Try your luck on Easter weekend
Easter weekend is the perfect time for a long, indulgent lunch with the whole family! Join us on Saturday or Sunday when all children under the age of ten can try their luck in our Lucky Egg Dip. You never know – it may just be your little one who picks the ‘big one’!

Crunch-busting new set menus
With everyone affected by the credit crunch we’ve thought of a way to help you beat it by reducing the price of our set dinner menus. Two courses now cost £17.95 and three courses are just £21.95. Dinner is served Tuesday to Sunday from 7pm, and the set menus are available Tuesday to Friday; we offer our a la carte menu on Saturdays and a special menu on Sundays. So now there’s really no reason to treat yourself.

Don’t forget to join us for Saturday and Sunday lunch too: two courses are £12.95 and three courses cost £14.95.

Especially for you
Recently, we’ve helped our guests celebrate a number of special occasions, giving Jason and his team a chance to be even more creative in the kitchen. The possibilities are endless and we’re here to help you create the perfect event – whether it’s a wedding reception, anniversary celebration or a special birthday. We can create a tasting menu just for the day, include your favourite foods or surprise your guests with exquisite canapés. Simply phone us on 0131 226 6766 to chat through your requirements.

Fourth person eats free!
Bring your friends to enjoy a meal at The Stockbridge Restaurant – until the end of May one person dines for free on tables of four or more. Mention this offer when you make a booking and simply bring a printed copy of this newsletter with you to claim your discount – feel free to forward it to anyone you would like to give a treat too. (Discount applies to food only, maximum one free person per table, subject to availability. Must be mentioned when booking. Terms and conditions apply.)

By Head Chef & Proprietor Jason Gallagher

Spring is here and with it so much more variety in the kitchen! With a wide selection of fresh produce being merely days away, it’s time to dust off the recipe books and look for new ways to serve delicious Scottish produce at the restaurant. We’re extremely lucky also to work with a number of great, local suppliers, many of them small businesses like ours, who are as passionate about food as we are. In this newsletter, we thought we’d introduce you to some of them, including our fish supplier Neptune’s Larder, without whom we wouldn’t be serving the dish featured in this edition’s recipe, Thai marinated mackerel. Read more

Thai Spiced Mackerel
This zesty and refreshing dish is ideal for Spring. It’s easily made and best served with a raw oriental salad and egg noodles. I like to make it for a group of friends or simply serve it as a starter. It can also be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge for several days. Read more

We’d like to know what you thought of your meal at The Stockbridge Restaurant – Email us with your comments and – space permitting – we’ll include it in the next edition. Watch this space!

Jason has been recently featured by Scotland on Sunday – click here to find out about the best meal he’s ever had.

Interiors and lifestyle magazine Home Plus Scotland chose our suggestions for their feature on how to throw a party for friends on Boxing Day. And while it’s been a little while since Christmas we thought we’d share the dessert recipe for vanilla, lemon and pecan cheesecake with cranberry compote with you here.