Mauchline Food & Drink Guide
Best known for its connections to Robert Burns, Scotland’s National Bard, Mauchline is a historic small town based in East Ayrshire, only 10 miles from Ayr. You can explore the Burns House Museum here where Robert Burns lived with his wife Jean Armour. Today, Mauchline is home to a variety of charming food and drink establishments. A perfect place to learn more about Robert Burns and taste some of Ayrshire’s finest produce…
Cafes
Mossgiel Snug
There’s no better place to indulge in quality food and drink as well as Burn’s history than Mossgiel Snug. Owned and run by Mossgiel Organic Farm, they have a passion to bring speciality coffee, local food and organic farming to Mauchline, Enjoy your coffee with ‘cow with calf organic cream-top milk’ as well as menu favourites - ‘Jean Armour’s Italian and ‘Address tae a toastie’.
Woody’s Ice Cream Parlour & Dessert Bar
Woody’s Ice Cream Ltd are a family-run Company that manufactures Award Winning, Woody’s Luxury Dairy Ice Cream, Fresh Fruit Sorbets, and Fat-Free Frozen Yoghurts. They have been making our delicious Ice Cream since January 2005, going from strength to strength over the past 10 years. Within the ice cream parlour, based in Mauchline, will find 16 flavours of Woody’s homemade Ice Cream including Bubblegum, Malteeser, Salted Caramel Popcorn and Raspberry Sorbet. Hot Waffle desserts, cakes, teas and coffees, Tango Ice Blast and milkshakes are also on the menu. The dessert bar has a small seated area for those looking to relax and also the option of takeaway.
Castle Cafe
The Castle Cafe is a traditional family-owned Italian cafe, established in 1930. They offer a wide range of delicious and made-to-order culinary delights. Visitors love their range of deep-fried food, including fresh Scottish haddock and hand-cut chips, all made fresh to order. You can also enjoy a variety of traditional lunch favourites; sandwiches, wraps and toasties. In addition, Castle Cafe serves homemade dairy ice cream; the same authentic recipe from 1909. Hot pancakes with a choice of ice cream and a selection of delicious toppings are also a visitor favourite.
Learn more here https://www.facebook.com/castlecafemauchline/
Restaurants
Fairburn Hotel
Ideally located in the centre of Mauchline, Fairburn Hotel is the only hotel in the town, offering stylish accommodation as well as an impeccable restaurant and lounge bar. Enjoy the very best of homemade Scottish cuisine, and modern and traditional recipes, prepared from fresh locally sourced ingredients. Be it for a quick lunch or that every special occasion. Enjoy dining in a cosy atmosphere during the winter months or perhaps al fresco in the summer in our Courtyard Garden. Warm, friendly and efficient service is their forte and coupled with a passionate team of chefs, the Fairburn Hotel attracts many loyal locals and hotel guests alike.
For more information, visit their website http://fairburnhotel.co.uk/
The Sorn Inn - Sorn, Mauchline
Described as ‘Ayrshire on a Plate’, The Sorn Inn offers quality locally sourced plates, all served in an elegantly rustic setting. If you’re a fan of seafood then this is the place to go! They have weekly seafood specials and use only the freshest locally sourced produce. Whether you are looking for a fantastic meal, drinks with friends and family, or a trip away from it all, a warm welcome awaits at The Sorn Inn’s gastropub, beer garden and self-catered apartments.
Failford Inn, Failford Mauchline
Boasting stunning river views over the River Ayr, the Failford Inn is a traditional and cosy inn offering fresh food, drinks and a warm atmosphere. Expect traditional dishes with a twist. The menu includes ‘pan-seared fillet of red deer, roast chestnut puree, winter greens, Dauphinoise potato and blackberry and bramble gin sauce’; a favourite amongst locals. It’s also the perfect place to stop for a thirst-quenching drink if you’re on a walk beside the River Ayr. The riverside beer garden is an idyll spot during the summer months.
Visit their Facebook page to discover more https://www.facebook.com/FailfordInn
Kailyard Restaurant at The Black Bull
The award-winning Kailyard restaurant offers a warm welcome to customers old and new. Good food coupled with relaxed informal dining is at the heart of the Kailyard Restaurant, where Head Chef, Alexander Burns, brings culinary inspiration to life. They try to keep the food offering as 'local' as possible and work with a multitude of local suppliers. They endeavour to bring sustainability to the table by supporting local suppliers and sourcing responsibly.
Browse Kailyard’s seasonal menu here https://www.blackbulltarbolton.com/restaurant
Shop/Takeaway
Morton’s Milk
Morton’s Milk is produced at Auchinbay Farm, where their herd of happy cows graze on lush green grass all summer and sleep indoors on comfy cow mattresses during the winter. At the farm, you will find a farm shop and a self-serve coffee house. There is an array of fantastic local produce available to buy ranging from butcher meat, oven meals, fruit & veg, home baking and sweet treats!
Open Monday-Sunday, 7 am-7 pm