Fyne Dining Wins Second Rosette For Creggans

December 24, 2009 on 8:44 am | In Dine Drink, London, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales | Comments Off

TDales Holiday CottagesHE CREGGANS Inn on Loch Fyneside in Argyll has won a second AA rosette for the quality of its food.

The Inn already had a single rosette, and both chef Gordon Smillie and owners Archie and Gill MacLellan are delighted that the Automobile Association has now awarded a second prestigious rosette to the famous Strachur establishment.

The AA say that two rosettes are awarded to: “The best local restaurants, offering higher standards and better consistency. Greater precision is apparent in the cooking, and there is obvious attention to the quality and selection of ingredients.”

To give an example of the quality on offer, the dining room menu at the Creggans offers a five-course meal, typically starting with canapés followed by a choice of starter (Hand-dived Loch Fyne scallops with soft herb salad, parsley oil and crispy artichokes is often on the menu).

The main, preceded by a soup course, might be roast loin of Scotch lamb with rosemary braised potatoes, roast shallots, butternut squash puree and a port and basil jus, or baked fillet of halibut with a fennel and citrus crumb on a fine vegetable, fennel and new potato sauce.

Dessert might be Vacherin of strawberries with lemon and lime cream, or dark chocolate and coffee torte with home-made fresh mint ice-cream.
The sumptuous dining room and attentive waiting staff add to the quality of the Creggans eating experience.


See Britain with a Great British Heritage PassHead chef Gordon Smillie has been in the trade for some 16 years. He said: “This award is a great recogntion for the Creggans and for the staff and their future careers.”

Owner Archie MacLellan also praised the kitchen staff, saying: “This is a reflection of genuine quality and hard work from the kitchen. It also points to a greater attention to detail.”

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