Buffalo House at the Last Word Saloon – BUFFALO HOUSE NOW CLOSED When the boys from Bramble, Lucky Liquor and Last Word Saloon took over the premises previously occupied by Brew Lab West End, last year, they had the opportunity to centralise some of the processes for running their bars. Along with this providing a …

Nic’s NYC Deli I’d visited a branch of Nic’s NYC Deli a couple of years ago and been pretty impressed. Just before heading to a meeting at the Teacher Building next to St Enoch’s I popped into their branch on the square for a quick lunch on the go.Exterior The place is a simple takeaway …

Smokin’ Bros at Skylark The Skylark on Portobello High Street has developed a good reputation as a fine local cafe bistro. It has also been a really active supporter of local street food vendors with a series of kitchen takeovers by the likes of Alplings and Fresh Revolution.Veggie chilli The latest business to feature was …

Bubba Q ExteriorWhere Wildest Drams traded for a while, Bubba Q has taken over recently. This was not my first visit as I’d popped in shortly after it opened and found it on rather mixed form. I’d spent a bit of time feeding back to the folks in the kitchen as while the place had …

Surgeon’s Hall Courtyard Bar & BBQ I’ve visited the courtyard bar and BBQ at Surgeon’s Hall for the last couple of years but on both occasions it was after I’d finished all the required Festival reviews. Once more, I’d ‎forgotten about it in my initial consideration but remembered slightly earlier this year so can finally …