Zique's is a family owned and run business that has been open since 2001, being named after the original founder's grandfather who was a forager, a storyteller and an adventurer. This restaurant and bakery has been a popular haunt in the neighbourhood of Hyndland for over 20 years, and it's not hard to see why.
Zique's breakfast includes a full option of bacon, black pudding, sausage, poached eggs, roast tomato, mushrooms, beans and toast, along with a wide range of egg options. You can choose to top your poached eggs with veggie haggis, braised beef, black pudding, hot smoked salmon and sobrasada. For a lighter start to the day, order the Greek yoghurt with seasonal fruit compote, granola and maple syrup. At brunch, there are some additional dishes on the menu, including a seared flat iron steak with fried eggs, patatas bravas, aioli, chimichurri, mixed leaves and toast. Lunch begins early at 11am, and includes a halloumi, salad and pickled red onion sandwich, warm tomato salad, and buttermilk chicken breast sandwich with ranch dressing, pickled cucumber, lettuce and tomato.
The evening menu includes a great selection of small plates, which can be enjoyed from Thursday through to Saturday. Try the crispy corn ribs with cucumber and apple salsa, sweet potato gnocchi with a tomato pesto, and jerk chicken thighs with giant couscous, okra and smoked yoghurt. Tacos are served on homemade corn tortillas with lime cabbage, pickled red onion, salsa, avocado and smoked jalapeno hot sauce, with options of charred romesco, dressed crab tostadas, spiced braised beef and melted Black Bomber. Sweet treats include meringue with raspberry and mascarpone cream, a Scottish strawberry, apple and almond crumble with Zique's custard, and chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream.