111 By Modou

This is simply stunning food at this price. So much thought, care and attention to detail goes into every dish. Staff were excellent at accommodating various dietary requirements and courses were nicely paced. Accompanying wines are judiciously chosen and service is cheerful and available without being overbearing. One complaint is that hard surfaces can make hearing dining companions tricky, especially if you have hearing issues. Overall though a superb meal, stunningly presented, and probably the best value In Scotland if not the UK. Well worth the cab fare from the city centre if you’re visiting.

As a chef with my glory days behind me, I am always excited to see what the new generation of cooks is serving up so, having been watching this restaurant's presence grow online and having seen a few menus, I was looking forward to eating there. We were seated quickly and our server explained the process of the menu. Three choices of main ingredient per course with optional cheese board and amuse bouche. We chose our ingredients and I opted for the matched wines. Mrs. Me was driving and abstained. The snack item to start was a fish cake with aoli. This was pleasing, but in no way did it suggest what would follow. The Squash velouté was as smooth as I've I've ever seen and the pickled squash disks are light and crisp. You dig down to the bottom to find black olive tapnade and dill oil. Beautiful. Steak tartare next. Amazing. Just amazing. As good as I've eaten. Perfection. Next up lamb belly. Perfectly cooked with a delicate jus and squash purée. The flavours are remarkable. The textures are complimentary. Intelligence is at work in this kitchen. I ordered chicken next. I never order chicken. It was a ballatine. It was splendid. My dessert was inspired by Turkish coffee and I'll admit I didn't really get coffee in my palate, but it tasted great and my glass of sherry complimented it wonderfully. I did have the slightest of tastes of my wife's choices and everything was really, really good. The wines were well chosen. This was a great eating experience. This is a kitchen brimming with well earned confidence. Fresh ideas and great use of ingredients. The service is faultless and everyone smiles. They know the menus well and make you feel welcome. It's not cheap. It shouldn't be. Go there before they get their star and it is even less cheap. We'll be back.

Great experience, it's like different level of experiencing a meal. We went for blind menu. We focused more on what we can taste and tried to guess it. We made a wee competeetion between us. What a great fun. Service excellent. For My personal taste it was a bit loud but I guess it's to do with the size of restaurant. I would definitely go back there.