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The front of La Potinière on Main Street in Gullane, a curved grey-painted shopfront with its name in gold letters above the door, lavender and summer flowers in bloom outside.
Lothian

La Potinière

A small, owner-run restaurant on Gullane's Main Street with a short set menu that changes with the seasons, listed in the Michelin Guide.

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Some of the finest cooking in East Lothian happens in a small dining room on Gullane's Main Street, and La Potinière has long been one of the best places to eat on this stretch of coast.

Its owners, Keith Marley and Mary Runciman, share the cooking, and they keep things simple: a short set menu with a choice of two dishes at each course, everything made in-house and changing with the seasons. You might start with a twice-baked cheese soufflé, move on to local venison cooked three ways, and finish with a chocolate parfait, with some of the produce grown in the restaurant's own garden. Keith has been named Patisserie Chef of the Year, so save room for pudding. It's listed in the Michelin Guide, and the welcome is warm, friendly and relaxed. Lunch is from Thursday to Sunday and dinner from Thursday to Saturday, so call ahead to book, and there's parking beside the restaurant.

A short drive awayLuffness New Golf ClubAn Old Tom Morris links of 1894 between Aberlady and Gullane, with small, true greens and a view over Aberlady Bay from the short 16th.3 min by roadSee itLuffness New Golf Club
Before you go

Tables are booked by phone, and every booking is confirmed by telephone.

Where
Main Street, Gullane, EH31 2AA.
Open
Lunch Thursday to Sunday from 12.30pm (last orders 1pm); dinner Thursday to Saturday from 7pm (last orders 7.30pm). Closed Monday to Wednesday.
Menus
A set lunch of two or three courses, and a set dinner, with a choice of two dishes at each course.
Booking
By phone on 01620 843214.
Access
Private parking beside the restaurant, and facilities for disabled diners.
Phone
01620 843214

Opening hours

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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
12.30pm–1.30pm, 7pm–8.30pm
Friday
12.30pm–1.30pm, 7pm–8.30pm
Saturday
12.30pm–1.30pm, 7pm–8.30pm
Sunday
12.30pm–1.30pm

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Where it is

On Main Street in Gullane, about 200 yards past the pedestrian crossing as you come in from Aberlady, EH31 2AA.

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