this is quite possibly one of the best seafood restaurants in scotland - all produce is as local as possible, and the creativity in the kitchen is quite simply unmatched. if you are a seafood lover you simply must go to fishers in leith. the following dishes are from my most recent visit.
as a starter, i went for the interesting octopus nachos, and my girlfriend went for their mainstay dish - queenie scallops. the octopus was divine, cooked to absolute perfection. the flavours wereexcellenttoo, subtle, spicy mexican inspired ingredients paired perfectly with the softest octopus you will ever try. as usual - the scallops were excellent. soft and sweet, the pesto butter ladened on top adds a great savouriness to the dish. wonderfully light too - the starters act as taster that simply make you more excited for the main course to follow.
for mains we ordered the seafood paella and the mussels. my paella was packed full of monkfish, coley, langoustine, squid and chorizo - fish and meat paradise delivered through one of my favourite rice dishes. every piece of fish, as usual, was cooked to perfection, and the flavours in the rice (saffron, paprika) really lifted the whole dish. the comparatively light flavours of the coley and squid paired well with the deeply intense chorizo and monkfish. an excellently well thought out dish which you would think was on the menu for years due to its execution - however, at most, it will be a week old. the mussels, however, are a mainstay - the garlic, wine and cream sauce is packed full of flavour, making every mussel mouthful an utter delight. make sure to ask for an extra basket of bread or a side of chips to lap up the last of that spectacular sauce - it's that good.
onto dessert - now, for me, fishers is home to the best sticky toffee pudding in the world. fluffy, flavoursome and huge - it'll leave you sweetly satisfied. nonetheless, their offerings of cheese and ice cream are often excellent. with clava brie, a great soft cheese from inverness-shire on the cheese board and salted peanut ice cream on offer, you can't possibly resist a dessert here.
the food is unbeatable, and the staff are always professional yet personable. this has got to be in the top three restaurants in edinburgh for me.