Food – East Kilbride: The Richmond Oriental. I was expecting more, a bit hit and miss.
The Richmond Oriental showed great potential so I was expecting good things, If this was a school report, unfortunately it would be, ‘could do better’.
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Food – Glasgow: Oro. Arguably the finest pizza outside of Italy!
There are very few restaurants in Scotland who can claim so many awards for pizzas, but Oro, the former Bella Napoli on Kilmarnock Road in the south side of the city is one such establishment.
Food – Biggar: The Elphinstone Hotel. Good, honest, home-cooked meals using local produce.
So, do I recommend the Elphinstone for its food offering? Without a doubt, it’s a resounding yes. If you don’t want fussiness and fancy presentation and are more about the support of local businesses using quality produce to create cracking home-cooked honest-to-goodness food, the Elphinstone is for you.
Food – Glasgow: Ardnamurchan. Great seafood with a quality pedigree
Good quality authentic Scottish food with impeccable supplier pedigrees.
Food – Port of Menteith: The Lake of Menteith Hotel. Dining in spectacular surroundings
Exceptional views over the Lake of Menteith as you sit in the conservatory enjoying lunch or dinner.
Food – Crieff: Knock Castle Hotel. A rooftop restaurant with unparalleled views.
Some chefs are in this business for the kudos and publicity, others, like Jason, do it for the love of good food and cooking.
Food: Blantyre – Central Cafe. Watch out for this one, it’s going places!
Move over, there’s a new kid on the block, quite literally – at Block three, Blantyre Industrial Estate, Lanarkshire. Central Cafe is located in a busy industrial space on the outskirts of Hamilton and located minutes off the main A725 East Kilbride Expressway. Not perhaps your first choice of location to travel to, but don’t…
Food – Germany – Cologne: Jameson’s Distillery Pub. Excellent grub at reasonable prices.
Imagine. Who travels to Cologne and then decides to eat in an Irish pub, when there is no shortage of local providers? Well, me, apparently! However, in my defence, we had just arrived that day and were looking for somewhere local to dine. Jameson’s was literally a five-minute walk from our hotel on Magnustrasse.…
Food: Harrogate – The Royal Baths. Stunning setting with a quality of food to match.
I once reviewed a Chinese restaurant in Blackpool and remember at the time thinking it would be almost impossible to beat. Well, how foolish was I because it has at least been matched! The Royal Baths Chinese Restaurant has proven that it is possible to eat quality oriental food outside of China, but to find…
Food: The Creagan Inn. A pub with a seaview restaurant on the shores of Loch Creran.
Creagan Inn is a delightful pub which sits on the main A828 road between Ballachulish and Oban in the rural coastal area of Appin on the west of Scotland. It is located in an enviable position on Loch Creran with stunning views across the bay to the hills of Mull in the far distance. The…
