A new brasserie and bar is opening this week in the Scottish capital.
Liberté Café-Bar & Brasserie and Bar 1819, the "show-stopping new culinary venue" is to open on November 28.
Liberté, located at Apex Waterloo Place Hotel in Edinburgh, is described as “a refined, yet relaxing place to gather, eat or drink with a menu celebrating the best of authentic Scottish produce”.
The venue is described as “the centrepiece” of a close to £2 million ground floor renovation of Apex Waterloo Place, owned by Apex Hotels.
The firm said: “With an eye-catching design delivered by ISA, one of Edinburgh’s leading architectural and design firms, the new day/night venue oozes European style with stunning Georgian interiors inspired by the Palm Courts of the 1800s.
The new venue also benefitted from expert input from one of the UK’s top hospitality specialists Stuart McCluskey, former co-owner of the Bon Vivant, current owner of Paz and recently opened Little Capo and Ian McLaren - former Bacardi digital director and owner of drink marketing consultancy Neoteric Spirit.
Just off the east end of Princes Street, Liberté “combines a stylish bar with a brasserie restaurant and private dining area - La Belle”.
Bar 1819 is “an elegant and highly desirable cocktail bar and lounge set within Liberté, with an impressive range of drinks and signature cocktails curated by Stuart and Ian, each potent with big flavours to sip and savour”.
Liberté and 1819’s stunning new menus showcase the very best from Scotland’s larder, using European influences and modern cooking techniques.
Stuart McCluskey said: “It has been exciting to work with the team at Apex.
“Their enthusiasm for delivering this project has been infectious. Ian, Will and I have relished developing a beverage programme fit for such a beautiful setting, focusing on working with quality products and local suppliers.”
Liberte was named” after the Scottish spirit of freedom, combining Scotland’s passionate energy with elegant European influences, while 1819 “is a nod to the year when Waterloo Place, Edinburgh's first purpose-built hotel - designed by famed Scottish architect, Archibald Elliot - was completed”.
“Steeped in Georgian history, the venue is also a celebration of the many renowned guests that passed through its doors, from Charles Dickens to Earl Grey,” the firm said.
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Kilgraston House, set within “beautifully landscaped” grounds dating back to the 13th century, was originally designed by Francis Grant and later extended by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson.
Savills, which is marketing the property on the instructions of the Trustee in Bankruptcy, declared it offers “significant potential for redevelopment, providing an excellent opportunity for investors and developers seeking a project with both historical significance and commercial potential”.
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The café, which is also next to the ferry terminal, is being sold as its owner plans to move their business interests to New Zealand.
ASG Commercial said the Cult Café is a “charming, well-presented and easy to operate café within the popular tourist destination of Ullapool”.
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