East Ayrshire
Wood Fired

Wood Fired

Strathaven Road, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom, KA17 0LY

Pizza • Italian • British • Scottish


"absolute heaven we were blessed with a beautiful sunny day for the beautiful picturesque ride to the loud hill restaurant. in the most beautiful Scottish history and surrounded by pure natural beauty, each seat in the house offers a picturesque view to enjoy during eating. we chose a table outside to take the full advantage of the beautiful weather. the employees are absolutely fantastic and work as well oiled machine and the high degree of training and know about the menu and options makes for a simple, pleasant experience at the order. the menu offers literally for everyone and the personal will let them know which specials are available. I had difficulty choosing between the dressed but finally for the haggis bons for my starter, the amazing low price sirloin steak with a diane sauce and for pudding the piece de resistance, that is the sticky toffe pudding. you just have to try. the dishes were served quickly, despite everything freshly cooked. the haggis was amazing. the sauce, the pots and the haggis perfectly blend. I would like to have eaten a larger part of it for a main course. the main course was brought out in perfect time how well the kitchen works. the timing was just perfect even though the restaurant was busy. I admit, I was tried by the carbonara that my daughter ordered and the steak pipe that my wife ordered, but the Sirloin steak was too heavy to resist at such a low price. boiled to absolute perfection with a fine diane sauce. just perfect! my daughter said that her carbonara was excellent and the steak pee of my wife was supposed to be fantastic. the puddings. Oh I don't have the vocabulary to do the sticky toffee pudding justice. I honestly can't remember ever being so good. the sponge was perfect, the sauce was perfect and it was nice and warm and lush. my wife chose the strawberry and lime cheese cake and she was very impressed by the thick basic. my daughter ordered the dough sticks and I managed to grab one. they were fantastic! After we finished our meal, we were asked if we wanted to move to the house as the sun was blown and it became cool. we never thought to ask, and we were very grateful that the employees asked us. everything was perfectly timed, well presented and looked just as good as it tasted. the service was excellent. the staff was very attentive, friendly and helpful as well as knowledgeable. the prices were amazing and the culinary experience improved by the beautiful environment. a dog-friendly, child-friendly restaurant that is just excellent. watch the movie 'outlaw king' before you visit and ask them if they speak with chef sam so kind and welcoming."

Mcchristies

Mcchristies

The Portland Arms, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • Drinks • Salads


"Have been for dinner here before and have always been really impressed, but to say we were disappointed tonight was an understatement. First course paid £7 for a tempura starter. I had one proper piece of chicken, with three tiny pieces, which actually had more batter than chicken. I didn’t say anything at this point as I had ordered a pub classic style main which should) almost certainly fill me up. My main came and although it wasn’t expensive £12) it barely had 4 decent spoonfuls of macaroni in a tiny dish. I genuinely thought they had given me a child’s portion by mistake as my husbands meal lasagna) which was almost identical in price came in a pot that was at least 4 times the size. My 3 year old wouldn’t have had any issue finishing what I was given and would still have room for dessert! Unfortunately when I queried this with staff I was told it was correct, and that a staff member had it for their lunch today and it filled them up so it must be enough! The staff member referenced was very slim and unfortunately I’m not) so it felt like she was inadvertently making fun of my weight by dismissing my concerns and comparing me to others. Just to clarify I have never complained about the size of portions at any restaurant previously. The manager appeared very inexperienced and instead of rectifying a problem in what should have been a very simple way, instead made me feel personally attacked for not being satisfied by the tiny amount of food I was provided with. I have never in my life been to any restaurant, ordered two courses and left hungry but this was unfortunately my experience tonight, and the staff’s rudeness and uninterested attitude made the situation 100 times worse. Our bill came to just under £50 for 2 starters, 2 mains and 2 drinks I was driving so only a soft drink) and instead of enjoying a nice meal with my husband, I left feeling hungry and humiliated. Certainly won’t be back and will be telling others to go elsewhere too."

Library

Library

Dumfries House Estate, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Cafés • Coffee • Cheese • Seafood


"As we were staying at the Dumfries House Lodge for a couple of nights we took the opportunity to visit the Library Restaurant which is a short stroll away from the guesthouse in Dumfries House itself. Little did we know as we approached the magnificent Robert Adam building in it’s glory on a bright and peaceful evening that we were about to have a private dining experience! By absolute chance there were no other reservations that evening and we had the restaurant to ourselves. Despite my attempt to convince my wife that I had paid a fortune for the privilege I don’t think she was entirely taken in for more than a few seconds. We understand that the following night was fully booked. The setting is quite unique as you are led from the visitors entrance through to the library which had a cosy atmosphere with a log fire burning, the grand mantelpiece surround, the comfortable settee, subtle lighting and a small bar. With our bottle of NZ Pinot Noir ordered and a glass poured we were able to browse the menu in comfort. There were five options for each course and all reasonably priced from starters at £6 £7, mains £12 £22 (steak) and dessert at £5 or cheese for £7. The young waiter, who was attentive but discrete throughout the evening was friendly and efficient. The dining area itself beyond was lined with book shelves and ten or so tables stylishly set with good spacing between although in the circumstances there were no issues with other diners! For starters my wife had Goats cheese with red onion and tomatoes whilst I opted for the Confit Duck Pie with duck scratching and salad. The duck was served in a ramekin style dish topped with mashed potato which was a surprise although the duck was tasty, as was my wife’s goats cheese. Mains for my wife was Chicken Ballantine stuffed with Shitaki served with parmesan gnocchi and spinach which she enjoyed. I had monkfish in butter, served with puy lentils, artichoke puree and herb sauce. The fish was delicious however puy lentils may be an acquired taste which I unfortunately haven’t acquired a taste for as yet and there were quite a lot of them! Dessert consisted of Lemon amoretti cheesecake with a berry compote for my wife and White chocolate panna cotta and a doughnut with an apple sauce for myself. My wife thought the berry compote drowned the other flavours and I thought my dish was just ok. Full marks for the setting, food presentation, service and pricing (our bill including wine was £85 ex tip) but we were slightly disappointed with the flavours of some of the food overall in comparison to our previous meal on the estate at the former Stables Restaurant. At time of our recent visit the restaurant was only open Thursday to Sunday. It is a possibility that in future this restaurant may only be available for private functions, with another being opened within the hospitality centre so we were glad in the meantime to have dined in the House in such exclusive circumstances. Sadly we were escorted off the premises!"