Abbotsford Hotel

Ahhh this takes me back. This was my first watering hole, back when it was called the Cladhan. These days it’s a family run hotel/​restaurant/​bar which, whilst not up market, offers a good value, tasty meal from a large menu.
I’ve eaten here many times in the past (I even got married here) and it’s never disappointed. It’s never amazed me either but that’s not the point. This is a local eatery, reliable, and dependable with a menu that rarely changes, I’m sure there is a hotel like this in every large town in Scotland.
Tonight I had the Boston burger which was tasty enough if a little overcooked, bacon, mozarella and BBQ sauce, with a good portion of chunky chips. My Dad had the New York strip steak, which comes in a nice dark bbq sauce with fried mushrooms, and my Mum had the haggis stack.
All scoffed down with little complaint.
The service was ok, a little slow but my parents (who eat here a lot) reckon she was new and we weren’t in a hurry anyway.
There are better places to eat in the area but for reliability, and good tasty simple food, it’s not failed me yet.