Do I live in the Poshest part of Scotland?

[Boxby]

Is Ayrshire the new Cannes?

With Turnberry going all out for seven star status, and Glenapp Castle acheiving 5 star status (one of only 4 in the whole of Scotland) I am finding myself in foodie heaven.

I have visited Glenapp several times, it is my favourite resturant in the UK, and with the added bonus that it's only 10 miles from my house we do tend to invent reasons to visit.

For those that don't know Glenapp, it was taken over by a couple a few years back, the building and gardens suffering from years of neglect, damp and damage, and they have painstakingly restored the hotel to the highest standards. The food is exquisite.

I am really pleased to see a local family owned and run business competing up there head to head with the big conglomerates, and coming out on top.

Well done, Glenapp.

 

[Dizzydiza]

Sounds lovely.....I find our local area has loads of good eating places. Personally I think we are spoilt in this country (Scotland) for good eating places!

 

[stuarty]

The hotel 5 star systems is independent of food is it not? I've done a few cookery schools (my hobby) and was told at each of them that the hotel star system has nothing to do with food - it's to do with the hotel's services and facilities. I know this much - Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles has a michelin starred restaurant and it has no bearing on the hotel's star rating.

 

[Boxby]

Yep, the rosettes are AA's award for food. It has three of them, and was Scottish Resturant of the year 2007. My only gripe is that because it's so close to home i've got no excuse to need to stay over

I agree, there is some really really good cooking and resturants in Scotland at the moment, I just hope that the Credit Crunch doesn't take their toll. Eating out in Scotland used to be a real hit or miss exercise, I remember from my childhood. But I have to say now, that pretty much anywhere you go, there are some really good places, and even the run of the mill pubs etc seem to be raising their game. I guess that's the flip side of the smoking ban.

And as an aside, the Turnberry hotel is currently 12 weeks behind schedule, and with the Open due in 9 weeks, that's not good. Looks like the Royal & Ancient are going to be in tents this year!!

 

[Adventurelife]

Some of the very best cooks have places that are excellent but do not cost the earth . I used to live next to Gleneagles now a few miles away but the best food was always served at Auchterarder House. Not my opinion but just where the management at GE booked their best clients into, we are taking PM's Presidents etc.( I used to have to look after them in a past life) It is now a house lived in my the Wisemans of milk fame but the chef run a place in Perth that serves the same quality but at reasonable ish prices.

Excellent food can still be had in Scotland without stupid cost

Peter