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The sandstone clubhouse of Roo's Leap by the Montrose links.
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Roo's Leap

A family-run restaurant in the old Albert Clubhouse of 1901 by the Montrose golf links, cooking steaks and burgers over charcoal with an Australian lean.

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Welcome

On Traill Drive, where the town gives way to the golf links and the dunes, a handsome sandstone building of 1901 was once the Albert Golf Club's clubhouse.

Since 1984 it has been Roo's Leap, a family restaurant with an Australian lean, looking out over one of the oldest golf courses in the world.

The kitchen cooks over charcoal in a Josper oven: steaks and pork from Yorkes of Dundee, burgers pressed by hand from grass-fed beef. There is a tiki bar, the Kon-Tiki, attached.

It is a relaxed, busy place for families and friends after a round on the links or a walk on the long Montrose beach just beyond the dunes, open for lunch and dinner most days, and tables are best booked at weekends.

Close byThe Funky Wee TeapotA fully gluten-free cafe and pottery painting studio in Montrose, run by Donna and Graeme Taylor, with classes, family sessions and cake.3 min by roadSee itThe painted front of the Funky Wee Teapot ceramic painting studio in Montrose.
Before you go

Open for lunch and dinner most days.

Tables are best booked.

Where
2 Traill Drive, Montrose DD10 8SW.
Telephone
01674 672157.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
noon–3pm, 5pm–9pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
noon–3pm, 5pm–9pm
Thursday
noon–3pm, 5pm–9pm
Friday
noon–3pm, 5pm–9pm
Saturday
noon–9.30pm
Sunday
noon–9pm
Where it is

By the golf links and the beach at Montrose.

Close byMontrose.
  1. Montrose Golf LinksMontrose Golf LinksUnder a mile1 min by road
  2. Montrose PlayhouseA community cinema in the old swimming baths.Under a mile3 min by road
  3. Tables and shelves of books in Ink & Quill, Montrose.Ink & Quill BookshopUnder a mile3 min by road
  4. The shopfront of Lilybank Bakehouse on Montrose High Street.Lilybank BakehouseA sourdough bakery on the High Street.1 mile4 min by road
  5. RAF Tornado ZD744 stored in a hangar with squadron crests on the wallMontrose Air Station MuseumBritain's first operational military airfield, 1913.1 mile5 min by road
Directions
The painted front of the Funky Wee Teapot ceramic painting studio in Montrose.CafeThe Funky Wee Teapot0.9 miles
The window of Tomorrow Is Another Day on George Street, Montrose.CafeTomorrow Is Another Day1.0 miles
Wet sand stretches towards a distant lighthouse on the headlandAttractionsScurdie Ness Lighthouse1.1 miles over the water
Black Labrador carrying a stick across a bowling green near a pavilionShoppingThe Flower Pavilion1.6 miles
Rusted boat rests beneath the brick arches of a river viaductAttractionsMontrose Basin2.2 miles
Dunninald Castle, its turrets and pinnacles above a green lawn.AttractionsDunninald Castle and Gardens3.5 miles
Sandstone mansion with columned entrance, chimneys and flag against a cloudy skyAttractionsHouse of Dun4.2 miles
Stone arched bridge spanning a wide river beneath a cloudy blue skyAttractionsBridge of Dun4.8 miles
Whisky casks marked "Arbikie Highland Estate 2022" stacked in rows inside a warehouseAttractionsArbikie Distillery5.6 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the restaurant, and when each is next free.

Timber cabin with metal roof and decking surrounded by woodland treesNorth Lodge and River Cabin
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Banchory
  • 18 miles from Roo's Leap
Free 11–13 NovA stone farmhouse covered in climbing ivy stands behind a gravel drive, seen through overhanging pine branches.Cuttieshillock
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Strachan
  • 18 miles from Roo's Leap
Free 16–18 OctA stone cottage with dormer windows sits behind a low blue gate, a rose-covered archway framing the front door.Gamekeeper’s Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Strachan
  • 18 miles from Roo's Leap
Free 2–4 NovA stone steading with a slated pyramid roof and a chimney stands behind a green nameplate sign, a chair visible through the window.No 2 Steading Cottage at Glendye
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Strachan
  • 18 miles from Roo's Leap
Free 18–20 OctPlaces to stayEvery stay in AngusAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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