Cucina is an award-winning restaurant situated at the mezzanine at the Missoni Hotel Edinburgh . The restaurant has won best Italian restaurant of the year in 2011 and 2011 at the Scottish restaurant awards. We were staying at Hotel Missoni Edinburgh so on our last day we decided to have a late lunch at Cucina before setting off to the airport.
Cucina offers an innovative lunch, pre-theatre, a la carte, regional and seasonal menus at a very reasonable prices. Our staying coincided with the Royal Highland Show and the Film Festival so we booked a table as the hotel was very busy. We got to the restaurant a bit later than expected, but that didn’t seen to be a problem. The staff was very accommodating and relaxing. The menu and deco is in keeping with the iconic brand throughout, from the black and white tableware to the colourful painting and walls.
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We order the Film festival set menu two courses at £14.95/ per person as we were running a bit late. I had the speck con polenta fritta e bagna cauda and the beef with roasted potatoes and pesto di rucola. Angel had the crespelle with mushroom and bechamel sauce and the porkwith zucchine and tomato sauce.We shared a portion of the world best zucchine fritte, according to our waiter Carlo, who has very friendly and helpful. The food was simply cooked and presented but hearty and tasty.
The executive chef Mattia Camorani, works closely with creative advisor Chef Giorgio Locatelli. Mattia presented a very fresh, simple, seasonal menu using the freshest ingredients. We really enjoyed the experience. Pity we didn’t have time to try the deserts. Mattia also holds a series of masterclasses at Cucina.
Verdict: Highly recommended at very modest prices and fantastic location.
Cucina
Hotel Missoni Edinburgh
