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The Witcheryvs21212 Restaurant
21212 Restaurant and The Witchery by the Castle are both rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, 21212 Restaurant ranks marginally higher than The Witchery by the Castle. 21212 Restaurant is ranked #12 in Edinburgh with endorsements from 5 sources such as Lonely Planet, Concierge and Frommer's.
The Witchery
Concierge
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Castlehill, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2NF, Scotland
From $0/night
Concierge "With its atmospheric oak-paneled main dining room and airy converted courtyard (known as the Secret Garden), dinner at this 16th-century building near the castle gates verges on the theatrical."
Insight Guides "This atmospheric place offers a theatrical candlelit experience and features traditional/new-wave Scottish cuisine, such as rabbit stuffed with black pudding or Scottish oysters and langoustines."
Travel + Leisure "The restaurant serves traditional baked Scottish crotin and rabbit wrapped in Parma ham—all cooked to perfection." Full review
Time Out "Old-school charm and decadent dining without the stuffiness." Full review
Rough Guide "An upmarket restaurant set in magnificently over-the-top medieval surroundings full of Gothic panelling, tapestries and heavy stonework, all a mere broomstick-hop from the Castle."
Fodor's "The hundreds of "witches" who were executed on Castlehill, just yards from where you'll be seated, are the inspiration for this outstanding and atmospheric restaurant."
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"Located in a historic 16th century building at the gates of Edinburgh Castle, James Thomson's Witchery is the most atmospheric and spectacular dining destination in the city." Full review
21212 Restaurant Concierge
Frommer's Rough Guide Time Out
Independent
3 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5AB, Scotland
From $32/night
Concierge "Paul Kitching's restaurant produces dishes that sound deceptively simple on the menu but reveal themselves to be a multilayered rainbow of ingredients."
Frommer's "Gentle, slow cooking is a signature, as are seemingly odd but successful combinations of ingredients." Full review
Rough Guide "As part of a £67, five-course dinner you might encounter a dish such as baked sea bass fillet with lemon and saffron pancakes, pink radish, shiitake mushrooms and cardamom ginger butter sauce."
Time Out "The cooking is among Scotland’s best; dinner is structured around a choice of three starters, then soup, then a choice of three mains, then cheese, then a choice of three desserts. " Full review
Independent "A menu that changes weekly, the cooking is always on point at this Michelin-worthy restaurant with rooms on Royal Terrace. Crisp linen tablecloths and walls draped in curtains set a decadent scene"
Microguides
February 24, 2022
