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Monday 17 September 2012

The Paper Mill

My husband's mum is visiting us this week and after a long illness we decided to treat her by taking her out for a family lunch to newly opened The Paper Mill brasserie in picturesque village of Lasswade.

The Paper Mill is somewhere that locals and visitors alike can pop in throughout the day to enjoy a fresh coffee and some home baked cakes, Sunday brunch with the papers, or a leisurely carafe of wine out on the terrace. Although we decided to dine in the view was wonderful.

With over two decades of experience, owners David Johnston and Karen Calvert have built up strong links with acclaimed artisan producers. Vegetables are sourced locally, and they are committed to buying free range and organic produce wherever possible.

We were welcomed by a lovely looking and great tasting "bread basket"

So what we ate? With price-friendly menu we didn't hold back and ordered three courses starting with Roast tomato soup, mascarpone, basil.
The soup was made with fresh organic tomatoes and was sweet and full of flavour. Loved it!

The staff was very attentive and even when busy they were always there to bring us sauces, toys to entertain our hyper offspring or check us out.

Next we decided to go two different ways. Me and my husband we ordered Glazed smoked Scrabster haddock, poached egg, mixed salad leaves

and my mum-in-law had Beer battered coley & chips, mushy peas, home made tartare sauce.
The haddock was very well seasoned, the salad was fabulously dressed and the beef was crumbling at a slightest touch.

We finished off with Chocolate & orange torte, crème fraîche which was well balanced, a perfect end to this trio!

The Paper Mill 
T — 0131 663 1412
E — info@thepapermill@lasswade.co.uk



The Paper Mill At Night

In addition to our first visit, we decided to walk the 2.5 miles there and back to enjoy cold bear in a nice atmosphere. What we didn't expect was the place to be so charming and warm the way it was at night. Magic even. I will let the photos speak for themselves ...

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