Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 72 Restaurants companies in Scotland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Restaurants Companies & Startups (Scotland)
QikServe
QikServe is the enterprise platform for guest self-service in hospitality.
Founder(s): Daniel Rodgers, Ronnie Forbes
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Commerce, Enterprise Software, Hospitality, Mobile, Mobile Payments, Restaurants, SaaS
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spoonfed
Spoonfed is a software-as-a-service catering software
Founder(s): Murray McNicol, Willie Biggart
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants, SaaS, Software
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Mara Seaweed
Scottish company based in Edinburgh selling a range of native seasonal seaweeds of Scottish and Irish provenance.
Founder(s): Fiona Houston, Xa Milne
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Food Processing, Restaurants
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Hu Kitchen
Paleo-inspired, high quality, low processed, clean food restaurants.
Founder(s): Jessica Karp, Jordan Brown
Location: Newyork, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
Industries: Communities, Fitness, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Health Care, Hospitality, Lifestyle, Restaurants
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Bar Soba
Bar Soba fast became a staple of the city’s burgeoning bar and restaurant scene.
Founder(s): Brad Stevens
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants, Service Industry
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Secret Takeaways
Secret Takeaways is the world’s first takeaway search engine that caters directly to consumers.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants
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NY Slice
NY Slice is a pizzeria based in New York that offers a variety of pizzas, with different pizza doughs and ingredients.
Founder(s): Chris McColl
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Delivery, Food and Beverage, Restaurants
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Ondine Restaurant
Ondine Restaurant operates seafood restaurants.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants, Seafood
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The Restaurant Group
The Restaurant Group operates over 500 restaurants and pub restaurants in the UK.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Restaurants
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Hungrrr
Hungrrr delivers an innovative online solution that offers a powerful website and mobile app for ordering food with an easy to use system.
Founder(s): David Rankine
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Restaurants, Software
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5pm.co.uk
5pm.co.uk is an online lifestyle site that provides free booking for restaurants, health and beauty spas, and daily 5pm Big Deals.
Founder(s): Ronnie Somerville
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Commerce, Fashion, Lifestyle, Restaurants
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easyHotel
easyHotel is an international super budget hotel provide you with the sleep essentials and the flexibility to customise your room.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Hotel, Restaurants, Service Industry
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Eveve
Eveve is a restaurant reservation systems.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Reservations, Restaurants, Software
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Fuel Juice Bars
Fuel Juice Bars is a juice bar operator, offering a healthy range of deliciously fresh fruit smoothies and juices.
Founder(s): Jamie Weston
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Restaurants
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Buzzworks Holdings
Buzzworks Holdings is a chain of restaurants that offers food and hospitality services.
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Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Restaurants
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Fishers Services
Fishers is the market leader for laundry, textile rental and industrial workwear throughout Scotland and the North East of England.
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Location: Cupar, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Hotel, Laundry and Dry-cleaning, Restaurants, Textiles
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Home-X
Home-X is a restaurant that delivers food, drink and lifestyle boxes directly to home.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Hotel, Restaurants
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Nextday Catering Equipment
Nextday Catering Equipment is providing catering services to hotel and restaurants.
Founder(s):
Location: Ayr, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Catering, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Food Processing, Food Trucks, Hotel, Restaurants, Warehousing
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Apex Hotels
Apex Hotels is a hotel chain company.
Founder(s): Norman Springford
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Hotel, Resorts, Restaurants
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The Scotch Whisky Experience
The Scotch Whisky Experience offers collection of scotch whisky – the diageo claive vidiz whisky collection.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Event Management, Restaurants, Tour Operator
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E&R Moffat
E & R Moffat is a catering equipment manufacturers, offers a variety of products including producing food displays, server counters.
Founder(s):
Location: Bonnybridge, Falkirk, United Kingdom
Industries: Catering, Food Trucks, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Restaurants, Retail
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simpleERB
simpleERB is an online restaurant and reservation management tool.
Founder(s): Ronnie Somerville
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Reservations, Restaurants
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Manorview Hotels & Leisure Group
Manorview Hotels & Leisure Group specializes in hospitality solutions that provide complete wedding, meeting, restaurant, and spa services.
Founder(s):
Location: Howwood, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Hotel, Leisure, Restaurants
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Montpeliers
Montpeliers is a group of hotels, restaurants, bars, including venues for events.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Hotel, Restaurants
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Slum Dog Delivered
Slum Dog Delivered is a restaurant offering authentic Indian food at an affordable price.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Restaurants
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Zienix
Zienix is specializes in providing E-Commerce web solutions and EPOS systems for restaurants and food takeaways.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Restaurants
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Rogano
Rogano is a restaurant that offers cocktail, oyster bars, Rogano cafe, group menus, and private dining services.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants, Wine And Spirits
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Canvas Holidays
Canvas Holidays is specialists in providing quality family camping holidays in France, Italy, Spain.
Founder(s):
Location: Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Hotel, Restaurants
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SGE Hotel Group
SGE Hotel Group operates a chain of hotels that provide accommodation, dining, events, weddings, and restaurant services.
Founder(s):
Location: Grangemouth, Falkirk, United Kingdom
Industries: Hospitality, Hotel, Restaurants, Travel Accommodations, Wedding
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Mister Singh’s India
Mister Singh’s India is a restaurant that offers delicious Indian cuisine.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Events, Food and Beverage, Hotel, Restaurants
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Dish Cult
Dish Cult is an online platform that helps to find the hottest dining spots for food enthusiasts.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Restaurants, Snack Food
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The Elephant House
The Elephant House is a gourmet tea and coffee shop located in the heart of historic Edinburgh.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Restaurants
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Golf Scotland
Golf Scotland provide escorted tours and golf transfer service.
Founder(s): Gregory Moore
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Golf, Restaurants, Tourism, Travel, Travel Accommodations
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Parklands Hotel & Country Club
Parklands Hotel & Country Club is a luxury 4 star boutique hotel and wedding venue.
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Location: Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hotel, Restaurants
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Mrs Unis Spicy Foods
Mrs Unis Spicy Foods produces and wholesale cooked meat snacks, pitta bread, and nans to supermarkets, restaurants, and retail stores.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Food Processing, Grocery, Restaurants, Wholesale
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Takeaways-R-Us
Takeaways-R-Us is an ecommerce platform that enables its users to order meals online.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Internet, Mobile, Mobile Payments, Restaurants
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The Eagle Lodge
The Eagle Lodge provides fine dining, function suites, and a unique wedding venue.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Event Management, Hotel, Restaurants
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Bo’Vine Meats & Wines
Bo’Vine Meats & Wines is a steakhouse restaurant, specialist for prime Scottish beef and fine wines.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants
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The Royal Mile Tavern
Royal Mile Tavern is a scottish pub that offers drinks, food, entertainment, and live music.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Leisure, Music, Restaurants, Wine And Spirits
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Stirling Golf Club
Stirling Golf Club provides bars, restaurants, pro shops, golf courses, clubhouse services, and bars with wines, spirits, and soft drinks.
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Location: Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
Industries: Golf, Restaurants, Wine And Spirits
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Koolba
KoolBa is Glasgow’s indian restaurant.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants, Wine And Spirits
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Taste Ayrshire
Taste Ayrshire is a restaurant.
Founder(s):
Location: Troon, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Restaurants
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La Bonne Auberge
La Bonne Auberge is a restaurant that provides special occasion dining, lunch, breakfast, wine, cocktails, and a venue for pre-theatre.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hotel, Leisure, Restaurants, Theatre, Wine And Spirits
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One Square
One Square is a bar and restaurant that serves seasonal Scottish dishes.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants, Wine And Spirits
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The Green Welly Stop
The Green Welly Stop has a Petrol Station, Restaurant, Snack Stop Café, Goodies and Gifts, an Outdoor Store, and an internet favorite.
Founder(s): Les Gosden
Location: Crianlarich, Stirling, United Kingdom
Industries: Digital Marketing, Food and Beverage, Gift, Restaurants, Retail
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Balbirnie House Hotel
Balbirnie House Hotel offers destination wedding retreats, Scottish hospitality as well as organizes conferences and other events.
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Location: Glenrothes, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Events, Hospitality, Hotel, Leisure, Restaurants
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Businessinsure Limited
Businessinsure specialises in competitive business insurance for a wide range of commercial services.
Founder(s):
Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
Industries: Customer Service, Insurance, Restaurants
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Pancake Place
Pancake Place is a restaurant chain that serves a variety of pancakes, home-cooked food and beverages with outdoor seating.
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Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
Industries: Catering, Food and Beverage, Restaurants
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Restaurant Roma Bath Street
The Roma Meditteranean Restaurant Glasgow offers a blend of Meditteranean, European and traditional dishes
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Restaurants
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Heat And Dust
A bar and grill eatery that is tucked away in a little nook of Aberdeen.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Restaurants
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Steak and Cherry
Steak and Cherry is a New York style restaurant based in the center of Glasgow.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hotel, Restaurants
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Duff Publicity
Duff Publicity has taken care of a wide range of customers from restaurants, theater and entertainment to fashion, design and book.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Architecture, Fashion, Restaurants
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Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park
Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park provides animal conservation, corporate events, food courts, and leisure services.
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Location: Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
Industries: Events, Leisure, Restaurants
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The Mash Tun Aberlour
The Mash Tun in Aberlour provides great food, a stunning whisky collection and accomodation.
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Location: Aberlour, Moray, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hotel, Restaurants, Travel Accommodations
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Glynhill Hotel Ltd.
Glynhill Hotel is a privately owned 4-star hotel and leisure club that offers stunning wedding and events venues.
Founder(s):
Location: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Events, Hotel, Leisure, Restaurants
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Lisini Pub Company
Lisini Pub Company provides hospitality businesses.
Founder(s):
Location: Uddingston, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Events, Hospitality, Hotel, Restaurants, Wedding
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210 Bistro
210 Bistro have a variety of meeting spaces catering for a range of events, from small groups to larger gatherings.
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Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Restaurants
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Fore Play Crazy Golf
Fore Play Crazy Golf is a cocktail garden that provides signature beers, spirits, mocktails, street food, burgers, and beverages.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Craft Beer, Hotel, Leisure, Restaurants, Wine And Spirits
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Ayaan Tandoori
Ayaan Tandoori is one of the most famous Indian restaurants in Aberdeen. It is a very reasonably priced takeaway.
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Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Restaurants
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Founder(s):
Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Government, Property Management, Restaurants, Retail
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Lauriston Hotel
Lauriston Hotel is a restaurant that provides various types of food & beverages & hospitality services.
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Location: Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Restaurants
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Braehead Foods
Braehead Foods is a supplier of poultry products, cheeses, and ready to cook meat products with butchery.
Founder(s):
Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Food Delivery, Food Processing, Restaurants
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Nethybridge Hotel
Nethybridge Hotel provides hotel and restaurant service.
Founder(s):
Location: Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Customer Service, Hotel, Restaurants
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The Berkeley Suite
The Berkeley Suite is a nightclub that offers live music, dance, disco, bar, restaurant, and club nights with a relaxed vibe.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Leisure, Media and Entertainment, Music, Restaurants
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Indiapalms
food,restaurant,outdoor catering ,karaoke night Glasgow, Indian restaurant, Authentic restaurant
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Restaurants
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Mughal’s Spice
Mughal’s Spice is one of the Best Indian Takeaways in Leith Edinburgh EH7.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Restaurants
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Brian Maule Restaurant
Brian Maule Restaurant offers the ultimate fine dining and bespoke private dining experience with menus crafted by Brian Maule.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Restaurants
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Seafood Lovers Restaurant Guide
Seafood Lovers Restaurant Guide are, first and foremost, Seafood Lovers.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants
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Borsalino Restaurant
Borsalino Restaurant offers traditional Italian food as well as new-style meals in a warm and inviting environment.
Founder(s):
Location: Peterculter, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Hospitality, Restaurants
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The Marcliffe Hotel and Spa
The Marcliffe Hotel and Spa offers a comprehensive range of superb facilities.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Hospitality, Hotel, Restaurants
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Deoch an Dorus
Deoch an Dorus offers a fine dining experience along with pub services.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants, Wine And Spirits
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Ryan’s Bar
Ryans Bar in the West End of Edinburgh, is the perfect venue for all drinking and dining needs.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Restaurants, Wine And Spirits
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