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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Meaty selection from Reekie’sToday was the moment of truth. After quite the build-up, it was time to finally let barbecue aficionado Miriam loose on Reekie’s Smokehouse. Given it was just a few days before she headed back to Alabama for the holiday season, she had the opportunity to quickly compare Reekie’s with one of her …

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