Killiecrankie House is a fine dining restaurant with rooms located in the Cairngorms National Park, Perthshire, serving a tasting menu of innovative Scottish cuisine utilising the best produce from the oceans and woodlands of Scotland, as well as our own kitchen garden. The menu has been developed with nods to Japanese technique and cuisine, where Tom and Matilda met and lived together. We have five beautiful bedrooms for those looking to stay the night. Overnight guests will receive a gourmet breakfast as well as the option to try a guided whisky tasting. We are approximately 10 minutes north of Pitlochry, and about an hour and a half from Edinburgh, Glasgow & St. Andrews.
Some nice things that people have said about us:
"This hotel is a reminder of how lucky we are to have ambitious restaurants in remote areas."
- David Coggins, FT How To Spend It
"One of Scotland's best fine dining restaurant with rooms."
- Chitra Ramaswamy, The Times
"One of the most memorable meals I've had for ages."
- Mystery Diner, Scottish Field Magazine
"A boundary-pushing tasting menu with lots of cheek and zero haughtiness."
- Amy Tara Koch, New York Times
“Tom and Matilda deliver - in person, with much engaging banter - a modern-Scottish tasting menu of great wit and finesse, with elegantly executed reinterpretations of familiar favourites.”
- Steve King, Condé Nast Traveller
“An ideal spot for a celebratory meal, with dishes that utilise local, seasonal ingredients cooked with imagination and flair.“
Rosalind Erskine, The Scotsman
"This is Michelin level cooking and service all wrapped into one."
- Julia Bryce, The Courier
"I'm full of admiration for Tom Tsappis and Matilda Ruffle and the new life they've created for themselves at the wonderful Killiecrankie House, Perthshire, Scotland."
- The MICHELIN Guide on Twitter
“Yes, beds are four-postered, bathrooms luxurious, alpaca throws insanely soft. It’s all darkly dramatic and the bijou bar has a fabulously frivolous pink Murano glass chandelier. But these are mere, if attractive, distractions from the abiding passion of this Highland retreat: intriguing, imaginative, memorable food.”
- Linda Macdonald, The Telegraph
“I believe it to be surely one of the best restaurants in the UK: it is breathtaking in every way, from the welcome to the rooms, from the pre-dinner cocktails to the theatrical tasting menu that follows.”
- Josh Barrie, The New European
“Tsappis and Ruffle, with resourceful, structured, original cooking, fascinating drinks matches, and a secluded location one will not arrive at by accident, have found their niche here in the Highlands, combining their skills to make coming here a magical affair.”
- Douglas Blyde, Wine List Confidential
Some nice awards & accolades we’ve collected since we opened:
‘’Restaurant of the Year’’ at The Scottish Excellence Awards 2024
“Restaurant Chef” at the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2024
“Chef of the Year” at The Courier Food & Drink Awards 2024
Ranked 41st in the in UK’s Top 100 Sommeliers 2024
“Gourmet Bolthole” at Food & Travel Readers Awards 2023
‘’Scottish Restaurant of the Year’’ at The Scotsman Scran Awards 2023
Named “Young Trailblazers” in the Boutique Hotelier Power List 2023
Finalists in the Gosset Champagne Matchmakers Competition 2023
