Restaurant: Boisdale and Mon Plaisir From: The Spectator | Date: June 12, 1999| Author: | Copyright Spectator Jun 12, 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

WORD came from the Editor. It appeared that our esteemed political colleague, Bruce Anderson, the pride of Scotland, had discovered a Scots restaurant in Pimlico, Boisdale, where not only were such authentic comestibles as haggis readily available, but there was also a vast, nay encyclopaedic, selection of single malt whiskies. It was clear that such an establishment could not remain uninvestigated, and the Editor and I agreed to meet there for lunch.

I booked a table comfortably in advance and arrived on time at a rather nondescript, almost suburban parade of shops in Eccleston Street. ...

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