The Barony — Restaurant in Scotland

We arrived and were warmly greeted and shown to our table. The decor is gentle and sophisticated but you did sink down into the chairs a little.

We chose our food. I had the Thai fishcake balls with lemon mayo which were tasty but did not taste of Thai at all and the mayo did not taste of lemon and was a bit heavy for the fishcakes. A Thai chilli dipping sauce would have been better. However, still very nice. My partner had the roasted red pepper and tomato soup which was delicious 😋. Really very good! However we had to ask for bread as it did not come with any.

The next course was brought out almost immediately which is something I really don't like as you feel rushed. That's why I gave four stars for service as the waiting staff were excellent.

I had the loin of bacon in a mustard sauce with mash and kale. The loin was good, as was the sauce. I think the mash could have been more creamy and buttery, it was a little solid. My partner had the lamb in mint and red currant gravy with sauteed new potatoes. The lamb was soft and flavourful. It was very good but not a show stopper for the money.

We shared a pudding, raspberry cheesecake which was soooo creamy and delightful. Lovely presentation too.

All in all, great food, nice atmosphere and lovely service. I was expecting perhaps a little more, it was very well cooked food but nothing I would not be able to do at home. No breaks between courses is a no no, we would have had another round of drinks if we had...

DONT GO IF YOU ARE HUNGRY

First visit to the Barony, first impressions were outstanding, beautiful surroundings, spotlessly clean and the service was top class. The thing that let it down massively was the portion sizes, £18.95 for the breast of chicken in a drambuie sauce with sautéed potatoes and mixed vegetables, the chicken was tiny, looked like it had been cut in half lengthways, 5 thin slices of sautéed potatoes and a few bits of veg, this was at best a young child's portion of food. Again, the rib eye steak at £27.95 arrived on the same sized plate as the chicken, a handful of chips and a small bit of salad containing 1 cherry tomato cut in half. Left still hungry and didn't want to order a desert or the cheese to find these were also minute, home via the chip shop! Don't visit if you are hungry. Won't be back unless portion sizes change to a decent plate...

Have always had a really good dining experience. Food good, wines good too. My only problem is the fish of the day has been the same for as long as I remember. Why does the fish ALWAYS have to have Parma ham wrapped around it. I am a pescatarian, love fish but don't want ham too. Was told that it was made up in advance so couldn't have it without ham. Mmmmmm sorry you are a restaurant, improvise. Staff young but great, they are an asset. Would definitely go again but don't rely on the fish if you don't...