The policy adopted by our chef, Graeme Pallister, and his staff is to provide food in a fashion which is consistent with the character of a country house. Thus, while dishes are formed from fresh local produce, they draw on the established traditions of Scottish and French cooking in their preparation and presentation.
In accordance with customer demand at the hotel, the principal meals are breakfast and dinner, while a light lunch is available in the sun lounge to hotel residents between 12 noon and 2pm.
Every day from approximately 11am until around 5pm, the principal sideboard in the main lounge is laid with a complimentary tea and coffee buffet, which guests are invited to help themselves to. Ground coffee, decaffeinated ground coffee, teas, biscuits, and gluten-free biscuits are made available. From around 1pm ( earlier if Alistair is on duty ) a selection of home made cakes and homemade gluten-free cakes are added to the buffet. Please take at least one of the cakes each, as Alistair has great difficulty in passing by the buffet, without doing a spot of "quality control" as he calls it.
Special diets are catered for when sensible notice of particular needs is provided.
As a rule, we normally carry a stock of gluten-free bread, skimmed milk, soya milk, and various other items, so be sure to ask if you need them.
Breakfast is normally available from 8am until 10.00am - though earlier breakfast can be arranged; please just ask. Breakfast service is a mixture of buffet and table service - our buffet tables carry a range of juices, cereals, rolls, croissants, compotes, preserves, yoghurts, health foods, and oddities such as chilled porridge with fruit purée. Please just help yourself from these buffets, to whatever and as much as you want.
Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menus are available at breakfast time - please just ask your order taker.
Tea, coffee, and toast is served to you at your table, along with a wide range of hot main course items and porridge. We will take your hot food order at your table - and be sure to specify whether you want your tea and coffee straight away, with your main course, or afterwards.
Dinner is served from 6.00pm, with last orders normally being 8.00pm. That said, during the main theatre season - and whenever there is a theatre performance - we begin dinner that bit earlier. You do not need to be going to the theatre to take advantage of this earlier start to dinner. In sympathy with the general style of the hotel, guests are offered a complimentary glass ( or two ! ) of sherry while you consider your selection from the dinner menu which is freshly prepared each day. Orders are taken at the dinner table, so please just make your way through from the lounges when you are ready. Tables are allocated on a first come first served basis, and you will only ever see a reserved table sign for those guests with walking or similar disabilities.
Coffee, teas, and homemade shortbread are served after dinner in the lounges.
Most portion sizes can be adjusted to suit the individual guest; please just ask your waiter or waitress.
For allergen advice please ask any of our waiting staff, or arrange with reception to see a member of our kitchen team.
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