Overview

The reason the establishment dropped half a star was because of the lack of parking. It is on the main street and we had to park about 300 metres away. Last year I went to The Golf Inn in Gullane. I enjoyed it but I never go back to the same restaurant twice, even though it might have been great. However I heard that the Michelin starred chef, Tom Kitchen, had bought it and renamed it The Bonnie Badger. To me that meant it was a new restaurant and worthy of a visit. From the word go, the professionalism of the staff was obvious. My carer and I were seen coming up the ramp and a ‘meeter and greeter’ came out to open the door and introduce us to a hostess who took us to our table. I couldn’t recognise the building from when I was there only 9 months previously. It had been totally gutted back to the original stone walls, dating back to 1836. The roof had been exposed and there was very modern artistic lighting. The best way I could describe it is in the form of cart wheels, in keeping with the name of the restaurant, The Stables. The whole interior is stunning. We were soon given menus and offered drinks but we only had water. I gave the excuse of being on meds and my carer, because she was the driver. (I had heard that the prices were commensurate with the status of the establishment!)

Transport & Parking

It is on the main street. No parking outside. We found parking. Going East towards Edinburgh, turn first right, first right again and there is plenty of parking. It is about 300 metres along a quiet footpath.

Access

This was described in the introduction.

Toilets

Good quality fittings as you'd expect from an establishment of this type.

Staff

Staff were attentive and service was excellent.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

I usually just have a starter and a dessert as I like to do justice to Margaret’s cooking in the evening. I had Lamb Pithivier with courgette and tomato. It was best described as minced lamb in a filo pastry pyramid. The dessert was Chocolate and Coffee Delice, with coffee ice cream. The food was a gastronomic experience. I would thoroughly recommend it to anybody celebrating a birthday with a 0 in it, a named anniversary or any special occasion. However we did see the set menu which at £17 was good value for fine dining. The picture shows my dessert along with my carer's dessert which was Meringue with Sea Buckthorn and yoghurt. She enjoyed it so much that she would have preferred two of them instead of a starter and one dessert!

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