The Silk Road deli that should be on everyone's bucket list
dailyrecord.co.ukWhere, I wondered, should I take a visitor from the Outer Hebrides for dinner?Not seafood, she gets enough of that at home. No burgers, pizzas or other young people favourites because she's older than me and even less interested in loaded fries and cauliflower repackaged for vegans.She's a very good cook, resourceful and patient enough to order za'atar online and grow her own kale.I surveyed my spreadsheet, rejected most of the west coast options and wondered about Silk Road Deli.During the day this is a sandwich shop and unassuming takeaway in the southside's Minard Road.
On weekend evenings, owner Tanya Gohil of Million Pound Menu fame uses the same dynamic flavours that make her filled rolls sing in a set menu.It's exactly the kind of urban eating adventure that is missing from Benbecula.
I booked us in.Silk Road is not licensed, which should have been our signal to buy some really good wine to enjoy at retail prices.
Sadly we were too disorganised and ended up with some nasty sauvy B (as our daughters call it) from across the road.The £6 corkage was almost as much as the abrasive vino.Tanya's menu changes with the season and we were the last of her summer diners.
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