A full sample of what’s served across four days — so you know, before you arrive, that this part is taken care of too.
For most of us, food is one more thing we manage for everyone else. What’s in the fridge, what the kids will actually eat, what fits the diet, the allergy, the mood, the time you don’t have. It’s planned, shopped for, cooked, cleared away — on repeat, mostly invisibly, mostly by women.
We don’t think rest is only about doing less. It’s about not having to think. So for four days, food simply appears — at the right time, beautifully made, with nothing for you to decide, plan, or clean up afterwards.
“Nourishment without negotiation. That’s the whole idea.”
Every dish below is designed to be restorative as well as delicious — seasonal, largely Scottish-sourced, and built around the kind of long, unhurried meals that let you actually taste what you’re eating for once.
Menus change with the seasons, but this is a genuine example of what’s served across a retreat — from the moment you arrive to the morning you leave.
Heirloom tomato · wild garlic pesto · sourdough crouton
Mozzarella · wild garlic pesto · sourdough crouton
Garlic & herb marinated chicken · creamed potato · broccolini · tarragon cream sauce
Garlic & herb sautéed king oyster mushroom · creamed potato · broccolini · tarragon cream sauce
Seasonal fruit compote · shortbread
Coffee and herbal teas offered afterward
Slow-cooked tomato, roasted peppers, warming spices, baked eggs, feta and toasted sourdough
Slow-cooked tomato, roasted peppers, warming spices, chickpea and toasted sourdough
Lemon drizzle cake · fresh berries
Basil oil · warm sourdough
Creamed polenta · honey glazed carrots · spring greens · rich red wine jus
Creamed polenta · spring greens · glazed carrots
Toffee sauce · vanilla ice cream
Poached eggs · roasted cherry tomatoes · crumbled feta · chilli flakes · lemon
Smashed avocado · roasted cherry tomatoes · toasted seeds · lemon
Brown butter flapjack
Crispy roast potatoes · roast vine tomatoes · cucumber yoghurt dip · garden pea fricassee · salsa verde
Crispy roast potatoes · roast vine tomatoes · spring pea fricassee · salsa verde
Scottish berries · vanilla cream · meringue · berry coulis
Poached free-range eggs · toasted English muffin · hollandaise sauce · smoked streaky bacon · wilted baby spinach
Dry-aged Scottish sirloin, roasted medium · duck fat roast potatoes · Yorkshire pudding · cauliflower cheese · honey roasted heritage carrots · maple glazed parsnips · buttered seasonal greens · rich roast gravy · horseradish cream · wholegrain mustard
Stuffed with roasted chestnuts, spinach, cranberries & herbs · roast potatoes · maple glazed heritage carrots · seasonal greens · braised red cabbage · vegetarian gravy
Vanilla custard
Ayrshire bacon · pork & herb sausage · free-range eggs (fried or scrambled) · potato scone · roast tomato · button mushroom · baked beans
Vegetarian sausage · potato scone · roast tomato · flat mushroom · baked beans · wilted baby spinach
A note on allergies. Due to the nature of our fully catered kitchen, we’re unable to guarantee an allergen-free environment and cannot accommodate guests with food allergies. We warmly cater for vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free diets — just let us know when you book.
Every meal above is included in your room rate — no ordering, no splitting bills, no thinking required.