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The Good Food Guide’s annual shortlist was announced on Wednesday, after 60,000 votes were cast from diners, and they dispatched their team of inspectors to verify those recommendations.
Although we would have liked to see many more of our favourites in the line-up, Scotland hasn’t done too shabbily, with ten of our finest eateries making the cut.
These include a much-loved Edinburgh venue – Fin & Grape – that was named Best Local Restaurant in Scotland and was in the running for Best Local Restaurant in the UK, an accolade that went to Bavette in Leeds.
Here are all the restaurants that have made this year’s Guide.
5. Provender, Melrose
The Good Food Guide described the style here as "precise, French-accented cooking". Their current menu includes roasted Borders lamb loin and crispy haggis, ratatouille, roast potatoes and lamb jus. West End House, High Street, Melrose (01896 820319, www.provendermelrose.com) | Contributed Photo: Contributed
6. The Gordon Arms, Yarrow
Owners Bryn and Oxana Jones look after this historic coaching inn, where the Sunday lunch menu includes a venison Wellington. Fill your boots. Yarrow Valley, Selkirk (between Selkirk and Moffat), Selkirkshire, Scottish Borders (01750 82261, www.gordonarmsyarrow.co.uk) | Contributed
7. L'Escargot Bleu, Edinburgh
This much loved venue, looked after by chef patron Fred Berkmiller, remains tres bien, with an impressive commitment to locally sourced produce. 56 Broughton Street (0131 557 1600, www.leescargotbleu.co.uk) | Fred Berkmiller
8. The Whitehouse, Lochaline
This place offers a casual fine dining experience, with a view of Lochaline Harbour. Their dinner menu includes pan-fried lemon sole, peas, mussel butter sauce and polenta. Loachaline, Oban (01967 421356, www.thewhitehouserestaurant.co.uk) | Contributed