The Captain Darling has opened its doors on Hamilton Place in the Edinburgh neighbourhood of Stockbridge just in time for Festival season in August.
Following months of planning, the team behind the new brasserie-style bar and restaurant has now unveiled the venue as a social hub for the whole community, as well as festival goers in search of a more relaxed dining experience away from the city centre crowds.
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A dedicated bar space has been created for people to drop in for a leisurely drink and snacks seven days a week from lunchtime until late.
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. The focus of the menu is on classic, well-made, seasonal dishes that are created to be full of flavour.
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A separate dining area is now serving an all-day brasserie-style menu. Starters include Cumbrae oysters; prawn cocktail, Caesar salad and haggis croquettes. Highlights of the main menu include handmade savoury pies and a selection of meats cooked over coals.
The Captain Darling Sunday roast with all the trimmings is another star of the show, including rare breed pork porchetta; dry aged sirloin roast beef and confited chicken leg finished on the barbecue.
People with a sweet tooth can enjoy lemon posset; sticky toffee pudding and milk chocolate mousse.
The Captain Darling is the latest addition to the Edinburgh-based Òir Group, an independent hospitality company that has operated restaurants like 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.
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!”
“We’re also planning some other new ventures around Edinburgh over the coming months, so watch this space.”
The Captain Darling is located at 16-18 Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 5AU
For more information on The Captain Darling, go to www.thecaptaindarling.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/thecaptaindarling and Facebook www.facebook.com/TheCaptainDarling
Òir Group also owns and operates Lucky Yu on Edinburgh’s Broughton Street and Bodega at Albert Place on Leith Walk. For more information on Òir Group, go to www.Òir-group.com
