The Captain Darling, a new brasserie-style bar and restaurant on Hamilton Place in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge neighbourhood, has been opened by the Òir Group just in time for August’s Festival season.
The team behind the venue envisage it working as a social hub for the whole community on the local high street, as well as for festival goers in search of a ‘more relaxed dining experience’ away from the city centre crowds.
Edinburgh chef Scott Smith has teamed up with Òir Group to oversee the kitchen at The Captain Darling and help with the launch phase of the new venue, with a focus on ‘classic, well-made, seasonal dishes’.
John Howard, owner and director of Òir Group, said: “This is an extremely proud and exciting moment for our whole team. After months of planning and preparation, the doors are finally open to Edinburgh’s newest brasserie-style bar and restaurant, just in time for the start of the Festival in August.
“Located right in the heart of Stockbridge, we really want The Captain Darling to feel part of the local neighbourhood. Open seven days a week, we’re offering a warm and relaxed welcome to everyone to either drop in for a drink, catch up with friends, or sit down for a good meal. Small and friendly dogs are welcome too!”
A separate dining area within the venue is now serving an all-day brasserie-style menu. Starters include Cumbrae oysters, prawn cocktail, Caesar salad and haggis croquettes.
Highlights ofnthe main menu include handmade savoury pies and a selection of meats cooked over coals.
One star of the show is The Captain Darling Sunday roast with all the trimmings, including rare breed pork porchetta; dry aged sirloin roast beef and confited chicken leg finished on the barbecue.
Edinburgh-based Òir Group is an independent hospitality company that has operated restaurants Bodega and Lucky Yu within the city for over a decade.
A series of other new venue openings is being lined up by the group over the next nine months.
