Aberdeen restaurant receives two AA Rosettes
The restaurant offers a ‘refined’ dining experience, featuring local and regional Scottish produce available from land to sea, with a touch of classic French flavours
Amuse, by leading Scottish chef Kevin Dalgleish, has received two AA Rosettes within 12 months of opening.
Amuse first opened its doors in July 2022 at Queens Terrace, Aberdeen.
The restaurant offers a “refined” dining experience, featuring local and regional Scottish produce available from land to sea, with a touch of classic French flavours.
Two rosettes are given to “the best local restaurants, which aim for and achieve: higher standards; better consistency; greater precision; and obvious attention to the selection of quality ingredients”.
Within the first year, not only has Amuse become one of only three restaurants within the city to achieve two Rosettes but the contemporary restaurant has been featured in the 2023 Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland.
The chef patron also made his TV debut representing Scotland on the 18th season of BBC’s Great British Menu alongside a line-up of exceptional Scottish culinary talent including Mark McCabe, co-owner and head chef at The Ethicurean in Bristol; Adam Handling, owner of the Adam Handling Restaurant Group; and Tunde Abifarin, head chef of the Capital’s Farin Road.
The restaurant will be celebrating the award and its birthday with a champagne reception and a four course lunch hosted by Edward Reid on 25 June.
Dalgleish said: “When I opened Amuse I wanted to bring something new to my hometown and breathe some new life into the hospitality industry in North-East Scotland. I wanted to create the perfect balance of good Scottish food bursting with flavour in an environment that doesn’t feel stuffy or formal. I’m incredibly proud and grateful to our dedicated team, our valued guests and amazing suppliers who have made this a reality.
“In my wildest dreams, I wouldn’t have imaged that we would be approaching our our first birthday with two AA Rosettes, a mention in the 2023 Michelin Guide and having had the opportunity to cook for Andi Oliver Tom Kerridge, Nisha Katona and Ed Gamble as part of the BBC’s Great British Menu.”