Where to Eat for Cake Lovers and Foodies
Briar Cottages Restaurant and Coffee Shop Guide
plus - Quality Produce Shopping Guide #shoplocal
Yes that really is Gerard Butler with our guests below!
Yes that really is Gerard Butler with our guests below!
Gerard Butler meets Briar Steading Guests at The Four Seasons Hotel, St Fillans on Loch Earn
Eating and Drinking in the Area Lochearnhead, Strathyre, Balquhidder, St Fillans
Restaurants and Cafes
Bill The Bull by Kev Paxton, sitting outside The Lochearnhead Hotel
Lochearnhead A85:
The Lochearnhead Hotel: Chef Robert Kerr owns and runs the hotel with his wife Amanda. Consistently good food is well presented. Our guest favourite dishes include venison pie and beer battered fish and chips. Pretty puddings are as good as they look. Eat in the lounge bar, restaurant or beer garden all looking over Loch Earn - Last food order 8pm booking essential.
Clachan Cottage Hotel: The hotel bar and bedrooms have been refurbished. Eat in the dog friendly sports bar, Rowan restaurant or outside on a fine day. All eating areas offer loch views. Choose to sit near the fire, at the bar, near the TV's, beside the pool table and juke box or at window seat tables with a view of Loch Earn - Choose the Rowan Restaurant for a more intimate setting - Food served until 8pm.
Loch Earn Wakeschool: Pop into the water sports hire shop for a takeaway ice cream or coffee.
Balquhidder Station A84:
The Golden Larches: Cafe and restaurant - Husband and Wife team Alistair and Alida Buchan offer. Excellent home baked cakes and all day food including family favourites. Friendly service. Book the conservatory for candle lit meals at night. Fish and chip takeaway service at weekends.
Balquhidder Village
MHOR84 Motel: restaurant for all day food Balquhidder Popular contemporary bistro style eatery with mix match furniture and quirky china. Part of the MHOR quality food empire run by Chef Tom Lewis and partners. Fresh, seasonal produce offered throughout the year whether breakfast, lunch ,dinner, drinks or coffee and MHOR cakes. Indoor and outdoor seating. Annual events include the MHORfun run and Spring Food Fayre. Music on Thursday nights. Last food orders 9pm booking recommended.
Monachyle MHOR: Tom Lewis and his chef team continue to attract and delight food lovers from all over the world. Don't be surprised to see famous chefs, members of Royal families, British and Holywood stars dining there. Creative seasonal menu's lovingly prepared using as many foraged, hand baked, reared and cultivated products as practical. Enjoy the journey alongside Loch's Voil and Doine in Balquhidder. Hosts of the popular MHORFest annual festival in May.
St Fillans On Loch Earn
The Four Seasons: Hotel and restaurant on Loch Earn St Fillans - Stunning location on the banks of the east end of Loch Earn owned by Susan Stuart. Choose the Tarken Bistro, alfresco eating area, lounge for afternoon tea or treat yourself to creative award winning dishes in the Meall Reamhar restaurant serving contemporary Scottish cuisine. Hear tales about the time The Beatles came to stay.
Achray House Hotel: on Loch Earn, St Fillans Delicious food, beautifully presented and with delightful flavours. Laura, Panu and the team will welcome you. It may be possible to get a lift in the hotel 8 seater if you give Laura plenty of notice when you book. The restaurant has windows on three elevations enabling excellent views over Loch Earn. Look out for midweek and Sunday specials.
The Village Store coffee shop: Have a cuppa and breakfast rolls or lunch snacks in the cafe or try the takeaway from the kitchen window.
St Fillans Golf Club - You don't have to play golf to enjoy the popular home cooking in the club house. You will be made very welcome here. Nutricious and Delicious cater for coffee and tea, lovely lunches and lots of home baked cakes.
Strathyre A84
The White Stag Inn: New Owners 2022
The Lochearnhead Hotel: Chef Robert Kerr owns and runs the hotel with his wife Amanda. Consistently good food is well presented. Our guest favourite dishes include venison pie and beer battered fish and chips. Pretty puddings are as good as they look. Eat in the lounge bar, restaurant or beer garden all looking over Loch Earn - Last food order 8pm booking essential.
Clachan Cottage Hotel: The hotel bar and bedrooms have been refurbished. Eat in the dog friendly sports bar, Rowan restaurant or outside on a fine day. All eating areas offer loch views. Choose to sit near the fire, at the bar, near the TV's, beside the pool table and juke box or at window seat tables with a view of Loch Earn - Choose the Rowan Restaurant for a more intimate setting - Food served until 8pm.
Loch Earn Wakeschool: Pop into the water sports hire shop for a takeaway ice cream or coffee.
Balquhidder Station A84:
The Golden Larches: Cafe and restaurant - Husband and Wife team Alistair and Alida Buchan offer. Excellent home baked cakes and all day food including family favourites. Friendly service. Book the conservatory for candle lit meals at night. Fish and chip takeaway service at weekends.
Balquhidder Village
MHOR84 Motel: restaurant for all day food Balquhidder Popular contemporary bistro style eatery with mix match furniture and quirky china. Part of the MHOR quality food empire run by Chef Tom Lewis and partners. Fresh, seasonal produce offered throughout the year whether breakfast, lunch ,dinner, drinks or coffee and MHOR cakes. Indoor and outdoor seating. Annual events include the MHORfun run and Spring Food Fayre. Music on Thursday nights. Last food orders 9pm booking recommended.
Monachyle MHOR: Tom Lewis and his chef team continue to attract and delight food lovers from all over the world. Don't be surprised to see famous chefs, members of Royal families, British and Holywood stars dining there. Creative seasonal menu's lovingly prepared using as many foraged, hand baked, reared and cultivated products as practical. Enjoy the journey alongside Loch's Voil and Doine in Balquhidder. Hosts of the popular MHORFest annual festival in May.
St Fillans On Loch Earn
The Four Seasons: Hotel and restaurant on Loch Earn St Fillans - Stunning location on the banks of the east end of Loch Earn owned by Susan Stuart. Choose the Tarken Bistro, alfresco eating area, lounge for afternoon tea or treat yourself to creative award winning dishes in the Meall Reamhar restaurant serving contemporary Scottish cuisine. Hear tales about the time The Beatles came to stay.
Achray House Hotel: on Loch Earn, St Fillans Delicious food, beautifully presented and with delightful flavours. Laura, Panu and the team will welcome you. It may be possible to get a lift in the hotel 8 seater if you give Laura plenty of notice when you book. The restaurant has windows on three elevations enabling excellent views over Loch Earn. Look out for midweek and Sunday specials.
The Village Store coffee shop: Have a cuppa and breakfast rolls or lunch snacks in the cafe or try the takeaway from the kitchen window.
St Fillans Golf Club - You don't have to play golf to enjoy the popular home cooking in the club house. You will be made very welcome here. Nutricious and Delicious cater for coffee and tea, lovely lunches and lots of home baked cakes.
Strathyre A84
The White Stag Inn: New Owners 2022
Hand whisked ice cream, floats and more
The Broch Cafe Coffee lovers will enjoy the Lucaffee coffee served here and there are always home made cakes on the counter (the chocolate Malteser tray bake is amazing). Light meals are served from breakfast through to 19.00 and you will find sample menus on the website. Check their Facebook page for occasional themed food nights. The cafe is on the BLiSS art trail and just off Sustrans Cycle Route 7. Like us, they have a petanque piste. Eat and drink Al fresco while you have a shot with the boules.
The Strathyre Village Store- You can buy snacks, takeaway hot drinks, Airlie Ice cream and more and sit in the outdoor seats and picnic tables around the shop.
See a list of other restaurants and cafes that are worth travelling to in and out of this reagion - at the foot of the page
The Strathyre Village Store- You can buy snacks, takeaway hot drinks, Airlie Ice cream and more and sit in the outdoor seats and picnic tables around the shop.
See a list of other restaurants and cafes that are worth travelling to in and out of this reagion - at the foot of the page
Local Produce, Food shopping, Taste of Scotland #Shoplocal
Cakes from the MHOR Bakery Callander also supplied in MHOR84, Balquhidder
Falls of Dochart hot and cold smoked salmon
Ice Cream
Airlie Ice cream is hand made in Strathyre. Nearest stockist of Airlie Ice Cream? The Strathyre village Shop, A84, Strathyre.
Salmon and Deli products
Falls of Dochart Smoked Salmon - Visit the Falls of Dochart smokehouse, tasting counter and shop to purchase salmon smoked and prepped on the premisis. The pater is wonderful. Or make your own. See their website recipe ideas. You will also find a range of deli and food gift foods and drink there, including own brand gin and whisky. Perthshire Preserves, Scottish made rape seed oil dressings, bread made in Comrie, shortbread, chocolate, oatcakes and other deli produce Made in Scotland.
Coffee
Glen Lyon Coffee - Coffee roasted in Glen Lyon. Available in local deli's or on line
Bakery
MHOR Bread - Discover the wonders of the MHOR bakery in Callander offering a selection of cakes, sour dough and other rustic bread and rolls and pies. Try the steak and haggis or other choices of gourmet pies. The cakes are delicious. You might want to buy a selection box, cut and share to experience more than just one! We are fans of the MHOR shortbread too.
Gin
MHOR gin and honey - Mhor In Store sells an ever changinG range of seasonal products including own brand gin and honey. Owners Tom and Lisa Lewis created Dr Osbournes gin . Choose number 46 or 99
Cheese
Strathearn Cheese is worth looking out for. A quality hotel will offer a choice in restaurants and you will find them at the local farmers markets to buy your own. More from the Strathearn Cheese stockist list
Bread
Wild Hearth Bakery Bread - Popular rustic loafs baked within Cultybraggan near Comrie. Purchase some on your travels usimg this local retailer map
Farmers Markets
- Farm Shop at Comrie Croft, near Comrie
- Perthsire Farmers Market For a wider range of Perthshire produce visit the Farmers Market
- Stirling Farmers Market If you are in the Stirlng area visit the Stirling Farmers market
Other Deli Counters
Chocolates
- Gordon and Durwood. -Chocolates and sweets - Manufacturers of sweets and chocolates since 1925
Whisky
- Whisky distillery tours and shop Deanston, Doune
- Whisky distillery tours and shop Glenturret , Crieff
- Callander Drinks Company, shop and tasting rooms The Grail
- Tyndrum Whisky on-line or visit The Green Welly Stop for a quality selection in store, Tyndrum
- Falls of Doachart label Glenturret Whisky
Gin
- Stirling Gin, Gin distillery and shop, Stirling
- Falls of Dochart Gin, Killin
- Dr Osbornes Gin, at MHOR is Store, Kingshouse, Balquhidder turn off from A84
- 1881 Gin and tasting experience, Crieff Hydro
Fruit and Veg
- The Handy Shop Comrie and Crieff Fresh seasonl fruit and veg including organic options
- The Smiddy, Blair Drummond - Seasonal fresh fruit and veg shop
- The Crieff Food Company Ltd, Crieff
- Comrie Croft Farm Shop
Butcher
- D. Campbell & Son, Callander
- David Comrie & Son, Comrie
- Gourlay Butchers, Crieff
- Smiddy Butchery, Blair Drummond
- Inverlochlarig Venison - Buy quality venison products straight from the farm in Balquhidder
Baker
Campbells bakery Crieff and Comrie
Mhor Bread
Wild Hearth Bakery
Fish
- Crieff Fish shop, fresh fish and seafood shop, Crieff
Fresh Fish and Seafood
Fresh Fish delivered by Crieff Fish shop to Briar Cottage Lochearnhead on Fridays
if ordered on a Thursday - ask us.
Guests are welcome to buy fresh fish from Crieff Fish shop. Either visit and choose from the incredible fish display in Crieff High Street OR ask us about placing an order on Thursday for Delivery on a Friday.
Fresh Tuna, seafood white and smoked haddock, lemon sole, fresh and hot smoked salmon, kippers, mackerel, sea bass, herring and more.
You can not beat the taste of fresh fish. Of course you can try to catch your own trout in the fishing season from our loch garden and jetty. The cottage record is 48 in a week by a couple and their grandson.(The trout season is March 15th to October 6th
Directories
Perth and Kinross Food and Drink Directory - High-quality food and drink offerings in Perthshire
Callander local shops Food and Drink
Forth Valley Food Trail Map
Forth Valley Food and Drink Members
Fresh Tuna, seafood white and smoked haddock, lemon sole, fresh and hot smoked salmon, kippers, mackerel, sea bass, herring and more.
You can not beat the taste of fresh fish. Of course you can try to catch your own trout in the fishing season from our loch garden and jetty. The cottage record is 48 in a week by a couple and their grandson.(The trout season is March 15th to October 6th
Directories
Perth and Kinross Food and Drink Directory - High-quality food and drink offerings in Perthshire
Callander local shops Food and Drink
Forth Valley Food Trail Map
Forth Valley Food and Drink Members
Other Restaurants, Cafes, Eateries Worth Travelling To Find
There are many good places to eat and drink, Check out this map of places to eat and drink surrounding Briar Cottages
Aberfeldy Watermill Bookshop - Aberfeldy
Allan Water Cafe, Bridge of Allan - Great family sit in fish and chip shop / restaurant
Ardeonaig Hotel - Killin
Barley Bree Restaurant, Muthill -excellent Scottish /French rustic cuisine, multi award winning
Ben Lawers Hotel, Loch Tay - Quality bar meals
Brig O Turk Tea Room - Vegetarian Cafe, make their own cakes and scones
Byre Inn, Brig O Turk - Open every day, Sunday roasts and breakfasts 8am to 9pm
Cafe Delivino - Crieff Popular Italian quality Deli and cafe in the centre off the main street.
Cafe Rhubarb Enjoy Martijn and Lauras soups, cakes and waffles. Great view of the High St
Callander Meadows, Callander - Excellent seasonal food. Ex Gleneagles chef, affordable quality.
Capercaillie restaurant Killin -lovely warming fire in winter
Courie Inn Killin - Charming service, good food
Cromlix House, Kinbuck nr Dunblane Chez Roux restaurant. tastebud treat for foodies
Deil's Cauldron, Comrie - Excellent chef cooked table d'hing, light bite lunches and Sunday roast
Deli Ecosse -Sources most of its products from Scottish producers.
Dizzy Duck Cafe, Auchingarrich Comrie - Home baking, off road setting in family fav. wildlife park
Falls of Dochart Inn, Killin - good food in atmospheric pub
Falls of Dochart Smokehouse Whisky smoked salmon breakfasts + lunch tasting with Tattinger Champagne. Retail outlet and on line shop too (locate behind the Inn car park opposite Falls)
G's Bistro Crieff- Owners Shari and Yann have downsized to this smaller restaurant maintaining their French influenced Savoyard cooking menu.
Gloagburn Farmshop Cafe, near Perth -fresh Scottish produce.
Lade Inn, Kilmahog
Lion & Unicorn, Thornhill, Traditional (1635) restaurant pub. Friendly, excellent home cooking with favourites and specials. A warm welcome and cosy fireplaces.
Loch Tay Bistro at Killin Golf Club
Lutis Artisan Food Callander - Wood fired pizzas to take away
Meadow Inn Crieff - Family run, pet friendly, good value pub grub
Mhor Bread and tea room Callander -Home made soup, MHOR bread, award winning pies, cakes
Roman Camp Hotel Callander
St Fillans Golf Club, St Fillans - Excellent home cooking, baking and order to carry out menus.
The Boat House Loch Tay
The Courtyard Brasserie & Bar, Kenmore -
The Inn at Kippen
The Killin Hotel Killin
The Old Bank, Callander coffee house and restaurant. Gluten free menu
The Potting shed bistro Callander - excellent soup and sandwich, scones, evening meals
The Real Food Cafe, Tyndrum More than just a fish and chip cafe, award winning
The Royal Hotel, Comrie - Excellent food in the Garden Room and Melville Lounge. Old traditional country hotel with stylish decor and an excellent chef
Aberfeldy Watermill Bookshop - Aberfeldy
Allan Water Cafe, Bridge of Allan - Great family sit in fish and chip shop / restaurant
Ardeonaig Hotel - Killin
Barley Bree Restaurant, Muthill -excellent Scottish /French rustic cuisine, multi award winning
Ben Lawers Hotel, Loch Tay - Quality bar meals
Brig O Turk Tea Room - Vegetarian Cafe, make their own cakes and scones
Byre Inn, Brig O Turk - Open every day, Sunday roasts and breakfasts 8am to 9pm
Cafe Delivino - Crieff Popular Italian quality Deli and cafe in the centre off the main street.
Cafe Rhubarb Enjoy Martijn and Lauras soups, cakes and waffles. Great view of the High St
Callander Meadows, Callander - Excellent seasonal food. Ex Gleneagles chef, affordable quality.
Capercaillie restaurant Killin -lovely warming fire in winter
Courie Inn Killin - Charming service, good food
Cromlix House, Kinbuck nr Dunblane Chez Roux restaurant. tastebud treat for foodies
Deil's Cauldron, Comrie - Excellent chef cooked table d'hing, light bite lunches and Sunday roast
Deli Ecosse -Sources most of its products from Scottish producers.
Dizzy Duck Cafe, Auchingarrich Comrie - Home baking, off road setting in family fav. wildlife park
Falls of Dochart Inn, Killin - good food in atmospheric pub
Falls of Dochart Smokehouse Whisky smoked salmon breakfasts + lunch tasting with Tattinger Champagne. Retail outlet and on line shop too (locate behind the Inn car park opposite Falls)
G's Bistro Crieff- Owners Shari and Yann have downsized to this smaller restaurant maintaining their French influenced Savoyard cooking menu.
Gloagburn Farmshop Cafe, near Perth -fresh Scottish produce.
Lade Inn, Kilmahog
Lion & Unicorn, Thornhill, Traditional (1635) restaurant pub. Friendly, excellent home cooking with favourites and specials. A warm welcome and cosy fireplaces.
Loch Tay Bistro at Killin Golf Club
Lutis Artisan Food Callander - Wood fired pizzas to take away
Meadow Inn Crieff - Family run, pet friendly, good value pub grub
Mhor Bread and tea room Callander -Home made soup, MHOR bread, award winning pies, cakes
Roman Camp Hotel Callander
St Fillans Golf Club, St Fillans - Excellent home cooking, baking and order to carry out menus.
The Boat House Loch Tay
The Courtyard Brasserie & Bar, Kenmore -
The Inn at Kippen
The Killin Hotel Killin
The Old Bank, Callander coffee house and restaurant. Gluten free menu
The Potting shed bistro Callander - excellent soup and sandwich, scones, evening meals
The Real Food Cafe, Tyndrum More than just a fish and chip cafe, award winning
The Royal Hotel, Comrie - Excellent food in the Garden Room and Melville Lounge. Old traditional country hotel with stylish decor and an excellent chef
