Kilted Lobster

Read an article in the NYT and was lucky enough to fly with a friend who made a reservation. As a flight attendant who travels all around the world, I can honestly say this was one of the best meals I have ever had. They ask if you have any food allergies (which is a nice touch) and then bring out an amuse bouche which includes the scottish national dish haggis but it’s deep fried and delicious. I had the seared scallops as an appetizer and the salmon over sword fish risotto and a vanilla beurre blanc. Melts in your mouth!
They deal predominantly in seafood but there were other options available. Make reservations as it only seats 27 at a time — well worth it!
Make an effort to try this place, David and Andrew were especially nice. I look forward to visiting again.

Really liked Kilted Lobster! Nice little addition to Stockbridge and good for gluten free and special diet options which is lovely!
Came here with some fellow Unilocalers in their soft opening period, prior to the formal launch. We had a taster menu of 3 courses and amuse bouche. As the gluten free one, I received my own little selection which was appreciated.
My starter was a terrine which was tasty but for me, my stellar, stand out dish was the pork belly. This was cooked to absolute perfection, with melt in the mouth pork belly and crispy, crunchy crackling which was to die for. One of the elements of this dish was black pudding which was swapped out. My version came with apples, gravy and potatoes which was all just fab together.
Dessert was a platter with chocolate pots, jelly and I got some fruit too (my gf-​ness) and all were great.
Wine — decent options and cheap too! Service was attentive and friendly. Being picky I thought my plate for the main was too big (plate size, not portion) as I thought it didn’t do the dish justice. I’ll definitely go back to try more from the menu as the options look so tempting!

I’d wandered past Kilted Lobster the past weekend and was surprised to see a new restaurant opening along the quieter end of st stephen street. i probably would have completely forgotten about the place to be honest but when it was a suggested dinner venue for the book club i was happy enough to go along.
now, it’s hard to give the most accurate review as we dined on a set menu and they have just launched their a la carte menu today. i think the set menu was more as a trial of different dishes for the first week they were open as i note that there are the same dishes on their a la carte menu with just slight variations. however the set menu was incredibly good value– £14.95 for three courses and a platter of amuse bouche to start off with. i should also note that their wine menu is superb value, with the majority of the larger glasses being either just above or below the £4 mark.
the amuse bouche was brought to us shortly after we ordered and was quite nice. it was three different bites– goats cheese with tomato/​pepper salsa (i think) on ciabatta, ham hock and chicken liver pâté on oatcake with rosemary, and smoked makerel pâté on a cucumber slice. they weren’t overly imaginative but a nice little treat to start the meal. my starter was the brie rumbledethup which i would describe as a cross between a bubble and squeak or a croquette. it was ok and i was a bit disappointed that the brie was all in the centre instead of mixed throughout. it was served on a tree trunk section which i found super odd and would have really preferred a plate. main course was pistachio crusted roast coley with a smoked haddock croquette, broccoli, and lemon cream sauce. i found this more enjoyable than the starter especially as the fish was cooked really well (compared to a filet of coley i’d had somewhere else last week) and the croquette was super tasty! i’d actually recommend that they make that a starter option over the rumbledethup. dessert was a platter to be shared between us which was just ok– prosecco and strawberry jelly, chocolate mousse, and a cheesecake square. i’m not a massive jelly fan and found the other two options just ok really. the chocolate mousse was probably the nicest but it was served in a fancy glass that narrowed at the bottom so you couldn’t get your spoon all the way down to finish it off.
i’ve rather mixed feelings on the Kilted Lobster as there were some really nice parts of the meal. i ended up paying £20 for three courses, a large glass of wine, and tip so definitely value friendly although that may change with their a la carte menu. the service was good although there was only one girl waiting tables so could imagine that may be a struggle if it got busy. i feel like they could be onto a good thing here and would definitely head back to try the a la carte menu to see if i could up my rating.
*and just as a side note to all those health and safety minded people– the landing with steps down to the toilets is incredibly tiny and if you happened to not be paying attention there’s definitely a potential of falling down the stairs! i’d advise they put up a wee sign warning people just to avoid any accidents :)

Yay, another promising restaurant just opened in Stockbridge. The Kilted Lobster is a friendly little place where Karen’s Unicorn used to be. This week they are doing a very reasonably-​priced set menu with meat, fish, and vegetarian options (I hear an a la carte menu is coming soon). The gluten-​free diner at our table was graciously accommodated.
I had the brie rumbledethumps to start (disappointing despite the awesome name), followed by the gnocchi as a main (delicious). The assortment of amuse bouches was very tasty, as was the dessert plate.
The wines by the glass are good value, as well.