Very good companies in Scotland
Scotland: hotels, shopping, restaurants, shops, pubs, bars
Jacobite Experience Loch Ness
Provider of award-winning cruises, day tours and charters on Loch Ness, Scotland. The company operates three vessels and four mini-coaches and offers a variety of experiences with its whole focus on ensuring that customers enjoy the highest quality
- Winner - Extra Mile (Businesses that exceed customers’ expectations) - Medium Business - Scottish Thistle Awards 2009
- Quality Scotland Best Small Business 2008 - The Scottish Awards for Business Excellence
- Other awards include: Silver Award Green Tourism Business Scheme (as at April 2011) - National Tourism Business of Year 2004 - Highlands & Islands Tourism Business of Year 2004 - Visit Scotland 5 star Tour (Scottish Tourist Board as at April 2011
- Shortlisted - Best Use of Social Media - Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards 2011
Corrine Smith Design
Specialists in wedding jewellery and bridal accessories offering a wide collection of handcrafted wedding tiaras, headbands, hair accessories and vintage tiaras. Products are distributed online, or instore at their boutique in Kilmarnock, Scotland
- Winner - VOWS Award for Bridal Accessories in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 - (VOWS - Voted outstanding wedding supplier)
- We have received great customer reviews about Corrine Smith Design service - click here
Glenapp Castle Hotel
Magnificently restored Scottish Castle, now a five star Relais & Chateaux Hotel, with 36 acres of glorious garden and woodland on the rugged and beautiful Ayrshire coast in Ballantrae, Scotland - also features a three AA rosette dining room
- Romantic Hotel of the Year - Scottish Hotel Awards 2011
- Scottish Tourist Board - Five Gold Stars Hotel and AA Five Red Stars Hotel - as at August 2011
- Relais & Chateaux member since 2002 - a network of travel companies offering a collection of luxury restaurants and hotels around the world
- Awards include: Most Excellent Country House (2002), Luxury Hotel of the Year (2005), Scotland’s Leading Castle (2004), Hotel of the Year for Scotland and Northern Ireland (AA 2005-2006), Scottish Castle of the Year (2006)
- The restaurant at Glenapp Castle Hotel and its Head Chef Adam Stokes have won Restaurant of the Year at the 2011 CIS Excellence Awards, one Michelin Star 2012 and four AA Rosette (2012 AA Restaurant Guide)
Macbeths Butchers
Traditional online butcher and game dealer specialising in producing quality Highland, Shorthorn and Aberdeen Angus Beef from their own farm. Also carefully sources local pork, lamb, venison and game from farms and estates with a similar ethos
- Winner - Online Retail Awards 2009 - Category Food, Soft Drinks and Alcoholic Drinks and listed in UK top 10 butchers - The Times 2010
- Winner of Great Taste Gold Awards 2009 and four Great Taste Gold Awards 2010 (Sausage, bacon, rump steak, rib eye steak)
- Highly commended in the specialist on-line retailer category and finalist in the independent online retailer category - Online Retail Awards 2009
- Winner of five One Gold Star (Lamb Noisette, Beef Topside, Venison Escallop, Venison Sausage, Beef Steak Burger) at the Great Taste Awards 2011
mymonkfish.com
Based in the city of Edinburgh in Scotland, mymonkfish, along with the assistance of the foolhardy Mr Predictable (chief critic and taster), salivates, tests and tries the latest foodie ventures and restaurant openings in town
- Reader Blog of the Month - BBC Olive Magazine - June 2011
- Ranked #13 in The best Scottish websites - The List Magazine (Edinburgh and Glasgow)- (Highest ranked Scottish food blog or website)
- Ranked #3 - Top blogs - Gastronomy - ebuzzing - February 2012
Cluny Bank Hotel
Cluny Bank Hotel is set in the best residential area of Forres on the world famous Whisky and Castle Trails in Scotland. The hotel is within walking distance of the Forres Golf Course and close to the many activities available in the Moray area
- 'Real Food Chef Medaille d'Or' & 'Restaurant Special Commendation 2010' - Scottish Hotel Awards 2010
- Franklin's Restaurant at the Cluny Bank Hotel was shortlisted for The Taste of Highlands and Islands Restaurant Awards 2010 and named Taste of Grampian Restaurant of the Year 2008
- Highly Recommended - Small country house hotel - The Scottish Hotel Guide 2011
- Franklins Restaurant - Real & Local Food Restaurant Award 2011 - The Scottish Hotel Awards 2011