The best restaurants in Strathallan Perth & Kinross Central Scotland

12th January was my wife's birthday, so I searched out somewhere I thought might be "special", using Tripadvisor reviews. Cairn Lodge seemed the place, but turned out to be something different from all the glowing reviews. But let me be fair. There were some good points. The ambience of the Garden Restaurant was very pleasant, and the staff were very attentive. But the food has a serious problem. We decided on 2 courses and 3 of us chose the belly pork. We all knew that belly potk is usually slow roasted and comes with crisp crackling and soft, tender, melt in your mouth meat. We were sadly disappointed. My wife had one mouthful and left the rest of the pork. Instead of meeting our expectations, the belly pork servings more closely answered the descriptions of Scotland's number 1 catering wholesaler, Brakes, who in their online belly pork advert to the trade, say, "Once reheated by either boiling or microwaving in the bag from frozen, remove and finish under the grill to brown the top as desired and serve..." The pork showed no sign of being roasted and then sliced on site. All the pieces were identical, suggesting factory production. All were equally tough. The pieces of carrot and parsnip , and the roast potatoes, were tasty enough, but the near incinerated Yorkshire puddings needed to have been "reheated" for several minutes less. Presumably they came from the same stable as the pork. Around the dining room, everyone seemed to have the same bought-in offerings, all treated in the same way. I have several observations. We are all used to this sort of food in the cheap fast-food places attached to Travelodges and the like, but Cairn Lodge presents itself as some special. Instead, you offer second-rate food at inflated prices. The meal for 4, with no wine, cost just under £160. I feel there is a certain dishonesty in what you are offering. Over-priced and second rate. Secondly, I am very disappointed that you have apparently weaned your clientele on to this standard of food, and they actually believe it is a good standard.. I come from a background as a writer for one of the major travel companies, and I can tell you that your food is not of the quality customers are led to believe. It is second-rate, and does not belong to an hotel which promotes itself as giving quality. Clearly we will not be back.

Wandering around whilst my wife stranded a lunchtime meeting today & dropped upon this gem. A glass of Portuguese Pinot Noir served at a perfect temperature and a cheese board of exceptional quality made killing time an absolute pleasure. Nice little menu and could easily spend many hours in here. Thankyou

On a long drive on a hot sunny day, fortunately we saw the sign for ice-cream and we stopped. We're very glad we did! A good range of flavours and two ( huge) scoops each at very reasonable charge, we were refreshed and on our way. Thank you! Pity we could try a pizza ( or two!) 👍

Tonight we decided to try the Dunning hotel for our evening meal. The bar is quirky for an older style hotel with bench style seating with cushions. My wife ordered the beef steak pie with vegetables and chips, and I ordered the klopski polish pork meatballs in a tomato sauce, both dishes were very tasty . The meat in the beef steak pie was beautiful and tender with a nice rich flavoured gravy. The polish style meatballs had a lovely flavoursome tomato sauce. The Dunning hotel is nothing fancy but was welcoming and friendly 👍

Absolutely outstanding food and service! Definitely worth a visit! Jon and Fernanda truly care about the quality of food and service they provide and this shows in everything they do. We can’t believe we have been coming to the area for years and haven’t visited before and we will most definitely be back.

Had a lovely meal here with friends, the food was fantastic and the service and atmosphere amazing!!! Great value for money. Would definitely recommend.

This place is clean, tidy and a pleasant to be in I would recommend it highly. We only went for a coffee but the food being served looked delicious

We had the most wonderful Sunday lunch for 13 people to finish of a weekend of celebrations. Everything here is excellent - one of the best Sunday roasts we've had, incredibly friendly & helpful staff, all in a cosy, beautifully decorated restaurant. Communication was also brilliant. The team seamlessly served all 13 of us and everyone was delighted with their meal. Thank you! We will definitely be back soon!

Where do I start... When the new owners took over a few years back.. They took on a shell.... Now they have transformed that shell into a thriving local pub and restaurant. It has been amazing to see the transformation of the local pub and the amazing staff that now work there. If you want some where to go for a quite drink... Good food..... Or just to chill and laugh this is the place

It was well cooked. Amazing service! The food was fantastic the ice cream was so good as well

Held a family lunch for 19 here before Christmas, the communication was excellent through Eileen, and on the day Andrew and his team looked after us very well all afternoon. Food good, a nice location to hold a get together and reasonably priced too. Recommended.

This was our 2nd visit and it was just as good as the first. Food is amazing in a very cosy atmosphere. Service was excellent too. Will definitely be returning as we live local.

Good selection of takeaway food and great homebaked cakes. The staff are lovely and engaging and make you feel welcome.

Had a 2 night stay in Auchtarder and went to kiss for lunch and dinner . Food was superb and the service outstanding. Every member of staff was so helpful and friendly. Can't recommend enough

We booked a dinner at Andrew Fairley, whilst staying in Gleneagles for the weekend. The food was impeccable, the wine was incredible and the overall experience, fantastic! All the staff were great, especially our sommelier Ollie who gave us great insightful Information on all the wine pairings. The only thing I would say is that the atmosphere does not live up to other restaurants in the hotel. The decor does not match the food and quality of the experience. Incredible experience and would like to return one day