Joe H.
Yelp
Okay - for those that don't know, Andy Murray bought Cromlix House a couple of years ago & it opened its doors in 2014 as a 15 bedroom hotel, with Albert & Michel Roux at the helm of the Restaurant.
On coming here (admittedly, for a wedding venue viewing), first impressions as you drive up, is that it has been beautifully restored & renovated to an exquisite standard, to match any 5* hotel in the country.
Interior decor was simply to die for. The bedrooms are higher than any standard I've been to (and I've been to a lot!). Whilst the venue itself is stunning, we decided to stay back & have a spot of late lunch/early dinner in one of the informal lounges (restaurant was closed before evening service)
General Manager took us through & from start to finish, the service from every individual, was outstanding. Nothing was too much trouble & more importantly, it was not contrived in the slightest.
I had wheat/gluten free mini burgers & Fiona had a grilled chicken caesar salad. Again, the lady serving us was coming back and forth checking that the ingredients were okay and how the food was.
The food was simply nothing short of BRILLIANT! I know we never made it for a full dining experience, but if this is a sample of what a full dinner service is for 'bar' food, this is head and shoulders above so many places. My burgers were so tender & the fact that they had their own wheat free buns, that didn't taste of cardboard, made me even happier! The chicken on the salad was so tender & bursting with flavour.
Couldn't not have dessert, so Fiona had an apple toffee pudding (OMG) and I have a Lemon Tart, which is a Roux signature dish & HOLY COW, it was the best thing in my mouth ever. I broke my wheat diet to eat it & I didn't regret it lol.
They are doing a winter deal for dinner bed and breakfast, with a double room, for £295. That might sound a lot, but for the whole package reduced from £495 and what we saw & ate, this is the only place to consider for a romantic night away & get MAJOR brownie points as a result.
We are coming back here for dinner in the restaurant & will probably do the above deal to stop over.
You have totally got to VISIT & EAT here - NOW! :-D