linen Gallic fixture down a cobbled New Town alleyway, which has for decades been the epitome of a side-street bistro. “I arrived on my own without a booking and was made very welcome”, with “lovely food and service and a warm atmosphere”.
5. Café Marlayne
French restaurant in Edinburgh
1 Thistle Street - EH2
Marcelline Levicky’s “friendly” New Town staple is a “small but buzzing French-style bistro” that has been of note for its “good value” cooking for aeons and remains distinctly amicale to the wallet (the set lunch is £18.90 and dinner a far from extortionate £32.50).
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