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3 courses £30.00

open 5pm ... last orders 8.15pm restaurant closes 11pm

Our bar next door open till 2.30am to see the new year in

Smoked salmon stuffed with prawns in a chive crème fraiche,

served with potato scones

Sparl Brae mussels with a marinière or Thai green curry sauce

Loch Creran Argyll oysters served  natural with a shallot vinegar

or grilled with a spinach, hollandaise and parmesan crust

Skippers Cullen Skink

“Bloody Mary” tomato soup with basil crème fraiche

Smoked haddock & salmon fishcakes with tartare sauce

Whole sea bream stuffed with crayfish tails and baked with garlic butter

Grilled smoked haddie fillet served with a Dunsyre blue cheese soufflé

Open wild mushroom lasagne with chestnut and parmesan

Salmon & crab wellington with baby vegetables

and a dill & vermouth cream

Char-grilled 10oz grass-fed Borders sirloin steak

with grilled mushroom & tomato, duck fat chips

and a whisky & pepper sauce  (£5 supplement)

Seared Shetland king scallops with Stornoway black pudding fritter,

pea puree and crispy bacon  (£5 supplement)

Crème brulee with vanilla shortbread

Sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream

Dark chocolate mousse with hazelnut ice cream and frosted hazelnuts

Maple and pecan pie with toffee ice cream

Trio of Scottish cheeses with a house-made chutney

(£3 supplement)

1st-24th DECEMBER LUNCH AT SKIPPERS

2 starters £8.95      2 courses £12.95

3 courses £15.95

Roast butternut and sage soup  (v) £4.25

Crispy “salt & pepper” calamari with a lemon and chilli aioli £5.95

Smoked Dalmeny pigeon breast, confit leg potato rosti and game jus 

£5.95

Salmon & smoked haddock fishcakes with tartare sauce  £4.95

(main size £9.95)

Skippers’ cullen skink  £4.95 (main size £8.95)

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Ballantine of turkey breast with sage and onion stuffing, brussel sprouts,

honey roast parsnips and duck fat roasted tatties, turkey gravy  £9.95

Roast parmesan gnocchi, wild mushrooms, shaved chestnuts

and white wine cream (v)  £9.95

Grilled smoked haddie fillet with a poached egg, Macleod’s Stornoway black pudding,toasted muffin and hollandaise  £10.95

Skippers’ fish pie topped with Mull of Kintyre cheddar mash  £9.95

Fish and chips

breaded coley fillet  with hand-cut chips, crushed garden peas and tartare sauce  £10.95

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Crème brulee with vanilla shortbread  £4.95

Sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream  £5.25

Apple and mincemeat strudel, Christmas pudding parfait

and mulled wine jelly £5.25

Dark chocolate mousse with white chocolate ice cream  £5.75

Dunsyre blue cheese with walnuts and honey  £5.95

SIDES

dauphinoise potatoes  £4.00    garden salad  £2.95

hand-cut chips  £2.50    buttered vegetables  £2.50

1st- 24th DECEMBER

SKIPPERS LUNCH SPECIALS

Smoked salmon  £6.45

stuffed with prawns, lemon and chive crème fraiche, wee tattie scones

Seared Shetland king scallops & hand-cut chips

with crushed garden peas & tartare sauce  £16.95

Whole baked sea bream

stuffed with crayfish and garlic butter £15.95

Baked fillet of Isle of Gigha halibut

wilted black kale, fondant potato and thermidor sauce £21.95

SCOTTISH SHELLFISH

Buckie brown crab  £7.95

baked in its shell with shallots, garlic and parmesan, served with sourdough croutes 

Sparl Brae, Shetland rope-grown blue shell mussels

with either a marinière or Thai green curry sauce

half pot   £7.45              full pot   £10.95(main size or to share)

…add hand-cut chips (moules et frites)  £2.50

Loch Creran Argyll oysters

either naturally with a shallot vinegar

or grilled with a spinach, hollandaise and parmesan crust (20p extra per oyster)

try me oyster  £1.70         half dozen  £8.95         dozen  £17.95

(excellent with Orkney Dark Island or Cairngorm Black Gold

both beers  £4.50)

SEAFOOD PLATTERS

home-cured beetroot salmon, oysters, queen scallops, mussels,

sweet-soused Orkney herring, fishcakes & crevettes

Both platters are filling for one, fine for two to share.

starter platter £21.95               main platter £31.95

The main platter is served with a side dish of potatoes

ABERDEEN ANGUS STEAK

Char-grilled 10oz grass-fed Borders-farmed sirloin steak

with roasted field mushroom & tomato, green peppercorn sauce

and hand-cut chips  £22.95

… or surf & turf

with king scallop, crevette, smoked salmon, saffron aioli and hand-cut chips  £25.95

 A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to tables of 10 or more

SUNDAY TO THURSDAY NIGHTS'  SET MENU

IN DECEMBER.

                          DINNER IN DECEMBER

1st- 24th MENU

The December set menu is available from Sunday to Thursday nights

2 courses £16.95

 Starters from the autumn menu are priced at £5.95 each (£4.25 soup)

Main courses from the December menu are priced at £11.95 each

                                Roast butternut and sage soup  (v)

Crispy “salt & pepper” calamari with a lemon and chilli aioli

Smoked Dalmeny pigeon breast, confit leg potato rosti and game jus

Salmon & smoked haddock fishcakes with tartare sauce

Skippers’ cullen skink

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Ballantine of turkey breast with sage and onion stuffing, brussel sprouts,

honey roast parsnips and duck fat roasted tatties, turkey gravy

Roast parmesan gnocchi, wild mushrooms, shaved chestnuts

and white wine cream (v)

Grilled smoked haddie fillet with Dunsyre blue soufflé and spinach

Fish & chips

breaded coley fillet with hand-cut chips crushed garden peas and tartare sauce

Skippers’ fish pie topped with Mull of Kintyre cheddar mash

SIDES

dauphinoise potatoes  £4.00    garden salad  £2.95

hand-cut chips  £2.50    buttered vegetables  £2.50

BOOK NOW FOR THE FESTIVE PERIOD       The December set menu is available from Sunday to Thursday night.

0131 554 1018                                                                                                                              ~ ~ ~

Or ask your waiter for details            Please let your waiter know immediately if you suffer from any allergy

We offer childrens’ portions whenever possible. Please check with your waiter

A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to tables of 10 or more

1st-24th December Sunday-Thursday nights

           SKIPPERS SPECIALS 

Smoked salmon  £6.45

stuffed with prawns, lemon and chive crème fraiche, wee tattie scones

Seared Shetland scallops

with smoked haddock, lemon thyme risotto and salsa verde  £19.95

Whole baked sea bream

stuffed with crayfish and garlic butter £15.95

Baked fillet of Isle of Gigha halibut

wilted black kale, fondant potato and thermidor sauce £21.95

                    SCOTTISH SHELLFISH                               

Buckie brown crab baked in its shell with shallots, garlic and parmesan crust,served with sourdough croutes  £7.95

Sparl Brae, Shetland rope-grown blue shell mussels

with either a marinière or Thai green curry sauce

half pot   £7.25     full pot   £10.95(main size or to share)

…add hand-cut chips (moules et frites)  £2.50

Loch Creran Argyll oysters

either natural with a shallot vinegar

or grilled with a spinach, hollandaise and parmesan crust

(20p extra per oyster)

try me oyster  £1.70         half dozen  £8.95         dozen  £17.95

(excellent with Orkney Dark Island or

Cairngorm Black Gold both beers £4.50)

                                               SEAFOOD PLATTERS

home-cured beetroot salmon, oysters, queen scallops, mussels,

sweet-soused Orkney herring, fishcakes & crevettes

Both platters are filling for one, fine for two to share

starter platter  £21.95              main platter  £31.95

The main platter is served with a side dish of potatoes

ABERDEEN ANGUS STEAK

Char-grilled 10oz grass-fed Borders-farmed sirloin steak

with roasted field mushroom & tomato, green peppercorn sauce

and hand-cut chips  £22.95

… or surf & 10oz turf & chips

                                                               5.30pm-10pm

FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS IN

DECEMBER DINNER AT SKIPPERS

                    Roast butternut and sage soup  (v) £4.25

Crispy “salt & pepper” calamari with a lemon and chilli aioli £5.95

Smoked Dalmeny pigeon breast, confit leg potato rosti and game jus £6.95

Salmon & smoked haddock fishcakes with tartare sauce £5.95

Skippers’ cullen skink   £5.95

Smoked salmon  

stuffed with prawns, lemon and chive crème fraiche, wee tattie scones  £6.45

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Skippers’ fish pie topped with Mull of Kintyre cheddar mash  £11.95

Ballantine of turkey breast with sage and onion stuffing,

brussel sprouts,honey roast parsnips and duck fat roasted tatties,

turkey gravy   £11.95

Seared Shetland scallops

with smoked haddock, lemon thyme risotto and salsa verde  £19.95

Whole baked sea bream

stuffed with crayfish and garlic butter £15.95

Roast parmesan gnocchi, wild mushrooms, shaved chestnuts

and white wine cream (v)  £11.95

Grilled smoked haddie fillet with Dunsyre blue soufflé and spinach  £14.95

Baked fillet of Isle of Gigha halibut

wilted black kale fondant potato and thermidor sauce  £21.95

SIDES

dauphinoise potatoes  £4.00    garden salad  £2.95

hand-cut chips  £2.50    buttered vegetables  £2.50

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS IN DECEMBER

SCOTTISH SHELLFISH

Buckie brown crab baked in its shell with shallots, garlic and parmesan crust,served with sourdough croutes  £7.95

Sparl Brae, Shetland rope-grown blue shell mussels

with either a marinière or Thai green curry sauce

half pot   £7.25     full pot   £10.95(main size or to share)

…add hand-cut chips (moules et  frites)  £2.50

Loch Creran Argyll oysters

either naturally with a shallot vinegar

…or grilled with a spinach, hollandaise and parmesan crust

(20p extra per oyster)

try me oyster  £1.70         half dozen  £8.95         dozen  £17.95

(excellent with Orkney Dark Island or Cairngorm Black Gold

both beers £4.50)

                                                     SEAFOOD PLATTERS

home-cured beetroot salmon, oysters, queen scallops, mussels,

sweet-soused Orkney herring, fishcakes & crevettes

Both platters are filling for one, fine for two to share

starter platter  £21.95              main platter  £31.95

The main platter is served with a side dish of potatoes

ABERDEEN ANGUS STEAK

Char-grilled 10oz grass-fed Borders-farmed sirloin steak

with roasted field mushrooms & tomato, green peppercorn sauce

and hand-cut chips  £22.95

… or surf & 10oz turf & chips

with king scallop, crevette, smoked salmon, saffron aioli and hand-cut chips  £25.95

BOOK NOW FOR THE FESTIVE PERIOD     Please let your waiter know immediately if you suffer from any allergy

0131 554 1018                      

We offer childrens’ portions whenever possible. Please check with your waiter          A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to tables of 10 or more

HOGMANAY MENU

3 courses £30.00

menu coming on line very soon

open 5pm ... last orders 8.15pm restaurant closes 11pm

Our bar next door open till 2.30am to see the new year in