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Review of Michelin Star Restaurants including the Andrew Fairlie Michelin Star Restaurant at Gleneagles Hotel Scotland
Eating at a Michelin Star Restaurant is such a treat in every sense. There is the visual aspect of immaculately laid tables, well presented and mannered staff, the relaxing music, the deliciousness of the food which are like works of art on a plate and the joy of experiencing new tastes on the palate from a fusion of foods. Aboutaberdeen have enjoyed eating at Michelin star restaurants throughout Scotland and below are our reviews:
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The Andrew Fairlie Restaurant at the 5 star Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire is a two Michelin star restaurant. Diners need not be guests at Gleneagles but table reservations are a must because Andrew Fairlie is in such demand. Those staying at the hotel can add their bill from the Andrew Fairlie restaurant to their account.
The Andrew Fairlie restaurant is located in the heart of Gleneagles and though there is disabled access to the Hotel complex there are about five steps down into the restaurant. There is a handrail and the Maitre de was such a gentleman and assisted the member of our group who had a disability.
Maitre de
We were warmly greeted at the Andrew Fairlie restaurant by the charming Maitre de with his friendly Yorkshire accent. This being our first visit to a two Michelin star restaurant we were not sure what to expect and the Maitre de was kind enough to chat to us about the menu, wine list and helped to select a bottle of champagne to suit our tastes.
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It wasn't just the Matre de who was an asset to Andrew Fairlie, all his staff were efficient, polite, helpful and smart. It was such a joy to hear them explain each dish as it was served and offer their compliments for our dining experience, never seeming to use the same phrases twice. Glasses were filled within seconds of being drunk and the waiters and waitresses seemed to come from nowhere. So unobtrusive were the waiters that when Aboutaberdeen.com tried to take photos of the restaurant for this Michelin star restaurant review they were next to us offering to take group and couple photos! They certainly earned their 10% tip and more! So infectious were their genial smiles it was impossible to keep the cheesy grins of our faces for the photos on this Andrew Fairlie restaurant review.
One lovely thing about this Michelin star restaurant is that the tables were well spaced so that you could not hear the conversations of the dinners in the other tables. The relaxing music was low and there was no noise from the kitchen. As expected from a two Michelin star restaurant there was spotlessly clean and well ironed table clothes and napkins and the cutlery and glasses on the table were spotless.
The Michelin star menu at the Andrew Fairlie restaurant are fixed prices and there is a choice from three menus: the A La Carte, Degustation and Du Marche. The menus change during the seasons to allow the chefs to use the freshest of ingredients and these are sourced as locally as possible.
A La Carte Menu
The A La Carte menu has a choice of five dishes for each starter, main and dessert. For example starters included Ballottine of Duck Foie Gras, Almond Jelly, Toasted Brioche or truffled ravioli, cep cream, mushroom consommé or roast langoustines, asparagus, baby artichokes, fennel puree or home smoked Scottish lobster, warm line and herb butter.
Main courses from the A La Carte menu included Tamworth pork cutlet, belly, black pudding or fillet of wild venison, roots, fruits truffle macaroni or Peelham farm grass finished veal loin, shin, tail and tongue or roast troncon, razor clams, brown butter sauce or the vegetarian option of olive oil poached artichoke, crisp boiled egg, fennel veloute.
Puddings and desserts from the A La Carte menu included a selection of French Artisanal cheeses or tart tatin, Madagascan vanilla and cinnamon ice cream (for two people) or pumpkin cake, muscovado mousse, salted caramel popcorn or soufflé, cream, mousse, sorbet, spices or green matcha tea parfait, grapefruit and yuzu sorbet or caramelised banana, peanut butter mousse, sesame biscuit. At the time of this Andrew Fairlie restaurant review the A La Carte menu cost £75 for 3 courses with a £10 supplement for specific choices such as the lobster. Cheese in addition to dessert cost £10. Coffee and chocolates was charged only for the A La Carte menu and would have been £5.
Degustation Menu
The Degustation menu is a set menu of 7 courses which must be taken by all the table guests. It is a bit more expensive than the A La Cart Menu at £95 and gives the diner a taster of different dishes. As an example of what to expect from the Degustation menu on the night aboutaberdeen.com visited the Andrew Fairlie restaurant there was Ballottine of Duck Foie Gras, Almond Jelly, Toasted Brioche and roast langoustines baby artichokes, fennel puree and mushroom consommé cep cream, truffled ravioli and roast halibut brown butter and fillet of wild venison macaroni gratin and caramelised banana peanut butter mousse and coffee and chocolates.
Du Marche Menu
The Du Marche menu costs £85 for each diner and as with the other menus gives guests a stunning taste of why Andrew Fairlie and his team were awarded two Michelin stars . It consisted of pressed confit chicken ham hock pickled onions grain mustard and fricasse of morels, mousserons languoustines and torellini of pork cheek, chorizo asparagus veloute, roast fillet of turbot surf clams, parsley butter and Gressingham duck spiced roulade of duck leg and carpaccio of rhubarb lychee rose sorbet, white chocolate cream and coffee and chocolates.
Though courses in the Degustation and Du Marche menus are described as little tasters they were generous portions. We have eaten in several Michelin star restaurants and Andrew Fairlie's was the first that we left with a full tummy and the feeling of having had generous portions rather than small pretentious dishes.
Each course was remarkably presented down to the last intricate detail. It almost seemed a shame to break up this cuisine artwork with our forks and knives but we were glad we did. We all agreed that the food was full of different blends of flavour and cooked to perfection demonstrating the chef's love of food as well as his talent with ingredients. Between courses there was complimentary dishes such as sorbet and a rather tasty cold beetroot soup. The meat and fish portions were generous portions which would have satisfied the most hungry of appetites. There was a wide choice of teas and coffees after the meal and we loved the choice of hand made chocolates after the meal which included brave choices such as basil or lime and chilli which sounded strange but left the table craving more.
Opening Times
The opening times of the Andrew Fairlie restaurant at Gleneagles in Auchterarder are from 7pm until 10pm Monday through to Saturday though the 10pm is for last reservations and the staff seemed happy to serve our table and several others late into the night. We left at about half past midnight and other guests were still being served. The restaurant is closed on a Sunday.
Contact the Andrew Fairlie restaurant at the website www.andrewfairlie.com or telephone (01764) 694267.
At just over a two hour drive from Aberdeen a return visit to the Two Michelin star Andrew Fairlie restaurant is a must for any special occasion.
Read the About Aberdeen Gleneagles Hotel review
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Andrew Fairlie was a mentor for the Masterchef Professionals TV programme on BBC One in 2012. During this time he assessed Ollie and Kim at Gleneagles where they made the fish dishes.
In January 2011 chef Andrew Fairlie joined a team of climbers where he cooked haggis, neeps and tatties at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Read more about this event that celebrated the birthday of Robert Burns on the About Aberdeen Burns Night page.
Michelin Star Restaurant
Review of Michelin Star Restaurants including the Andrew Fairlie Michelin Star Restaurant at Gleneagles Hotel Scotland
Eating at a Michelin Star Restaurant is such a treat in every sense. There is the visual aspect of immaculately laid tables, well presented and mannered staff, the relaxing music, the deliciousness of the food which are like works of art on a plate and the joy of experiencing new tastes on the palate from a fusion of foods. Aboutaberdeen have enjoyed eating at Michelin star restaurants throughout Scotland and below are our reviews:
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The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
Andrew Fairlie Restaurant
The Andrew Fairlie Restaurant at the 5 star Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire is a two Michelin star restaurant. Diners need not be guests at Gleneagles but table reservations are a must because Andrew Fairlie is in such demand. Those staying at the hotel can add their bill from the Andrew Fairlie restaurant to their account.
The Andrew Fairlie restaurant is located in the heart of Gleneagles and though there is disabled access to the Hotel complex there are about five steps down into the restaurant. There is a handrail and the Maitre de was such a gentleman and assisted the member of our group who had a disability.
Maitre de
We were warmly greeted at the Andrew Fairlie restaurant by the charming Maitre de with his friendly Yorkshire accent. This being our first visit to a two Michelin star restaurant we were not sure what to expect and the Maitre de was kind enough to chat to us about the menu, wine list and helped to select a bottle of champagne to suit our tastes.
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
It wasn't just the Matre de who was an asset to Andrew Fairlie, all his staff were efficient, polite, helpful and smart. It was such a joy to hear them explain each dish as it was served and offer their compliments for our dining experience, never seeming to use the same phrases twice. Glasses were filled within seconds of being drunk and the waiters and waitresses seemed to come from nowhere. So unobtrusive were the waiters that when Aboutaberdeen.com tried to take photos of the restaurant for this Michelin star restaurant review they were next to us offering to take group and couple photos! They certainly earned their 10% tip and more! So infectious were their genial smiles it was impossible to keep the cheesy grins of our faces for the photos on this Andrew Fairlie restaurant review.
One lovely thing about this Michelin star restaurant is that the tables were well spaced so that you could not hear the conversations of the dinners in the other tables. The relaxing music was low and there was no noise from the kitchen. As expected from a two Michelin star restaurant there was spotlessly clean and well ironed table clothes and napkins and the cutlery and glasses on the table were spotless.
Michelin Star Menu
The Michelin star menu at the Andrew Fairlie restaurant are fixed prices and there is a choice from three menus: the A La Carte, Degustation and Du Marche. The menus change during the seasons to allow the chefs to use the freshest of ingredients and these are sourced as locally as possible.
A La Carte Menu
The A La Carte menu has a choice of five dishes for each starter, main and dessert. For example starters included Ballottine of Duck Foie Gras, Almond Jelly, Toasted Brioche or truffled ravioli, cep cream, mushroom consommé or roast langoustines, asparagus, baby artichokes, fennel puree or home smoked Scottish lobster, warm line and herb butter.
Main courses from the A La Carte menu included Tamworth pork cutlet, belly, black pudding or fillet of wild venison, roots, fruits truffle macaroni or Peelham farm grass finished veal loin, shin, tail and tongue or roast troncon, razor clams, brown butter sauce or the vegetarian option of olive oil poached artichoke, crisp boiled egg, fennel veloute.
Puddings and desserts from the A La Carte menu included a selection of French Artisanal cheeses or tart tatin, Madagascan vanilla and cinnamon ice cream (for two people) or pumpkin cake, muscovado mousse, salted caramel popcorn or soufflé, cream, mousse, sorbet, spices or green matcha tea parfait, grapefruit and yuzu sorbet or caramelised banana, peanut butter mousse, sesame biscuit. At the time of this Andrew Fairlie restaurant review the A La Carte menu cost £75 for 3 courses with a £10 supplement for specific choices such as the lobster. Cheese in addition to dessert cost £10. Coffee and chocolates was charged only for the A La Carte menu and would have been £5.
Degustation Menu
The Degustation menu is a set menu of 7 courses which must be taken by all the table guests. It is a bit more expensive than the A La Cart Menu at £95 and gives the diner a taster of different dishes. As an example of what to expect from the Degustation menu on the night aboutaberdeen.com visited the Andrew Fairlie restaurant there was Ballottine of Duck Foie Gras, Almond Jelly, Toasted Brioche and roast langoustines baby artichokes, fennel puree and mushroom consommé cep cream, truffled ravioli and roast halibut brown butter and fillet of wild venison macaroni gratin and caramelised banana peanut butter mousse and coffee and chocolates.
Du Marche Menu
The Du Marche menu costs £85 for each diner and as with the other menus gives guests a stunning taste of why Andrew Fairlie and his team were awarded two Michelin stars . It consisted of pressed confit chicken ham hock pickled onions grain mustard and fricasse of morels, mousserons languoustines and torellini of pork cheek, chorizo asparagus veloute, roast fillet of turbot surf clams, parsley butter and Gressingham duck spiced roulade of duck leg and carpaccio of rhubarb lychee rose sorbet, white chocolate cream and coffee and chocolates.
Though courses in the Degustation and Du Marche menus are described as little tasters they were generous portions. We have eaten in several Michelin star restaurants and Andrew Fairlie's was the first that we left with a full tummy and the feeling of having had generous portions rather than small pretentious dishes.
Each course was remarkably presented down to the last intricate detail. It almost seemed a shame to break up this cuisine artwork with our forks and knives but we were glad we did. We all agreed that the food was full of different blends of flavour and cooked to perfection demonstrating the chef's love of food as well as his talent with ingredients. Between courses there was complimentary dishes such as sorbet and a rather tasty cold beetroot soup. The meat and fish portions were generous portions which would have satisfied the most hungry of appetites. There was a wide choice of teas and coffees after the meal and we loved the choice of hand made chocolates after the meal which included brave choices such as basil or lime and chilli which sounded strange but left the table craving more.
Opening Times
The opening times of the Andrew Fairlie restaurant at Gleneagles in Auchterarder are from 7pm until 10pm Monday through to Saturday though the 10pm is for last reservations and the staff seemed happy to serve our table and several others late into the night. We left at about half past midnight and other guests were still being served. The restaurant is closed on a Sunday.
Contact the Andrew Fairlie restaurant at the website www.andrewfairlie.com or telephone (01764) 694267.
At just over a two hour drive from Aberdeen a return visit to the Two Michelin star Andrew Fairlie restaurant is a must for any special occasion.
Read the About Aberdeen Gleneagles Hotel review
If you would like to add details or photos to this Michelin Star Restaurant review page then please contact AboutAberdeen.
More restaurant reviews.
Andrew Fairlie was a mentor for the Masterchef Professionals TV programme on BBC One in 2012. During this time he assessed Ollie and Kim at Gleneagles where they made the fish dishes.
In January 2011 chef Andrew Fairlie joined a team of climbers where he cooked haggis, neeps and tatties at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Read more about this event that celebrated the birthday of Robert Burns on the About Aberdeen Burns Night page.
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