The Register Club I’ve had a couple of solid moans about the arrival of St Andrew Square’s so-called ‘cuisine quarter’ in recent times and remain yet to be convinced that good outweighs bad from the development. However, the arrival of The Edinburgh Grand, with a new offering from the Bon Vivant group along with a …

Cosmo I had offered the no-expense-spent opportunity to the winners of the first season of Spottersbadge League to join me for an all-you-can-eat feast at Cosmo to recognise their achievement. Bizarrely, they were reluctant to immediately take this up. It took until recently for me to get round to planning another visit.Exterior I was joined …

Stocks Urban Bistro I’d visited Stocks Urban Bistro shortly after it opened and found it off to a pretty shaky start. Dishes lacked finesse and the space, which previously traded as the very poor Broadsheet Bistro – and blink and you’ll miss it as Henderson’s – felt like it needed a good bit of time …

24 Royal Terrace When I was off on my jaunt to Gran Canaria, I missed a little launch event for the bar at the 24 Royal Terrace hotel. I’d popped in for a late drink shortly after my return and made a note to come and have a proper look at it in the daylight. …

Pop-up Geeks – Wubba Lubba Dub Dub The Pop-Up Geeks – Rachael and Linden – have been taking the Edinburgh drinks scene by storm in recent times. Their Game of Thrones themed takeover of the Daylight Robbery basement bar was queued out of the door. Menu The success of this and other events has allowed …