cafe st honore

great find

lovely lunch . menu was varied with local ingredients and seasonal choices, good wine choice. service well timed and charmingsetprice and al a carte

this place had been on my wish list for a while. the cafe has a great reputation so i was looking forward to trying it. we booked on this deal using bookatable which offered a three course meal for £19.50 which also included a glass of wine. this menu changes daily so there is no guarantee fussy eaters will find something they like! entering the restaurant it certainly had a very quaint french feel about it and felt incredibly welcoming. i really did feel as if i had been transported to a little parisian café. once seated, we thensetabout looking at the menu. thesetmenu doesn’t have many options; two per course but the main menu also had a nice range should you want to choose from that. funnily enough the three of us all opted for the same options of the pork rillette for the starter, battered coley and chips for main and then we opted for the crème fraiche mousse with a compote of blackcurrants and redcurrants for dessert.

now we love a good bargain as much as the next person and when we discovered on bookatable that cafe st honore had a lunchtime special 2 courses for £15.50 or 3 courses for £19.50 we knew we had to go along and try it out. they also offer a full lunchtime menu alongside thesetmenu. for those of you who don’t know the chef behind cafe st honore is neil forbes. neil was crowned chef of the year 2014 and scottish chef of the year in 2011. the main ethos of cafe st honore is making the most of local produce and showcasing it in a simple yet extremely tasty way. the use of local produce is evident in the ever changing menus with a new one each day for both lunchtime and dinner service offering slightly different choices.

we lunched at cafe st honore on a weekday to celebrate a small cause of happiness. we opted for the 3 coursesetmenu with wine which was exceptional value. though thesetmenu was a bit limited, we were allowed to choose from outside of it ( express lunch options) for the same price so that was a nice touch. between the 3 of us, we had a course of fish and game each. my herring was very tasty and my pigeon course rich but succulent. the lemon and verbena ice cream was delicately flavoured and very delicious! even the house wines were very very good. all in all, a very pleasant experience!

p.s. my mum's only complaint was that her window seat faced the bins! a glass or two of wine and i'm sure they will look like abstract art anyway (imho)...!

we ventured here on a saturday lunchtime and were surprised how busy the place was.setback of thistle street, it's the sort of place locals in search of great food would know about. we thought what better way to sample the food on offer than to take advantage of their lunchtime deal. 3 courses and a glass of wine for £19.50. we can tell you now that this is an absolute steal!! it's so good we almost don't want to tell any one.

on the lunchtime deal menu there are two options for each of the courses. each dish we ordered was fantastic. it was packed full of local ingredients used to their full potential. 

we'd recommend booking as it's a popular place!