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previously of the Old Court Hotel in St Andrews
and Restaurant Martin Wishart in Edinburgh. The
restaurant has a grill-brasserie feel with an authentic
Scottish direction and includes dishes such as
Perthshire wood pigeon with heritage beetroot and
hazelnut crowdie; mince and tatties, and marmalade
steamed pudding with Drambuie custard.
‘This is very much a fully-flexible, thoroughly thoughtout F&B retail offer’ commented Martin Goddard,
Director of Goddard Littlefair, ‘which is aimed at
residents of and visitors to the city of Edinburgh
as well as at hotel guests, with maximum flow and
adaptability throughout the day, so that bar guests
can eat from the bar or restaurant menu for example,
whilst Burr & Co offers soups and salads to attract
lunchtime custom from passing trade and local office
and shop workers.’
The overall footplate for the new restaurant and bar
was as per the existing hospitality space in the hotel,
whilst Burr & Co inhabits space formerly used for
meetings, with a new timber shopfront fascia, recreating one of the original Victorian-era shopfronts
and designed by architects 3D Reid, with branding by
Plus Agency.
The hotel itself is formed of a series of five townhouses
and is listed, which meant treading very carefully
around existing surfaces and treatments.
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‘Our overall approach was to be highly respectful
to the building’s original fabric’, explained Martin
Goddard, ‘as well as to the late Victorian insertions,
ensuring a feeling of restored grandeur and creating
an environment that instantly feels long-established,
with a real sense of the building’s naturally imposing
proportions adhered to, but also added to via simple
detailing and the highest-quality, authentic materials,
including oak, brass, ceramics, leather, velvet, glass
and marble. As in all our projects, every single item
of furniture and lighting is completely bespoke and
designed entirely for this particular environment,
positioning and clien tele by Goddard Littlefair.’
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