The best restaurants serving British food in Central Scotland

Amazing. Honestly the selection we tried on holiday was all wonderful. I especially loved the coffee tower. Obviously it was all sweet, but surprisingly none of it was sickly sweet. Would definitely recommend!

Although the Drymen Inn is also a hotel, the bar is very much a pub bar, and I mean that as a huge compliment. Having gone for our first pint in the Buchanan, which is decidedly a hotel bar, it felt so refreshing to come here. The bar is spacious and has attractive stone walls. They have avoided going for the clichéd Scottish tourist decor however, which is good, and the style and atmosphere here is of a good local bar. Add good country music on stream, a top pint of Tennents and great service and it was a lovely evening.

Lovely cup of tea and brownie. Rest of the family had home made scones, tea and coffee. Service was great. So hospitable.

Soup of the day, Vegetable Broth, fantastic! Popped in after work for a pint and something to keep me going. Highly recommended.

Booked 2 nights stay at this hotel for my partners birthday treat so we could explore the surrounding area. Arrived around 5pm after a long drive and was pleasantly surprised by how big the place was and how nice it looked at night, with the outside lights/veranda lit up. As soon as we got inside, the service and welcome that we received was lovely. After a quick tour of the room we headed downstairs for dinner, where again the service was great and the food was surprising for such a small hotel - it was amazing. Add to this that the chef quickly came out with homemade fresh out of the oven bread rolls....the smell was brilliant. The guy that looked after the front of house/served us breakfast was very good and very professional. Overall, our stay exceeded expectations and to top it off, it was dog friendly and had a lovely wee kids park in the garden. The only negative for me is that the bathroom radiator didn't work, so it was a little chilly - but things break, and I won't hold it against the hotel as these things happen and everything else in our room was lovely. Will return next year

3rd visit this year ! A quality place to eat proper fresh food friendly staff - you always get a warm welcome. The large Chips in a basket are the best you will ever eat ! Homemade soups delicious and wonderful choice of cakes.

The restaurant has basic pub style décor. They only offered raw oyster on the menu and when I asked if I could have the oysters grilled or roasted, I was told the chef does not know how to do that. How is that even possible? If I could have, I would have gone into the kitchen and done it myself. As a starter, my husband ordered the raw oysters, and we both ordered clam as our main. The clams were nothing but ok, and not nearly as good as the ones we had at Sea Salt Bistro. What a bust this restaurant was. So sorry we did not stick to our original choice for dinner and did not follow a recommendation to dine here.

I am confused by the high ratings given by others. It is a nice inn with a good atmosphere. Serivce was good. I skipped the French onion soup since it did not include croutons/bread and cheese as a true French onion soup would have. I had a chicken dish that was a little dry but not bad. I just would not expect a 5 star meal here.

The Shore has been closed since the 3rd October 2023. It's now open with new owners under a new name Blackmill Bar & Kitchen.

Lovely Liz on counter is like a warm hug....very vegan friendly...would def recommend if you're anywhere near to call in....

Been coming to Islay for years. Look forward to eating here on our annual trip. always a favourite with Mom, Dad and children. This year not so much. Something has clearly gone wrong. staff were miserable and food well even more miserable. Tasteless with no thought or care gone into it. we were so so sad to see this happen to Ardbeg and we wondered why? when owned by such a big luxury corporation LVMH this experience was anything but luxury.

Personale gentilissimo, locale pulito e accogliente. Abbiamo preso un Fish and chips veramente enorme, un filetto di spigola con patate ottimo ma non abbondante, anche il brownies (delizioso) era un pezzetto e per 8 sterline non te l’aspetti. A parte questo, nel complesso tutto buonissimo.

Fantastic food and excellent service 100% worth the trip out from Edinburgh, possibly one of the best deserts of my life, definitely worth a visit!

Booked Dinner here during our second visit this year at Kenmore and what a Bonnie restaurant. Staff were so attentive and every one of them worked so hard whilst the restaurant was full. Food was simply delicious with cleared plates. Great selection of drinks with a gorgeous bar, Ice Breaker was my favourite pint served in a stunning matching Glass….Thanks Heather ;) . We will return again from Coatbridge. I Highly recommend Heathers Waterfront restaurant to everyone whether it’s a daytime coffee and cake to sit outside, or a bar lunch or brunch….or evening meal with a view… don’t miss it! Graeme…

A big thanks to Margaret and all the staff who made our daughters wedding perfect the food was amazing as were the staff highly recommend the hotel for any occasion thanks again 😀