Herringbone Goldenacre reopens following refurb

Edinburgh-based bar and restaurant Herringbone Goldenacre has reopened following a “significant refurbishment”, boasting a brand-new menu to “complement” its new décor.

The site, which is operated by hospitality group Buzzworks Holdings, was closed for three-and-a-half weeks as it underwent a complete makeover.

The venue, located on South Trinity Road near the city’s Botanic Gardens, now features a semi-private dining area for larger parties, as well as new tiled flooring, bar stools, a high table area for guests to watch selected sports on a brand-new, hidden, wide screen TV.

In addition to making investments in the restaurant and bar area, work has also been completed in the kitchen area to improve the extraction system for the team and upgrade refrigeration to accommodate the venue’s new menu offering, which includes smaller, sharing plates.

Some of the dishes featured on the new small plates menu include charred garlic and chilli tiger prawns with Bloody Mary sauce, celery, cucumber and cherry tomatoes, and sliced pork sausage, with pancetta, lentils and Sale Verde.

The main menu will also feature some new additions, including a vegan mushroom and hazelnut seitan with charred cauliflower puree, garlic and chilli kale, roasted celeriac
and pomegranate dressing, and pan-fried sea bream with potato gnocchi, black olives and sun-blushed tomatoes.

Ash Bairstow, operations director of Herringbone Goldenacre, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome back our beloved guests to South Trinity Road, showcasing our fantastic new bar and restaurant and updated menu.

“We’ve invested a considerable amount in refurbishing the space, adding a layer of comfort throughout while still remaining true to our laid-back, contemporary Herringbone style. Not only have we introduced a range of new features for our guests to enjoy, but we’ve also redesigned the flow of some of the venue to make it feel noticeably bigger and,
as a result, increased our capacity by 16 seats.”

He added: “We generally change our menus every six to eight weeks to keep our offer fresh for our guests and team however we wanted to provide our guests at Herringbone
Goldenacre with a new element to our dining concept to go alongside our new interiors.

“We recently introduced a small-plates option at our sister venue Herringbone
Abbeyhill and guests have been loving it, so it was a no-brainer to introduce a similar concept here at Goldenacre. However, we’re still passionate about serving up some of our favourite dishes that guests have grown to love.”