Reviews Elphinstone Hotel Restaurant

HAVING BEEN ILL and house-bound for several weeks, it was good to be back in the swing of things. The Elphinstone Hotel in Biggar was the destination and I can’t say I’ve been on a more beautiful drive for a restaurant review.  But would the food make it worth the trek out of Edinburgh?. Before the visit I was very impressed by the hotel’s website.  It was slick.  Clearly it had had some investment; us restaurant critics appreciate a decent website.  From this I learned the venue was a family-run hotel with a mission statement aiming to provide excellent hospitality and use locally sourced produce, of which South Lanarkshire is blessed. The owners, Robert and Janette Allan, have been at the helm for over 25 years.  I don’t know these parts well, but judging by the talk from the clientele, this establishment is a real pillar of the community.