[1] A window opens from the dining room onto the kitchen area itself, and it has a conservatory-style bar serving snacks and light meals.

[3] The food merges seasonal Scottish produce with French styles and techniques; the restaurant has the mantra "from nature to plate".

One alleged a chef burned a woman's arm with a hot tray from an oven, while another claimed staff were repeatedly punched if they were not fast enough.

[8] A.A. Gill, writing in The Sunday Times, gave The Kitchin five stars out of five, praised the common-sense approach of the menu construction, and described his food as "the best and most agreeable dinner I've eaten all year".

[9] The Independent's Terry Durack gave the restaurant sixteen out of twenty, praising the informality and the avoidance of normal Michelin-star cuisine, but said that the fish course was the "duff note of the night".