The Chestnuts Hotel

12/10/2026

🎄🌰 Festive Party Menu

The Perfect Venue for Your Festive Gathering…

Whether you’re organising a family celebration, a work Christmas lunch or evening meal, a catch-up with friends, or a festive gathering for your association or club, we have options to suit your occasion.

Our 60-seater restaurant can accommodate larger parties, while our private dining room (The Garden Room) comfortably seats up to 18 guests, offering a more intimate setting for your celebration.

Our festive menu is available from 30th November and is suitable for groups of all sizes. The festive menu is compulsory for groups of 10 or more, with smaller groups welcome.

Festive Menu Prices
🍽️ 2 courses – £26.95
🍽️ 3 courses – £32.95
☕ Prices include post-meal tea and coffee

28/09/2026

🔥🌰The fire is officially back…

As the evenings draw in and the temperature begins to drop, our bar offers the perfect setting to relax and enjoy a warm, cosy atmosphere.

Explore our new à la carte menu, launched last week, featuring a lovely selection of new dishes and old classics.

Warm surroundings, delicious food and the perfect setting for the season ahead. 🍂🌰🔥

Thanks to Paul from House Matters Ltd for taking care of our chimney and ensuring everything is ready for the season ahead!

19/09/2026

🎄CHRISTMAS AT HOME…

After last year’s success, we’re delighted to bring back our Christmas at Home service — and this year we’ve added starters and desserts! Order Christmas Dinner (phonelines open 8am Tue 27th October), collection on Christmas Eve, reheat and enjoy! Take the stress out of Christmas!

⭐ STARTERS – £7
~Chicken Liver Pâté & Red Onion Chutney
~Garlic Mushrooms & Mozzarella

⭐ MAIN COURSE – £23
~Roast Turkey & all the trimmings — potatoes, seasonal vegetables, stuffing, pigs in blankets, gravy & cranberry sauce.

⭐ DESSERTS – £7
~Sticky Toffee Pudding & Toffee Sauce
~Chantilly Profiteroles & Chocolate Sauce

🍻ADD A LITTLE FESTIVE CHEER!🎄
Pre-order your festive favourites…
🍷 New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 Italian Primitivo
🥂 Prosecco — £10 per bottle
🧀 5L Mini Loch Fyne Jarl Cask – £25
Plus handmade oat cakes & Seville Orange Marmalade.

📞🚨 PHONE LINES OPEN AT 8AM ON TUESDAY 27TH OCTOBER 🚨📞 Please do NOT call before then…we won’t be taking any pre orders.

📞 01292 264393
Telephone orders only. Payment required at the time of booking.

🎄 Collection is on Christmas Eve, with slots between 8am–11am from the car park beside the main hotel entrance.

❤️ Christmas at home, made easy — with a little extra festive cheer!

🎅✨ AND THERE’S MORE… OUR CHRISTMAS MENUS ARE HERE! ✨🎅

We’re delighted to launch our Christmas Party Menu, perfect for festive get-togethers with colleagues, friends or family! Available for groups of all sizes, with the Christmas Party Menu compulsory for groups of 10+.

Our diaries are filling up for Christmas Eve, Hogmanay & New Years Day!

16/09/2026

🌰Our New Menus Have Arrived…

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new à la carte menu today, alongside our Lite Lunch Menu, Gluten Free Menu, Vegan Menu, Takeaway Menu and 2 & 3 Course Party Menus for larger gatherings.

We’ve brought back some much-loved old favourites and returning classics, alongside some new dishes for you to discover. We hope there will be something to tempt everyone, whether you’re joining us for a special occasion, a meal with friends and family, or simply a relaxing evening out.

We are very much looking forward to welcoming you and hearing what you think of our new menus.

And finally… 🔥
Our chimney sweep has been booked, so the countdown to those cosy evenings in the bar has officially begun. We’ll soon be lighting the fire and looking forward to welcoming you in for the autumn and winter season.

We look forward to seeing you soon at The Chestnuts. 🍂

08/09/2026

We are open! ✅

Unfortunately, our phone lines and WiFi have been down since 4am due to a major server fault with BT Openreach, and there’s currently no estimated time for reconnection. The joys! 🙃

Apologies if you’ve been unsuccessfully trying to call or email us. We also have very little mobile signal inside our stone building with its thick walls, so communication is proving a little tricky!

Thank you for your patience and understanding — we’re hoping our phone line will be back up and running shortly!🤞

03/09/2026

Due to the International Festival of Flight Air Show taking place along the seafront, we have made the decision to close the hotel to non-residents from 8am - 4pm on Saturday 5th September.

Unfortunately, the expected traffic congestion in and around the town will make it extremely difficult for guests to access the hotel during lunchtime, and we feel this is the best decision to avoid unnecessary disruption.

Please also note that our car park will be closed during this time. This will ensure that sufficient parking is fully available for our customers when we reopen in the evening.

We will be fully open again from 4pm on Saturday and will be open all day Friday & Sunday as usual.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding. We look forward to welcoming everyone back from 4pm on Saturday!

10/08/2026

🎶 You may remember our very own Katie from our Burns Supper, where she wowed us with her incredible singing!

Katie is not only a valued member of our team - she’s now starring at the Edinburgh Festival! 🌟🎭

Check out the article below to read all about her upcoming performances, and join us in wishing Katie the very best of luck! We’re very proud of you, Katie!

Big things ahead for her ✨

04/08/2026

Good luck to everyone receiving their exam results today from all of us at The Chestnuts Hotel! 🤞📚

A huge congratulations to every student, especially our younger members of staff. We wish you all the very best for whatever comes next. 👏 A big thank you as well to all the teachers and school staff for their hard work!

Whether today brought the results you were hoping for or not, remember that exam results do not define who you are or what you’re capable of achieving. Your future is shaped by your determination, resilience and character.

Congratulations, everyone, and we look forward to celebrating with you all today!

30/07/2026

🌊 **Coast to Coast Menu – This Week at Chestnuts** 🦞

Treat yourself to the best of the coast with this week's seafood specials:
Starters:
🦞 **Lobster Bisque** – Rich, creamy lobster soup with a hint of Cognac, served with wholemeal bread.
🥂 **Pan Seared Scallops** – Served with Gremolata butter and Stornoway black pudding.
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Mains:
🔥 **Chestnuts Classic Lobster** – Grilled Dunure lobster with a king prawn skewer, garlic & herb butter, fries, fresh salad and knotted lemon.

🐟 **Breaded Sole** – Crispy panko-coated sole fillets with fries, garden peas, tartare sauce and lemon.

🍝 **Seafood Linguine** – Garlic & chilli king prawns tossed with linguine in a rich Napoletana sauce, served with garlic bread.
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🍷 **Perfect Pairing** – Enjoy with a glass (or bottle!) of Ormarine 'Sea Pearl' Picpoul de Pinet – a crisp, refreshing white w**e made for seafood.

🏡 **Lobster Club at Home** – Whole cooked & chilled Dunure lobsters available to order with a minimum of 3 days' notice. Perfect for entertaining at home!

📞 Book your table or place your lobster order today!

24/07/2026

🌊 This Week’s Coast to Coast Seafood Specials 🦞

Join us for another week of fantastic seafood…

🍽 Starters
🦞 Lobster Bisque with a hint of Cognac.
🍤 Tempura King Prawns with sweet chilli dip.

⭐ Mains
🦞 Chestnuts Classic Lobster – Grilled Dunure lobster with king prawn skewer, garlic butter, fries and fresh salad.
🦐 Seafood Mixed Grill – An indulgent selection of Scottish seafood including lobster, langoustines, salmon, seabass, king prawns and crispy squid.
🍛 King Prawn Thai Green Curry – Succulent king prawns in an aromatic Thai green curry with rice and prawn crackers.

🍷 Perfect Pairing
Enjoy our Ormarine ‘Sea Pearl’ Picpoul de Pinet from France – known as the w**e of the Mediterranean. Crisp, refreshing and the perfect partner for seafood.

We look forward to welcoming you! 🦀✨