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duce, including Crombie's gourmet sausages. There's even a wine list, though we prefer
the real ales and Scottish-brewed cider.
PASSEPARTOUT£
( 0131-629 0252; 7 Old Fishmarket Close; platters for two £12-13)
Hidden down a steep cobbled
alley off the Royal Mile, with three indoor seating areas (including a 'cinema room'
screening old movies) and a lovely little sun-trap of an outdoor terrace, this French-
owned, Indian-inspired bistro offers an eclectic menu of dishes - from lobster with mus-
sels to chickpea curry to kebabs - served as sharing platters for two, which you eat with
your fingers. Good fun, and good value.
| International
MOTHER INDIA££
| Indian
( 0131-524 9801;
www.motherindiaglasgow.co.uk
; 3-5 Infirmary St; tapas £4-5; lunch & dinner
Mon-Thu, noon-10pm Fri-Sun)
A simple concept pioneered in Glasgow has captured hearts
and minds - and stomachs - in Edinburgh: Indian food served in tapas-size portions, so
that you can sample a greater variety of different dishes without busting your gut. Hugely
popular, so book a table to avoid disappointment.
AMBER££
| Scottish
( 0131-477 8477;
www.amber-restaurant.co.uk
;
354 Castlehill; mains £10-25; lunch daily, dinner
Tue-Sat)
You've got to love a place where the waiter greets you with the words, 'My name
is Craig, and I'll be your whisky adviser for this evening'. Located inside the Scotch
Whisky Experience (
Click here
)
, this whisky-themed restaurant manages to avoid the
tourist clichés and creates genuinely interesting and flavoursome dishes such as mussels
in a cream, leek and Islay-whisky sauce, and sirloin steak with thyme-roasted potatoes and
whisky butter.
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