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Planning a visit and not sure where to get your foodie fix? Let us help you plan a day of deliciousness at Restoration Yard. From takeaway treats and coffee & cake to sit down breakfast, lunch or even brunch – we have it all. Where will you decide to eat? Perhaps all of the above! The Kitchen The Kitchen is a gorgeous light-filled and spacious restaurant with stunning panoramic views of the estate and historic Orangerie. It is an idyllic place to eat to enjoy brunch or lunch all day, indoors or on our outdoor terrace. You’ll find child-friendly options and something tasty whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, gluten free or dairy free. Take a look at the spring/summer menu. With new dishes and menu classics it’s a tough choice…we’ll leave that part to you! We do recommend booking a table in advance as The Kitchen will book up quickly. The Kitchen is open from 09:30am every day. Book a Table in The Kitchen The Kitchen Terrace Make the most of sunshine season and opt for lunch on The Kitchen Terrace. Picture this, the sun is shining, birds are singing and you’re tucking into charcuterie to share, your favourite beverage in hand, surrounded by your nearest and dearest…perfection. The Kitchen Terrace is also the perfect place to eat at Restoration Yard if you are visiting with your four legged friend. We love welcoming your pups and will happily serve them with water and plenty of attention on arrival. Book a Table on The Terrace The Coffee Bar For those of you who are looking for an informal catch-up spot – with beautiful views of course – The Coffee Bar is the spot for you. Located just off of The Foodhall within The Store, you can pick up a hot (or cold!) beverage of your choice along with snacks, cakes, scones, soup and lots more goodies. Did we mention the panoramic views of The Orangerie as you bite into your weekend scone!? The Coffee Bar is open from 10am to 5pm every day. Plan Your Visit The Larder Perhaps you would like to enjoy a bite of Restoration Yard on the go – we’ve got you. Head into The Larder for takeaway treats galore. A popular Midlothian coffee stop, The Larder has sandwiches, wraps, kids lunch boxes, snacks and even treats for your pooch. Let us not forget the best of all! The Larder is home to our wide array of Giacopazzi’s ice cream. Cone or tub, flake or sprinkles, you decide. Why not take a blast to the past and treat the littles to a slushie on those extra warm summer days. The Larder is open from 9am every day (dogs are very welcome!) Plan Your Visit Discover More We hope this guide has helped you decide how to eat at Restoration Yard. Why not make a day of it and discover more during your visit? We are located within the wonderful Dalkeith Country Park – home to the Fort Douglas adventure playground and Go Ape Dalkeith as well as our own Store and wellbeing Studio. If you want to do it all – and we don’t blame you – you can pitch up at at The Park and try it all – yippee! Plan Your Visit Today

It's Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight! We love this annual opportunity to shine a light on our incredible Scottish suppliers here at Restoration Yard. From The Foodhall to The Kitchen, this year we're focusing on all things local food and drink.

Looking for the best ice cream in Scotland? We know the answer. A trip to Restoration Yard is not complete without a little Giacopazzi ice cream deliciousness. Without a doubt it is the best you’ll ever experience. Whatever the weather adults and kids are sure to line up in The Larder at Restoration Yard to bag themselves a dream of an ice cream by one of our favourite suppliers – Giacopazzis. So what is their secret? Will they reveal just how they make ice creams so good? We asked Somers Giacopazzi to enlighten us. Somers Giacopazzi is face and creative mind behind the family’s wholesale business. He was also the first ever recipient of the Ice Cream Alliance Rising Star Award in 2017 aged just 23. He is currently competing in the Gelato Festival World Masters Championships. How long have you been making and serving your delicious Giacopazzi ice cream? Our family has been serving ice cream from Harbour Road in Eyemouth since the early 1900’s, so well over 100 years now. What is the core recipe to a Giacopazzi ice cream? We use fresh Scottish milk, cream and butter from Graham’s Family Dairy combined with the finest Italian fruit purées as well as other ingredients sourced from the best suppliers in the ice cream industry. What’s the secret ingredient that sets your ice creams apart from all the rest? Now that would be telling!!!! But suffice to say it’s the love and passion that goes into every scoop and by fusing traditional ice cream making methods with modern techniques. How do you come up with the less traditional more original flavours? Our new ideas come from a mixture of the experience and knowledge we have built up over the years about flavour combinations that work. We also keep up with industry trends and those within the food industry as a whole. We are always striving to be among the first to trial new products on the market by working closely with our sales reps. What’s your top selling flavour at Restoration Yard? At Restoration Yard, like most ice cream parlours, Vanilla is consistently the most popular flavour. It is followed by Mint Choc Chip with Raspberry Ripple and Kinder Bueno close behind. Are you working on any new flavours right now? And if so what flavours are being considered? Chocolate Fondant is one our newest creations and Lemon & Ginger Ripple will hopefully be introduced to Restoration Yard very soon. What flavours are your family favourites? Vanilla and Strawberry for me but Raspberry Yoghurt for owner Peter Giacopazzi Come along to The Larder at Restoration Yard to discover the best ice cream in Scotland – Giacopazzi ice cream. Also, keep an eye on our social media platforms over on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for a rather wonderful Giacoppazi competition – coming soon! Want to keep up to date with all our Restoration Yard news? Sign up to our newsletters.

Ooooh Get Us! We’ve only gone and bagged a prestigious award for our coffee & cake experience at Restoration Yard! We are delighted to announce that we have just won Café/Tearoom of the Year at the Midlothian & East Lothian Chamber of Commerce (MELCC) Food & Drink Awards 2020. Yay! We have award-winning coffee & cake. Obviously, this being a year like no other, these now virtual awards were meant to take place in March and our award is for our beautiful Coffee Bar, which is currently closed while we keep everyone safe. However, we know how popular coffee and cake moments are to all our lovely Restoration Yard visitors, therefore as part of our re-opening plans in the summer we moved the experience into our stunning restaurant, The Kitchen. Every day you can indulge in your hot drink of choice with one of our delicious cakes. Oh and our much-loved Restoration Road tray bake (yes that’s it in the picture at the top and it does taste as good as it looks) is back on the menu with a number of other sweet treats, including our scrumptious scones, to tempt you. The result? Well, an award-winning coffee & cake experience. Sweet Treats Our scones are just one of the treats on our Coffee & Cake menu So come, enjoy a slice of our success, and some award-winning Coffee & Cake of course, by booking your table in The Kitchen for Coffee & Cake (everyday from 9am to 11am and 2.45 to 4.30pm). BOOK YOUR TABLE Take-away Award-Winning Coffee & Cake Not got time for a sit down with us? Well, our award winning coffee is also available as a take-away option from The Larder. Oh and there are some lovely cakes on offer there too plus all sorts of other goodies including oursoup of the day! Take-away treats and hot drinks too are available in The Larder Restoration Yard is currently in Level 3 restrictions. Please do not travel to the Midlothian council area if you live out with it unless you have a reasonable excuse. Please be aware of local restrictions – you can check your postcode here.