--- title: "Great Places to Eat - Hurricane Bar and Grill, Edinburgh · Rampant Scotland" description: "Great Places to Eat in Scotland - Hurricane Bar and Grill, Edinburgh The Location The Hurricane Bar and Grill (Telephone 0131 226 0770) is at 45 Castle Street i" canonical: "https://rampant-scotland.pages.dev/besteating/best_eating_dev_hurricane.htm" last-updated: "2026-11-11" date-basis: "git-content-change" --- # Great Places to Eat - Hurricane Bar and Grill, Edinburgh · Rampant Scotland Great Places to Eat # Great Places to Eat - Hurricane Bar and Grill, Edinburgh [Original page](https://web.archive.org/web/20040423152844/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/besteating/best_eating_dev_hurricane.htm) Historical archived material. Venue details and prices describe the original review, not current availability. **Great Places to Eat in Scotland** ** - Hurricane Bar and Grill, Edinburgh ** **The Location** The Hurricane Bar and Grill (Telephone 0131 226 0770) is at 45 Castle Street in the centre of Edinburgh. Castle Street is off Princes Street and is well named as it looks straight over to Edinburgh Castle standing high on its volcanic rock. Number 45 is in the northern section of Castle Street, across George Street. **The Restaurant** The meticulously designed layout of the Hurricane Bar and Grill offers a separate bar, dining area and ambience corresponding to time of day, and whether you wish a drink, lunch or dinner. Downstairs there's a stylish cocktail bar open in the evenings. At lunchtime you may sit upstairs in the bright and sunny café-bar section beside the window, ideal for a leisurely drink, coffee or a more casual meal. The "bright and sunny" character to the surroundings does not rely on the weather and even if it's grey skies outside your spirits are sure to be cheered by the sunflower yellow walls and the captivating Mexican Frida Kahlo-style murals featuring bold colourful portraits of dark-haired, dark-skinned women, set against vases of flowers, coffee cups and cakes. At the other end of the long L-shaped room the restaurant is quiet and cool in colour and mood with comfortable high-backed banquette booth seating, with tables well spaced out, and little nooks and crannies for intimate dining. **The Food** Simple classic dishes - Caesar Salad, mussels, soups, then a choice of grills - steak, fish. Burgers and a further selection of entrées. I began with a mouthwatering Salmon extravaganza, combining hot seared salmon wrapped in a slither of delicate smoked salmon with a tomato salsa dressing. My companion could not resist the Foie Gras Roulade, served imaginatively with prune and armagnac compôte and toasted fruit bread, the perfect savoury/sweet balance. I then selected the Sea Bream, served with thyme-roasted potato, Girolle mushrooms, and a horseradish and chive creme fraiche. My partner opted for Roast Chicken breast on a bed of wilted greens, linguine and a parmesan and Caper Dressing. Side dishes include such homely comfort eating as buttered mashed potato, roasted garlic mushrooms and thick cut or shoestring fries. Not a morsel was left on either of our plates. To accompany the chicken and fish, we chose a crisp dry Sancerre Blanc [2000], which certainly did the trick. As the Hurricane restaurant is described as a Grill, this is the place to come if you enjoy top quality steaks. The choice is superb - 8 or 10 oz Rib Eye, 8 or 10 oz Sirloin, and a 6 oz Scottish Fillet - all sourced from small Scottish farms to ensure tenderness and depth of flavour. You can also have a lamb chop, tuna steak or the Hurricane burger - all grills served with your choice of sauce, roast new potatoes and a watercress salad. Vegetarians too are well catered for with such dishes as Goats Cheese and Parsley risotto, grilled Portobello mushrooms and asparagus. If you enjoy something sweet to finish off with, a selection of classic French desserts will delight the taste buds. Apple Tarte Tatin with vanilla ice-cream, or Lemon Tart with Raspberry sorbet or a light creamy Vanilla Panacotta and mixed Berry compote. Alternatively a choice of Cheese from the local Ian Mellis cheesemonger served with quince and fruit bread. **The Bill** Starters: Ł4.00 - Ł8.00. Main courses: Ł8.50 - Ł16.00. Pudding/Dessert: Ł4.50. House wine: Ł12.50. Range of Tea and Coffee: Ł 1.70. **Conclusion** The word Hurricane is defined in the dictionary as a Caribbean cyclonic storm but it also can mean a social party. The Hurricane Bar and Grill is contemporary, cool and fun - the perfect place upstairs for a delicious lunch or dinner with an air of casual sophistication. By night downstairs it turns into a lively hotspot for great cocktails - with special Happy Hour Chill Time 2 for 1 offers and weekend funky music to get you in the mood. *Vivien Devlin* Return to the Index of [Great Places to Eat in Scotland](https://web.archive.org/web/20040423152844/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/besteating/best_eating_index.htm). --- ## Source From Rampant Scotland, restored from the page as it stood on 23 April 2004. [Original page](https://web.archive.org/web/20040423152844/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/besteating/best_eating_dev_hurricane.htm). Links to pages not yet restored here lead to the original page or elsewhere on the web; 0 of 1 links on this page are restored on this site.