One of Edinburgh’s best loved restaurants, Aizle will re-open its doors on 22 July at the city’s Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel.
Opened in 2014 by husband-and-wife team Stuart Ralston and Krystal Goff, Aizle gained huge popularity as the first restaurant in Edinburgh to offer a surprise tasting menu. Diners are privy to only a list of local, seasonal ingredients which feature in their six-course dinner. The restaurant regularly appears at the top of the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for best fine dining restaurants across the UK.
Aizle will be located in The Garden in the centre of the hotel and open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday. As before it will offer a six-course tasting menu for £70 per person, with an optional £50 drink pairing. There will also be a private dining room seating up to 14 guests. Everything at Aizle is made in-house, from the live ferment in the sourdough, and the hand churned butter, to the aquavit and aged kombucha in the cocktails. The fresh, light and airy venue is filled with plants and lends itself naturally to the ethos of the restaurant. The open space means tables are well situated to ensure distancing measures are adhered to.
Stuart added: “We have the best, most loyal, regular customers and I am looking forward to seeing them again and welcoming new diners. I am sure our regulars will appreciate the lovely new, comfortable banquette booths! The dining concept will be exactly the same as before, but I will be adding some new dishes; lockdown has allowed me the time to try out a few new things.”
