Braemar, Scottish Restaurant Guide

Limited feedback this year on this grand hotel near Balmoral (opened by HRH Charles III back in 2019) – one of the first properties in Hauser + Wirth’s ArtFarm portfolio. Such reports as we have say it can be “outstanding”, and The Scotsman’s Rosalind Erskine branded it “bonkers but beautiful” in an August 2023 review. It’s by no means a cheap experience, though, with the simple, if high-quality main dishes typically in the £35-£40 price range… and that’s before the chips (only £5, but mash or veg are closer to a tenner).