Great restaurant menus....

[HollyElise]

A friend of mine just took me on a virtual vacation, and i came across this at the Sutherlands Restaurant in Glasgow.... 973 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow West End G3 7TQ
Tel No +44 (0) 141 357 4711


http://www.argyllhotelglasgow.co.uk/...lands_menu.htm

FINE SCOTTISH PRODUCE COOKED IN IMAGINATIVE AND TRADITIONAL WAYS.
A sample of what you might expect!

Cullen Skink
A rich soup made with flakes of smoked Finan haddock, leek, potato, and thick double cream.

Sauted Breast of Woodpigeon
Cooked in summer fruit berries, red wine and fresh seasonal herbs.

Steamed Oban Mussels
Lightly cooked west coast grown mussels in white wine, garlic, herbs and double cream

Pan Fried Aberdeen Angus
Sirloin of Beef Beautifully cooked to your preferred degree, served with a rich Balmoral sauce of tomato, shallots and fresh wild mushrooms.

Fillet of Beef Highlander
Medallions of Aberdeen Angus Beef Fillet, perfectly cooked, set on a haggis crouton and tenderly masked with a grain mustard and whisky cream sauce.

Sauted Medallions of Sutherland Venison
Lightly done and set on a fragrant pool of redcurrant, port wine and fresh rosemary glaze.

Seared Supreme of Galloway Chicken
Tenderly stuffed with our own brand of traditional haggis and masked with a cognac and chive sauce.

Grilled Islay Langoustines
Fresh to the table and smothered with lemon herbs and our own special garlic butter (our secret recipe)

Poached Salmon Sutherlands Style
Lightly poached fillet of freshly caught River Tay Salmon, topped with strips of Ruby Marrs hand cured smoked salmon and west coast prawns covered with a white wine and dill sauce.

[McDink]

YOU CAN dress a menu up to the hilt with profound cooking terminology and fancy words, but as the old saying goes "the proof is in the pudding" and i'd be very surprised if a place like the 3 * Sutherland even managed to make it into the EatScotland quality assurance scheme never mind achieve 3 Michelin * status. Still, it sure is making me hungry just looking at the menu.

Some of the best:
Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles Menu Dégustation
Greywalls
The Sorn Inn
Gamba
Boath House
Abstract
Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles à la carte

You can't go wrong with any place listed on the Taste of Scotland guide. I would however avoid Heston Blumenthal's rather creative restaurant in England at all costs. It serves up snail porridge and smoked bacon and egg ice cream amongst other things.

[Polwarth]

I've eaten at Blumenthal's place. I enjoyed SOME of the items I'd ordered... but not all.

Other places well worth a visit

Three Chimneys, Isle of Skye
Claire MacDonald's Kinloch Lodge
Creelers, Edinburgh (for fish)
Malcolm Duck's new(ish) place at Aberlady
Duck at Malmaison
Callender Meadows in Callender
The Roman Fort in Callender

[bell-the-cat]

If there are any humourists amongst us - those menu items are just begging to be sent up. We can guess who the "Poached Salmon" or "Seared Supreme of Galloway" would be. But what about the "Cullen Skink".