Rufflets Hotel Blog

A new year calls for new adventures. This New Year (and new decade) presents an opportunity to make good on all those broken promises to travel. Find the perfect activity or place to visit from our top 20 to put on your Fife bucket list!

We’ve had more than our fair share of rain in St Andrews recently which has meant it’s been a soggy few weeks in the kitchen garden. We caught up with Head Gardener – Phil Harper to find out what is happening in the garden and what we can expect to see on the menu at Seasons Restaurant in the coming weeks.

There are no better flavours than those that are truly seasonal. Head Chef David Kinnes combines delicious Cairngorm venison (one of the healthiest meats available) with the sweet and slightly earthy characteristics of home-grown beetroot and classic French dish Anna potatoes to deliver a plate full of taste.

If you have been busy entertaining family and friends over Christmas and New Year, January can be a truly magical time to visit Fife and recharge your batteries.

If you love visiting new destinations and discovering hidden attractions, cool sights and unusual things to do, you’ll want to get off the beaten track and avoid some of the more popular tourist locations.

We are dedicating this week’s blog to Heather Rothery our Head Housekeeper who celebrates a very special work anniversary today.

Our kitchen team have been working hard on new menu ideas and dishes for Seasons Restaurant – we make certain that we are frequently adding fresh produce and local ingredients as they come into season.

Rufflets has a long history dating back more than half a century. We are recognised as one of the oldest-established St Andrews hotels and also one of the first country house hotels in Scotland.