Dereks

Derrick's Takeaway — listed in the directory as Dereks — is a hot food counter on Portland Place, the quiet residential street off Great Junction Street in the core of Leith. The menu covers the essentials of the Leith takeaway trade: burgers, rolls, fries and hot food to take away. Portland Place is a short street connecting Great Junction Street to Henderson Street, a few minutes from both the Shore waterfront and the Foot of the Walk, and Derrick's serves the immediate residential neighbourhood with the kind of straightforward, no-frills food that a working-class Leith community has always supported. It is a practical local option rather than a destination, filling a gap in a busy residential area where a quick and affordable takeaway counter is genuinely useful.