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WHERE: The Beer Kitchen, 81-83 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9AW
PRICE RANGE: around £40 for dinner for two, with a beer
Beer lovers in town are in for a treat at local brewery Innis & Gunn’s latest venture, The Beer Kitchen. In addition to the vastly colourful selection of ales on offer, the beer hub also puts out delicious food that hits the spot and goes down more than easily with a pint or two.
We are led to our table and the vibrant atmosphere and welcoming staff set the tone for a very pleasant evening. Our lovely waitress for the night, Amanda, is happy to bring us a selection of tasters before we settle for the citrusy Camden Pale Ale and Innis & Gunn’s own White Oak Wheat Beer, both utterly refreshing and layered with flavour. They’re the perfect accompaniment to our shared starter, the Scotch Egg, a crispy ball that manages to be crunchy on the outside and perfectly soft on the inside, and which comes with an Innis & Gun Original brewn sauce.
Our mains arrive promptly after we’ve cleared our plates. My dining partner goes for the burger and chips and, taking Amanda’s advice, I go for the pork belly. The burger comes with a generous portion of chunky chips that are utterly delicious, and the size is so big it’s hard to finish it all; but you will try. The pork belly is a meat lover’s heaven. Served with a generous side of black pudding and crunchy apple rosti with buttery veg and drizzled with a wholegrain mustard sauce, it’s a rainbow of flavours and textures that complement each other perfectly and deliciously.
We finish the night with the treacle and rum tart, which is served with creamy raisin ice cream and marmalade mottled with fresh blueberries. A sweet finish to a great night.
By Lidia Molina Whyte
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