1887 at The Torridon
Ate at the recently awarded 1 star at The Torridon Hotel ("the northernmost 5 star hotel in Scotland") on Friday. Far exceeded my expectations. The chef, Danny Young, joined the restaurant last year. The cooking and staff were phenomenal. The dining room itself is quite small (30 covers?). What made it extra special is my wife is vegan, and they prepared a separate menu for he. An hour before service we told them my wife didn't like mushrooms (I am sooooo sorry!). Apparently there was going to be a mushroom dish on the vegan menu, but Danny changed it at the last minute.
There were two surprise courses which added to the fun. The wine pairing was a bit disappointing in terms of unusual wines, but certainly paired well. What I did find exceptional was the matching of the vegan and regular dishes from a flavour, texture, balance perspective. Personally I felt this was at 2* level. I am excited to see how Danny can run with this new venture. Interested to hear of any other recent experiences here.