The Airds Hotel, Port Appin, Argyll, Scotland - gourmet restaurant and hotel

A Fine Dining Experience to Remember

Reputed to be one of the best in Scotland, fresh ingredients are a key feature of our award winning restaurant. Three AA rosettes will provide the assurance that only the best will do. We are also proud of the fact that for 2004, Head Chef J. Paul Burns won the prestigious 'Hotel Chef of the Year' Award. For 2006 Paul has been awarded the Medaille D'Or for Outstanding Dining Service from Hotel Review Scotland and The Best Gourmet Menu Over £50 at the Scottish Chefs Awards. For 2007 Paul has been awarded The Scottish National Hotel Chef of The Year which was presented at the Hotel Review Scotland awards ceremony in Glasgow. and the restaurant as a whole has achieved a Gold Award from Eat Scotland (part of Visit Scotland), one of only six restaurants to be so awarded in Scotland.

The dinner menu changes daily and the impeccable, yet informal and friendly service will give you plenty of time to talk to your friends, enjoy the food or simply admire the breathtaking view.

The restaurant is also now open for lunch. The lunch service is very flexible offering a choice of individually priced selections and the food is of the same quality as for dinner. The view and atmosphere are also the same making this a wonderful dining experience! We are also now providing traditional Sunday lunch, a sample copy of which is shown at the bottom of this page (please note that some dishes may change from time to time).

It is all complemented by an impressive and varied wine list which includes some excellent vintages from the best growers and negociants. The cellar includes many affordably priced classics, both bottles and half bottles.

We also welcome non residents for lunch and dinner. Lunch is served from 12.00 to 1.45pm and dinner is served from 7.30 to 9.00pm.

Paul prides himself on offering a very special dining experience for vegetarians. For residents prefering this option it is helpful to advise us at the time of booking as we like to provide a specific vegetarian menu, with choices, in your room. Similarly, it is advisable for non residents to let us know at the time of booking if a vegetarian option is required.

Similarly, with residents who have a food allergy it is helpful to know in advance. This enables us to ensure you have some choice on the menu. Having said that, we pride ourselves on being able to adapt menus even for non residents. Virtually all allergies can be catered for providing we have some notice. Again, we wish to ensure that all diners receive the same fine dining experience.

Special events

Occassionally, the Head Chef prepares one of his Gourmet Dinners which consists of 7 courses with matching wines. Details of forthcoming Gourmet Nights are shown on the Special Promotions page. This page also gives details of other food based events, namely our Culinary Weekend Courses and our Mushroom Picking Weekend.

Dress Code For Dining in The Restaurant

The dress code for lunch is informal. For dinner, most of our guests wear jacket and tie, however, this is not essential. All we ask is that you avoid trainers, T shirts, shorts and jeans.

To give you an idea of typical menus we have included a sample lunch menu and dinner menu below.