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Gaby Soutar

Critic · Journalist · Author — Scotland-wide restaurant criticism from an Edinburgh base, with regular Glasgow visits; the fine-dining and tasting-menu end in particular.

lifestyle editor at The Scotsman, reviewing restaurants for The Scotsman Magazine since 2007 and editing the weekly food pages. That is the longest continuous restaurant-reviewing run on any Scottish masthead, and it sits alongside Rosalind Erskine's on the same desk rather than under it. Her reviews are post-visit, dish-by-dish and priced, and they run on The Scotsman's scored template (ambience, drink, food, service, value, each /10).

Their own reviews and picks.

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

• The Scotsman (Gaby Soutar, 26 March 2024) ↗their review · 2024-03
  • Unalome by Graeme CheeversFinnieston

    “We didn't feel hard done by, going for the cheap seats.”

  • Unalome by Graeme CheeversFinnieston

    “For a relatively new restaurant, it's not trendy. Instead, think old school comfort, with a cheese trolley and crumb scrapers for the linen tablecloths.”

• The Scotsman ↗their review · 2020-03-04
  • Ka PaoHillhead

    “The food at Glasgow's fabulous new Ka Pao packs a punch”

• Scotsman Food and Drink, 'Basta, Glasgow, restaurant review' ↗their review · 2018-04-06
  • Basta Pizza BarPartick

    “I couldn't have visited a nicer neighbourhood restaurant on my own.”

• Scotsman Food and Drink, 'Paesano, Glasgow, restaurant review' ↗their review · 2016-10-12
  • Paesano PizzaCity Centre

    “Try some of the stunning pizza at the original Paesano before they decide to branch out”