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The dining room of The Little Chartroom on Bonnington Road by candlelight, with chefs at work in the open kitchen beyond the tables.
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The Little Chartroom

Chef Roberta Hall-McCarron's restaurant on Bonnington Road in Leith, with set menus of seasonal Scottish cooking and a place in the Michelin Guide.

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For a special meal in Leith, The Little Chartroom is a gorgeous choice.

It's the restaurant of chef Roberta Hall-McCarron, on Bonnington Road beside its sister Ardfern, and it's where her cooking of Scottish produce through the seasons is at its most ambitious. Dinner is a set menu of three or five courses, with matched wines if you like. A recent one began with Shetland mussels, bacon and Arbroath Smokie, went on to Logiealmond partridge with truffle, celeriac and damson, and finished with a spiced rum baba and roast vanilla chantilly. From Friday to Sunday there's a three-course lunch too, and the same menu is served early on Thursday, Sunday and Monday evenings, which suits a night at the theatre. The restaurant is in the Michelin Guide, and Roberta's cookbook, The Changing Tides, gathers the same seasonal cooking for home. It opens Thursday to Monday and booking is through its own site, so plan ahead and make an evening of it.

Round the cornerArdfernAn all-day cafe, bar and bottle shop on Bonnington Road in Leith, with brunch, small plates, over 100 wines and a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide.1 min by roadSee itThe room at Ardfern in Leith in afternoon light, with a wall of wine bottles behind the bar, leather banquettes and wooden tables.
Before you go

Open for dinner Thursday to Monday, and for lunch Friday to Sunday; closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Book through its own site.

Where
14 Bonnington Road, Leith, EH6 5JD.
Open
Thursday and Monday 5.30pm to 8pm; Friday and Saturday 1pm to 2pm and 6pm to 8.30pm; Sunday 1pm to 2pm and 5.30pm to 8pm. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. These are the times to sit down; the restaurant closes at 4.30pm after lunch and 11pm after dinner.
Dinner
Three courses £73, or five courses £95, with matched wines if you like.
Lunch and pre-theatre
Three courses £49, at lunch Friday to Sunday and early on Thursday, Sunday and Monday evenings.
Booking
Through its own site. A 12.5% service charge is added to the bill.
Access
A wheelchair-accessible entrance, seating and toilet.
Phone
0131 556 6600

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
5.30pm–8pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
5.30pm–8pm
Friday
1pm–2pm, 6pm–8.30pm
Saturday
1pm–2pm, 6pm–8.30pm
Sunday
1pm–2pm, 5.30pm–8pm

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Where it is

On Bonnington Road in Leith, beside Ardfern, EH6 5JD.

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