Picking up from where we left off yesterday, here is another sizzling selection of new additions to 5pm Dining in Edinburgh.
The offers shown in italics are available today. They change regularly. Sometimes from day to day. If you have a particular restaurant that you would like to visit, it’s always worth checking back on a later date or entering different dates into the ‘show me offers’ box.
Tuck in!
No.8 Lister Square
8 Lister Square, Quartermile, Edinburgh, EH3 9GL
No 8 Lister Square aims to be a modern take on the traditional local or neighbourhood pub. Part of the gleaming Quartermile development, the kitchen at No 8 Lister Square offers a combination of classic dishes, light bites, comfort food and healthy dishes from lunchtime onwards.
Fresh and locally sourced ingredients are the common thread in a menu that ranges from lunchtime sandwiches and salads to evening main courses such as the roast pork belly stuffed with black pudding and sage, creamed potatoes, caramelised apple, a wholegrain mustard sauce and pancetta crisp.
Live music, a free pool table, pub quiz, comfy Chesterfield sofas and an al fresco terrace add to the list of plus points.
£17.95 for 2 courses from the a la carte menu + glass of Prosecco
£35 2 person offer – 8oz rump steak each + bottle house wine to share
£10 for beef burger + chips + pint of No 8 Craft Lager or Belhaven Best
Punjabi Junction
122 -124 Leith Walk, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 5DT
Decked out with a vintage Indian train theme, Punjabi Junction is a welcoming and cosy little cafe run by the Sikh community.
As well as home-style Punjabi cooking, this Leith Walk venture offers outside catering and cookery classes. Whether you want a quick chicken curry wrap or multi-course sit down feast, Punjabi Junction has it covered.
The all-in-one meal or Punjabi thali is always popular or diners can go a la carte and tuck into samosas, pakora, fenugreek-flavoured methi chicken, parathas stuffed with a spicy potato mix and steamed momo dumplings.
The haggis pakora are always a hit while the lamb kofta curry was given the thumbs up by Madhur Jaffery when the venerable cookbook author filmed a TV show at Punjabi Junction.
£18 per couple for 3 courses on set menu
The Rendezvous Restaurant
10a Queensferry St, Edinburgh, EH2 4PG
Familiar Chinese dishes that have become favourites over the years dominate the menus at The Rendezvous Restaurant.
Daily soups and specials keep the options varied and there are plenty of seafood and vegetarian choices. Dining options include banquets, featuring dishes such as quick-fried king prawn in chilli sauce and lamb in spring onion.
The a la carte menu is extensive, with traditional choices augmented by Thai, Singapore and Lar Chee, or little chilli, dishes. Lunch set menus offer favourites such as ribs, curries and Kung Po. The house speciality is Peking duck.
£7.99 for 3 courses on lunch menu
Rodi Restaurant
121 Morrison St, Haymarket, Edinburgh, EH3 8AJ
Rodi is a small and welcoming Turkish and Mediterranean restaurant towards the top of Morrison Street. The open plan charcoal grill is the star of the show and the source of much of the menu.
Diners might choose a simple dish of char grilled lamb spare ribs or opt for something more involved, like the tavuk bayti – minced chicken breast flavoured with garlic, flat leaf parsley and flaked chilli. Vegetarian dishes include the sebez guvek – potatoes, tomatoes, okra, aubergine, peppers and herbs, all baked in the oven and topped with feta cheese.
To start, there are lots of hot and cold mezze, such as the grilled peppers topped with feta cheese and the spicy Turkish sucuk sausage.
Expect engaging, friendly staff rather than reserved, formal service.
£7.95 2 course lunch
£6.95 for 2 mezze
Urban Grill – Village The Hotel Club
140 Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2NY
Urban Bar and Grill is the stylish restaurant at Village Urban Resort Edinburgh. It is a premium casual restaurant which features a smart contemporary decor. Think stripped brick walls, leather seats, a zinc bar and an open grill.
The grill is at the heart of the Urban Bar and Grill’s offer. Along with steak frites and fillet steaks, there are NY strip sirloins; surf ‘n’ turf, grilled lobsters and both tuna and salmon steaks. There are also beef, chicken and veggie burgers.
The specials might range from steak Stroganoff to chicken Kiev or crab and chilli linguine. The Sunday roast is always popular. An eat-all-you-want offer, it features salads and starters alongside carvery meats and what are reputed to be the largest Yorkshire puddings in town.
£12.95 for 2 courses on set menu
10% a la carte discount + glass of wine
