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These are restaurants and food producers who we believe are of a very high standard but are not yet members of Scottish Food Guide.
Dunbar
Massive supporter of East Lothian producers. Primarily seafood restaurant.
Isle of Benbecula
Family celebrating 30 years. Baking tasty breads, cakes and canapé oatcakes. Butchery, Stepping Stone Café and fab outside catering.
Crossgates
This lovely bakery and smallholding has pretty painted shelters for their flocks of hens and were Winners of Scottish Bread Championships 2017 and 2018.
Isle of Skye
Enchanting spot on the shore, fine dining and period rooms in the hotel. Eilean Iarmain also has the local’s bar.
Crieff
Classic oatcakes and modern twists: Traditional, Sweet (perfect with blue cheese), Cracked Black Pepper, Cheese, Chilli, Ginger, Black Olive and Cocktail.
Applecross
The road over to the bay is awesome! Award-winning – seafood from Applecross Bay, Estate Venison and garden produce.
Fort William
Genuine castle in magnificent setting – fine dining par excellence. CiS Award Finaist for Group Hotel of Year Award 2015.
Cupar
An institution in Cupar and put this market town on the map. Small and cosy so ideal for private celebrations too.
Stonehaven
Organic fruit and vegetable grower, widely known for their box scheme, also with organic farm shop
Pitlochry
Tiny distillery. Andrew Symington, Master of the Quaich, ensures it continues to produce traditional, handmade farm whisky and innovative malts.
Fochabers
Speyside restaurant with Walled Garden, local meats and Scottish cheeseboard. They make their own gin and preserves. Farm shop.
Comrie
Fresh soft cheese from cows’ milk and vegetarian rennet, Lady Mary is a moist tangy cheese scented with Summer Harvest Truffle Oil and locally foraged garlic.
Auldgirth
Fragrant honey and gorgeous gifts in beeswax. Diverse wild forage in Dumfries and Galloway makes for perfect honey.
Orkney Isles
Owned by Edrington Group. Founded 1798 and still has traditional malting floor. Visitor Centre. A hint of peat plus sweetness from oak barrels.
Leith
Michellin Starred restaurant. Martin has justly won many awards for his skills and expert use of our fine local produce.
Shetland Isles
Community Supported Agriculture scheme is a community food growing project on the western edge of Shetland supplying fruit and veg.
Glasgow
Organic sourdough bread using a long, slow and natural fermentation process resulting in delicious bread with good shelf life.
Edinburgh
Award-winning artisan chocolatiers, organic bean to bar – also with gelato, gateaux. Production in Haddington;retail/café in Bruntsfield.
Scourie
Lovely range of local delicacies to enjoy and home baked puds. For me the star has to be the crab platters – landed on the doorstep, prepared daily.
Isle of Mull
Breads home made with organic flour, all the meats are from Mull. Prawns, crabs and lobsters are caught in the bay. BYOB + booking recommended.
Edinburgh
Lovely hipster hangout. Great coffee, carefully sourced menu items plus an eclectic and attractive selection of unusual kitchen related goods on sale too.
St Andrews
Sweet fruit and herb vinegars mad in small batches with home-grown herbs and locally sourced fruit. Blackcurrant & thyme, raspberry & rosemary…
Campbeltown
Oldest independent family-owned distillery and only one to malt 100% of barley using traditional floor malting methods. Estab. 1828 on the site of an illicit still!
Plockton
Friendly informal eatery, locally landed seafood, smoked in own smokery. Live ceilidh music, real ales and range of malts.
Portsoy
5th generation, the family traditionally smokes local fish. Hot roast salmon flakes with wonderful intense flavour; smoked haddock for Cullen Skink.
Carnwath
Organic produce straight from the farm. Primarily milk and also seasonal vegetables.
Troon
Harbourside seafood restaurant run by famous fishmongers of the same name. Next door is their quick stop fish bar The Wee Hurry.
Dunkeld
Treasure trove for foodies – and difficult to leave empty handed! Rooms of cookware, dishes, linens and ironmongery.
New Abbey
Lohmann hens roam freely in this idyllic spot by the Solway Coast. Organic farm also with herd of suckler cows, sheep and two alpacas to watch them!
Dingwall
Leading fresh meat supplier of the north. Cheery friendly service with fish shop next door!
Oban
From classic fruit to zany chillis – something for everyone. On waterfront with lively café. Well loved by tourists, locals and a good place to visit.
Isle of Lewis
Really special deli where you will find local Isle of Lewis Cheese, plus seafood, black puddings, oatcakes, cakes, chocolates, meats and much more…
Ullapool
Great range of charcuterie, cheese and local bakes, and make tasty sandwiches to order.
Strathaven
Small family farm specialising in slow growing high welfare happy hens, duck and guinea fowl. They feed on natural grains, foraging.
Aviemore
Cheery hostelry on the ski road. Offering great fresh local food from the Cairngorm region in an informal setting.
Mallaig
Locally caught shellfish, peat smoked salmon and kippers all smoked in traditional kilns. Mail order online. Andy supplies top hotels too.
Knoydart
Local game, landed seafood and own garden vegetables – green credentials are top notch. Collected from Mallaig in their own boat.
Isle of Mull
Organic farm rearing Highland beef and Hebridean mutton. Fabulous woven yarns too on vintage weaving looms. Sustainability in spades!
Strathaven
Converted farm building to bakery producing a range of delicious farmhouse style breads, biscuits, preserves and sweet treats. Stuart is 4th generation of baking enthusiasts.
Pencaitland
Organic and biodynamic produce fresh from family farm. No shop but a wide range of box scheme options plus farmers’ markets.
Orkney Isles
Seafood bistro, enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. Cooked with creative flair. Look out for seasonal opening hours.
Glasgow
2014 Winner of The Restaurant Newcomer of the Year Award at CiS Awards, Peter McKenna is also Slow Food Chef Alliance Member.
Burntisland
Attractive greengrocer…new owner(2017) and looking a treat, complete with an excellent range of Green City products. Friendly service
Isle of Harris
Top notch tearoom with super gallery – loads of light in this imaginative new build with panoramic views.
Isle of Skye
Specialists in wood fired salt glazed pottery in gentle tones reflecting the surrounding landscape of seas, skies and Cuillins. I buy a wee piece every time I go!
Loch Lomond
Handcrafted Scottish gifts alongside ambient local jams, chutneys, oatcakes. Spirits from the wonderful liquid deli Demijohn in gleaming glass flasks.
Outer Hebrides
Own fishing boats and processes catch from others landing there. Langoustine, scallops, crabs and lobsters. Cafe. Shop in Glasgow.
Edinburgh
Original emporium here, now more shops including Glasgow. Beautifully laid out – wheels of cheese piled high and cheese related stock.
East Lothian
Family honey business tending bees the old fashioned way. Fabulous candles too.
Peebles
Out front is a pretty and useful deli. Delve deeper and you find a lovely bistro – contemporary style and log stove glowing.
Thornhill
Galloway beef and Blackface cross lamb reared on rolling hills. Galloway cattle are bonny, native, and smaller than modern breeds with superb flavour.
South Queensferry
Fun for food lovers, Hopetoun Estate has a farm shop stocking estate meats, cheese, deli and all sorts of cooks’ accessories.
Roy Bridge
Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Award Finalist 2016, their range includes salami, chorizo, pepperoni, bresaola and smoked.
Peebles
Fine free range chickens bred on a small commercial scale, sold in discerning Edinburgh stores. Duck eggs also available.
Isle of Arran
Charmingly restored croft: gifts, ceramics + this unusual and enjoyable eatery! Home made pides (Turkish style calzone) from wood burning oven.
Keith
Eclectic gift shop with crafts, clothes and an exuberant café with light dishes and lots of home baking.
Orkney Isles
All local Orkney beef and lamb, reared, raised and slaughtered on Orkney. Also fruit and veg, seafood and even cheese.
Isle of Lewis
Great range of cheese straws featuring Highland Dunlop from Connage and Ayrshire Bonnet, a hard pressed goats’ cheese produced by Dunlop Dairy.
Gullane
Created by famous Edwardian architect Sir Edwin Lutyens; gardens attributed to Gertrude Jekyll, and a Chez Roux restaurant!
Broughty Ferry
Adam Newth won Young Chef of the Year Award at the CiS Excellence Awards 2016. Contemporary restaurant with local produce.
Auchterarder
Gold and Silver awards a-plenty, it had grown yet kept its fine range and quality. Highly regarded by discerning shoppers and top chefs.
Crail
Decorative pottery from the moment you set foot in the gate! Lamps and salad sets, bowls and teapots riots of colour with bags of character.
Edinburgh
Fondly remembered from childhood and still going strong. They source 100% fresh fish from suppliers in Scotland and offer rapid delivery service.
Isle of Lewis
Combo of dining and takeaway. “Fine Foods from the Croft Kitchen” Food-to-go plus lovely restaurant, The Verandah.
Durness
Gourmet chocolate enterprise -fair trade, free range, organic Shop and café. Part of a colourful community of artists, families and of course chocolate!
Ayrshire
Lovely smokehouse, craft shop & seafood restaurant
borderlands!
Beside Union Chain Bridge linking Scotland/England at Tweed-bees can zig zag between 2 countries! Visitor centre, double decker bus café!
Ballindalloch
6th generation Grant family, independent distillery. Fine single malts, guiding and shop.
Dundee
Artistically converted iconic railway station and impressive food to match! Rory Lovie is a Member of Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance.
Isle of Skye
Quirky shed of seafood goodies! Hot, cold, live or frozen seafood! Take away/sit in the fresh air!
Isle of Iona
Converted croft near Abbey with beautiful handthrown pottery evoking the seas and sights of Iona. Gallery of limited edition prints, art cards and etchings.
Dufftown
Known as the ‘maverick whisky makers of Dufftown!’ Founded 1887 by Grant family, one of the oldest independents. Vintage specialists and personalised bottles.
Ballater
Lovely deli with very good cheese selection and a great range of Scottish produce.
Falkland
Amazing as its name! Farm shop & café score high on rustic charm and excellent conviviality.
Fursbreck Pottery
Harray Potter as he is known has been throwing pots in Harray 30yrs. Beautiful functional designs often based on Skara Brae artefacts, it reflects food heritage. He is also a best-selling author.
Elgin
Bonnie wee fish shop with local produce in a lovely display. Friendly staff and a great asset to Elgin.
Isle of South Uist
Isobel & Alan have a great reputation for Hebridean produce – seafood fresh from boat Hebridean lamb from hill , beef from own Highlanders.
Plockton
Local produce and very friendly staff. Spotless pretty bedrooms, great atmosphere in bar and a lovely arty dining room
Kishorn
Cheery place serving top notch seafood, home baking and coffees. Oysters, scallops and crab, excellent cullen skink.
Brodick
Family bakery famed for their Wooleys Oatcakes in a variety of flavours to go with the island’s cheeses and chutneys!
Eyemouth
Vibrant seafood shop – bustling, enthusiastic and popular with restaurateurs and foodies.
Shetland Isles
Serving community with local produce and collaborating with producers e.g.Uradale organic Native Shetland Lamb and Beef. Fair Trade products and hampers too.
East Lothian
Grains from ‘bread basket’ of East Lothian. Sow, grown, harvested and milled on farm for fully traceable Scottish flour, both organic and conventional.
Loch Fyne
Award-winning ales from natural ingredients and own spring. Traditional methods based on the old British Cask Ale heritage and own strain of yeast too with provenance.
Shetland Isles
Handmade, local recipes, using local surplus, in season! Successful social enterprise COPE Ltd.
Beauly
Delightful licensed deli and eatery on the Black Isle – contemporary design & full of flavours.
Aberdeen
Named after the herrings of the same name. Acclaimed seafood restaurant ion edge of sea with French influenced menu.
Dornoch
Exquisite seasonal salad leaves, edible flowers and dressings from the far north of Scotland. Blossoms are perfect for gateaux. Farm Shop too.
Ayrshire
Artisan micro milk business with Ayrshires, producing on farm, non-homogenized, local milk. Farm shop and now selling tasty meat from Ayrshires too.
Sutherland
Breathtaking panoramas, golden beaches, terrific food! Kate is passionate about local produce and knows her suppliers well.
Orkney Isles
Artisan coffee roaster, opened 2017. Micro business with big knowledge of coffee slow roasted in small batches. Good range and popular.
Isle of Arran
Award-winning family butchers with 2 retail and a mobile shop.This lovely couple won the Best Butcher at the Scottish Rural Awards 2015.
Orkney Isles
Artisan cheese – pasteurized milk from own Friesian cows. Traditional family recipe: light, white, slightly crumbly and zesty. Classic, chives, walnut, caraway.
Orkney Isles
Long famous for its Fudge from traditional family bakery, Argo’s, branded for mainland as Orkney Fudge. Delicious squares of sweet treats.
Fintry
Knockraich Crowdie, Crème Fraiche and Yogurts. Own herd of grass fed British Friesian Cattle, Farm Shop and Courtyard Cafe for light bites and baking.
Newmachur
One of the earliest box schemes, certified organic since 1991. Thriving box scheme perfect for ethical food shoppers.
Delgaty
Clan Hay Centre, with riveting history and romantic gardens. Ideal for weddings but equally fun for lunch or tea in the laird’s kitchen.
Balmedie
Eclectic inn, vibrant and bustling with excellent fresh menus – Winner of Catering in Scotland 2014 Pub Excellence Award.
St Monans
Stunning views and fine seafood make a winning combo Converted old fishing cottage, with rich exuberant tastes on the table.
East Linton
Excellent produce for box schemes and trade. Patricia is well known for her creativity in the kitchen garden with exotic leaves and salads.
Isle of Mull
Famous for their Tobermory Smoked Trout and Smoked Salmon. Beautifully presented, carefully sourced and very tasty.
Kingussie
Excellent menus combine fine dining with local ingredients, served in charming restaurant, patio doors onto river terrace.
Isle of Benbecula
Pure Bred Blackface Sheep born and bred on this beautiful croft. Smaller carcass size but massive flavour and excellent value. Sold mail order direct.
Dunbar
Local enthusiastic breadmakers set up a community bakery, so Dunbar would not lose its bakery! Very popular with locals and now the talk of the town!
Ben Nevis
Rural log cabin with delightful gift and farm shop. Carefully sourced produce, locally reared meat, cured cuts, veg and Fair Trade produce.
Isle of Arran
Craft brewer with good range with wonderful names such as Clyde Puffer, Brewery Dug, and Red Squirrel! Tasting and tours available at Cladach Visitor Centre.
Isle of Arran
Croft community at Old Byre on west coast. He reflects sea and landscapes in natural and vibrant colours – my problem was deciding which to buy!
Moffat
Organic blackface and blackface-cross lamb and mutton direct to the public at farmers markets. Slow grown on clovery meadows and herb-rich hills.
Edinburgh
New venture in micro-bakery. Weekly pre-order service. Reserve Champion at the Scottish Bread Championships 2018 in their 1st year!
Glasgow
Sourcing, roasting and supplying. Ovenbird is a migratory bird seeking shelter in trees on small coffee farms. Davide meets growers, tours farms, checks conditions.
Ratho
Coaching inn with accommodation and great food provenance. CiS Pub Excellence Award 2012. On bridge by canal.
Spean Bridge
Beautiful lodge, glorious views, beautiful interiors, perfect for holiday or wedding. Loch View Restaurant renowned for fine food.
Eyemouth
Soay sheep were originally bred on St Kilda. Truly organic and totally natural they are wild and tasty!
Edinburgh
What a place, used by the best. You feel you are entering a bustling fish market with all the flurry of scales and ice! A vibrant experience!
Edinburgh
The building’s history is fascinating. I recall the scents of cedar, pine and linseed… and now it’s aromatic dishes from Ben’s kitchen. Reflecting elements of Nordic inspiration.
Edinburgh
Wholesale, perfect for chefs, cafes and shops. French influenced with an innovative artisan range.
Invergarry
Famous with fishing fraternity, an ideal place to break the journey. Stylish and comfortable, tasty options through from breakfast onwards.
Smailholm, Kelso
Tactile woodwork, creative jewellery plus practical and appealing ceramics. Many decorative pieces on display, dishwasher and ovenproof.
Caithness
Formerly Berry Good, fruit infused vodkas and gins, now distilling AVVA Gin too with its beautiful branding.
Kelso
Amazing lady with her Jersey cows. Her unpasteurized cheese, luxury butter and clotted cream, cheesecake, panna cotta and quiche sell like hotcakes at local farmers markets.
Ladybank
Lively coffee shop, spacious farm shop and children’s indoor adventure play area. Own vegetables on 10 acres and a good range of artisan produce.
Glasgow
Specialist supplier to the trade: 200 species of fungi and foraged, plus oils, vinegars and dried foods. Next day delivery available.
St Andrews
Gracious, relaxing – fine place to eat & stay. Rufflets also works on projects with local schools with healthy eating. 1st hotel in Scotland “carbon neutral.”
East Linton
Delightful bar bistro – natural stone and woodwork, modernist and sensitively restored – homemade burgers, smoked sausages & fab desserts.
St Andrews
Award-winning restaurant presenting brasserie styled food with a contemporary twist.
Edinburgh
Chris has transformed this landmark pub into a brasserie dining experience alongside a stylish bar. As he says, local ingredients with modern flair and charm.
Black Isle
Popular range of high quality organic beers and regulars at farmers’ markets.
Glasgow
‘Well fed, well blessed.’ A Glasgow institution. With strong Barra connections the menu is delightfully Hebridean in flavour. 3 venues.
Callander
Charming country house set amidst river edged gardens. Fine dining.
Glasgow
Seafood restaurant and magnet for design conscious. Meat lovers need not despair!
Lochcarron
Susan’s creative range of ceramics are functional and beautiful, all dishwasher safe. She has plates and bowls, vases and teapots, all in a wide range of hues.
Glasgow
Now also with shop in Edinburgh. Top notch: stylish displays of perfectly conditioned cheeses; excellent knowledge from this former chef.
Outer Hebrides
Social Distillery – owned by locals for locals, creating jobs. Stunning Centre, shop and lovely ‘Canteen.’ Isle of Harris Gin however no whisky on sale yet…
Buchlyvie
Eclectic emporium brimming over with pottery ideas. It is an Aladdin’s cave of creativity and now also with a tiny cafe.
Perthshire
Turreted fairytale architecture, fine food and relaxing ambience. Winner 2014 CiS Excellence Awards Independent Hotel of the Year.
Isle of Skye
Shirley & Eddie founded Three Chimneys in the 80’s and created wonderful award-winning dining, followed by imaginative suites at the ‘House Over By.’
Kirriemuir
Small batch gin infused with local fruits at Peel Farm: Blueberry, Mulled, Gunshot, Raspberry and Strawberry. Café and farm shop.
Shetland Isles
Rosemary and sea salt focaccia bread, large white cobs, Danish pastries and popular westside cobs, that are sold locally.
Glasgow
Organic artisan bakery and coffee roasterie with 2 outlets. Wheat, gluten-free products, and yeast-free sourdoughs. Courses, coffees and much more.
Isle of Skye
Skye’s unique highland energy booster for the great outdoors, minty Scottish tablet.
Inverness
Contemporary dining. Well worth a visit – sit upstairs and you can watch the chefs industriously prepare the dishes.
St Boswells
Deli located to rear courtyard of their cafe and bookshop. Beautifully laid out – impressive selection of produce from foodie shopping to special gifts.
Isle of Arran
Arran’s only whisky distillery and independently owned: good range of malts, whisky tours, beautifully designed; lovely café bistro.
Lochinver
Dainty butter dishes, handsome teapots; bread crocks, cheese domes, plus a whole range of plates, lamps and bowls. Trade and consumer. Lochinver and Ullapool.
Inverurie
Family business produces on farm extra virgin cold pressed winter rapeseed oil. Also dressings, skincare, even by-product logs!
Isle of Skye
Lovely historic house with Scandi-inspired interiors. Predominantly but not exclusively resident diners, and advocates of Slow Food. Fresh, creative dishes reflecting Skye’s terroir.
Leven
Farm shop full of fresh vegetables, groceries and local meats. Soft fruits a speciality in season and available frozen all year.
Glasgow
Well deserved reputation for fine dining and also devotes time to young chefs. Winner of the 2012 Chef of the Year – CIS Excellence Awards.
Glasgow
A blend of British bakery and French patisserie. Sourdough breads, cakes, savouries and folk rave about their chocolate gateaux!
Isle of Lewis
Ceramics, handthrown in Hebridean hues, beautifully displayed alongside artists’ jewelry and gifts Lovely individual pieces/customers can order a dinner service!
Newcastleton
Dedicated to free range farming and the importance of ‘breed and feed.’ Chickens, sheep, Shorthorn cattle, and Gloucester Old Spot.
Edinburgh
Stylish Swedish bakery and café in Quartermile, one of several in town. Sourdough breads along with many crispbreads and chocolates on sale.
Isle of Mull
Seafood café, vibrant bustling venue above Calmac Pier Langoustines, lobster and squats caught on own fishing boat + Glengorm Castle beef.
Ballater
Butcher by Royal Appointment. Lovely shop with local produce and friendly service. Award-winning sausages, pies, haggis and roasts.
Crieff
Chef Willie Little is so passionate about seafood he opened his own fish shop! He also shares his expertise with customers from far and wide.
Brechin
Artisan natural juices, high quality, very healthy. Own fruit orchards – raspberry, blaeberry, apples and other fruits and berries.
Isle of Skye
Deliciously traditional Scottish tablet baked in a lochside kitchen -only Scottish butter and full cream dairy milk. Also tangy chocolate range.
Isle of Mull
Vibrant contemporary space created from farm steadings with art, indoors and out. Teas, home baking, light lunches and Cream O Galloway ices!
Helensburgh
Lochside location, charming hosts, enticing menus and lovingly restored interiors this is an enchanting place to stay.
Perth
Founded in 1872, top quality seafood and game wholesale and retail via fleet of vans and Shop. Smoking Room and Demonstration Kitchen too.
Edinburgh
Stylish contemporary Scottish cuisine in relaxing atmosphere. Paul loves foraging for ingredients and won Thistle Awards Hospitality Hero 2015.
Thurso
Small dairy with pasteurized vegetarian artisan cheeses, from free-range Anglo-Nubian goats: a soft cheese; a firm British Coulommier-style, and a hard cheese.
Perth
Cheese emporium for Scottish artisan cheeses, plus other useful condiments and accessories. Cheeses from Orkney to Ayrshire; blues, matures; creamy and smooth.
Auchterarder
Top notch dining in luxurious surroundings. 2 Michelin**Andrew’s influence will live on and his friends and family will always remember him.
Portsoy
Great tasting oatcakes with a crumbly texture. Also stock breads; sweet loaves; Polish loaves and pastries.
Invergowrie
Family farm for seasonal berries, June to Sept. Farm shop with local preserves, deli items and wee café.
Dunblane
Cromlix, architecturally, is a magical place. Now a luxury hotel owned by local lad and tennis legend Andy Murray. It has its own exquisite chapel.
Isle of Iona
Community owned with delicious local produce, often from their organic garden, comfy chairs with panoramic views in the lounge.
Isle of Mull
Studio and gallery where Peter Walker aka Pete the Pot, who studied art and ceramics at Glasgow School of Art, is to be found.
Stonehaven
Oldest building in town, the county Tolbooth, dating from the 16th Century. Now a fine seafood restaurant right by the harbour.
Drumbeg
Only deli for miles for locals and visitors with seasonal veg, local beers, cheeses, own organic breads, even local butcher stockist, fishing permits and crafts!
Dornoch
16th century building, bags of character. Good food in couthy surroundings.
Aberdeen
Supplier to Her Majesty The Queen, as well as some of Britain’s most esteemed restaurants, John Ross Jr simply spells fine smoked salmon.
St Andrews
Opened in 2014 by the Wemyss family with first Single Malt release due 2018. Darnley’s Gin Still House is next door with gin tours from July 2017.
Newton Stewart
Classy smoked salmon traditionally produced and recommended by many chefs, near and far. Also with a lovely café.
Isle of Skye
Fun and friendly hip indy café, bookstore with bric a brac and collectables too. LP’s, fascinating books: ancient and modern. Light meals with local food: soups/quiches/cakes.
Crombie
Working farm with great range of vegetables plus their own on farm beef. Open 9-5, 7 days a week but only from Nov to May.
Grandtully
Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier and his imaginative café plus gift shop and chocolate exhibition – a chocolaty destination!
Auchterarder
Local greengrocer with lovely displays outside pretty high street shop. Also herbs and flowers, nuts, honeys and seeds.
Orkney Isles
Fresh and smoked seafood specialist. Traditional kiln smoking key to the flavour plus marinaded herring and arctic char reflecting Nordic heritage.
Luss
Bonnie coffee shop with a cheery host, tasty dishes, home baking, every sort of coffee, plus totally different gift ideas. This artistic cafe is a popular place in the heart of Luss.
Dingwall
Highly regarded butcher, seeking out the best local produce available. They have won awards for their black pudding and Champion Haggis.
Innerleithen
Ales date back to 1700’s with domestic brewery serving House and the Estate. Rediscovered by Peter Maxwell Stuart in 60’s. Still brewed by the Lairds of Traquair.
Loch Lomond
Succulent beech smoked salmon and trout, working in conjunction with Luss Estates. Luss Seafood Bar over the road.
Strathaven
Wonderful local bakery, 5th generation (founded1820) with artisan breads and a very fine selection of patisserie. Cafe across road.
Edinburgh
A wonderful name for excellent bread!
Broughton
Long established traditional ales, skillfully blended, each with their own distinctive character.
Perth
“Like pork used to taste in days of old.” Available at farmers’ markets.
Shetland Isles
Beautifully restored mill, with Shetland and Nordic crafts to tempt you! Downstairs is a lovely cafe with ‘best cakes on the island.’
Newburgh
Handsomely restored bringing back whisky making. Great story, product underway, lovely gift shop and excellent café complete with Mr.C’s Pies!
Dumfries
Charming country house set amidst beautiful gardens. Fine food, wine and gracious surroundings,
Inverness-shire
Delicate rectangles packed with flavour, ideal for cheese, nibbles or dips. Original, seeded and chilli flavours. Relatively new company and already award-winners.
Aberlour
Fantastic foodie emporium with marvellous selction of cheeses, breads, wines and much more.
Blairgowrie
Willie the seafood guru! Wonderful restaurant, fabulously fresh seafood. Eclectic design and polished tables make it warm and inviting.
Isle of Gigha
Organically fed, Winner of Crown Estate Stewardship Award. As for its taste, it is a beautiful delicate flavour. Smoky, sweet, subtle and sustainable.
Ardersier
Donnie is committed to bring freshest, best value, most local possible, 100% organic to your doorstep, in highlands: veg/meat/breads/fish/household.
Banchory
Estate with much to offer: beef, venison and game; farm shop, activities and café.
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