It's still too soon to draw conclusions about the whole of mainland Scotland, or for that matter, the whole of Inverness. But so far, lunch has been an absolute pleasure.
Many places in town offer a 2-course lunch most days, and the sweet spot for price is from £5.95 (about $9.00) to £10 ($15 for two courses.) When we travel, it's common for us to have a big lunch: we're already out, it's often half the price of dinner, and you never get starved for dinner, so you can be a little healthier about it. These two-course lunches let the restaurant show off great dishes using local ingredients, and they allow me to taste twice as much of the local cuisine than I might have otherwise. The photo is of my first course at Cafe1 (on the high side at £9.50), billed as "chicken, leek and mushroom terrine, wrapped in Parma ham with a saffron dressing." Our first lunch, at the Mustard Seed for £5.95, was equally satisfying.
I could get used to this.
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Dear Foodie 2,
ReplyDeleteBut how is the Chicken Fried Haggis? And is it light out at 10 PM? How long are you in Scotland? Who put the Bop in the Bop-She-Bop?
Lou
PS. Sorry I missed your B'day. Did you have a Scotch?
L
Dear Foodie 2,
ReplyDeleteYou are one kick ass photographer. Nice work.
L
1. There is (sort of) such a thing as Chicken-Fried Haggis. In the fish 'n' chips places, there are lots of batter choices, one of which is ALWAYS haggis.
ReplyDelete2. I walked home from England v. US World Cup last night at about that time and it was nowhere near dark.
3. Another month or two.
4. Barry Mann, apparently, among others.