Castle Terrace is Scottish chef Tom Kitchin’s second restaurant in Edinburgh. Following the success of his first Michelin starred restaurant, The Kitchin (some people become chefs, some are born chefs and some people are born with names that force chefness upon them), The Castle Terrace opened in 2010 with his mate, Dominic Jack, as head chef.
Both restaurants share a philosophy, summed up in the slogan “From nature to the plate”. The two chefs aim to take fresh natural ingredients and put them together in a way that lets them thrive. In their own words “Castle Terrace presents modern British cuisine influenced by learned French cooking techniques and an appreciation of the best ingredients available from Scotland’s outstanding natural larder.”
Since Castle Terrace opened it has received its own Michelin star as well as rave reviews. For instance, The Guardian said that “Jack takes superb Scottish produce for a spin, but gets it to the diner in recognisable form” and only complained that there was too much food! The public also agree, giving Castle Terrace the number one Trip Advisor ranking for restaurants in Edinburgh and a 91% rating on Urban Spoon. All in all it’s doing rather well, we’d have to say.
Accessing the restaurant is very easy. There is step free access at the entrance and, although the doors are rather heavy, a member of staff will be on hand to hold them for you. Inside there should be no problems and they have an adapted toilet for people with reduced mobility.
We give Castle Terrace a provisional 2.5 BBS Ticks. We’ll have to give it a good check before seeing if we can move to 3!
