The best restaurants in Scotland

This is one of the nicer eateries and they make it quite a classy place with the quality of the ingredients. The only thing I would say the Wee Lochan that was there before is sorely missed, but this is still nice and would be the restaurant of choice in this area for a special occasion.

This cafe is now under new ownership and is called THE KNOWES. It is open from 9:30 until 4 (3 on a Sunday). It has been under new ownership since February this year and has had a lick of paint and a fresh menu - albeit broadly similar to the old one. Having visited the cafe several times on visits to Kelso over the last few years, it remains my favourite venue to get a hot drink and a simple meal. The premises are kept very clean and presentable.

Lovely, small cafe in the centre of Melrose. The savoury scone was good and the chutney really made it special. Great staff

Ended our holiday with a fantastic visit to Drummuir. The man was extremely helpful and the ice cream and sundaes were amazing. Highly recommend- especially the apple crumble ice cream.

Came for breakfast on our way home to Edinburgh. The location is beautiful with gorgeous views, a duck pond and chickens and peacocks roaming the pretty garden. The welcome was warm and friendly. We both had a full Scottish breakfast and it was delicious and plentiful! Definitely no need for lunch that day! The service was quick and so helpful. Thyme Bistro is now on our ‘must visit’ list whenever we’re near Aberfeldy or Loch Tay. Highly recommended.

Great food, delivered early. Yak & Yeti is our favourite takeaway 😋

Lovely spot for brunch/lunch. Really colourful plates of food, lots of options and the coffee was great. Chai latte was spot on! Cakes and bakes were good - magic is really in the savoury dishes!

Randomly stopped in after a long day of travel and didn’t disappoint. Great drinks and excellent food. Pizza was awesome along with speciality pastas.

Wow! What a hidden gem. We’d been hoping all holiday to find such a place and it stumbled into us! Food and drink superb, a location to die for and the lady in charge and her colleague were as good as you’ll find! We loved it there!

Always assured of a great welcome from a young staff. Very hard working and a smile always. Food great and great coffee. Had bacon roll - bacon extremely crispy which is lovely.

Excellent authentic Chinese noodle place. The couple that run the place are lovely.

Wedding party held here 25 years ago and returned for a celebration for my wife's 60th birthday. The hotel has been refurbished to a very high standard but keeping the impressive features of a Highland Baronial House. The quality of the food was excellent, great service by friendly staff. The location overlooking Loch Sheil and the monument comemorating the raising of the Standard in 1745 is unparalleled. An overnight stay for dinner, bed and breakfast iis not cheap but worth every penny.

We stumbled in without a reservation on a busy Sunday morning. The staff accommodated us without a fuss. Delicious, well-prepared, contemporary take on a traditional Scottish breakfast. Pastries to die for. Very good coffee. And the freshly baked whole grain bread with the poppy seed crust...oh my. Bright, cozy atmosphere inside. Attentive staff. If we lived in Edinburgh, it would be our go-to bakery and breakfast place.

We happened upon this place for breakfast and went back the next day again it was that good! Hands down the best cappuccino and the quality of food was far above expectations in a cafe! Absolutely incredible! The staff were friendly and kind, highly recommend!

It was such a pleasure to visit this cafe and a welcome contrast to the pre-paid accommodation ran by some racketeer at Ivy Cottage. We took one look at what was on offer and fled to next ferry to Mallaig. I went to school in Inverie in 1948- 49. when the priest had an affair with our teacher. He wnt on to become bishop of the Westrn Isles while she became an un-married mother