Local ingredients that are faithful to the seasons
Sourced from the finest of Scotland’s farms and fisheries, food is prepared with passion by expertly trained chefs. Open all day, it’s a fine dining restaurant without the fuss.
Bathed in light from the courtyard, with a lounge full of cosy corners for coffee and conversation, serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and delectable light bites in between. While Scottish dishes are a speciality, our carefully crafted menus invite new discoveries with options for meat-lovers to veg aficionados and everything in between.
The Macnab
The MacNab restaurant is open 7 days a week for breakfast and dinner and specialises in locally sourced Scottish food and game. Seasonally, as available, a game tasting- menu alongside a locally picked or foraged vegetarian selection is offered.
Highland Perthshire and the Loch Rannoch area is an abundant playground for sportsmen and women and the restaurant derives its moniker from the MacNab Challenge; to successfully stalk a red stag, catch a salmon on the fly and shoot a brace of grouse in a single day between dawn and dusk.
The History of the MacNab Challenge
The MacNab Challenge as the ultimate sporting achievement was first recognised by The Field magazine in 1925 and has been officially tracked every year since. In 2025, the 100th anniversary of the MacNab Challenge, The Field recorded 20 triumphant “MacNab’s”.
The challenge originated from the book “John MacNab” by author John Buchan which was published a year earlier in 1924. The novel tells the tale of a group of eminent Londoners (a bank chief executive, a leading solicitor and a member of the House of Lords) who relieve their boredom by risking their reputations in a challenge to poach a stag and salmon from under the noses of the lairds and ghillies on three Highland estates.
John Buchan was born in Perth in 1875 and is best known for another of his books “The Thirty-Nine Steps” that later became a blockbuster film adapted by Alfred Hitchcock.
The Tipsy Stag
With its log fire and whimsical take on red stags, The Tipsy Stag Bar and Lounge is a comfortable spot to relax with a house cocktail or a fabulous glass of wine.
The Tipsy Stag is open from lunchtime through the evening. It serves imaginative small-dishes and light lunches and afternoon cream tea with homemade bakery items every day.
Table Reservations at Loch Rannoch Hotel
Dunalastair hotel Suites guests enjoy access to privileged table reservations at nearby Loch Rannoch Hotel’s Wild Brownie Bar and The Estate Room Restaurant...
Al Fresco Dining
An enclosed hidden oasis in the heart of the hotel, the courtyard is the perfect spot for al fresco dining, whether for a long lunch, or an early evening cocktail.
A popular destination for the longer evenings in the summer months, the courtyard is open all year round for those who wish to brave it in winter. Umbrellas and patio heaters on hand to keep things toasty whilst you recline amongst the tranquillity of the hotel surroundings.
A Perthshire Picnic
There’s something about our little patch of Scotland that ignites a sense of adventure. Heed the call of the wild with a wholesome Highland picnic, packed to your preference and ready when you are.
Order the day before and our chefs will prepare lunch-to-go whatever your dietary requirements.
