Scotland Restaurant Guide

In a prime spot overlooking Kirkwall harbour and the ferry terminal, this long-serving, privately run hotel started life as three Victorian cottages, but has been spruced up and modernised over the years.

Ayre Road, Kirkwall, Orkney

Originally built as a fish store in 1860, this imposing hotel stands alongside the shore of Scapa Flow, with great views of Burray Harbour, Watersound Bay and South Ronaldsay.

, Burray, Orkney

House in a former bank close to Oban Art Gallery and the waterfront, this aptly named restaurant has kept its sturdy granite frontage and large windows, but takes inspiration from the coast when it comes to the textiles and colours used for the interior.

104 George Street, Oban, Argyll and Bute

Nestling beside Loch Feochan in the heart of the Argyll countryside, the Knipoch Hotel has been run by three generations of the Craig family since 1981 - although the building itself can trace its colourful history back several centuries.

, Oban, Argyll and Bute

Originally an eighteenth-century cotton mill, this is brilliantly restored hotel and restaurant does a grand job as part of the New Lanark village World Heritage Site.

Mill One, New Lanark, Lanarkshire

Handily placed for Turnberry, this family-run hotel in the old fishing hamlet of Maidens may look rather dated from the outside, but it's a popular, buzzy place adjacent to the harbour and the sea.

21 Harbour Road, Maidens, Ayrshire

A breathtaking and awesomely remote location adds to the allure of this tiny little oasis of fresh seafood on the Morven peninsula.

, Lochaline, Argyll and Bute

Built during the 1970s on the fringes of Stornoway, overlooking the golf course, the Cabarfeidh has established itself as one of the most popular destinations in the area with its lovely gardens, conference facilities and banqueting rooms.

Manor Park, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles

Built in the 1750s, with an old church hall tacked on later, this famous old coaching inn is something of an institution in the Borders, and a favourite with travellers en route from Edinburgh.

13-15 Market Place, Lauder, Scottish Borders

Carfraemill has been dishing out sustenance for hundreds of years, but started to really take off during the 1930s as hordes of travellers and tourists use the place as a refuelling point on the old Edinburgh to Newcastle road.

Carfraemill, Lauder, Scottish Borders