Wildest Drams

3 Reviews on “Wildest Drams”

• Phil Cook

  The food at Wildest Drams is decent and perfectly commendable. Its not trying to be anything its not and lets solid cooking compliment the quality of the produce. Its easy to be sucked in by the tourist traps around this area, but at least this place offers an honest alternative that will no doubt leave visitors with a far better opinion of Scottish grub than when they arrived, without ripping them off. philsfoodworld.co.uk

  September 30, 2015, 3:58 am

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• Pat Cuni

  Located in a quaint underground basement just off the Royal Mile, Wildest Drams is a good place to try lots of beers and whiskys and to devour lots of Scottish food. The dishes are really big so if you are not a big eater like myself be smart and don’t get a starter or you will not be able to finish your main, even if it’s the delicious pheasant breast I had. That being said, I had a great time there and I would probably go back. madaboutravel.com

  April 27, 2015, 4:11 am

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• Lunch Quest

  Im not sure what it is that makes me behave in such a contrary fashion, but the sunshine often makes me head towards basement dining and this was again the case on a fair and sunny day.Having recently taken over the Rajput (Jacksons to those with a longer memory) on the High Street, MJ had spotted the arrival of Wildest Drams just the other day. I thought it looked worthy of investigation even though Im generally predisposed against restaurants with puns in their name.An elegant wood and stone basement set-up has space for around 30 diners. Theyve launched themselves quite gently so it was a relatively quiet service, but this made for a good, relaxed atmosphere.At the core of the offering is the notion of matching their game-focussed menu with the excellent array of local beers, particularly from small-scale producers, that have really taken hold in Edinburgh and beyond of late. Given this was a workday lunch, I wasnt able to try this.Their lunchtime menu is brief and to the point with three or four starter and main course options. Pretty much everything looked good but I settled upon the mushroom and brie soup followed by the game pie.The soup was very good indeed with particularly good range of textures. The brie element was a crisp croquette filled with warmly soft cheese. Much like the soup itself, it was creamy and delicious.The pie showed similarly accomplished cooking. With lightly juniper-infused chunks in a meaty gravy, this was tasty stuff. The accompanying carrots, kale and potatoes were all very good, too.So overall, Wildest Drams made a very pleasing first impression. Both courses were delivered to a very high standard. I look forward to visiting again and trying their beer matching selections. I would recommend you do likewise at your earliest convenient opportunity.ScoresBlythe scores Wildest Drams4/5 for food4/5 for presentation4/5 for setting4/5 for servicegiving an overall 16/20I ate: mushroom and brie soup; game pieI drank: waterI wore: pinstripesTotal bill: 12.50 lunchquest.co.uk

  August 19, 2014, 12:53 am

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