Based on Buckstone Terrace in Edinburgh’s Fairmilehead, Charwood is a restaurant, char grill and lounge bar which acts as a community hub and events space for the local area. The interior is spacious, bright and colourful. An award-winning, family-friendly venue, it has a weekly pub quiz, kids’ club and also shows sports in the lounge bar.
From eggs Benedict at breakfast to steak dinners cooked in the Josper grill, Charwood believes in serving good, simple, locally sourced food. As well as the 35-day, dry aged steaks, they offer a range of burgers and classic main courses such as the steak and ale pie, battered East Coast haddock and macaroni cheese. For something a little more exotic, you might want to try the Thai green curry or the butternut squash, pear and gorgonzola tart.
Cooked in a wood-burning pizza oven, the pizza are freshly made, hand-stretched and cooked to order. Finish off with a dessert like the sticky toffee pudding or one of the house sundaes made with Di Rollo of Musselburgh ice cream. We like the look of the Highland Fling – Scottish tablet ice cream, vanilla ice cream, fudge pieces, honey sauce and fresh whipped cream.
Charwood is on Buckstone Terrace at Fairmilehead in Edinburgh. Just off the Edinburgh bypass, the venue has its own car parking while the 11 and 15 bus routes run to and from the city centre. Local attractions include the golf courses at Braid Hills and Swanston plus Pentland Hills Regional Park.