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06 July 2009, Edinburgh

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Food Review® Scotland is the new and passionate, independent Scottish restaurant and chef guide. Find the best-for-you places to eat and enjoy Scotland's often astoundingly good food. Browse compact, professional critic reviews. And tell us your views. Book direct or via top websites. We wish you bon appétit – and slàinte!

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The Scottish Hotel Awards: full results PDF incl. food awards. More...
East Haugh's chef Neil McGown wins Medaille d'Or 2009. More...
Romantic award-winner Loch Ness Lodge awarded 5 Foodstars for 2009. More...
Tasting Room at Balbirnie for a terrific meal... with a twist!. More...
Breahead's bril Cook School class list for 2009 served right up!. More...
Mouthwatering Scottish gifts online from Claire Macdonald on Skye. More...
New review of Glenapp Castle where Adam Stokes is now chef. More...
£60pp D,B&B in Moffat and enjoy beautful Borders real food. More...
Ralia Café wins Recommended status - a perfect stop on the A9. More...
2nt Romantic Breaks fr £315 D,B&B; true home cooking in Cairgorms. More...

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Head chef Mark Greenaway of Dryburgh Abbey Hotel's much-enhanced Tweed Restaurant

Dryburgh Abbey Hotel

RESTAURANT OF
THE WEEK

The recent beautiful weather has made the riverside setting of Dryburgh Abbey Hotel in the Scottish Borders even more sublime. To add to the appeal, head chef Mark Greenaway (above) has been noted as something of a rising star in the chef stakes and his modern Scottish cuisine is confident and assured. Superb local produce and intriguing menus await you. New review.

Winner of the Catering in Scotland CIS Excellence Award 'Restaurant of the 2009': ABode Glasgow

Glasgow's award-winner

The latest in a string of awards has just been won by Restaurant Michael Caines at ABode Glasgow, aka the Arthouse. Superb, 'amazing grazing' lunches (3-courses £12.95) a triumph. Chef Craig Dunn's food is better than ever.

Highly skilled service and beautiful cuisine at Loch Ness Lodge

Loch Ness-side fine dining

Loch Ness Lodge has also been gathering-in awards. It's a beautiful, 5-star house with outstanding rooms and a fine dining restaurant overlooking the famous loch. Ross Fraser is another gifted young Scottish chef on the up.

Jean-Baptise Bady and Lady Claire Macdonald at The Scottish Hotel Awards 2009 on March 1st

Kinnaird's chef a winner

Head chef Jean-Baptiste Bady of Kinnaird in Perthshire was presented with the Chef of the Year trophy by Lady Claire Macdonald, our patron, at The Scottish Hotel Awards 2009 gala in Glasgow on March 1st.

This week's Big Picture: utterly delicious organic local lamb at the Annandale Arms in Moffat

Organic Glenkens Lamb with Asparagus at the restaurant at the Annandale Arms in Moffat

Lea Harris at large
Appetite for Ayrshire

Vibrantly fresh seafood at Fins Restaurant near Ayr

This June our foodie passionata tells of a trip celebrating Ayrshire & Arran's ace food. You'll have an appetite for Ayrshire too, after reading the fruits of Lea's travels. Read Lea's June column...

Scottish Field
New magazine feature

Scottish Field has a new look for Spring 2009 and we're in it, too

Review Guides now has a monthly page in Scottish Field magazine, in addition to two in every issue of Scotland Magazine. So you can spot FoodReview Scotland restaurant and chef news in print, too!

Andrew Lipp

CHEF OF THE MONTH

Andrew Lipp is head chef at Toravaig House on the Isle of Skye, a deluxe kind of place, almost a 'restaurant with rooms'. Andrew has impressed our team greatly and Toravaig holds 5 Foodstars - our 'exceptional' rating. Read review... / Chefpage™

Blackaddie Country House

PICK OF THE MONTH

A red mullet starter at Blackaddie: chef Ian McAndrew is an expert with fish and his book 'Feast of Fish' is still in print

Blackaddie Country House Hotel is about an hour from Glasgow and owned by chef-patron Ian McAndrew, once the youngest Michelin star-holder in England. Enjoy reasonable prices, nice staff and 5 Foodstar-rated cuisine. Read review...

A warm welcome
Our Patron says hi

Lady Claire Macdonald, one of Scotland's leading food ambassasors

A quick word of welcome to you from bestselling cookery writer and hotelier Lady Claire Macdonald. "In Scotland, like other countries, there are places to eat of real quality, then there are the rest!" More...

New guidebook...
Edinburgh & East Scotland

Edinburgh & East Coast Scotland by Vivien Devlin... out now!

Vivien Devlin, a founder of Food Review Scotland, has just had her new guide Edinburgh & East Coast Scotland published. Packed with inside info and full of tips, you can find out more / buy online at Amazon.

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