Kintillo, French Restaurant Guide

2022 Review: This “little piece of France” – down to the terrace under a red awning along the streetfront – has earned a strong local reputation over more than a decade as a haven of classic Gallic cuisine.

The “fabulous” traditional dining room of this famous resort hotel – less aspirational than its near-neighbour Restaurant Andrew Fairlie – is still going strong after just over a century. Its modern Scottish cooking is certainly “not the cheapest”, but inspired consistently supportive feedback in this year’s annual diners’ poll. Recommendations include for “the best breakfast anywhere” and slap-up Sunday lunch.

“Hidden deep in the Gleneagles Hotel”, this formidable dining room is considered by many to be Scotland’s flagship venue for fine dining. Named for the late Andrew Fairlie, who passed away in 2019, its renown has been successfully maintained by chef Stephen McLaughlin, who has worked here since the restaurant first opened in 2001. There are à la carte options here, priced from £145 per person for three courses, or there is a ‘Degustation’ menu at £195 per person for seven courses – of the latter, feedback says that “every course is incredible” and there’s also “particular praise for the sommelier” Frenk Trouw and his “outstanding” advice. GM of 23 years, Dale Dewsbury, retired in 2025, to be replaced by Californian James Ashton, who’s been at the hotel for ten years.