The best restaurants in Scotland

Great place to stop and have a bacon & egg roll . Coffee was great, too. Service quick and friendly. See you next time as it was so tasty.

An accidental find when we’d missed lunch opening hours elsewhere. Needed something Coeliac-friendly, and DD did so much more! Could be in Prague, Krakow, or ….well, anywhere bookish and bohemian, DD is quirky but not kitsch. Coffee is good, mezze is great, and cake quality is very very good…and almost everything is gluten-fee (I could share a mezze platter with my gluten-loving g wife. All the cakes except one were gf). Slightly hidden away off the end of the High St, prices are decent, and its a peaceful space you could step into briefly or waste an afternoon in. Really liked the staff too! Perfect excuse for a wee trip from Edinburgh.

My wife and I are visiting from the States and all our friends back home claimed that food in England was bland. At first I thought our friends were right when we dined at one of the tourist restaurants along the Royal Mile yesterday. But, tonight we stumbled upon Vesta Bar & Kitchen after visiting Dean Village nearby, and wow, I’m so happy to prove how wrong our friends are. We feel like we finally have a taste of what Scotland truly has to offer. What a delight for our stomachs and hearts. The manager, Declan greeted us with warmth, introduced me to Innis & Gunn (my new favorite lager), and recommended our main dishes that were as beautiful as they were delicious. I had the slow braised pork belly on a bed of broccolini and mashed potatoes, and my wife had the linguini with king prawns with olive oil and generous sprinkle of capers. We finished our dining experience with a chocolate cheesecake topped with a raspberry sauce. What an experience!

We won't be returning, there were just too many things that have put us off. Very unfriendly welcome, to being seated right next to the lift where hotel guests were coming in and out (yes, we should have said something, but there should never have been a table put there). As for the food, who thought it would be a good idea to smother the loaded fries in loads and loads of cheese sauce (was supposed to be cheese) that was the most awful thing to keep eating. As for the Townhouse salad, how can they even call it a salad and charge those prices. Was literally small portions spooned on the plate of what ever was in the fridge with chips and your chosen salad (my child is far more creative with food). Then there's the scampi, where they put the chips and the barely cooked bullet peas in separate dishes, but all it did was make it look like very little and certainly wasn't worth the money paid. My teenaged child ordered a reduced portion as they wanted to get a pudding. However, they were so disappointed in their meal where a lot of it was left and they were then never going to order anything else. It costs a lot of money going out for a meal and we will happily pay a bit more if we know we're going to enjoy our meal. The Townhouse was a huge disappointment, not recommended.

Awesome breakfast - so much choice - perfectly cooked ! Can’t recommend highly enough Cakes fresh and plentiful Lush coffee Will defo return when back in the area

It was a nice day and we were looking forward to sitting outside for lunch. The outside area was closed off, not sure why, and we sat inside. After about 5 minutes the place was humid, full of smoke/steam from the kitchen and it was uncomfortable. Not sure if the extractor fan was working, if it was then it didn't do the job. The place wasn't that busy. I couldn't get out fast enough to get some fresh air.

Mi pareja y yo fuimos allí por primera vez para probar algo nuevo. El lugar estaba bastante ocupado para una noche de domingo, con una gran fiesta masiva de una celebración de cumpleaños. Solo vi tres camareros atendiendo todo el restaurante dos chicos y una mujer bastante grosera. No conseguí llamar la atención de los chicos, tuve que pedir agua tres veces y dos veces por la cuenta al final de la comida. La camarera nos dio una mirada desagradable cuando nos pidieron algo realmente. La comida estaba deliciosa y bien preparada hemos tenido entrantes y la red eléctrica tardó mucho en llegar, hemos tenido que preguntar dos veces dónde estaba la red eléctrica, ya que esperamos más de una hora. Es una lástima ya que la comida es genial, pero no volverá a visitar. El mal servicio me aleja de los restaurantes

Fantastic food!!! Highly recommended. Excellent vegan options. Friendly staff and lovely restaurant. Would definitely go back.

Visited here for lunch with the kids whilst on holiday in the area. Friendly & welcoming staff and the food and drinks we had were really tasty. The coronation chicken baked potato was delicious and we all had cakes too which were lovely. It gets really busy and can see why. Definitely recommend!

This was a lovely experience.The staff were really friendly and happy.My BLT roll was amazing and all four of us enjoyed the food(especially the raspberry scones) and the peaceful setting.Definitely go if you are in benderloch or oban.

My partner and I visited The Pepperpot with a couple of family members for Sunday lunch. We took advantage of the three-course set lunch (priced at £20.95) which had a good choice of roast meat, fish, and vegetarian dishes included

Went here with my wife Saturday afternoon at the time place quiet. I had the signature steak with rocket salad, added peppercorn sauce and prawns. The steak arrived 3 small prawns on top didn't appear as king prawns as per menu. Salad consisted of about 5 leaves no tomato or anything resembling a salad. I then had to ask the server to bring the sauce I had ordered. My wife had the buffalo chicken burger, she had to remove part of it as it was burnt. Staff never approached at any time after serving to enquire how the food was or any problems more interest in talking to their pals

Excellent hotel…comfortable rooms, nice bar, great restaurant with an excellent menu…and fantastic freshly cooked breakfasts….

Best haggis I ever ate. And the rest of the food was also very good. Cody bar and nice restaurant, Don’t know about the hotel because we didn’t stay here. I absolutely recommend to go here for drinks and dinner.

Service tends not to be the quickest, but when it's mild enough to sit outside in October, and the setting so good, it's OK! Always a good coffee.... has been for all the years I've been a customer