Meadowsweet Parfait coated in Blackcurrant Purée with crystallised chocolates, woodsorrel and Blackcurrant Leaf granita A special dessert that gives a true taste of Edinbane as all the Meadowsweet, woodsorrel, Blackcurrant leaves and fruit were handpicked only a couple of hundred yards away from the restaurant.

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