victor & carina contini cannonball

we decided to enjoy a little evening out on halloween evening and thankfully we managed to book a table. before booking i had only heardgoodthings, by the time we left i've become an advocate. from the moment we arrived and was taken to the restaurant from the front door and throughout the evening, all the staff could not have been more caring and thoughtful, outstanding service. then there was the food, which again i had heardgoodthings about. started with amazing cannonball haggis, i loved the whisky jam, wow. then onto the braised beef, cooked to perfect with agoodsized greens. i then finished off with an amazing whisky afrogato. a big thanks to all the team for making this evening special and we'll be back!

this was probably one of the best dinners i've had in edinburgh ever!! the building is beautiful and the stairs lead up to a fantastic dining room with beautiful views of the castle. make sure you're there at sunset as it really is something to be seen. when i dined here i tried the taste scotland tasting menu. it was delicious. each course packed full of local ingredients and mouthwatering flavours. my only complaint was it was sogoodi could have eaten the same all over again!

the tasting menu contains all sorts of flavours and is easily the best way to try what contini cannonball has to offer.

the staff are fantastic and the service is second to none.

definitely make it a stop on your list when next thinking about where to go for that special occasion.

every so often a fantastic invite pops into our inbox and on this occasion it was fiona inviting us along to  contini cannonball  to try out the taste scotland menu. being in town and willing to stay behind after work, miss edinburger has had the privilege of trying this fantastic menu. the idea behind the menu is to bring to the diners attention the local produce available right on our doorstep and to help local producers. looking at the reviews online, i felt very privileged to be invited along to try 5 fantastic courses. contini cannonball is practically next door to edinburgh castle and at sunset it offers some spectacular views of the sun setting behind the castle (definitely a great location to bring a loved one!). i was greeted at the entrance and guided up the stairs by a very knowledgeable host, who explained about the buildings previous life as a school house as we made our way to the dining room. the dining room is bright and airy with some fantastic views of the castle. i was quickly seated and had time to browse the menu before the rest of my dining partners arrived. “taste scotland” five course tasting menu starter: phantassie farm spinach and scottish kitchen garden wild leek veloute served with crispy peelham farm cured pork with dunsyre blue fritter this was an excellent opening course. the spinach veloute was light,fresh and a fantastic colour. it was one of those dishes which you knew was probably verygoodfor you but didn’t taste like was. the peelham farm cured pork was fantastic and the saltiness added flavour to the veloute. the leeks added bite to the veloute and the dunsyre blue fritter remained soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. all the flavours worked well together and enhanced the spinach veloute. fish: peterhead pan roasted monkfish with east lothian root vegetable and saffron broth and blue shell shetland mussels the second course was the one i was least looking forward to. mainly as i’ve just learned to like mussels but sti