Fife Restaurants

Sangster's

London's loss is Scotland's gain. Bruce Sangster, one of the best respected and least-hyped names in British cooking, after long years of board-room cooking in London emigrated to Scotland, taking up residence in the Kingdom of Fife, which is to Scotland what Norfolk and Suffolk are to England.

• Address: 51 High Street, Elie, KY9 1BZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £24.00, Dinner: £45.00

Scotland's Larder

• Address: Upper Largo, nr Leven, KY8 6EA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Seafood Restaurant

What a difference a couple of years can make. The last time I looked at this restaurant there were perhaps more than a fair share of the attendant difficulties that go with preparing a new restaurant around, let alone one as daring and vertically challenging as this one.

• Address: Bruce Embankment, Below The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Scottish, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £30.00, Dinner: £61.00

Seafood Restaurant, The - St Monans

Nautically located in a former pub overlooking the harbour entrance and a seascape that includes the Bass Rock, the place naturally induces thoughts of its primary cuisine. Carnivores, however, are not entirely overlooked and the beef is as locally sourced as the seafood.

• Address: 16 West End, St Monans, nr Elie, KY10 2BX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Scottish, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £28.00, Dinner: £50.00

Unicorn Inn

The Unicorn Inn serves fresh produce in a homely atmosphere. The Grill is a pleasantly relaxed restaurant and is open for lunch and dinner, while The Red Room is more formal but only serves dinner on a Friday and Saturday, though it is also used for functions.

• Address: 15 Excise Street, Kincardine-on-Forth, FK10 4LN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Mediterranean
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Vine Leaf Restaurant, The

This a very popular restaurant in the heart of old St Andrews serving the best in Scottish beef and lamb, it also boasts some excellent gourmet vegetarian dishes and is famed for the quality of its seafood.

• Address: 131 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9UN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Scottish, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £41.00

Waterfront Restaurant

• Address: 18-20 Shore Street, Anstruther, KY10 3EA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Zizzi - St Andrews

It is not an easy task to maintain impeccable standards and uniformity of taste across a chain of over two hundred outlets, yet that is just the distinction that the ASK group has achieved. Their restaurants, with the brand names of ASK and Zizzi, serve authentic Italian food at reasonable prices, in a warm and friendly ambience.

• Address: 87-89 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9QW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £20.00