The Makars Mash Bar

After years of travel and seeing food packed with nonsensical ingredients, I couldn’t understand why classic Scottish dishes were not recognised on the world stage. More worryingly, it seemed that the deep fried mars bar was our most famous contemporary dish (for all the wrong reasons)!

The Makars Mash Bar is the first restaurant to say NO to deep fat fryers, artificial this and that, and YES to delicious healthy, locally produced food like my granny used to cook. And my goodness she was one hell of a cook!

We are a proud member of the exclusive Scotch Beef Club and all our meats and vegetables are sourced from local farms where we have validated their quality, practices and values.

Everyone is welcome at Makars and our friendly service ensures that anyone who walks through our door is well looked after and made to feel comfortable in our restaurants. Add to that our staff’s passion for the food we serve, the city they work in, and making sure everyone has a good time and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a fantastic meal out.

That’s how the idea was born of opening a place where locals and visitors alike could rendez-vous to enjoy a drink, good food, friendly service; all in a cosy, relaxed atmosphere.

If you’ve never been to a Mash Bar before, it’s not exactly a bar or a restaurant, but a combination of the two with a bit of a homemade feel.