Monachyle Mhor
01877 384622 - a hour and three quarters from Lochend
www.mhor.net
The Lewis clan are an incredible lot! We've watched this place grow into it spectacular self! Award winning food and a view to rival Lochend's, this is well worth a visit.
Mother India Café
0141 339 9145, an hour and a quarter from Lochend
www.motherindiaglasgow.co.uk
An extraordinary place, Indian tapas! It is a huge favouirte in this family, very casual but the tastes are sublime. Opposite the Kelvingrove Art Galleries or round the corner from the Transport meuseum in Glasgow's west end.
David Bann
0131 556 5888, an hour and a half from Lochend.
www.davidbann.com
A wonderful vegetarian restaurant, and I'm a confirmed carnivore! But this is a really lovely place to eat, stylish and welcoming, and the food is delicious.
Dakota
0131 319 3690, an hour and a quarter from Lochend.
www.dakotaforthbridge.co.uk
Modern and sleek, Scottish Fish restaurant of the year 2009, this is well worth travelling to just to eat but it is happens to be in a unique location too, overlooking the magnificent feet of engineering that is the Forth Rail Bridge.
Anstruther Fish Bar
01333 310518 2 hours from Lochend
www.anstrutherfishbar.co.uk
Best fish and chips in Scotland?! Award winning and can be incorpoated in a day out to the east coast. Finish with Italian ice cream from same shop for full dining experience.
Loch Fyne Oyster Bar at
Cairndow
01499 600236/482, an hour and quarter from Lochend.
www.lochfyne.com
The original shellfish restaurant and oyster bar under the Loch Fyne name, and on the edge of Loch Fyne, which makes for a glorious setting to a great eatery. Shop attached to bring some home too.