Bisque Bar & Brasserie combines the warmth of a local neighbourhood restaurant with all the style and sophistication of a city-centre eatery. Feel free to dine either in the chic bar or the relaxing brasserie overlooking the garden.

The plentiful menu is awash with imaginative dishes. Go for the chicken and leek pie, encased in melt-in-the-mouth pastry, or perhaps one of the juicy prime Scottish Borders 21-day-aged steaks – with thin-cut fries, sautéed mushrooms and roast tomatoes, you can’t go far wrong. You’ll also find pasta, salads, seafood and an array of sharing platters. Grab your other half and tuck into the ‘share plates’, featuring hot nachos with guacamole, jalapenos, sour cream and spicy tomato salsa, or the Italian board with prosciutto, salami, mozzarella, Parmesan and grilled vegetables and pickles. But make sure you keep dessert for yourself – the dark chocolate and beetroot brownie is amazing.

The prompt service makes Bisque the ideal spot for anything from a long breakfast to a quick business lunch, right through to a relaxed family dinner – children are more than welcome and well provided for. There is a sheltered terrace which is the perfect suntrap in the warmer Scottish climes, showing there is more to Bisque Bar & Brasserie than its moreish food.