Page 81 - Ocean Blue World Summer 2019 Edition

SCOTLAND FUSION

o wind down after an invigorating day, there was only one
place for me - the huge outdoor hot tub, part of the plushest
gym and spa I have seen in years. Then it was time for some
T well-earned food, and here Gleneagles excels again with nine
bars and restaurants. A tasting menu at the two Michelin star Andrew
Fairlie restaurant was as good a meal as I have had in the UK in a while,
with the home-smoked Scottish lobster a highlight for all of us. The next
evening was just as good at the classic Strathearn with its touch of culinary
theater. A traditional trolley service allows the immaculate wait staff to
carve whisky-cured Scottish salmon and flambé steak Strathearn at your
table - pure class. Gleneagles really distills the very best of Scotland in 850
glorious acres of Perthshire. It is a true gem in a glen.