A LUXURY hotel in the Highlands has reopened a popular country pub after 15 years and has tempted diners with the offer of ribeye steak “seconds”.
The Factor’s Inn was originally built as a home for the previous owners of Inverlochy Castle, a five-star hotel in Lochaber.
Speaking to The Herald, general manager David Robertson said the hotel acknowledged that not all its guests wanted fine-dining and that it wanted to re-introduce a more casual offering for the guests who travel into Fort William.
READ MORE: Innovative Scottish startup named best small business in the UK
The menu includes local ribeye steak and frites, Hebridean salmon and a vegetarian option of halloumi platter with seasonal vegetables.
The general manager said: “Factor’s Inn was the previous owner’s son’s house and it was fully refurbished back in 2002 and then it had closed down shortly after that.
“It did re-open eventually on two different occasion but just seasonally. We decided to re-open it fully for two reasons.
“With the dining offering we do at that castle, we understand and appreciate that it is quite restricted.
“There is a five-course tasting menu and some guests may not be willing to have that cost or may not want to have that much of a meal.
“We were losing out, we feel, on a lot of guests going into town, that annoyed us on two different levels.
“One because we were losing out on business so we had to get ourselves into the game. Yes there is that affiliation with Inverlochy Castle but it’s a pub meal.
“It’s not just for guests, non-residents are very welcome to see what we are doing and hopefully enjoy.”
He further added that the menu will work in a “kind of bottomless way” so that guests who do want to have more meat or fries will be able to request this.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel