Chop House Bruntsfield

Calling all carnivores! Giants of the steak provision game, Chop House have only gone and bloomin' well opened up a third joint.

Chop House's success story began down on Constitution street, where their coal-fired creations and tempting cocktails drew in crowds from across Edinburgh. Such was their popularity that a restaurant soon opened up on Market Street. Now they're taking on one of Edinburgh's leafiest regions, and the ever-popular Bruntsfield Place seems like as good a home as any if you ask us. If their Spring 2018 launch is anything to go by, these guys are sure to score a hat trick.

While there are other tasty treats to consider on the menu (half lobster, anyone?), there's no point shying away from what these guys do best. Their 'off the coals' steaks are made from the very best of British beef, and because they are butchered and dry-aged (for 35 days, no less) in house, you can rest-assured that these guys have taken the time to serve you up a meal crafted with love.

The meats are cooked to your preference (though they'll recommend you go rare), and come with a choice of sauces, from the classic bearnaise and peppercorn to a creamy blue cheese or zesty chimichurri. There's a banging mix of starters to get the juices flowing too, with short rib scotch egg, mussels and crab cake all coming high up in the popularity stakes. This is not food for the faint hearted, but they've made sure to account for herbi-lovin' clientele too, with some tasty, albeit scarce, salad options thrown in for good measure on their express lunch menu.

Like its elder siblings, the Bruntsfield restaurant has an ambience to match the quality of its food, with deep, dark wood and leather furnishings complimented by candlelit tables when the sun goes down. It's the kind of place where you'll want to hang out with a cocktail long after you've finished your meal, so it's just as well the drinks menu is up to scratch too.

Still in doubt? It might interest you to know that Chop House came top in the Best Sunday Lunch category in The Skinny's 2018 Food and Drink Survey. That's some serious accreditation, right there.