Type of Cuisine : Modern Scottish
Chef : Mary Runciman and Keith Marley
Restaurant Opening Times : Lunch 12.30 - 2.00pm Wed-Sun Dinner 7.00 - 9.00pm Wed-Sun
Number of Covers : 30
Children's Facilities : Child Friendly

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Mobile Food Guide Review of La Potinière

For more than a quarter of a century, this modest little place was one of the most remarkable and legendary restaurants in Scotland, thanks to the diligence and dedication of David and Hilary Brown. When they called it a day, it left a blank space on the map until new incumbents Mary Runciman and Keith Marley decided to grasp the thistle. The consensus is that it's been a seamless changeover.

Mary and Keith not only run the place as a double act, they also share the cooking. Menus are perhaps less complex or elaborate than before, but the results on the plate can be dazzlingly good. To start, the choice might be between a warm Parmesan custard with rocket, slow-cooked baby plum tomatoes and pesto or duck, foie gras and Armagnac parfait enlivened with rhubarb and cinnamon compote.

Next there might be Thai coconut soup with scallops before a pair of main courses ranging from grilled Dover sole served on smoked salmon and cucumber risotto with tomato and marjoram sauce or roast fillet of beef (the owners are founder members of The Scotch Beef Club) with celeriac, potato and truffle dauphinoise, seasonal vegetables and wild mushroom jus.

As a finale, there's a choice of two desserts – perhaps warm chocolate pudding with pineapple compote, vanilla sauce and Amaretto ice cream or a 'trilogy' of apples – then a plate of cheeses, coffee and petit fours. The wine list is an ever-evolving slate peppered with interesting, good-value bottles particularly from France and the New World.

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