A popular and beloved Scottish pub has been named among the UK's cosiest and most ideal for a "perfect winter lunch".
The pub and eatery, which is located in St John's Town of Dalry in Dumfries and Galloway, received a glowing assessment with the inspector praising the spot for its "relaxed, warm vibe and terrific food".
A number of other well-known pubs made The Good Food Guide list with Edinburgh Castle in Greater Manchester and Harwood Arms in London also making the cut.
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The Clachan Inn was the Scottish pub to be named among the UK's cosiest places to grab a pint and winter lunch.
The popular Dumfries and Galloway haunt delighted the inspector with its selection of "pub favourites" and "refined modern dishes" available to those looking for a place to hang up their coats and enjoy a winter meal.
Speaking of the pub, The Good Food Guide said: "As you drop into pretty St John’s Town of Dalry, you'll find the Clachan Inn, proclaimed by visitors as ‘possibly the best of all pubs’ and ‘quaint and cosy’ – with flagged floors, open fires, great beer, a relaxed, warm vibe and terrific food."
Speaking of the food, the guide added: "The menu offered one July lunchtime delighted an inspector, with plenty of pub favourites (the haggis Scotch egg is a ‘belter’, the golden yolk pooling gently over gamey meat and a sharpish piccalilli) alongside refined modern dishes such as mackerel with stewed 'nduja and heritage tomatoes, or wood pigeon with a ‘perfect’ pea risotto, black garlic and pickled girolles."
For those looking for a lighter lunch menu, the guide nodded to dishes like the ox cheek on dripping sourdough with a buttered duck egg, the chargrilled halloumi wrap with sweet-potato fries, and the pub's 'epic' fish-finger sandwich, which it described as "a local favourite".
The full list of pubs can be found on The Good Food Guide website.
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