Ubiquitous Chip

In 2011, the Chip celebrated its 40th anniversary, during which time this old stalwart in the heart of the West End has not failed to move with the times. It's a positive warren of dining venues, including a courtyard and rockery with a mezzanine level above it, a tiled dining room, a skylit brasserie, and three bars. Large colourful figure murals in what might politely be called the naïve style crop up throughout. At its most ambitious, the food in the restaurant offers a dynamic take on modern Scottish modes, incorporating an opener of grilled monkfish with smoked pancetta, haricots and tempura pea shoots in fennel and almond sauce, followed perhaps by breast of guinea fowl with roasted squash, beetroot purée and prune and Armagnac chutney, and concluding with either top-notch Scottish cheeses, or Hebridean snow egg with carrageen moss, toasted almonds and Grand Marnier.