Eating Out Links
Eating Out
Your holiday property is an excellent base for those that want to sample local, organic and excellent food, whilst at the same time exploring the different ambiences and histories of the region.
Recommended Local Scottish Restaurants
The Famous Bein Inn, a ancient stopping place on the old road from Edinburgh to the Highlands, is Aberargie on A912, serves excellent food (a restaurant and bar menu), and it hosts live music. Tel: 01577 830216 www.beininn.com
The Roost Restaurant, Bridge of Earn, specialises in wonderful Scottish food using Scottish ingredients. Tel 01738 81211, www.theroostrestaurant.co.uk.
Jamesfield Organic Farm and Restaurant is 9 minutes away by car. In a beautiful setting overlooking the duck ponds, the farm animals and the Tay, you can eat fabulous organic food cooked by renowned chefs. Or you can just have excellent coffee, organic cakes and sit reading the newspapers appreciating the wide-open view. There is an indoor and outdoor play area for children. The supermarket sells organic fruit, vegetables, groceries and wine.
Opening Hours 9.00 – 5.30pm seven days a week.
Contacts: 01738 850498 and www.jamesfieldfarm.co.uk
An Lochan, Tormaukin, Glen Devon, nr Dollar, serves wonderful Scottish food including highland beef, salmon and boar.Tel: 01259 781252
Loch Leven’s Larder Café and Farm Shop, Milnathort, near Kinross serves great Scottish food in a lovely setting overlooking Loch Leven. Tel: 01592 84100 www.lochlevenslarder.com
The Cree Inn, Main St, Abernethy, serves bar food, and a selection of real ales. Tel: 01738 850714
Cafés and Tea Rooms
Café de Fleurs, 44 Bridge Street, Dollar serves great coffee and home-made cakes Tel: 01259 743699
Hatters Tea Rooms and Ice Cream Parlour, High St, Newburgh provides home-made cakes, sandwiches and hot food, and famous Jannetta ice-cream. Friday nights has themed international evening menu. For info and bookings phone Stella Gollelaori 01337 840146 or e-mail: Hatterstearooms@hotmail.co.uk.
The friendly Bite ‘N Blether café, High Street, Newburgh, provides a wide range of hot meals and snacks.
Culdees Tea Rooms, opposite the Round Tower, Abernethy, serves home-made cakes and hot food. Tel: 01738 850455
Close to your holiday properties in the villages near the Lomond Hills are a number of fine places to eat.
The Stag Inn, off the main square in Falkland, has oak beams and an open fire. The A La Carte menu offers a good choice of dishes from lunches (12-3pm) and evening meals (6-9pm) seven days a week. 01337 858327.
Luiginos, the square, Falkland is a genuine Italian restaurant, with pizza cooked in a wood fired oven and home made pasta. Serving 10am to 10pm Mon to Sat, and 10am to 8pm Sundays. 01337 857224.
Fernie Castle Hotel at Letham, is an original tower house dating from the 16th century. The Turret Bistro has a menu ranging from £7.50 to £15.95, whilst the Table D’Hote menu is five courses from £35. 01337 810381
There are fine restaurants further a field from your holiday property, particularly in St Andrews, a 40 minute drive away. For further information www.eatingoutinfife.co.uk
