Suzy Powell
The Allan Ramsay Hotel, Carlops
The Allan Ramsay Hotel is in a blink-and-you’ll miss it location, on the side of the A720 at Carlops, around 15 minutes from the Edinburgh bypass.
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Umi, Oh My!
It’s hard to say which is best: the quirky interior of new Stockbridge restaurant Umi, the incredibly friendly and down-to-earth staff, or the exquisite Japanese food.
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Making a Splash at Jupiter Artland
It is rare to be invited to “bring a swimming costume” to a press launch, but then the owners of a West Lothian sculpture park have a reputation for doing things differently.
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Coaching Inn Serves Travellers Well
The Elphinstone Hotel is well known in and around Biggar – and it should be. It has been a fixture on the High Street for some 400 years.
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Yamato
Eastern promises
One of the (many) joys of reviewing Edinburgh’s plethora of restaurants for Lothian Life is discovering new and exciting places to eat, and Yamato is one of those hidden gems I might never have discovered.
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Paul Tamburrini Dining
Hotel dining delights
Paul Tamburrini at Macdonald Holyrood Hotel is my kind of place: fine dining but unpretentious; knowledgeable staff; stylish, unstuffy surroundings; and warm.
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