Dunalastair Hotel in Perth & Kinross

We liked this hotel a lot. Staff were friendly. The room was clean, spacious and modern. The location is nice, with some good walks nearby with beautiful views over the loch and river. The dinner we had was the only slight disappointment: the two kinds of steak we had were both barely lukwarm and not very tasty. The rest of the meal was ok, the service again friendly and effective. Breakfast was excellent as far as the Continental offering went, we did not try any cooked dishes. All in all, a pleasant experience.

Just returned from a 2 night stay at Dunalastair Hotel Suites and not for the first time. We just love the whole concept of Dunalistair beautiful rooms with fridge and microwave just a little home from home. We find Dunalistair Hotel just so relaxing with it's beautiful lounge areas and restaurant, all the staff and Management are so friendly and accommodating and in such a beautiful part of Scotland. Highly recommended we cannot wait to return

I visited this restaurant with my wife and three adult children last night (17 July) having booked a table for 5 of us for 1945. We arrived on time and the restaurant looked very good and staff were very pleasant from the outset. After about 10 minutes a waiter took our drinks order and these arrived at approx 2015 which maybe should have been our first inkling that things were not going to go well. While we were waiting for drinks we ordered our starters and main courses. I should outline that this restaurant has a rather expensive menu with most main courses costing approx £30 and starters around £12. For starters we ordered a mix of salads, soups and prawn dishes and these all tasted lovely when they arrived (about an hour after we arrived) although I would say that the Atlantic Prawns starter I had was quite small with small prawns in I presume Marie Rose Sauce on 3 small toast pieces and some chutney. As I say, it tasted good but I did feel I'd have had a better portion for £12. For main courses we ordered steaks and salmon dishes and I'd love to tell you how they tasted but since we hadn't received them by 2145 we gave up. We complained to management who took it very well - and paid only for our drinks, however since there are few options in the area and none open at that time on a Sunday evening, we actually left the restaurant hungry. This purports to be a premium restaurant in a very nice hotel, but the lack of information from the staff and management meant that we had no idea how/when we would be served and I would be concerned as a guest visiting the hotel as most of the tables around us were suffering the same long delays and non-delivery of food and these were residents at the hotel. i would like to return one day as I expect the food would have been good but the service last night does not justify the premium price tag for this restaurant and whatever chaos in the kitchen or in the restaurant that caused last nights issues need to be resolved urgently before people start to avoid. We opted for

Enjoyed superb hospitality and service from the whole team at this lovely hotel. From a very efficient check in to our departure, we were looked after brilliantly by all staff. Very comfortable rooms, tremendous restaurant and kitchen and a fantastic bar. Excellent location for walking and hiking and being close to beautiful and breathtaking Scottish scenery

We arrived at the Dunalastair after a 10 mile hike from Fortingall. It was wonderful to check into a modern, comfortable room and then enjoy top-notch food in their restaurant. The cod special was amazing! Vegetables were of highest quality and imaginatively used. The outdoor space is beautiful and will be great in warmer weather.

The restaurant cooking standard was poor compared with the overall high quality of the rooms and excellent service both front of house and in the restaurant. Almost every item in the meals was overcooked. For example scallops (labelled "King" but small "queens") were so overcooked they were like rubber. A pigeon breast was cooked to the colour and texture of shoe leather. A haunch of venison had clearly been sliced before resting under a salamander and therefore dry and again "over". Same again with a steak. Even the breakfast bacon was hard as it had been standing for long. There was a great effort to look "high end" with edible flowers etc. but this does not compensate for the cooking skills. Overall they have an unchanging and extensive menu - which I think was part of the problem. The actual elements were good quality but to serve the number of covers they clearly had to precook many items and hold them before plating on order. I would suggest a smaller, variable menu and cooking to order. This would then come up to the excellent features and service of the Hotel.

Three friends and I visited for a late lunch on Wed 28th April, We were cycling in the area and were received very warmly. They have a very comfortable lounge where food is served. The light lunch menu was just what we were looking for - a refuel but not too much to be detrimental to cycling. The soup was excellent and the Croque Madame delicious. Service was attentive and professional.