The Tower Restaurant

Scotland's first and finest rooftop restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner, featuring sensational food and wine alongside breathtaking views of Edinburgh's Castle and city skyline.

Dining at the Tower is quite an event. High standards abound, from the heavyweight cutlery to the level of service. Fodor's 2004.

Price Guide	Entrée £9.20 - £12.50, Main £12.50 - £29
Payment Options	Cash
Features	City views, Deliveries, Takeaway
Ambience	Relaxed, Romantic, Trendy

Sample Dinner Menu

Starter

Chilled Gazpacho, crayfishtail salad compote

7.00

Baked crottin, poached pear and pine nut salad

10.50

Confit duck and prosciutto roulade, port reduction

8.00

Hot smoked salmon, water chestnut: Sisho cress and miso dressing

9.50

Chicken, asparagus and truffle terrine, herb salad and truffle oil

9.50

Seared pigeon, horseradish potato, crème fraiche salad

8.00

Smoked trout, buckwheat blini, baby capers and cornichons

7.50

Seared foiegras, warm lentil salad and Balsamic fig

14.50

Hand picked Argyll rock oysters: with a shallot and pickled vegetable vinegar 6/ 9/ 12

9.60/ 14.40/ 19.20

We do not recommend the consumption of spirits with raw oysters

Mains

Spinach and parmesan tartlet: basil pesto, vine tomato salsa

16.50

Truffle, asparagus and broadbean linguini

16.50

Grilled seabass. Warmed King prawn and Wakame seaweed

19.00

Roasted lamb rump, pea and broad beans : with bacon, minted mash

20.00

Char-grilled tuna, potato, artichoke and fennel salad

19.00

Calves liver and bacon: creamed potato and mixed peppercorn jus

21.00

Tower bouillabaisse, saffron rouille and sourdough crouton

24.00

Lemon marinated chicken breast and leg: bulgar wheat salad and Bergamot lemon

19.00

Char-grilled beef steak: served with potato scone, grilled tomato, Portobello mushroom and Bearnaise sauce. We use only fully traceable, guaranteed Scottish beef, hung for at least 21 days. The Tower is a member of The Scotch Beef Club. 12oz Rib Eye/ 8oz Fillet

25.00/ 29.00

Side Order

Peas, bacon and green beans

3.00

Buttered mash

3.00

Thick cut chips

3.00

Roasted carrot and caraway: balsamic reduction

3.00

Wilted greens

3.00

Potato and Dijon salad

3.00

Panzanella salad

3.00

Mixed leaf salad

3.00

Side salads : can be served as a starter

5.50

Light Theatre Supper

Today’s soup

Chicken liver parfait: red onion marmalade, homemade oatcakes

Fish boudin, potato and horseradish salad

Grey Mullet, caper and spring onion mash, red pepper coulis

Roasted pork belly, yellow spit-pea puree, parsley and lemon dressing

Grilled goats cheese, warmed vegetable caponata

2 courses £12.95 Served 5–6.30pm

Pudding

Chocolate and praline fondant, cocoa sorbet, caramelized oranges

6.00

Chilled creamed rice, honey roasted apricot, pistachio shortbread

6.00

White chocolate mousse, rhubarb and ginger compote, rhubarb crisps

6.00

Apple and vanilla filo parcel, toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream

6.00

Coconut and pineapple crumble, lemongrass and coconut ice cream

6.00

Daily selection of home-made ice cream and sorbet

6.00

Three choices from today’s cheeseboard : with walnut bread, oatcakes and chutney

7.00

All today’s cheeses

add £3.00

Have a glass of Niepoort 2000 LBV Port : with your cheese

add £3.00

All efforts have been made by www.menulog.co.uk to ensure the accuracy of this restaurant's menus at the time of publishing. However, we cannot guarantee that the menu or prices will be valid at the time of your visit.

All prices are in Great Britain Pounds (GBP£) unless otherwise specified.

This menu was last updated on 18/8/07.

The Tower Restaurant

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