Taisteal

About Taisteal

• Food: 4

  Ambience: 5

  Service: 5

  Value: 5

  Lovely new find

  Great meal for a fab price on the lunch menu. Pitty there weren't gluten free options for a place that had a Michelin sticker on the door.

  Jane Howie - dined in restaurant 04/02/2017

Contemporary Scottish restaurant in Stockbridge

Meaning travel or journey in Gaelic, Taisteal is a contemporary Scottish restaurant on Raeburn Place in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge neighbourhood. As well as extensive stints in numerous Michelin-starred restaurants, the Chef Proprietor has travelled widely. He brings all of these experiences to bear on the menu at Taisteal. The restaurant launched at the start of 2017 with the aim of delivering elements of fine dining in a relaxed atmosphere.

Scottish produce, global influences

The best Scottish produce, prepared using techniques, recipes and flavours from around the world are at the heart of Taisteal. The menu changes regularly but typical starters might be the Singapore squid with squid ink risotto or the sweet and sour sweetbreads. Main courses might be Gressingham duck breast cooked with maple and five spice or the cod and Shetland mussels with a curried cauliflower purée, almonds, saffron and vanilla gnocchi. Vegetarian dishes includes options such as roast lotus root stuffed with wild mushrooms, edamame beans, pistachio and basil pesto.

As well as a handsome wine list, there is a selection of classic and contemporary cocktails.

Edinburgh transport links

Taisteal is situated on Raeburn Place in Stockbridge and is connected to the city centre by several bus routes. It is around twenty minutes on foot from both Haymarket Station and Edinburgh’s theatre hub just off Lothian Road. The nearest off-street parking is at Castle Terrace, also about twenty minutes walk away, although there may be some free parking available after 5.30pm close to the restaurant in Stockbridge.