Football legend Harry Redknapp stunned staff at an Edinburgh restaurant when he dropped in for a meal last week.
Redknapp - who has managed Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham Utd and Southampton - was with wife Sandra and six friends as they enjoyed a meal at Dantes in the Colinton area of the city on Thursday.
The 74-year-old star was staying at a hotel in the capital before heading out to play a round of golf at the prestigious Archerfield course in East Lothian on Friday.
Restaurant boss Sandro Margiotta said Redknapp was “a total delight ” during the visit and took the time out to speak to the locals.
Sandro said: “We were really delighted to have Harry and Sandra in our restaurant last week. They were up in Scotland for a couple of days with friends and it was lovely they chose to eat with us.
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“As you can expect he was a really lovely man and had time for everyone who wanted to speak to him.
“We had a great chat about the Euros, and he had us all in fits of laughter with some of his stories.”
Dantes regulars were quick to comment after a picture of Redknapp’s visit to the restaurant was posted on social media.
Bruce Tyler posted: “Legend - as a big Hammers fan, gutted I missed the old gaffa.”
Kath Robertson said: “I do hope he asked Nicola’s permission to travel to Scotland. Seriously, I know he will have had a fantastic meal.”
And Angie Mabon added: “He picked the perfect place to eat.”
Redknapp starred for West Ham Utd and Bournemouth in a 17-year playing career before going on to become a successful manager.
He managed eight English teams and had a short spell in charge of the Jordan national team before retiring in October 2017 after a 34-year managerial career.
