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21212 Restaurant vs The Gardener's Cottage
Both establishments are rated very highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, The Gardener's Cottage ranks slightly better than 21212 Restaurant. The Gardener's Cottage ranks #8 in Edinburgh with recommendations from 5 reviews like Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Time Out.
21212 Restaurant
Concierge
Frommer's
Rough Guide
Time Out
Independent
3 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5AB, Scotland
From $32 /night
Concierge
"Paul Kitching's restaurant produces dishes that sound deceptively simple on the menu but reveal themselves to be a multilayered rainbow of ingredients."
Frommer's
"Gentle, slow cooking is a signature, as are seemingly odd but successful combinations of ingredients."
Full review
Rough Guide
"As part of a £67, five-course dinner you might encounter a dish such as baked sea bass fillet with lemon and saffron pancakes, pink radish, shiitake mushrooms and cardamom ginger butter sauce."
Time Out
"The cooking is among Scotland’s best; dinner is structured around a choice of three starters, then soup, then a choice of three mains, then cheese, then a choice of three desserts. "
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Independent
"A menu that changes weekly, the cooking is always on point at this Michelin-worthy restaurant with rooms on Royal Terrace. Crisp linen tablecloths and walls draped in curtains set a decadent scene"
Microguides
February 24, 2022
The Gardener's Cottage
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
Michelin Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Frommer's
1 Royal Terrace Gardens, Edinburgh EH7 5DX, Scotland
From $0 /night
Time Out
"This cottage restaurant boasts quaint decor and an atmosphere of energetic bonhomie."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"At lunch or weekend brunch, entrées might include Arbroath smokie with poached eggs or black pudding and walnut tagliatelle."
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Michelin Guide
Michelin Plate
"This quirky little eatery was once home to a royal gardener."
Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"As you arrive at the restaurant, what do you see?
A short stroll through a pretty kitchen garden leads to a traditional cottage with two teeny dining rooms, each with a long communal table."
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Frommer's
"The country flavor of this old bothy is enhanced by the old wooden tables, jars of wildflowers...the daily changing menu, scrawled on a blackboard outside, features seasonal and local ingredients"
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