Our Food

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Northern sands Team had a well deserved night off to celebrate winning Scottish Hotel Restaurant of the year 2022 at the Food Awards Scotland held at the Marriot Hotel in Glasgow on Monday evening.

We are very lucky to have had such a busy year but it is also exhausting for the team, so the party night couldn’t of come at better time. The night was well attended although sadly we are missing a few faces who couldn’t make it.

Super proud of these guys, hospitality is a very challenging sector and winning this award has totally given us a boost that we are doing something right! We are very thankful to our customers for the fab reviews we receive and their regular visits.

Since Martin Nicolson bought the hotel in 2016 and completely renovated and reopening in 2017 it’s taken 5 years to build up the reputation of a good reliable place to eat with friendly professional service, we are delighted that it has been recognised and aim to keep up the good work.

Myself (Company Manager), Darren Munro (Head Chef), Stefan Cunningham (Sous Chef), Ryan Colquhoun (Chef de partie) have been in the team since opening in May 2017 with Julie Bain (Head Waitress) & Rebecca Mcphee (Head Housekeeper) joining not long after, the hotel was still very busy with bookings so sadly we couldn’t all go, straws were drawn and Myself, Darren & Ryan were lucky enough to go attend the awards ceremony. Stefan, Julie & Rebecca are holding the awards in the group picture taken in NSH Links Restaurant on Friday night.

Example Menu

SampleStarters

  • SOUP OF THE DAY (GF)
    Served with seeded wholemeal or gluten free bread
  • CULLEN SKINK (GF)
    Smoked haddock, potato & onion soup
  • VENISON TERRINE
    Served with pickled red onion & mushroom ketchup
  • LOCALLY HOT SMOKED TROUT (GF)
    With braised fennel, chive, crème fraiche and dressed leaves
  • LOCALLY SMOKED HADDOCK (GF)
    With charred asparagus, poached egg and hollandaise sauce
  • ORZO PASTA SALAD (V, GF PASTA AVAILABLE)
    With roasted peppers, courgettes, pine nuts and baby herbs
  • CHARRED TOFU (V, DF, GF)
    With spaghetti vegetables, toasted sesame seeds and soy sauce

HomeFavourites

  • 8OZ GAMMON STEAK (GF)
    With a fried egg, handcut chips & peas
  • ROAST RUMP OF LOCAL LAMB (GF)
    Dauphinoise potatoes, roast carrot, carrot purée, lamb sauce and peashoots
  • TRADITIONAL MACARONI CHEESE (V)
    Salad, hand cut chips & garlic bread
  • ROAST BREAST OF FREE RANGE CHICKEN
    Creamed potato, haggis, seasonal vegetables & wholegrain mustard sauce (GF without haggis)

SampleGrill

  • THE CLASSIC BURGER
    6oz beef burger with mayo, lettuce & relish
  • 8oz CAITHNESS SIRLOIN STEAK
    Cooked to your liking, served with tomato, mushrooms, onion rings & chunky chips (Gluten Free onion rings available)
  • 8OZ CAITHNESS FILLET STEAK (GF, DF)
    Cooked to your liking, served with tomato, mushrooms, GF onion rings & handcut chips
  • BREAST OF FREE-RANGE CHICKEN BURGER
    Breast of free range chicken, corn relish, barbecue sauce, gem lettuce & mayonnaise

SampleFish & Sea

  • SCRABSTER HADDOCK
    In beer batter or breaded, served with chunky chips, peas & tartar sauce (gluten free breadcrumbs available)
  • SCRABSTER SEAFOOD PIE (GF)
    With dressed salad (seafood will vary depending on availability)
  • GRILLED LEMON SOLE (GF)
    Roasted garlic potatoes, capers & pancetta beurre noisette

SampleDesserts

  • SELECTION OF CAPALDI’S ICE CREAM (V)
    Choose from vanilla, chocolate or strawberry
  • WARM CHOCOLATE CAKE (V, GF)
    With berry compote & honeycomb ice cream
  • SPICED APPLE FLAVOURED DOUGHNUTS (V)
    With chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, apple & vanilla purée
  • ORKNEY FUDGE CHEESECAKE (V)
    With whipped cream & fudge pieces
  • HIGHLAND ROAST COFFEE CRÈME BRÛLÉE
    With pistachio biscuit (GF without biscuit)
  • SELECTION OF SCOTTISH CHEESES
    Chutney and Caithness oatcakes

SampleWines

  • TORREÓN DE PARADES CHARDONNA
    Tropical fruit aromas like pineapple & banana with floral notes
  • AVENDA MERLOT
    Soft black plum fruit flavour with hints of herb
  • LA PODEROSA MALBEC
    Cherry & plum with a delicate touch of vanilla

GF = Gluten Free – V = Vegetarian

Please note all our food is cooked fresh for you so may take a bit longer but we are sure you will agree it will be worth the wait

AfternoonTea

(BOOKINGS ONLY)
SANDWICHES (GF available)
SHORTBREAD
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE
CHOCOLATE CAKE
MERINGUE & CREAM
ICED CUPCAKE
FRUIT SCONE
Gluten Free available on request

  • FROM A SELECTION OF AFTERNOON TEA OPTIONS
    AFTERNOON TEA  (OPTIONS WITH PROSECCO OR ROCK ROSE GIN & FEVER TREE TONIC)
  • SNACKS
    Wide range of snack options from Soups, Wraps, Sandwiches (Gluten Free Bread or Seeded Wholemeal),Toasted Ciabatta & Baked Potato