{"id":559,"date":"2010-03-20T18:10:45","date_gmt":"2010-03-20T18:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/?p=559"},"modified":"2012-05-29T22:00:35","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T21:00:35","slug":"hotel-du-vin-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/2010\/03\/hotel-du-vin-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel Du Vin, Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Dinner for 4 Friday night March 19th 2010. Lovely atmosphere, warm, welcoming, buzzing. We very optomistic we were in for something special. As we\u00a0entered the dining room\u00a0a woman ran past us at speed,\u00a0choking\u00a0. As we sat down we noted her partner a geezer\u00a0sat and continued eating nonchalantly as\u00a0the poor woman\u00a0presumably adminstered the heimlich manouvre to herself in the ladies.<\/p>\n

\u00a0It was certainly an unusual start to the evening\u00a0\u00a0but\u00a0not quite as unusual as the Cheese Souffle\u00a0 which myself and Jackie ordered despite the 15 minute wait which is noted on the menu.Ok Ok I know I am prone to exaggeratation but 15 mins later there were\u00a0literal gasps\u00a0as\u00a0two vast \u00a0volcano shaped souffles emerged from the kitchen.\u00a0 They were\u00a0almost a foot high!<\/p>\n

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Is it a volcano? Is it a Hotel Du Vin souffle?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These\u00a0comical, conical, comestibles\u00a0\u00a0were served with a jug of cheese sauce to the side which we poured over the summit of mount souffle. Delicious.<\/p>\n

The boys mistakenly\u00a0thinking souffles\u00a0were a little girlie\u00a0opted for, in Long suffering Husbands case, stuffed pigs ears – small circles of pinky porky ear encased\u00a0peppered forcemeat\u00a0which looked\u00a0appetising but\u00a0LSH’s verdict was the pigs ear was like a strand of fat. In fact\u00a0his summation was the chef had made a bit of a pigs ear of it. Ho Ho.\u00a0Leo’s starterof smoked halibut was served cold and to be honest \u00a0the only thing lukewarm about it was it’s reception.<\/p>\n

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Gimmee red meat now shouted Macho Man. Grrrrrrr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Main courses the boys stuck to their \u00a0man, hunter gatherer\u00a0casting and each ordered a Donald Russel Steak which arrived on a platter cooked as requested with a small poke of chips to the side. The steak\u00a0 was\u00a0 declared delicious and kept the neanderthals quiet – aye a blessing.<\/p>\n

Staying with pork, and possibly the same pig of ear fame, \u00a0I ordered pig cheeks. Two small balls of\u00a0 pork arrived\u00a0 rather forlorn and alone in a small puddle of jus.\u00a0 Rather inconsequential for it’s not insubstantial\u00a0\u00a0 price tag. One bite in and it was apparent the reduction of the sauce had resulted in an intensely\u00a0salty flavour\u00a0permeating the meat as well as the jus. Lucky for us we’d ordered chips as the pork on it’s own would have far from satisfied a strapping Scots appetite. Chips being extra did hurt the Aberdonian sensibility however.<\/p>\n

Pudwise, the boys determined not to fall at the last hurdle\u00a0had tarte tatin with ice cream – exceptionally good and\u00a0then we all \u00a0finished with a wee doad of home made Irn Bru Turkish Delight. A quirky idea.<\/p>\n

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Great for hangovers not great for Scottish delight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0They were a familiar Irn Bru colour but taste free and so gellatinous I would make a point of avoiding them were we to darken to doorstep of Hotel Du Vin Again.<\/p>\n

The wine waiter got the best Press of the night. Knowledgeable, helpful and well measured.<\/p>\n

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A big hand for the wine waiter - lovely!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a nutshell we were disappointed having heard great things. The Glasgow Hotel Du Vin has won many accolades and recently when in the company of a man who once held 3 Michelin Stars he confessed it was one of his favourite places to eat in Glasgow.\u00a0In my opinion \u00a0I’m afraid Edinburgh is\u00a0far from being in \u00a0that league and Hotel Du Vin it may be but it’s far from Hotel Du Cuisine.<\/p>\n

Atmosphere. Excellent. 9\/10 Staff 9\/10 Food 7\/10<\/p>\n

Hotel Du Vin Edinburgh
\n11 Bristo Place, Edinburgh (0131-247 4900, www.hotelduvin.com)<\/p>\n

Starters \u00a34.95-\u00a38 Main courses \u00a312.50-\u00a319.95 Puddings \u00a36.75 Cheese \u00a38.50 Two-course lunch \u00a310 per person (minimum two people) Two-course dinner \u00a330 per person (includes carafe of wine)<\/p>\n

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James Dean stylishly posing with fag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hotel Du Fume. As an extra wee bit of chat. If you are still a smoker then the outside area at Hotel Du Vin is lovely. Instead of hanging around on a street corner you can sit in elegant surroundings in the external courtyard and they even have a little purpose built wooden open walled hut if it’s raining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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