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Voluptuous curtains, deep sofas and blazing fires make this country hotel a delight, and the restaurant excels. Their guinea fowl breast with truffle noodles is a winner.

Unnoteworthy in appearance or location, but excellent food. Bar menu and à la carte in a cottage atmosphere. Eat outside in summer.

Long-established in this converted stone cattle byre, the oyster bar offers two vegetarian dishes daily and an ocean of the freshest seafood. Bring a hearty appetite and have a go at the lobster platter.

A flagstone floor, cobwebbed walls and a menagerie of stuffed animals to fight your way past – it’s quite an experience. Pub grub and beer flow all day.

Distinguished restaurant showcasing the best of Scottish produce. Small choice, but cooked to perfection.

This middle-of-nowhere former coaching inn is now a trendy restaurant well worth crossing the moor to find. Nothing exotic, but good food at good prices.

The Michelin star first stopped overhead in 1990, and this country hotel restaurant hasn’t looked back since (see Airds Hotel) .

Winning awards left, right and centre, this converted 17th-century farmhouse is a secret about to break. From quail to local lamb, this is good food at a surprisingly low price.

Old-world inn by the famous “Bridge over the Atlantic”. Historic and wonderful, you still expect pirates to breeze in. Real ale and delicious pub grub.

An adjunct of the Kilmartin Museum, this light-lunch café is mainly vegetarian but does excellent venison burgers. Home baking and great coffee.