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Mark Donald

Chef — Scottish fine dining and produce; Edinburgh from the outside, as a chef who trained in the city's top kitchen and now cooks elsewhere.

Listed with the chefs in Edinburgh.

Mark Donald is head chef at the Glenturret Lalique restaurant, which under him became the first distillery restaurant in the world to hold two MICHELIN stars. Born in Torrance, north of Glasgow, he staged at Noma under René Redzepi, spent three years at Hibiscus under Claude Bosi, and held the star at Number One in The Balmoral before leaving for the distillery.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Condé Nast Traveller ↗their pick · 2024-10-17
  • ArgileMarchmont

    “This is a small counter-seat restaurant by Jack Montgomery. It's described as an independent chef's table, that he opened about a year and a half ago and it's just him behind the counter. Jack does all the cooking, plating, serving and pouring wine.”

  • LYLANew Town

    “The food was immaculate when I went; it was so tasty. I went with a friend and we had a lovely time. I'd be surprised if Stuart didn't get a star soon.”

  • LYLANew Town

    “All the food was amazing but all the snacks at the start were my favourite bit. It was a really nice precursor to the meal for dinner.”

  • The Little ChartroomLeith

    “she really has the Midas' touch, and her food is delicious”

  • The Little ChartroomLeith

    “Roberta is very good with game, so I'd go for the game.”