Finalist - Scottish Restaurant of the Year 2009
Runner Up - AA Best Seafood Restaurant, Scotland 2007
Winner - AA Best Seafood Restaurant, Scotland 2006

Set Menu

Starters

tolbooth crab soup
white & brown crabmeat, finished with fleurons, dill and tomato oil

haggis & black pudding bon bons
whisky and pepper sauce, beetroot textures - gel, purée, crisp

home cured, hot smoked salmon
gin & cucumber jelly, radish & watercress salad, crispy capers, bois boudran

seared pigeon breast
puy lentil ragout, crispy lardons, pasnip textures, red wine reduction

Mains

slow poached turkey roulade
roast potatoes, chipolatas, brussel sprouts with pancetta, spiced red cabbage, turkey gravy

whole roasted seabass
stuffed with lemon and herbs, cauliflower 'cous cous' oriental mushrooms, sweet & sour red pepper sauce

aged aberdeenshire sirloin steak
fondant potatoes, roast root vegetables, port beef jus, gremolata

curry dusted monkfish fillet
chorizo and mussel risotto, curly kale, saffron emulsion

Desserts

warm xmas pudding, brandy – vanilla ice cream, marsalla syllabub

passion fruit posset, candied citrus zest, mini meringues, honeycomb

fine scottish cheese, selected from i j mellis, aberdeen, oatcakes, frozen grapes, chutney & fruit loaf

chocolate delice, peanut butter ice cream, chocolate chards, crystalised hazelnuts