We took a two day tour of the Scottish Highlands and the Outlander fangirl in me kept squealing because we got to visit a lot of places that were mentioned in the book.
Town of Inverness.. the gateway to the Highlands…
We passed by this pub and decided to eat here because there were a lot of people drinking on the patio..it must be popular!
Bangers and Mash / Fish and Chips / Beef and Mushroom Pie… we ordered the classic pub dishes and weren’t disappointed…
Glencoe..
We also visited Clava Cairns, the Bronze Age burial site that was the inspiration behind Diana Galbaldon’s best selling book series Outlander.
I hoped I could travel back in time by squeezing between the rocks like in the books… but it didn’t work….. I wasn’t the only one going crazy at the rocks.. there were so many other fans doing the same thing!
We also got to visit Culloden Battlefield, the site of the last bloody battle of the failed Jacobite Rising.
I got quite emotional while visiting; even though Outlander is fictional, the battle did occur and so many lives were lost.
We also visited Loch Ness and look.. is that Nessie????
Our last stop in the short trip to the Highlands was to the town of Pitlochry, a small charming town that somehow reminds me of Harry Potter?????
I’ve never had such a large piece of fried fish!!!
FAIM? OUI OUI!!!
The Castle Tavern
1 View Pl, Inverness IV2 4SA, United Kingdom
+44 1463 718178
These Scottish oysters are soooooooo sweet! I haven’t seen / tried these anywhere else yet….
probably the most filling seafood chowder ever…. it had CHUNKS of fish.
Mussels!!!!!! I became famous at the restaurant because I first ate dinner with my friends…. then immediately after, I ate another meal with my family, at the next table! The staff was shocked that I could eat another kg of mussels….. he has never seen anyone eat so many mussels before!
Hot Seafood Platter (scallops, tiger prawns and mussels poached in seafood sauce topped with grilled sea bass fillet and crème fraiche)……
Shellfish Pasta (Mussels, tiger prawns, scallops and fettuccini in a shellfish bisque)….
scallop risotto….
We had lunch at Howies and it’s located in a gorgeous Georgian building.
The lunch set is a pretty good deal.. appetizer + main for 10.95 pounds!
Traditional Scottish Haggis (minced sheep’s heart, liver and lungs)…. This is THE NATIONAL DISH OF SCOTLAND and because of that, I had to give it a try (even though the ingredients are given me the pukes already)….. I wasn’t sure how haggis would smell and taste like but I can say now that it tastes like regular ground meat! It didn’t smell and didn’t had any weird gamey taste. If it weren’t for the constant reminder in my head about it being sheep’s innards, I could have finished it. It really wasn’t so bad… just don’t tell me what it is!
Grilled fillet of Shetland Salmon….
I love trying out gastropubs because they mostly serve classic pub dishes, but with a twist.
BBQ pastrami ribs & chips… This was their newest creation. The meat was tender but was too salty.
fish pie…. Their famous classic fish pie but it tasted like normal fish pie.. carbs overload!
steak pie with bone marrow….. This was quite interesting! I’ve never seen bone marrow jutting out from a pie before… The pastry was so flaky but the steak was a bit too tough….
Royal Mile
It really is a stone cottage and has vegetables growing in the gardens!
Pinecured trout, BBQ rhubarb mayo carrot, wild garlic.….
BBQ asparagus, fresh cheese….
Rabbit, tomato, smoked mushroom, salsa….
Cod, clams, leek, ricotta and wild garlic agnolotti.…..
Seeded sponge and mousse…..
Scottish cheeses…… I don’t like cheese so it took me forever to finish this…
Chocolate and hazelnut with mint ice-cream….
Petit-four with Scottish shortbread.…
faim? oui oui!!!!!! 