The Heathmount Hotel
(http://www.heathmounthote...) boutique hotel with informal restaurant and a lively bar at crown just minutes walk from city centre
La Tortilla Asesina
(http://www.latortillaases...) the tapas bar where lovers of all things spanish meet. opposite the road entrance to the castle.
Hootananny's
67 Church St.
(http://www.hootananny.com/) on church street do good thai food in a scottish themed pub relatively cheaply