CHEF Mark Greenaway is to open his new venture at the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh next month ahead of a further potential fine dining push.
Called Grazing by Mark Greenaway, the restaurant's menu is said to “reflect the laidback ‘grazing’ concept, and will showcase a mix of traditional, modern and sharing plates, incorporating locally sourced ingredients and unique concept dishes”.
It is the first step in a new direction for the chef as he moves to build a more diverse restaurant portfolio.
His next venture is likely to be a fine dining establishment in the Scottish capital.
READ MORE: Experiments in food: Mark Greenaway on making food fun
It comes after Mr Greenaway closed his eponymous restaurant in the New Town last year.
This was despite three AA rosettes for culinary excellence, numerous individual awards, books published and TV appearances including the Great British Menu.
Mr Greenaway said: “The brasserie in the Waldorf Astoria is an excellent restaurant space, lending itself to a relaxed dining experience in a stunning location with its own entrance from Rutland Street.
"It will undergo a complete overhaul at the start of April as we freshen up the space to provide guests with an entirely new dining experience.”
READ MORE: Chef Mark Greenaway announces closure of his Edinburgh New Town restaurant
It is claimed the new restaurant in the Waldorf Astoria - The Caledonian will maintain a brasserie look and feel, with updated décor featuring a few of the chef's personal accents.
With 170 covers, the restaurant will also offer private dining and "chef’s table" experiences.
Mr Greenaway added: “Being part of such an historic building within Edinburgh’s city centre is what we see as the natural evolution of our offering – a delectable experience in grand surroundings, yet relaxed and accessible to all.
"Our focus will be on helping our diners to share and enjoy wonderful food in a leisurely fashion – ‘grazing’ at their own pace.
"We have some new and unique dishes to present, but my loyal visitors can expect to see a few recognisable touches and some familiar faces too.”
READ MORE: Top Edinburgh restaurant to charge £50 a head for no-shows
Dale MacPhee, general manager at the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh, said: “The experience economy continues to be a driving force among consumers and we recognise the importance of keeping our offering fresh.
"We see this as an exciting new chapter for our relaxed dining outlet in the hotel and very much look forward to welcoming Mark to the team.”
The restaurant, previously occupied by the Galvin brothers, is located on the ground floor of the hotel and will close for refurbishment on Monday, April 1.
Reservations will open from Tuesday, April 2.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel