1236 Cave Bar at Meldrum House — Restaurant in Scotland

Really like the cave bar. Definitely recommended to book beforehand as it’s quite small and limited spaces for the guest. The pig cheek pie we had was nice but a bit too salty for our liking. Very good table service and staff check several times if we were ok with more drinks and food. Has a nice evening there.

Meldrum House Country Hotel & Golf Course is a lovely hotel located in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire. The hotel is set in beautiful grounds and has a variety of amenities, including a golf course, a Cave bar, and an outdoor glass pod/bar.

We stayed at the hotel for a wedding, and we were very impressed with the service. The staff were friendly and helpful, and they went out of their way to make sure we had a great stay. The wedding itself was also very well-organised, and the food was delicious.

hotel rooms are spacious and comfortable. However, it would have been good if there had been a bath in the room. The shower was powerful and worked well, but it would have been nice to have the option of a bath.

The hotel has free parking, which is a bonus. There is also a golf course on-site, which is perfect for golfers. However, there is no swimming pool or gym, which may be a disadvantage for some guests.

Overall, we had a great stay at Meldrum House Country Hotel & Golf Course. The hotel is lovely, the staff are friendly and helpful, and the wedding was well-organized. I would definitely recommend the hotel to anyone looking for a great place to stay in Aberdeenshire.

Here are some of the things I loved about Meldrum House Country Hotel & Golf Course:

The friendly and helpful staff The Cave bar The outdoor glass pod/bar The free parking The golf course

Overall, I had a wonderful experience at Meldrum House Country Hotel & Golf Course. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a great place to stay in...

Ambiance at The Cave Bar is lovely, and we had high hopes for a memorable dining experience. We started the evening with a few drams from their whisky selection, which is decent, but not as extensive as the whisky bar at the Fife Arms in Braemar or the Dowans Hotel in Aberlour, for example. We had a cheese plate (three types of cheeses), haggis bon bon (slightly greasy), and fishcakes (noticeably salty). Followed by our mains – pan fried halibut with a cream sauce, and a roast of sirloin with Yorkshire puddings and vegetables. Unfortunately, the halibut was seriously overcooked resulting in a fish that was so dry it might as well have been a piece of dried fish slapped on the plate. The accompanying poached egg arrived at our table about halfway through our meal because the kitchen had forgot about it and it was just as disappointing (not runny) as the rest of the fish dish. The roast beef was dry and its doneness not evenly pink as suggested, along with vegetables that were limp and Yorkshire puddings that were flat and unappetising. We couldn’t finish our mains because it was simply cooked to death. Clearly supervision is lacking in the kitchen. We voiced our disappointment to the person in charge, who promptly apologised and took off the mains from our bill. We also appreciated the apology and acknowledgement from the kitchen about the dishes that didn’t pass muster, but, unfortunately, we can’t undo the negative dining experience we just had. Would we return to The Cave Bar? …...

A group of us dined within the outdoor bubbles at Meldrum house for a birthday.

Thankfully the birthday person didn't seem as disappointed as others.

My food, a venison dish was ok, if a little strange with pink medallions of venison along side slow cooked venison in sauce with mashed potato, pick one. My wife's food was probably the worst, she can't eat red meat and is lactose intolerant. The resultant option was a veggie burger that was obviously a frozen shaped disc, little sauce and a freezer burned gluten free bun was served. She pointed out the bun was brittle like a biscuit, they explained the normal bun had butter in, she said that's ok but then they took 20 mins to replace the bun, then the burger was cold. It would seem little thought or effort was made for vegetarians or dietary requirements.

Service across the table seemed lacking with poorly trained teenagers. One girl was quite attentive but others less so.

For the price paid, approximately £40 per person for food plus £100 across the group to rent the bubble made the whole experience quite...