Thank You for
visiting the La Garrigue in Edinburgh website.
After many years spent in some of Scotland's
best known hotels, from the Central Hotel in Glasgow to the Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh,
where I spent 10 great years as Executive Chef, the time was right for me to go back to my
roots as a restaurant chef.
La Garrigue in Jeffrey Street
opened in 2001. Largely inspired by my country upbringing in Languedoc, La Garrigue offers
rustic family style cooking, complimented by a large selection of the best wines from this
area of France known as "Le Midi". It features rustic Tim Stead tables and
chairs as well as original paintings by Andrew Walker from my home town Bedarieux and my
village Combret.
Since then, after many awards including an endorsement by celebrity chef; Gordon
Ramsay, La Garrigue has expanded to the New Town at 14 Eyre Place, and recently to Leith
at 88 Commercial Street under the name of La Garrigue Bistro.
While themed around the Languedoc food and wines, every restaurant is different. Jeffrey
Street is a cross between an up market restaurant and a bistro where Julie and her team
will give you that "Je ne sais quoi" experience. |
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In the New Town, a slightly smaller venue, Catriona and Mark will pamper you with a
blend of good food and a Scottish welcome. It's the ideal place for family events, private
parties; definitely cosier than its bigger brother in the Old Town. The Bistro version in
Leith is for fun and families, the terrace, weather permitting, is a great place to enjoy
a "Tarte Flambee" (French pizza) and other French snacks, while in the
conservatory, Morgan and his team will make sure you have a good relaxing time whether
early in the morning with a croissant and a cup of coffee or in the middle of the
afternoon with our all day menu. In the evening you may enjoy a Cabaret dinner,
celebrating French classics like Piaf, Brel or Brassens.
The only thing left to do now is to pick your venue.....we are just waiting for you.
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