Welcome to the Peat Inn

Winner of the AA Restaurant of the Year awards for 2010 at the recent AA Hospitality Awards, amongst the most prestigious national awards of their kind.

VisitScotland: The Peat Inn by St Andrews has become only the third 'Restaurant with Rooms' in Scotland to attain both an EatScotland Gold Award and a Five Star Gold award from national tourism organisation VisitScotland's Quality Assurance Scheme.

A warm welcome awaits you at The Peat Inn. This beautiful 5 star Scottish restaurant with rooms near St Andrews is looked after by husband and wife team Geoffrey and Katherine Smeddle. Geoffrey was formerly head chef at Etain, Sir Terence Conran’s first destination restaurant outside London. Now as chef proprietor he and his team in the kitchen focus on delivering modern cooking based on the finest local and seasonal ingredients. This simple approach is complemented by the exciting wine list of over 400 bins. As a result The Peat Inn is consistently one of the best restaurants in Scotland, renowned for the use of fresh Scottish produce for over 30 years.

A few steps from the restaurant lies The Residence providing luxury accommodation in eight individual suites. This marvelous combination of cuisine and comfort awaits any discerning guest seeking a luxury hotel near St Andrews but with a real difference. With simple country charm The Peat Inn captures the best of small country house hotels in Scotland, but with a convivial and unpretentious atmosphere.

For truly special occasions, be it a delightful romantic break or an escape to Scotland, special celebration, private dining, or high end corporate events then the Peat Inn is the ultimate experience. It can be exclusively yours too by arrangement.