Award-winning Chef Roberta Hall-McCarron and husband Shaun McCarron have opened a new restaurant and wine bar called Eleanore.
The Leith-based restaurateurs originally operated The Little Chartroom out of the premises, but after the couple relocated the restaurant in September to Bonnington Road, and have now replaced it with Eleanore.
The new restaurant, with 20 covers, takes its name from the boat owned by Roberta’s family and named after her mother, and focuses on relaxed counter culture with high-top dining, and small plates.
Chefs Hamish McNeil and Moray Lamb (formerly of Little Chartroom on The Prom) will run the pass, whilst also incorporating their own culinary influences.
The new restaurant has been designed by Studio Niro who have incorporated soft whites and hints of dark blues – will hint at the makings of a boat and the Scottish coastline whilst earthy tones from the muds of the deep sea will be reflected in the hand-crafted ceramics. The space has been designed for flexible dining, from a full meal to a glass of wine. The team are pictured above.
Chef-patron Roberta Hall-McCarron of The Little Chartroom and husband Sean McCarron will open two new restaurants in Edinburgh this autumn called The [new] Little Chartroom, set to open in September, and Eleanore, which will open in October.
The new Little Chartroom is a relocation of her flagship restaurant to Bonnington Road, while Eleanore, a restaurant and wine bar, will take over where The Little Chartroom currently calls home, 30 Albert place.
The Little Chartroom’s latest incarnation will have more covers with interiors inspired by the surrounding sea and rugged coastline, with lots of rich blues and oyster white.
Eleanore, which takes its name from the boat owned by Roberta’s family and named by her mother, is a restaurant and wine bar and Chefs Hamish McNeil and Moray Lamb (formerly of Little Chartroom on The Prom) will run it.
The interior has been designed in mainly soft whites with hints of dark blue – conjuring up a boat and the Scottish coastline with earthy tones from the muds of the deep sea reflected in the hand-crafted ceramics.
Roberta represented Scotland in the BBC’s Great British Menu in both 2020 and 2021, where she was a finalist at banquette.
Roberta and Sean opened pop-up The Little Chartroom on the Prom during lockdown, with a focus on open flame cooking and BBQ dishes served by the sea.