What the Papers Say ...

Arthur McMillan, Scotland on Sunday, October 2006

"The fine dining on offer at Kirroughtree is a match for anything the best restaurants in Scotland can offer… The fillet of beef with shallot sauce was among the best dishes I have eaten this year... Seared Solway scallops, landed in nearby Kirkcudbright, were rippling with flavour.

"We were greeted with warm smiles and shown to a vast bedroom … Our spacious deluxe on the first floor featured a massive bay window offering a grandstand view of the gardens and surrounding woodland. The spacious bathroom was an impressive spot to enjoy a well earned soak in the suds.

"Kirroughtree House is perfect for anyone who wants to do nothing but breathe fresh air and relax… The grounds make for an enjoyable walk and the only company will be livestock in the fields, signaling their annoyance that you have disturbed their day."

Allan Brown, The Sunday Times, May 2006

"The feuillete of asparagus tips under a puff pastry lid was expertly done ... the cream of white onion soup possessed intense flavour... a fillet of sea bass came with a side helping of tomato petals.

"Three main courses came with maltaise sauce, valrhona sauce and antiboise sauce, none of which, to the best of my knowledge, I’d ever encountered previously. There were lots of these touches, little bits of culinary business one never sees in the city.

"This was dining ... for a clientele that knows what it likes and likes what it knows. The prices represented exceptionally good value and the service was relaxed and exemplary."

Geoff Hill, News Letter, Belfast, August 2005

"There was Peter at the door with a warm smile and in our room was a four poster bed with a decanter of welcoming sherry. Dinner was nigh on perfect: scallops, carrot and coriander soup, pheasant and fillet of pork, washed down by a big Merlot and served by staff so friendly that it was all I could do not to ask them to adopt us.”