Room booked for trip back up to Aberdeenshire. Lovely suite, aspiring French style. Huge bathroom. Dining super. Great food big portions. Big car park. Clean and welcoming. One of the nicest little places have stayed, breakfast just superb quality and quantity. Drinks service was slow but kept prompting young lady sure could have been more on ball on this only.
Came across this pub/restaurant as we were passing through the area. We have been visiting the Lake District for several days and this was the best meal we have had since visiting. It was so homely and the service was brilliant. Sophia was our waitress and she was so accommodating and helpful. I ordered a glass of wine which I did not quite like (my fault) and she really went out of her way to help find me something that suited my taste buds. She was so helpful and polite and I would highly recommend a visit to this pub… and to top it off.. they do cherry Bakewell tart which hardly any restaurants do for dessert!
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Absolutely beautiful plates and lovely flavours for our 2 daily specials. Service was reasonably quick (18:45 table and place only a third full) and was friendly. My wife was very pleased with her Feather Blade of beef, bone marrow crumble, parsnips, potato, celeriac puree and kale. Quantity was acceptable, though far from generous at £28.
My choice of Stonebass was a very meaty fish - and, I gather from later research, a rare one to see - probably justifying the £29. The sauce was lukewarm but tasty. 7 balls of saffron potato were served hard (the server said that was how they are supposed to be) and 5 small mussels, deep fried in breadcrumbs, were a nice texture change. I would have liked a lot more of something on my plate, however.
We chose the expensive specials as the regular menu was not at all remarkable in its description. When we saw their fish & chips at the next table (£17), we were glad we'd gone for the specials...to let them show off a bit. I thought nouvelle cuisine, with its sample portions, was old hat.....
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