Situated in a 4-star hotel in central Edinburgh, Elements Restaurant & Bar focuses on using high-quality, locally-sourced produce to provide a diverse range of lunch and dinner options. An everyday menu offers a large selection of light bites and traditional favourites while head chef Craig Whitwar also creates an intriguing fortnightly menu of contemporary Scottish cuisine.
From this menu, the starter of blue cheese and walnut soufflé catches my eye although I struggle picking my main course – how to choose between medallions of Highland venison served with a chilli chocolate fondue or North Sea scallops on a celeriac and vanilla mash? They both sound divine. I opt for the venison (to match our wine – a New Zealand pinot noir) while my dining companion selects the spinach & Dolcelate risotto and Scottish cheese plate for dessert.
Along with a complimentary assortment of fresh bread, our meal is delicious and immaculately presented. And at £16.95 for two courses (or £19.95 for 3), it is sensational value.
The service is also excellent and the ambience is very inviting – we are so cosy at our table that when we finish our meal, we’re reluctant to leave.
The perfect dining experience is all about the right combination of ingredients – food, service, atmosphere – and at Elements, they certainly live up to their name.
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