Menus for a Scottish Showcase

We are spoiled for choice with the Scottish larder and, as we put these menus together we wanted to showcase some of our favourite and finest ingredients and broad inspiration from holidays, cook books and meals out. These two suppers are our way of celebrating the start Scottish Food Fortnight and appreciating the ingredients we have so readily and deliciously available to cook with. They also mark the end of our extremely busy but rewarding Summer season with almost 200 diners at our Table.

On Friday

To start
Manchego, rocket and Parma ham with homemade honey and walnut soda bread.

To follow
Venison, mushroom risotto and vegetable crisps

To finish
Chocolate delice, vanilla ice cream, pistachios

On Saturday

To start
Manchego, rocket and Parma ham with homemade honey and walnut soda bread.

To follow
Cod, tomato farro, salsa verde

To finish
Chocolate delice, vanilla ice cream, pistachios.

Menu for a sunny September supper

To start
Salmon rillettes, green leaves, homemade honey and walnut soda bread

To follow
Skirt steak, mushrooms, watercress, crispy potatoes

To finish
Chocolate delice, vanilla ice cream , pistachios.

For a late Summer night, in pictures

Last week was a busy one and it ended with a gorgeous gathering of friends here at our Table.

Menu for a late Summer night

Saturday's guests will enjoy:

To start
Rare roasted beef, garden salad and butternut squash crisps

To follow
Cod with braised lentils and proscuitto

To finish
Home grown apple and rhubarb crumble with elderflower ice cream.

Menu for the weekend, part two, in pictures

And our weekend continued with a gregarious group gathering to eat and enjoy at Charlie and Evelyn's Table. Such a privilege to share our home and our hospitality:

Menu for the weekend, part one, in pictures

A busy weekend at our Table started like this, with rainbows inside and out!

For a sensational Saturday, in pictures

Sorry for the delay, we're a whole two weeks behind. Staggered that that is even possible but it's been a busy old time here. After our last Saturday supper we've been in hiding, planning and preparing for our next events and celebrating a birthday and some precious time as a family. If you're looking for some Summery inspiration to chase away the rain however, we may have the answer here. Thank you to all those who gathered at our Table now a wee while ago, we loved it.

Menu for the weekend

This weekend, we're trying something different, two groups with very similar dietary requirements and definitely no mushrooms, if we had a table large enough, we'd be tempted to have them all together! We don't, so we're going to serve the same delicious menu instead:

To start
Last of the Summer tomato tarts with {or without (v)} crab salad

To follow
Sea bream {or Paneer (v)} with Tandoori butter, crushed saffron potatoes and coconut green beans

To finish
Strawberry shortbread cardamom pots with spiced white chocolate and rose sponge

The finest of the Festival

It's really quite something that you can go from this


to this in just a few footsteps and if you are unaware of how, then I'd highly recommend a visit to the wonderful Pommery Champagne Bar at The Signet Library.


 

We were treated to the champagne afternoon tea with perfectly moreish sandwiches, lightly spiced scones with jam and cream, parfait, chocolate, petite carrot cakes and still more fruity sweet indulgences like bakewells and jellies. If you're not quite as greedy as us, staff will most helpfully bring you a box to takeaway. You cannot fail to be in awe of the beautiful interior and historic building, you are surrounded by towering shelves of ancient books (it's a working law library), beautiful pieces of furniture and awesome gilded ceilings and murals. It was completed in 1822 to a design by the esteemed architect Robert Reid.

Extensive menu

A little light reading

Seating, at the heart of the library.

Perfect sandwiches to start.

Chocolate delice and petite carrot cakes.

 Parfait and the most delectable "bakewells" with white chocolate.

Strawberry cream scones.

 A towering tea stand all for us!

 Butter, jam and cream.

 Tea pot selfie.

Look up!

 A sneak peek at the Upper Library, all ready for an event.

Looking down.

 A champagne tower.

Enjoy.

Whether it's to recharge and refuel on the amazing selection of food including fine Scottish seafood or the signature Pommery burger, a quick stop pre or post show for a glass of champagne it's a charming and sophisticated place to escape the Festival rush whilst still being able to hear the cheering crowds and street performers through the window. There are also limited spaces left for the special Fringe events - Chocolates, Whiskies and Cocktails, Single Malt Sundays and maybe if you're very, very lucky, a seat for the Military Tattoo and Dinner Package.

Open daily from 12 noon until Monday 25th August. Don't miss it. You're in for a treat.