One of the Isle of Skye's most famous restaurants has just been awarded four AA Rosettes – becoming the only restaurant across the entire Highlands to attain that many. Run by Chef Patron Calum Montgomery, Edinbane Lodge is now one of just six restaurants in Scotland with the award, and only 2% of restaurants in the UK have reached the same level.
The awards have been given out as part of the publication of the 2023 Guidebook, with the AA describing those locations with four rosettes as "among the top restaurants in the UK" stating: "The cooking demands national recognition. These restaurants exhibit intense ambition, a passion for excellence, superb technical skills, and remarkable consistency. They will combine an appreciation of culinary traditions with a passionate desire for further exploration and improvement."
Calum and his family bought the 16th-century derelict hunting lodge in 2017 and, following a complete renovation, opened the restaurant in August 2018 and the four bedrooms in May 2019.
