The 2023 Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland was unveiled this week, bringing the total number of Scottish restaurants to possess much-coveted Michelin stars to 12.
Heron and Timberyard, both situated in Edinburgh, are the newest additions to the exclusive list, joining popular and esteemed restaurants such as Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, Loch Bay, and The Kitchin.
Michelin restaurants aren't just known for their delicious and luxurious food, but also their relatively high prices. We looked into how much a typical meal will set you back at each of Scotland's 12 Michelin starred restaurants.
While it is hard to compare prices directly as each restaurant offers different types of menus with varying courses, prices range from £55 to £195 overall.
Heron currently offers the cheapest dinner meal with its à la carte menu — while the priciest menu here is the one found at Glenturret Lalique in Crieff.
Starting with the two newest additions, here is what you can expect to pay if you head to one of these acclaimed eateries.
Timberyard, Edinburgh
Timberyard is a family-run restaurant situated in a 19th century warehouse on Lady Lawson Street. Serving up locally-sourced artisanal produce, it was praised by the Michelin Guide for its "well defined and satisfying" dishes and "lovely" service team.
There are a number of sample menus listed on the Timberyard website, with the tasting menu priced at £105. Meanwhile, a four-course dinner — with delicious-sounding dishes such as wild garlic & auld reekie steamed bun, haddock broth — will set you back £85.
More information can be found on the Timberyard website.
Heron, Edinburgh
Having also newly earned its Michelin star, you can expect Heron on Henderson St in Leith to be positively buzzing in the coming days and weeks. It's truly deserved, too, with the Michelin Guide singled the restaurant out for its "prepared, balanced, and delicious dishes".
Heron offers both tasting menus and an à la carte menu. You can expect the former to set you back around £95 (or £85 for the vegetarian version), while the price for the à la carte menu is listed as £65 and £55 for the standard and vegetarian versions respectively.
More information can be found on the Heron website.
Cail Bruich, Glasgow
Cail Bruich is a luxurious and stylish restaurant situated on Great Western Road in Glasgow. Head chef Lorna McNee is "the only current female chef in Scotland holding a Michelin star", a feat that she achieved in around only five months.
Like many of the restaurants here, Cail Bruich only serves up a single menu: its surprise tasting menu. Priced at £140 per person, it features the "finest seasonal produce and local ingredients handled with care and originality".
More information can be found on the Cail Bruich website.
The Cellar, Anstruther
Moving out of the cities, The Cellar is found in the charming seaside Fife town of Anstruther. Fitting its location, it is small but teeming with character.
Like Cail Bruich, it offers a single tasting menu that is inspired by "seasonal Scottish produce and locally foraged ingredients from our coastline and countryside". The sample dinner menu — which includes dishes such as Balcaskie Ox Tongue, Spring Truffle, and Aged Parmesan, and Apple & Marigold Sorbet, and Black Olive Isomalt — is priced at £130.
More information can be found on the The Cellar website.
Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, Gleneagles
The only restaurant in the country to be awarded two Michelin stars, Restaurant Andrew Fairlie at the Gleneagles hotel is unsurprisingly one of the very finest dining experiences that money can buy.
Offering guests an "indulgent evening in a relaxed and comfortable environment", there are both à la carte and tasting menus available. The former costs £155 for three courses, while the latter will set you back £165.
More information can be found on the Restaurant Andrew Fairlie website.
Condita, Edinburgh
Condita, located on Salisbury Place in Scotland's capital, is comprised of just a half-dozen wooden tables that give it an air of intimacy and authenticity. According to the Michelin Guide, its decor also changes with each season, so may look different on return visits.
Another restaurant serving up a surprise tasting menu, Condita's will set you back £140 per person.
More information can be found on the Condita website.
Glenturret Lalique, Crieff
Describing itself as a "unique gastronomic experience", Glenturret Lalique is situated in the heart of Glenturret Distillery — Scotland's oldest working whisky distillery. The six-table dinner-only restaurant offers stunning views over the "old still houses and tumbling waters of the River Turret".
With prices starting from £195 per person, dishes on offer include Raw Cherrystone Clam, Gooseberry & Dulse, Sea Bream, Morteau, and Walnut, and New Make Blood Orange Marshmallow Sour.
More information can be found on the Glenturret Lalique website.
The Kitchin, Edinburgh
Offering an "exceptional and relaxed dining experience" on Edinburgh’s Leith waterfront, The Kitchin is a fine-dining restaurant run by chef Tom Kitchin. It is known for serving up fresh Scottish produce in a French style, and was awarded a Michelin star within six months of opening.
The Kitchin offers three surprise tasting menus — a standard, a vegetarian, and "prestige" variety — that are priced at £140 and £190 respectively.
The restaurant also has an à la carte menu that includes dishes such as roast North Sea turbot, octopus, salsify, shrimps, and fish red wine sauce, and seared loin of roe deer from Hopetoun Estate, braised haunch, parsnip, kale, and venison jus.
More information can be found on the The Kitchin website.
Loch Bay, Stein
Found in the fishing village of Stein on the Isle of Skye, Loch Bay specialises in local seafood. The cosy 16-seater restaurant offers gorgeous views and an intimate ambience.
Chef Michael Smith personally cooks the Skye Fruits de Mer menu: a multiple-course menu that "showcases the shellfish and fish caught locally in the loch and the waters around Skye". It is priced at £140 per person.
More information can be found on the Loch Bay website.
Peat Inn, Cupar
Describing itself as "one of Scotland’s most enchanting restaurants", the Peat Inn is situated southeast of the town of Cupar in Fife. Dating back to the 1700s, the stylish eatery still retains its original log fireplace.
The Peat Inn offers both tasting menus and á la carte menus, with the former including dishes such as monkfish cheek cooked in mild curry spices, scallop boudin, and sea herbs, and the latter offering up dishes like roast loin & braised cheek of Black Isle pork, crisp rillettes, potato purée.
A three-course dinner menu costs £80, while the six-course tasting menu will set you back £115.
More information can be found on the Peat Inn website.
Martin Wishart, Edinburgh
Returning to the capital, Restaurant Martin Wishart on the Shore in Leith specialises in modern European cuisine using classical French techniques and the "finest Scottish ingredients".
There are three dinner menus on offer: a tasting menu, a vegetarian tasting menu, and a market menu. Featuring dishes such as ravioli of lobster & langoustine, salt baked celeriac, and steamed fillet of lemon sole, these menus are priced at £125, £125, and £115 respectively.
More information can be found on the Restaurant Martin Wishart website.
UNALOME by Graeme Cheevers, Glasgow
UNALOME by Graeme Cheevers on Kelvingrove Street serves up a contemporary fine dining experience in the buzzy Finnieston district of the city.
The restaurant offers a tasting menu, a vegetarian tasting menu, and an à la carte menu at dinner, priced at £110, £110, and £90 respectively. Dishes available include Veal Sweetbread and Black Truffle Mousse, Loin of North Sea Cod and Black Truffle, and Roasted Baby Parsnips and Black Truffle.
More information can be found on the UNALOME by Graeme Cheevers website.
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