TimberyardvsThe Witchery Restaurant
Both restaurants are recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Timberyard is preferred by most professionals compared to The Witchery by the Castle. Timberyard ranks #5 in Edinburgh with endorsements from 5 sources like Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Timberyard
Time Out
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
Frommer's Michelin Guide
10 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Time Out "Elaborate and dishes in an artistic setting. Expect unusual ingredients and exciting combinations that run from drinks to dessert, as well as a hipster vibe." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Plate
"Trendy warehouse restaurant; its spacious, rustic interior incorporating wooden floors and wood-burning stoves." Full review
Fodor's "There are few restaurants that feel so wonderfully fresh and, well, Edinburgh as this one." Full review
Frommer's "Tucked behind a giant red doorway, the space opens out into the Warehouse, an industrial-scale dining area with metal columns, rough-hewn floor, and tartan rugs flung over chairs." Full review
Michelin Guide1 Star
"The rustic warehouse aesthetic is the perfect backdrop to an ethos that centres around the local, the seasonal, and letting ingredients speak for themselves" Full review
The Witchery Restaurant
Concierge
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure Time Out
Rough Guide Fodor's Michelin Guide
Castlehill, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2NF, Scotland
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Concierge "With its atmospheric oak-paneled main dining room and airy converted courtyard (known as the Secret Garden), dinner at this 16th-century building near the castle gates verges on the theatrical."
Insight Guides "This atmospheric place offers a theatrical candlelit experience and features traditional/new-wave Scottish cuisine, such as rabbit stuffed with black pudding or Scottish oysters and langoustines."
Travel + Leisure "The restaurant serves traditional baked Scottish crotin and rabbit wrapped in Parma ham—all cooked to perfection." Full review
Time Out "Old-school charm and decadent dining without the stuffiness." Full review
Rough Guide "An upmarket restaurant set in magnificently over-the-top medieval surroundings full of Gothic panelling, tapestries and heavy stonework, all a mere broomstick-hop from the Castle."
Fodor's "The hundreds of "witches" who were executed on Castlehill, just yards from where you'll be seated, are the inspiration for this outstanding and atmospheric restaurant."
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"Located in a historic 16th century building at the gates of Edinburgh Castle, James Thomson's Witchery is the most atmospheric and spectacular dining destination in the city." Full review
