A fabulous rural retreat on the fringe of the Scottish Highlands is the Alyth Hotel, a charming little establishment that is nestled snugly above the country’s most fertile valley in Strathmore. The once coaching inn is guarded by the arches of an ancient church and is the ideal place from which to enjoy some respite amidst a day of exploration around the beautiful areas of Perthshire, Angus and the Grampian Highlands.
The hotel is also home to the fabulous Mersh Bar, a venue from which eager patrons are invited to sit back, relax, grab a drink and, more importantly, a wonderful bite to eat – with a number of beloved Scottish dishes on the menu.
Begin with an exquisite appetiser from a list that includes a whisky cream topped haggis, neep and tattie tower that is beautifully contrasted by some Parma ham and goats cheese adorned toasts, served with a cranberry and red onion chutney in a list that caters for a variety of tastes.
Following such are a range of delectable main courses that promise to provide the rumbling stomach with the utmost satisfaction, such as the sumptuous roast belly of pork, which is served with spiced apple, black pudding and rosemary roast potatoes, the heart-warming homemade steak pie, and the oriental number in the spiced salmon on Chinese noodles.
Round the meal off in style with one of the sublime desserts at the Mersh Bar at Alyth Hotel, where the sweet and sharp Homemade Lemon Meringue pie can be found alongside the rich chocolate fudge brownie – and where the Cheese and Biscuits provide a quintessentially British savoury conclusion.