Let me just begin with saying that I took more photos that I can shake a stick at this weekend! So you can imagine that I had really no idea where to begin, blogwise. After perusing all of the photos many many times, I decided that I would get all the foodie ones out the way (read as: take centre stage) first. Now all of these were taken on my iPhone 6 and after varying degrees of cocktails. So lets just agree that they may be slighty squint and/or blurry!
The main events of the weekend food-wise were without a doubt Meze Meze on Rose Street and the Crafter's Barn on the Mound. I didn't take anywhere near enough photos during the meze dinner, but let me tell you - its some of the best food I've eaten in a long while. The feast included tzatziki, hummus, spiced salsa, baked aubergine, courgette and halloumi stew, chicken skewars, lamb, patas bravas, feta filled filo pastries, spiced sausage and the best bread I've ever tasted. This was all washed down with some Greek beer and followed by baklava, of course!
The Crafter's Barn had *the* biggest pizza I've ever eaten. We decided to go for half and half, just for good measure. My side of choice was the Smoked BBQ which included steak, bacon, caramelised onions, mushrooms and mozzarella. Oscar went for a chicken and chorizo affair that blew our mind. If you're into your beer, their menu is amazing and I really couldn't fault the service on a busy Valentines/Six Nations rugby weekend!
I'm not sure if this applied only to the Edinburgh store, but Anthropologie had a little pancake stand on the go this weekend too. This was a nice little restbite after a very long walk from the Castle to the Palace!
We managed to have a few cocktails all over the city (check out that passion fruit concoction above ^^), but if you're a bit of a gin connoisseur then I'd recommend checking out the new Jolly Botanist right next to Haymarket. They have countless gins (not to mention cocktails and whisky) and the garnishes will blow your mind! You may want to reserve a table though, even just for drinks. Standard Edinburgh rules really.
Breakfast at The Blackbird on Sunday morning was a standard full Scottish, haggis and all. The coffee there was just what I needed after the many cocktails the previous evening!
We were supposed to go out for a Californian meal on the Saturday evening, but after the giant pizza/beer/cocktail combo, we were SO full that we couldn't manage it! Ooops! Thanks for your many many awesome recommendations, I've saved them all and those we couldn't fit in are definitely top of the list for our next visit. Thanks pals! :)
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