{"id":7320,"date":"2016-08-05T16:50:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T15:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/?p=7320"},"modified":"2016-08-05T16:50:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T15:50:32","slug":"the-brandon-at-canonmills-yum-yum-yum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/2016\/08\/the-brandon-at-canonmills-yum-yum-yum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brandon at Canonmills – yum yum yum."},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the place where Cross and Corner used to live there’s now a wee bar\/restaurant on that corner of Broughton Street and Eyre Place called Brandon’s of Canonmills. \u00a0A refreshing groovsters hangout with food that frankly my lips haven\u2019t stopped smacking themselves about since we tried it.
\nWhen I say groovsters hang out clearly not just groovsters as we are about as far from the category as you can get and still be labelled human.<\/p>\n

We are 3 middle aged woman and a sausage dog. Sounds like a film but no it\u2019s just my life.<\/p>\n

So just to clarify\u2026.dogs are very welcome indeed as is everyone it seems.<\/p>\n

When you have hit the dizzy heights of 50 odd (with the emphasis on odd in this case) it\u2019s disheartening and annoying the number of people who ignore you, don\u2019t do eye contact or assume you are in for a cup of tea or a slash. Well our shower arounder was a charmer make no mistake and we loved him. So we booked a booth for supper \u00a0later in the day thinking it was just a formality – \u00a0after all a Tuesday night surely wouldn\u2019t be busy. We were right, it wasn\u2019t busy. It was packed.<\/p>\n

2 main courses and a bottle of wine \u00a330 – a good deal and too good to pass up.<\/p>\n

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Photo of Interior courtesy of Scotsman.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Japes aplenty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One Sausage & 3 women ensconced. Happy days. As we arrived a very tired beach exhausted Charlie Chorizo was offered water which he slurped before falling asleep on my foot.<\/p>\n

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The sausage working up an appetite at the beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We \u00a0had a couple of margaritas to start – blood orange margaritas – hello! A great kick start to any evening. there was no pressure of time so we set the pace giving more than ample time for our well over due gossiping.
\nAnd…
\nWell the food was great. Delicious. Fresh. Imaginative. Slurp. Beetroot and goats cheese salad. A burger – just plain but perfect and panko rolled smoked jackfruit – wtf? I have no idea so I asked. It is an Indonesian fruit apparently which was a revelation.<\/p>\n

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Resist making that revolting joke please. Thank you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our smiley server described Jackfruit as having the same consistency as pulled pork – I was sceptical but he was bang on. The flavoursome pork impersonator oozed smoky paprika and the presentation was like 2 great big meaty delicious Scotch eggs (without the egg!)
\nPuds were great too. We had Mellis Cheese and oatcakes and – drum roll – adffogato – not with ice cream and espresso but with rhubarb ice cream and a shot of gin. Be still my beating heart.<\/p>\n

Dear Santa I will be a good good girl if you promise to take me back here. Soon.<\/p>\n

Its warm, welcoming, groovy, dog friendly, cocktail delightful, foodie hangout for all.<\/p>\n

Its so good this lazy blogger has broken the habit of being a sloth and got back on the blogging horse. Woah.<\/p>\n

The Brandon at Canonmills:<\/a> Mmmmmnnnnnnn<\/p>\n

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If you fancy going down the Jackfruit route heres an article from The Guardian<\/a> all about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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