The best restaurants serving British food in Central Scotland

Food is always hot and fresh, staff are friendly and always looking to have a chat

Stopped by here for lunch. Had the steak pie and a burger with haggis. Both plates were cleared. The steak is from a local butcher and just melted in the mouth alongside a delicious pastry. The chips were top tier. The burger was delicious with just enough of everything. A lovely wee find and great, friendly service and good value.

I love supporting local businesses but the last few times I've visited have been very disappointing. Very overpriced (£5.05 for a hot chocolate with cream) especially as the quality is not of a high standard. Everything is underwhelming. I contacted the owners about price versus quality but heard nothing back so I am posting here instead.

The Potting Shed bistro is a hidden gem. We have been several times over the past couple of years and lunch here makes a lovely day out from our home in Edinburgh. The food is really good and we've always found the service friendly and efficient. It has a quirky, rustic setting which adds to the atmosphere. The menu includes sandwiches and cakes or options for a full lunch. They even tweaked the menu for me. I would definitely recommend for informal eating.

Delighted to have an excellent light lunch here. Very warm welcome and all the staff so helpful. Service was fast and the food delicious, warmed ciabatta sandwiches followed by tasty carrot cake and very good decaffeinated coffee. So pleased to see this reopened under new management who really are doing a wonderful job. Wishing the team all the best for the 2025 season.

Excelente almuerzo de aniversario. Todos los platos eran deliciosos, amable y atento personal y buena relación calidad-precio de la comida. Burrata, gambas de chile para empezar, seguido de pescado de mercado (merluza - delicioso) y salsa de salmón y langosta pasta. Helado de afgota y menta y bollo choux de chocolate para terminar.

Enjoyed a fabulous night at No. 5 Inn, Alva. We were a party of over 50 in number, and every single person had a super meal. That takes some organisation to have everyone served with hot, home cooked food at same time! Food was great value, excellent portions and freshly cooked. Lovely, friendly service too. Altogether excellent!

This is the first time I've written a scathing review. We were staying a weekend at one of Errichel's self catering properties with our children and grandchildren. We were celebrating a 70th birthday and it was also Mothers Day, so the family were treating us to lunch. I have to be careful with what I eat, and was drawn to the avocado and feta dish on the menu. On ordering I had requested a slice of sourdough instead of granary, for digestive reasons, and for a poached egg instead of feta. Perfectly reasonable requests, and smashed avocado with a poached egg is a particular favourite of mine. It's simple food and I was looking forward to a light and pleasant lunch. Now, when someone is described as a chef patron, one images that they take pride in their work and are competent in offering guests an enjoyable and delicious experience. Errichel disproved that completely. The plate that was put in front of me was disgusting. A plate of food should first and foremost be well presented, make you savour the moment and entice you to enjoy it. This plate was none of those things. It was horrible. Had the family not been present it would have gone back to the kitchen, but I wasn't going to upset the young grandchildren. My husband , sitting next to me, quietly commented on it to me. I'd ordered the same dish a few months earlier at a birthday lunch somewhere else. It had looked amazing, and was so appetizing, beautifully presented perfection. But that was The Orange Tree. At Errichel, the chef patron had replaced the one slice of sourdough with two pre-sliced bits of supermarket bread randomly smeared with something red, and had laid thin slices of greeny grey sludgy stuff on them. I think it was avocado, though it wasn't that lovely vibrant green and certainly wasn't smashed , neither was it seasoned. There were two poached eggs, and a heap of sad, wilted rocket on the side. In fairness the poached eggs were fine and tasted good. I made an attempt to eat the tasteless grey avocado but I have never been so offended by a plate of food. It was vile. Why not make a fuss about it at the time? Our grandchildren are 3, 4 and 5 years old, they were having fun together and I wasn't about to spoil that for them or their parents. One positive thing was that their food was served first. However, one of the grown -ups meal failed to arrive with the others, so we had to ask for it. Disappointing. I'm left wondering why chef patron doesn't care about the impact his poor attitude has. Good, simple food, well prepared and presented is a delight for the customer, and should be a source of pride for the one doing it. Why do it otherwise?

We stayed at Kilmartin Hotel for one night whilst cycling the Caledonian Way on our tandem. The staff were lovely, the room was spotless and the food was excellent.... probably the best evening meal of our whole trip. We liked the fact that the decor is somewhat idiosyncratic and has obviously evolved over the years, rather than having been subjected to a corporate makeover. We will be very happy to stay again.

Petit endroit accueillant,très bon moment en ce lieu, breakfast excellent , accueil chaleureux, décor cosy.

Outstanding dinner in historic coaching inn. We had the fried brie and duck breast appetizers. I had the venison casserole which was one of the best dishes I've had in Scotland. If staying at the inn, make a reservation at the restaurant. Highly recommended.

Sunny Saturday afternoon - dog walk on Carsaig beach. Went to the coffee shop for a coffee - once in we fancied a bacon roll - can't go wrong - right?. To be fair there were a number of customers ordering toasties etc. They did say "we are very busy and it might take a while" What does that mean?" "ten minutes probably" Well sitting in the sunshine and looking out over the boats coming and going is no hardship. After half an hour we got a bit impatient and were assured that they are just almost there! So, after 40 minutes we were delivered two dry rolls with crispy bacon which falls apart under pressure. Dry as a bone inside and greasy outside? That's quite a trick! My labrador enjoyed it anyway. Why are we so hopeless at hospitality in Scotland?

We came to Jura Isle to take a self driving tour of the isle with a visit to Corran Sands. Our family migrated from Jura Isle to the United States leaving from Corran Sands. Beautiful beach for finding little shells, wandering in the water and just sitting and pondering.

When open (it has now closed permanently); it was a great wee eating house! We went there often. It will be sadly missed, used by many locals, tourists and organisations as an affordable restaurant.

We went for lunch and decided on hot roast pork with mashed potatoes and veg . When it came it was 2 thin pork chops that needed cooked longer . Lumpy mashed dry potatoes , 4 slices of carrots and a lot of peas . Usually we enjoy our lunch here to be fair but it let us down today . We did not complain but paid £24 for it . Maybe we should have .