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Customer Ratings on Grant MacNicol at the Castle

Food

6   

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2   

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6   

Location

4   

Value for money

4   

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  Rod
  January 2019
  
  3 people found this review helpful

  Rude/Arogant manager

  My Wife and I decided to go to Castle hotel Dornoch restaurant for a quiet romantic evening meal
  for the start of 2019 as we have many years before, this time however the experience was
  a disaster. (we're not the type to generally complain about things)
  Just after we had ordered drinks at the bar a group of 12 noisy under ten year olds with adults
  came in and promptly sat down and switched on their phones, my coat on the back of my seat was
  knocked on the floor (previously our coats had been taken from us and hung up in another room)
  Our order was taken and we were shown to our table (taking our coats with us) the meal was fine
  but the din was terrible it was like eating in a school canteen after the first coarse we decided to
  leave and asked for the cheque.
  At the bar whilst paying the bill the Waitress asked if we'd enjoyed our meal and I said we hadn't due
  to the noise, and why had such noise been allowed to continue in an upmarket restaurant. then I asked if
  a reduction in the price could me made, she said she would fetch the restaurant manager.
  What happened next really incensed my wife and I .. He flatly refused to give us any reduction whatsoever
  and said the group of adults and children were spending over £8000 at the hotel and restaurant and nothing
  could be done about it !!
  This made us feel Insignificant to his establishment, his reply was total unacceptable to us and we promptly left
  feeling very unwanted.. went and bought a sweet at the local convenience store. and sat in the car on the sea front.
  Altogether a very upsetting experience and one we will not forget for a long time.
  and reading other reviews its not the first time he's been rude to customers. He's certainly is not fit for the job.
  He will, over time cost the Hotel dearly. Through his cavalier actions. We will not be returning to the establishment!.
  

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Grant MacNicol at the Castle Sample Menu

SAMPLE DINNER MENU

STARTERS
Sutherland Partridge Caesar Salad
£10.00
butter poached & charred partridge – parma ham crisp – chicken skin – anchovies – baby gem – Caesar dressing
Porridge Oat Smoked Pigeon
£9.00
beetroot 2 ways – raspberry & yoghurt vinaigrette – watercress
King Scallops
£14.00
bbq glazed pork cheek – celeriac puree – apple – crackling – coral powder
Macaroni and Crab
£12.00
truffled macaroni nugget – white crab – orange – baby caper – cream cheese – salmon roe
Dornoch Gin Cured Salmon
£11.00
pea foam – cucumber – pea shoots – skin crackling – herb oil
Try it with a glass of Rioja Blanco (175ml £6.00/250ml £8.00)
Celeriac Filo Tart (v)
£9.00
crisp filo pastry – celeriac puree – salt bakes – goat cheese – crumbled walnut – kale crisp

MAINS
Organic Chicken
£19.00
supreme – torched corn – sweetcorn pannacotta – kale – Parisian gnocchi – carrot puree – sage jus
Venison
£26.00
loin – artichoke puree – black pudding torte – venison sauce
Great with our Lebanese blended red (175ml £9.00/250ml £12.50)
Scotch Rib Eye Steak
£30.00
Chargrilled – garden rosemary – garlic & thyme confit beef tomato – field mushroom – jenga chips
Add peppercorn or whisky sauce to your steak (£2.50)
Try it with a glass of Malbec (175ml £9.50/250ml £13.00)
Hake
£22.00
pan roasted hake – scallops – potato fondant – courgette – spinach – bisque sauce
Pork 3 Ways
£23.00
belly of pork – chorizo and sweet potato torte – pork cheek – toffee apple – baby carrots
pickled turnip – natural jus
Scrabster Halibut
£26.00
saffron & shellfish consume – iced vegetables – turned potatoes – seaweed spaghetti
Duo of Sutherland Lamb
£28.00
roast rach chop – loin – baba ganoush – jersey royal – pancetta – broad beans – lam sauce
Sweet Potato (v)
£14.00
curried sweet potato – toasted coconut – tabbouleh – sweet potato crisps – potato scone

SIDE ORDER
House Salad
£4.50 per plate
Courgette and Pancetta
£4.50 per plate
Buttered Baby Spinach
£4.50 per plate
Hand Cut Rooster Chips
£4.50 per plate
Garlic Flat Mushroom
£4.50 per plate
Charred Potato
£4.50 per plate

SWEETS
Coffee & Doughnuts
£9.00
espresso coffee chocolate mousse – salted caramel – marshmallow foam – cinnamon doughnuts – coco crisp
Lemon
£9.00
cheesecake – macaroon – meringue – curd – gel – sorbet – sherbet
Sticky Toffee
£9.00
sponge – basil ice cream – caramel maison
perfect with Rutherglen Muscat (100ml, 8) or Balvenie 15 Sherry Cask (25ml, 9)
Chocolate Fondant
£11.00
marbled chocolate centre – raspberry sorbet
Highland Fine Cheese Board
£12.00
quince – truffle honey – celery – oatcakes

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