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Orrin on South Street in Elgin, its dark green frontage with a piper playing outside the door.
Morayshire

Orrin Restaurant

A modern Scottish restaurant in Elgin, cooking seasonal produce for an à la carte menu and an eight-course tasting menu with wines.

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Welcome

Orrin stands on South Street in the middle of Elgin, behind a smart dark green front.

The name is the anglicised form of the Gaelic Odhran, pale green, and it has a second meaning too: someone who exceeds expectations, which is why a peacock is the restaurant's emblem.

The cooking is modern Scottish, built on the best seasonal produce and classical technique. There is an à la carte menu and a lunch and prix fixe menu for a more relaxed meal, and for a special occasion an eight-course tasting menu paired with selected wines. The tasting menu is served just as the kitchen creates it, so it cannot be changed for dietary needs.

The dining room is elegant but relaxed, and there is a private dining room for celebrations. Orrin serves dinner from Wednesday to Saturday and lunch from Thursday to Saturday, and booking is wise.

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Open Wednesday for dinner, Thursday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, in Google's current record.

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Where
2-6 South Street, Elgin, IV30 1LE.
Menus
À la carte and eight-course tasting.
Name
Gaelic for pale green.

Opening hours

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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
6pm–11pm
Thursday
noon–4pm, 6pm–11pm
Friday
noon–5pm, 6pm–11pm
Saturday
noon–4pm, 6pm–11pm
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

On South Street in the middle of Elgin, IV30 1LE.

Close byElgin.
  1. Framed landscape painting on stone wall above a leather dining chairThe Drouthy CobblerUnder a mile 1 min by road
  2. Elgin CathedralElgin CathedralThe great ruined cathedral a short walk away.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Bookshop interior with shelves of colourful titles and a central display tableYeadon's of ElginAn independent bookseller and stationer in Elgin, with a bright shop of well-stocked shelves and room to browse.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. Sandstone clock tower and mercat cross framed by tree branchesElginThe county town.Under a mile 2 min by road
  5. Lion-mermaid statue in top hat stands beneath a rainbow on Elgin high streetDandy Lion StatueElgin's top-hatted lion on the Plainstones.Under a mile 2 min by road
  6. Stone building with gabled dormers beside a clock tower flying the Union flagJohnstons of ElginThe cashmere and tweed mill on the River Lossie in Elgin, making cloth since 1797, with mill tours, a mill shop and a coffee shop.Under a mile 3 min by road
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Concrete anti-tank blocks stretch through pine trees in straight formationAttractionsLossie Forest2.2 miles
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Green shepherd's hut café with parasol, customer ordering at the hatchCafeKula Coffee Hut5.1 miles
AttractionsCovesea Links5.3 miles
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AttractionsHopeman Golf Club5.8 miles
Grassy promenade beside the Firth, stone houses and shops lining the roadAttractionsLossiemouth5.9 miles
A yellow-harled tower house with battlements flies a flag above conical yew trees and a lawn.ElginInnes HouseSleeps 38 · 6.3 miles

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A yellow-harled tower house with battlements flies a flag above conical yew trees and a lawn.Innes House
  • Sleeps 38
  • In Elgin
  • 4 miles from Orrin
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  • Sleeps 8
  • In Elgin
  • 4 miles from Orrin
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  • Sleeps 4
  • In Elgin
  • 4 miles from Orrin
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  • Sleeps 2
  • In Pluscarden
  • 6 miles from Orrin
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