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Whether you’re looking for excellent Scottish cooking (traditional or modern), for a tasty bar supper, an Indian, Italian or good old Fish & Chips we know where you should go – we’ve tried almost all of them! (An arduous job but somebody had to do it). For the places marked * its best to book – we’ll happily do this for you.
In the nearby towns of Newtonmore & Kingussie, just a few minutes drive away, there’s a choice of places to eat, as follows:
Newtonmore
The Glen Hotel: Chris & Kim provide an excellent, good value, menu - choose your table in either their bar or their dining room & order everything at the bar. Don’t forget to look at the Specials Board before you order!
Blasta. A good choice on their menu and at very reasonable prices too. A nice evening out without breaking the bank. (Closed Sun/Mon)
The Braeriach Hotel: Del & Sam serve good, honest “Pub Grub” in a friendly atmosphere.
What’s Cooking and The Pantry: Two nice wee places to get a nice cuppa, a sandwich, snack or cake.
Kingussie
The Cross: Really special food for that really special evening out – a rare treat lies in store for you in Katie & David’s caring hands. Reservations are essential; just let us know when you want to go.
Happy Days Café: Great Fish & Chips, other things too, a really friendly welcome & super service. Eat in or Take Away. Need you ask for more?
The Tipsy Laird & The Silverfjord Hotel are also well spoken about, but we’ve not been yet.
Aviemore
Travel just 20 mins north of us and you’ll find a good selection of eateries:
Ord Ban (At Rothiemurchus Visitor Centre): A super place, interesting menu, reasonable prices, magic coffees, stunning scones, lovely lunches daily and, in season, dinners Thurs to Sat evenings.
The Mountain Café: Owned & run by Kirsten Gilmour, an excellent chef, this is a really super place for a coffee, a snack, one of her sublime cakes or for lunch.
Happy Haggis: John, Elizabeth & Simon’s Fish & Chips & other things, all par excellence.
Royal Tandoori: Excellent Indian with a large menu of great dishes to suit all tastes. In our view, the Royal is the better of Aviemore's two Indian Restaurants, by far.
La Taverna: Nando’s 32nd year & counting – a very popular Italian.
The Skiing Doo: Though we’ve not been recently, we’re getting reports that its as good as ever.
Cairngorm Hotel: A good reputation for food both in the bar & restaurant.
Further afield
About 30 to 45 minutes to the north of Crubenbeg House there are 4 restaurants that are worth the journey and well worthy of a mention here:
Anderson’s Restaurant, Boat of Garten: A really great place for lunch or dinner, run by Steve, a young but well experienced chef and his wife, Claire. Super menu, ace cooking, great ambience and very reasonable prices too. (Closed Tuesday).
Craggan Mill at Craggan nr Grantown on Spey: Graham & Sheila offer a top notch, interesting & varied a la carte menu catering to all tastes in the really relaxed atmosphere of their old watermill. 1, 2 or 3 courses – the choice is yours, all at very reasonable prices too. (Closed Tuesday.)
The Glass House in Grantown on Spey: This is a smart, modern restaurant - their fine dining has proved very popular indeed with discerning locals & guests alike. Lunch & dinner are served in the relaxed surroundings of their Conservatory - their menu changes daily. (Closed Sunday eve to Tues lunch).
Tigh na Sgiath at Dulnain Bridge: A former Victorian Hunting Lodge, Tigh na Sgiath has oodles of period atmosphere for an elegant, quiet night out. Their daily menu offers you the best locally sourced meat, game, fish & seafood. Iain & Elaine are also more than happy to cater for special dietary needs. (Usually closed Tuesday or Wednesday.)
Also, at last, we have found somewhere in Inverness that we can recommend, either for lunch or for dinner.
Cafe 1: Great food, friendly & efficient service, central location and superb value for money. What more could you ask for?
