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Nowhere reflects the unique atmosphere and style of this unique city better than George Street.

This is where refined residents and tourists with taste catch up with friends and family – sitting at the terrace seeing the city rush by, or stepping out of the madness for a relaxing drink and bite to eat.

Gusto – Italian dining to suit all tastes | Edinburgh Foody

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With 18 restaurants across the UK, each Gusto has their own individual style.

Gusto’s menu serves classic Italian bistro, with salads, pizzas, pastas and risottos, 28 Day Aged Premium Steaks and a selection of other mains, including fish.

Of the three desserts of panna cotta, Gusto’s tiramisu, homemade to their own secret recipe apparently and the cheese board of goat’s cheese, dolcelatte and smoked provola, I went for the latter.

It’s one of those restaurants that certainly has something to suit all tastes and indeed ages and if I’m dining with any of my eight god-children, I think the make your own pizza will be a definite winner, although that’s one menu choice I’ll be passing on.

Gusto Edinburgh 135 George Street Edinburgh Eh2 4JS Tel: 0131 225 2555 www.gustorestaurants.uk.com Follow on Twitter: @gusto_UK Like on Facebook:

Edinburgh - REVIEW – Gusto, George Street | Edinburgh Spotlight

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I was more concerned that one of the party was obviously a pensioner (she is 75) and the waiter thought nothing of seating us at this table.

We had the lunch offer of a main course and a glass of house wine or beer for £8.95.

The selection of food available was fine, pizza, pasta, salad and a couple of mains.

A couple of us had the house white, one was driving and the other had a beer The house white really was crisp and refreshing and went down a little too easily 😉 Three of us ordered the steak (£2 supplement) which I had no objection paying, but it was only after we had ordered, we realised it never came with anything, so had to call the waitress back to order an addition of fries at £2.45 each.

I would maybe eat at Gusto again as part of an evening meal where I imagine there is a great atmosphere and I would be willing to sample more of the fabulous wines on offer.

Edinburgh restaurant review: Gusto - A stylish take on Italian, just ...

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So being there to try what was new for summer, we called on the help of our - very knowledgeable - server, who promptly directed us to over a dozen dishes.Deliberations complete, we conveyed our food choices, and ordered a bottle of northern Italian Trebbiano/Chardonnay to accompany them.

JML's asparagus and baby leaf salad with Caesar dressing featured half a dozen perfectly cooked spears adorned by a rich (but not heavy) sauce laden with savoury Parmesan and anchovy flavours, which was a perfect partner to the fresh grassiness of the asparagus.

The accompanying chunky hearts of baby little gem lettuce, however, seemed a bit lost amongst the intense flavours provided by the other ingredients - maybe lightly braising them might have been the tweak they needed.I rarely order salmon when dining out, but was intrigued by the home cured salmon tatare and quail's egg with crème fraiche and green gazpacho.

The pasta was fresh and really well cooked, the tomato sauce was light and well flavoured with a touch of chili and garlic, all of which allowed the sweet seafood flavours provided by the lobster and prawns to really shine through.The combination was simply clever and delicious.My roast chicken breast with summer vegetables and a lemon butter was chosen for two reasons.

I was impressed not only with what we sampled, but also the look of the other dishes as they flew from the kitchen to be served to the ladies who lunch, thirty-something couples, and groups of trendy young students that were our fellow diners.I have eaten at another Italian-inspired restaurant on George Street, one that has "celebrity" associations and is a bit brassy and brash in emphasising its "Italian" credentials.

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We ordered a couple of cocktails while perusing the menus – a recommended Redcurrant Mai Thai (£8.50) and a Grape and Cherry Spritz (£7.50).

The Mai Thai was a delicious blend of redcurrants, Bacardi 8yo and Cointreau crushed with lime and almond syrup, and the Grape and Cherry Spritz was fresh grapes, cherry preserve, Ketel one and Lemon, topped with Prosecco resulting in a light refreshingly crisp summer cocktail(!!)

I decided to go for the Houmous served with stone baked flat bread, pesto and crudities (£5.25), whilst Raymond chose Bruschetta with sweet pepper compote and goats cheese (£4.95).

We decided to order a bottle of wine to enjoy with the rest of our meal, and there’s an extensive wine list on the back of the menu.

(£19.95) I chose a 10oz Rib Eye Steak (£16.95) cooked medium with truffle butter and sautéed wild mushrooms with red wine sauce on the side and Raymond went for Gnocchi with slow roast chilli pork, cherry tomatoes, pesto and rocket.

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