Scotland Restaurant Guide

11 Park Avenue

• Address: 11 Park Avenue, Carnoustie, DD7 7JA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): European, French, Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £33.00

2 Quail Restaurant

It's a longish way from the London Ritz to Dornoch but that's the journey Michael and Kerensa Carr travelled in 1995 to set up their restaurant with rooms, now a well-respected and much sought-after haven for those who know and appreciate their food and wine.

• Address: Inistore House, Castle Street, Dornoch, IV25 3SN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £45.00

63 Tay Street Restaurant

An elegant building in the centre of Perth overlooking the River Tay houses this light and airy restaurant where a weekly changing menu is offered. Each main remove has its own fixed price, which applies to all items within that course.

• Address: 63 Tay Street, Perth, PH2 8NN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £23.00, Dinner: £37.00

7 The Square

• Address: 7 The Square, Aberfeldy, PH15 2DD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

78 St Vincent

Designed in 1914, by architects, Campbell & Hislop, 78 St. Vincent Street was the office for the Phoenix Assurance Company, affectionately referred to, in Glasgow, as the "Phoenix Building". They have carefully restored the building and interior, retaining many of the original features, including the lovely white marble staircase leading to the mezzanine and first floors.

• Address: 78 St Vincent's Street, Glasgow, G2 5UB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £42.00

9 Cellars Restaurant

Chef Thakur, the winner of the International Chef of the Year competition in 2007 is perhaps as well known as this eatery itself. Rather than being called an Indian restaurant, they like to refer to themselves as a team that specialises in Indian food.

• Address: 1-3 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £18.00

A Room in Leith and Teuchters Landing

Located in a building that takes us back in time, Teuchters Landing was the waiting room for steamship passengers, who used to embark at Leith Docks for the ferry to Aberdeen. The whole place has now had a major facelift, and, having cleverly retained the really historic bits, they then added an elegant conservatory, which has become the restaurant 'a room in Leith', promising a warm welcome to locals and visitors to Edinburgh.

• Address: 1c Dock Place, Edinburgh, EH6 6LU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Scottish, Seafood, Steak
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £30.00

A Room in the Town

This excellent restaurant is located in the heart of Edinburgh's architectural showpiece, the New Town. With 50 covers it is not big, but very cosy, and they operate a BYOW policy, even though they are licensed, in the light of which they take a very modest corkage fee.

• Address: 18 Howe Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6TG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Scottish, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £26.00

A Room in the West End and Teuchters Bar

This is the 'little sister' to A Room in the Town, and there are some similarities, though not the fact that here they are located under Teuchters Bar in William Street, part of Edinburgh's West End.

• Address: 26 William Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7NH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Scottish, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £26.00

A Taste of Speyside

This is a real find. Not only does it do what its name says it does, it does it extremely well, possibly because it resists the temptation to over-complicate and fuss. Local delicacies which make regular appearances include Lossiemouth scampi in a birch wine and cream sauce, and venison pie.

• Address: 10 Balvenie Street, Dufftown, AB55 4AB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £30.00