Thursday 14 June 2012

Another Eating Out Review


Last week I recommended a good restaurant in Blairgowrie, but this week I'd like to recommend my favourite.

The owner of my favourite, Little's Restaurant, is Willie Little and he used to own Cargills, until he left the area to specialise in the wholesale fish industry.

Willie has now returned to the town and has finally set up a website. He openly admits to being a technophobe but has taken advice at long last!

His restaurant offers the highest quality produce cooked with imagination. A blackboard shows the 'specials' and it's certainly worth studying.

Although much of his menu is composed of fish dishes there is also plenty choice for the carnivore. How he cooks venison in so many ways defeats me!

The staff are friendly and the wine list offers a good variety.

There's no need to dress up but you can if you feel like it and won't feel out of place at all.

Little's is not a restaurant where you feel it's necessary to have a three course evening meal.  You can choose whatever you like and at times I only feel like eating a starter. None of the staff will pressurise you into choosing more than you wish.

I would advise booking as it's a busy place.  Unfortunately it's closed on Sundays and Mondays because Willie needs a couple of days away from the heat of the kitchen, so if you're visiting the area on these days I would suggest you visit Cargills. (See previous review).

Enjoy.

Tuesday 5 June 2012

Carpets and Cargills


I'm feeling very guilty at neglecting the blog for so long, but I lost the password and have only found a way to access it (with a lot of help from people so much more technically knowledgeable than myself).

The winter was busy with painting and decorating.  We decided upon a new hall carpet but prior to its installation, we also decided we would paint the hall.  It became like the Forth Bridge - never-ending.  But it's done now and looking quite good.

Strangely enough people notice it and make a greater effort to wipe their feet when they arrive!

I wanted to recommend Cargills as a place to eat in Blairgowrie.  It's in the centre of town at the riverside and is open 7 days a week.  The menu has been completely revamped recently and offers a much smaller selection of dishes but I think that benefits the Bistro.  The previous menu was far too extensive.