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A plate of lamb from the tasting menu at Gordon's, Inverkeilor.
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Gordon's Restaurant & Rooms

A family restaurant with rooms in the village of Inverkeilor near Lunan Bay, opened in 1986, with Garry Watson's tasting menus of the Scottish larder.

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Welcome

In the village of Inverkeilor, near the sands of Lunan Bay, Gordon's has been a restaurant since 1986, when Gordon and Maria Watson opened it on the main street.

Since Gordon's death in 2016 Maria has run it with their son Garry, who cooks alone in the kitchen while his mother looks after the dining room.

Garry's cooking is modern and precise and built on the Scottish larder, in dishes such as local lamb with seasonal girolles, with fresh bread and butter to begin. The tasting menu fills an evening, and the restaurant holds three AA rosettes and a place in the Michelin Guide.

Upstairs and in the courtyard there are five bedrooms, some with roll-top baths, so that dinner need not end with a drive. Tables and rooms are booked ahead.

A short drive awayCopper OvenA Neapolitan pizzeria on Applegate in Arbroath, with pizzas from an open kitchen, small plates of antipasti and ice cream.11 min by roadSee itBar shelves stocked with wine and spirits above illuminated fridges of soft drinks and beer
Before you go

Dinner from Wednesday to Sunday.

Tables and rooms are booked ahead.

Where
Main Street, Inverkeilor, by Arbroath DD11 5RN.
Telephone
01241 830364.

Opening hours

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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
7pm–10.30pm
Thursday
7pm–10.30pm
Friday
7pm–10.30pm
Saturday
7pm–10.30pm
Sunday
7pm–10.30pm
Where it is

In the village of Inverkeilor, near Lunan Bay between Arbroath and Montrose.

Close byThe Angus coast.
  1. Wooden viewing platform overlooking dunes and a wide sandy beachLunan BayTwo miles of sand and dunes below the Red Castle.3 miles7 min by road
  2. Whisky casks marked "Arbikie Highland Estate 2022" stacked in rows inside a warehouseArbikie DistilleryA farm distillery above Lunan Bay.4 miles8 min by road
  3. Dunninald Castle, its turrets and pinnacles above a green lawn.Dunninald Castle and GardensA Gothic Revival castle of 1824 by James Gillespie Graham near Montrose, with a walled garden at its best in July, open in summer.5 miles9 min by road
  4. Arbroath AbbeyArbroath Abbey6 miles11 min by road
  5. Ruined harbour walls enclose a rocky cove below a clifftop stone bothyAuchmithie and the Ethie CliffsA fishing village on red cliffs to the south.7 miles13 min by road
Directions
Bar shelves stocked with wine and spirits above illuminated fridges of soft drinks and beerRestaurantsCopper Oven5.8 miles
Grilled fish, souvlaki and pitta on blue gingham at Andreou's, Arbroath.RestaurantsAndreou's Bistro5.9 miles
The navy corner front of the Port Kitchen on Keptie Street, Arbroath.RestaurantsThe Port Kitchen5.9 miles
Café worker serves a slice of cream cake with berry drizzleCafeVin-Tealicious5.9 miles
The old stone smokehouse of Arbroath Fisheries with its orange doors on Seagate.ShoppingArbroath Fisheries5.9 miles
Server holding a lobster behind a fish counter with chalkboard menusShoppingE&O Fish5.9 miles
Stacked lobster creels and coiled rope sit on a harbour wall before a row of colourful sandstone townhouses, sailing boats moored alongside.AttractionsArbroath Harbour6.0 miles
Red bollards and creels on a cobbled harbour pier, lighthouse in the distanceAttractionsSignal Tower Museum6.0 miles
Wooden boardwalk with railings leads through dunes towards the seaAttractionsSeaton Cliffs6.1 miles
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