{"id":920,"date":"2013-04-14T08:40:22","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T08:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leilappetit.com\/blog\/?p=920"},"modified":"2013-04-14T08:42:01","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T08:42:01","slug":"review-of-stac-polly-brasserie-for-bite-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leilappetit.com\/?p=920","title":{"rendered":"Review of Stac Polly Brasserie for Bite Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What a difference a year makes…This time last year I reviewed Stac Polly on Dublin Street with my friend \u2018Stressed bride-to-be\u2019. Fast-forward to April 2013, and now I\u2019m the one with a wedding a but a few months away. A leisurely (and ideally slightly boozy) lunch with my sister was called for and so I scheduled a visit to Stac Polly\u2019s recently launched brasserie, gin and wine bar.<\/p>\n

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And what a great transformation of this formerly rather gloomy ground-floor space. There\u2019s a traditional but colourful element of \u2018Scottish\u2019 in the form of Bute Fabric\u2019s tweeds in the upholstery and fun light shades, arty arrangements of stag antlers, alongside the townhouse\u2019s original features such as ceiling roses, fireplaces and exposed stone walls.<\/p>\n

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My sister and I started with one of their house cocktails, a luscious raspberry gin fizz, and \u00a0checked out the suitably concise daytime menu. From the choice of three sharing platters, we decided to tuck into the \u2018Meat\u2019 option at \u00a312.95. Presented on a slate, we hungrily picked through the selection of tender home-smoked and spiced duck breast, Rannoch smoked chicken and a very delectable Aberdeen Angus carpaccio which was perfectly enhanced by a squeeze of fresh lime. With spot-on little touches like tangy caper berries and the perfect salad peppered with micro-herbs, the only letdown was the generic blonde baguette which didn\u2019t quite match the calibre of the rest of the ingredients.<\/p>\n

Following in the theme of threes, the mains are divided thrice into three sections with three choices each. So from \u2018fish\u2019 my sister chose the fishcake (\u00a38.95) and from \u2018meat\u2019 I had the wild pigeon and Stornoway black pudding dish (\u00a37.95). The fishcake was crisp on the outside, uber-fluffy from the tatties and flavoursome from salmon, scallions and great seasoning. The pan-fried pigeon breasts were gamey and juicey, and the soft black pudding provided great backup in the meaty department.<\/p>\n

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Desserts -all \u00a34.95- were a tad overindulgent (did you expect this gourmande to be on a pre-wedding diet?) yet blithely we shared the silky chocolate ganache which came with zingy strawberry sherbet icecream, and the food equivalent of a cosy duvet in the form of bread & butter pudding with custard.<\/p>\n

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Stac Polly have made this a really appealing space, and I reckon this\u2019ll be a choice pick for many lunches to come.<\/p>\n

Stac Polly<\/p>\n

29-33 Dublin Street<\/p>\n

Edinburgh<\/p>\n

EH3 6NL<\/p>\n

Tel: 0131 556 2231<\/p>\n

www.stacpolly.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Lunch in The Brasserie Mon-Sat 12-2pm<\/p>\n

Brunch Sun 12:30-3pm<\/p>\n

Dinner 7 days<\/p>\n

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