text: Despite it opening over a year ago I had not yet had the opportunity to dine here I love steak Rare preferably With some good fries and a nice glass of red It is my last meal on earth on my Yelp profile check itnnWhen they launched a new lunch menu of two courses for ua one course being steak I knew I had to try it out So Richard C dutifully came along as my partner in crime to try out the steak for lunch on a rainy muggy Edinburgh Sunday He is such a good palnnFirst impressions on walking in are that it is cavernous impressive in its decor but also perhaps better suited to evening dining rather than lunchtime Not a criticism per se just that you are transported to another darker lackofwindows world where it is perpetually pm and cocktails are called fornnThe staff were incredibly friendly and helpful and happily seated us at a welllaid table The courses lunch menu had a few options which made it easy to order blue cheese and walnut salad starter and steak with fries for mainnnThe starter was quite lovely Not too big or filling which I was pleased about and I heard the soup was very good too The walnuts in the salad were coated in sugar or something very sweet just in case you are not a fan of sweet But it was not too heavy given the blue cheese which meant I could tuck into my steak with relishnnAnd I did The steak was beautifully cooked and given it was beaten so flat I was very impressed they managed to cook it mediumrare as requested and yet still have it so chargrilled and delicious on the outside It was a beautiful cut beautifully cooked and was a total steal for lunch at ua for two coursesnnThe fries were a nice portion not too many as greedy me can never stop eating no matter how full I am Shout out for the homemade condiments too I love condiments I am in fact a selfproclaimed Condiment Queen The homemade ketcup was not as sweet as Heinz and I liked it all the more for thisnnI would gladly come back here for steak again and perhaps will visit on an evening as I feel the ambience would suit a lingering meal with wine and cocktails more But it is still a very nice meal for any time of the day