Well established small Hotel/Restaurant with both the rooms and restaurant refurbished in 2002 . Rissons is the Hotel restaurant which has a good reputation in the local area for an innovative and imaginative range of dishes.
We decided to come after several friends had experienced great food and service from the local restaurant and after living in Strathaven for 18 years we should really check it out ourselves.
Starters & Desserts range from £5.00 to £8.00 with mains coming in between £12 and £20.00 , they also offer special early bird, Sunday Brunch and Sunday afternoon menus. Wine starts at about £15.00 a bottle upwards.
The restaurant atmosphere is modern and relaxed with an abundance of waiters & waitresses which helps to provide an efficient and attentive service.
We started with a Haggis Gateaux and gin seared smoked salmon , both of which were excellent , followed by mains of Beef in Strathaven Ale sauce with vegetables and mustard mash and Venison cooked with a chocolate infused sauce with veg and chunky chips.
In addition we ordered sides of Onion Rings and Chunky fries , in hind sight we didn`t need the sides as the mains were of a good size , but on a first visit your never sure of portion size.
I must say the beef was excellent it just fell apart and was so tender
Despite being full we couldn't resist squeezing in a dessert , although we decided to share , we went for Sticky Toffee pudding with glazed bananas and ice cream ( we were celebrating a birthday after all) , we were so glad we decided to share the portion size was plenty for two and it was yummy.
With wine it all came in at £70.00 for the two us , not cheap but definitely a place to go for something a little special , we will be back , we have another birthday coming up shortly. read more