5
A lovely Hotel with a real County or village feeling to it
I was struck by this Hotel when reading further info by a reviewer about the Dunbar Community Bakery on this site. It’s an early Victorian 2 storey Hotel next to the Railway Station in Dunbar, East Lothian. The only downside is it’s not suitable for a wheelchair or power chair user as there are no lifts o the upper beepdroom floor, though there is access to the Hotel Bar and the adjacent Street bar. It is part of the Golf Guide Coastal Route and Dunbar is an ancient Royal burgh with lots of Hitorical buildings, Castles and Stanley homes with Royal connections. The Hotel had a real County feel about it and run by locals, staffed by locals and frequented by locals. It was busy and the current promotion of Belhaven beer, an extensive gin and cocktail list and a seasonal and Festive menu made it popular. The dining room wood panelling was from the RMS Mauritania, scrapped across the Forth at Inverkeithing at the onset of Queens Mary and Elizabeth. The bottom floor totally wheelchair accessible, so do not let the accommodation issue put you off going. There is a Hotel car park, a full website and the room I had was very large, well appointed, good size bathroom and shower. The menu was varied but not extensive but catered for differences in dietary preference, with another review for a restaurant in Glasgow I have done, the Calamari was excellent and again not just rings but the whole squid. The steak and veg were superb, all local produce, the flavour of the beef was reinforced in it had been hung and allowed to mature. There was a special promotional price on the local beer, Belhaven. This little Hotel has been amongst various awards over the last 10 years and it’s not easy to see why.
I was struck by this Hotel when reading further info by a reviewer about the Dunbar Community Bakery on this site. It’s an early Victorian 2 storey Hotel next to the Railway Station in Dunbar, East Lothian. The only downside is it’s not suitable for a wheelchair or power chair user as there are no lifts o the upper beepdroom floor, though there is access to the Hotel Bar and the adjacent Street bar. It is part of the Golf Guide Coastal Route and Dunbar is an ancient Royal burgh with lots of Hitorical buildings, Castles and Stanley homes with Royal connections. The Hotel had a real County feel about it and run by locals, staffed by locals and frequented by locals. It was busy and the current promotion of Belhaven beer, an extensive gin and cocktail list and a seasonal and Festive menu made it popular. The dining room wood panelling was from the RMS Mauritania, scrapped across the Forth at Inverkeithing at the onset of Queens Mary and Elizabeth. The bottom floor totally wheelchair accessible, so do not let the accommodation issue put you off going. There is a Hotel car park, a full website and the room I had was very large, well appointed, good size bathroom and shower. The menu was varied but not extensive but catered for differences in dietary preference, with another review for a restaurant in Glasgow I have done, the Calamari was excellent and again not just rings but the whole squid. The steak and veg were superb, all local produce, the flavour of the beef was reinforced in it had been hung and allowed to mature. There was a special promotional price on the local beer, Belhaven. This little Hotel has been amongst various awards over the last 10 years and it’s not easy to see why.
