Nick’s at Port of Menteith - Port of Menteith Restaurant Reviews | Hardens

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See also Nick Nairn Cook School.

survey result

Summary

£73
  £££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Scottish celeb chef Nick Nairn’s “really beautiful” outpost on the edge of the Trossachs National Park, comprising restaurant, lifestyle shop ‘Home by Julia Nairn’ (Nick’s wife) and cookery school. The brasserie-style fare features some “lovely dishes for grown-ups” (“so good we came back the next day for more”), ranging from the crowd-pleasing ‘Paul’s Pizza’ section of the menu to more “elevated” dishes. Best of all, though, is the “relaxed vibe” and gorgeous garden featuring a heated stretch tent. Alas, the Nairn empire has just lost a link – the chef recently closed his Bridge of Allan restaurant (latterly branded ‘Nairn’s’) just a year after reopening following fire damage – but on the plus side many of the staff have been re-routed to this venture.

Summary

£68
  £££
4
Very Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Limited but very enthusiastic feedback on this two-year-old outpost of the Nairns’ empire, whose most notable feature is a vast outdoor space, but whose attractions also include a home shop run by the celebrity chef’s wife. ‘Paul’s Pizza’ is a mainstay of a menu of fairly straightforward brasserie-style fare (burger, chicken Milanese, venison meatballs, steak…). The Scotsman’s Gaby Soutar is also a fan – in her February 2023 review she dubbed it “a beautiful space” that’s “well worth a detour” and “hard to leave”.

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Port of Menteith, FK8 3RA

Restaurant details

Highchair,Menu
Yes
40
50

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£10.50 £23.80 £4.00 £6.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £30.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £4.00
Service 10.00%
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Port of Menteith, FK8 3RA
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday5 pm‑10 pm
Thursday12 pm‑10 pm
Friday12 pm‑10 pm
Saturday12 pm‑10 pm
Sunday12 pm‑6 pm

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