Fort Augustus restaurant wins coveted AA award

A FORT Augustus restaurant has been awarded three rosettes by the AA in recognition of its outstanding culinary standards.

Station Road, within the luxury Lovat Loch Ness Hotel in the Loch Ness-side village, joins 15 other UK triple rosette winners in this latest round.

Station Road won the coveted award after the AA inspector was impressed by its “imaginative and thoughtful cooking on the edge of the famous loch”.

The inspector added: “The kitchen, led by Sean Kelly, seeks to reflect these surroundings and does an outstanding job.

“Locally sourced seafood and other produce feature alongside foraged ingredients on an imaginative menu. You might choose a delicate pastry tart, topped with a disc of beetroot to start, and then move on to a Gigha halibut with mussels, shaved ribbons of courgette over crab, all elements were perfectly cooked.

“The Ecclefechan tart with the fruit, treacle and dark muscovado sugar, made a wonderful end to the meal.”

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