Dulse West End & Dulse Leith
Dulse in the press
A 17 out of 20 review in The Scotsman, a place in the Michelin Guide in our first year and the Leith seafood boil that Michelin's inspectors tell you to get stuck into. Here's what's been written.
The headline review · 10 September 2022
The ScotsmanRestaurant critic Gaby Soutar on Dulse West End
Weeks after we opened on Queensferry Street, the Scotsman's critic sat down for the small plates and seafood. It's still the review we're proudest of.
In their words
What the critics wrote
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“Banks isn't afraid to play with flavour and texture.”
“Put your bib on and get stuck in.”
“An event, a performance, and a showcase of how casual dining can still thrill.”
“Certainly knows how to cook fish.”
“It's hats off, once again, to Dean Banks.”
Queensferry Street
Dulse West End, in the press
Seafood & wine in the West End since July 2022. About Dulse West End.
The Best Seafood Restaurants in Scotland
Michelin's inspectors named Dulse in their pick of nine seafood restaurants across Scotland.
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Restaurant review: 17 out of 20
Gaby Soutar scored the food 9 out of 10, weeks after Dulse opened on Queensferry Street.
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A five-star seafood experience
Gary Armstrong's verdict a month after we opened, from the laid-back room to the Scottish produce.
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Bold moves with small plates
Jo Laidlaw on the seafood small plates and how Dean plays with flavour and texture.
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In the Michelin Guide within a year
Dulse earned its place in the Michelin Guide within its first year of trading.
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Five stars, for the second time
Philip Caveney came back for the five course seafood tasting menu, weeks after his first five star visit.
Read the review →Constitution Street
Dulse Leith, in the press
The seafood shack, open since November 2024. About Dulse Leith or the seafood boil.
One of Edinburgh's five top tables
Bloomberg Pursuits picked Dulse Leith for its guide to where to eat in Edinburgh right now.
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The seafood boil, reviewed
Sharon Wilson on Leith's hands-on Scottish seafood boil, plus a Dulse martini made with our own gin.
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Dulse opens in Leith
Opening day news as Dulse brought Scottish seafood back to the port on Constitution Street.
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A second Dulse for Edinburgh
Trade coverage of the Leith launch and its focus on locally sourced Scottish seafood.
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Dulse expands to Leith
How a record year at the West End and the summer Plaice pop-up led to Dulse Leith.
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On the city's official guide
Dulse Leith on Edinburgh's official visitor site, home of Leith's only Scottish seafood boil.
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Dean Banks
Dean in the press
Dean started cooking at 15 in Arbroath, trained at Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant and cooked across more than 40 countries before reaching the final of MasterChef: The Professionals in 2018. Haar in St Andrews came first. The rest of the family grew from there.
Dune, reviewed by The Times
Claire Sawers on Dune, our seafood restaurant and bar on North Street, lobster crumpets and all.
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Chef of the Year and Restaurant of the Year
Dean and Haar took both titles at the Scottish Excellence Awards 2026 in Edinburgh.
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A fourth AA Rosette for Haar
Haar, our restaurant with rooms in St Andrews, was awarded its fourth AA Rosette.
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Haar joins La Liste
Haar named in La Liste, the guide to the 1,000 best restaurants in the world.
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Why casual dining is booming
Dean on the return of relaxed formats, and a standout year for Dulse and Dune.
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Amber opens in St Andrews
Dean's Mediterranean restaurant on South Street, with dishes from Greece, Portugal, Italy and the south of France.
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First taste of Dune
Octopus hot dogs and caviar waffles at Dune, our seafood restaurant and bar on North Street.
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Building a Scottish group
A profile of the Arbroath-born chef and how he is building his group across Scotland.
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Restaurant of the Year outside London
Dean Banks at The Pompadour, now 1925, won the title at the Food & Travel Reader Awards.
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- Two seafood restaurants in Edinburgh from chef Dean Banks
- Dulse West End, 17 Queensferry Street, opened July 2022
- Dulse Leith, 102 Constitution Street, opened November 2024
- Two AA Rosettes at both, listed in the Michelin Guide
- Part of the Dean Banks Group, alongside Haar, Amber, Dune and 1925