Address: 125 George Street
Website: http://www.tigerlilyedinburgh.co.uk/edinburgh-restaurant/
Type of Meal: Dinner
While
visiting Edinburgh, we stayed at Tigerlily, a modern boutique hotel situated in
New Town within walking distance of most sites. Located on the quieter end of
George Street, the hotel was generally pretty calm until the weekend rolled in
and the lobby becomes a swanky lounge and the basement a nightclub.
From Sunday –
Friday, Tigerlily offers a 2-course dinner menu for £15 with a choice of five
appetizers and six mains. Not feeling
like venturing very far one night, I decided to try out this deal.
Starting with
the Shetland mussels, I was pleasantly surprised with the quantity you receive
as an appetizer. The Thai styled sauce is made with fragrant green curry, coriander,
ginger, chilli, lime and enriched with coconut milk. The mussels were fresh and cooked well with
the sauce adding a great flavour to it.
Since the Thai sauce was a little thicker, it stuck on well to the
mussels.
On the other
hand, the piri piri salmon baked on cedar wood was a bit of a miss. The salmon itself was good – fresh, flaky and
tender. Unlike Atlantic salmon, I found this to be leaner and consequently
lighter tasting since your tongue doesn’t get coated with fish oil. Where it
fell flat was the awfully bland piri piri sauce which little flavour it offered
was gross. Luckily, I still had the mussels
so I was able to scrape off the piri piri and replace it with the delicious
Thai sauce. Tigerlily should really
consider switching the accompanying sauce to its Thai sauce, which also goes
well with the steamed jasmine rice and crispy green beans.
Overall, Tigerlily
offers a modern environment with friendly and helpful staff. On the weekend, it’s bustling with locals and
tourists alike hanging out on its plush seating with drinks. But, week nights are also a great opportunity
to stop by for a relatively tasty and affordable dinner.
Overall mark - 7 out of 10
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Gastro World's Grading System
- Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back
- 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return
- 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return
- 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend
- 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend
- 10 - absolute perfection!
