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Find out what British restaurants to try in Anstruther. Anstruther /ˈænstrəðər/ ( listen) (Scots: Ainster /ˈeɪnstər/ ( listen) or /ˈɐ̟nstər/; Scottish Gaelic: Ànsruthair) is a small town in Fife, Scotland, nine miles south-southeast of St. Andrews. The two halves of the town are divided by a stream, the Dreel Burn. With a population of 3,500, it is the largest community on the Firth of Forth's north-shore coastline known as East Neuk. To the east, it merges with the village of Cellardyke.
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10. Anster Cheese farm and restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 182 reviews
as well as the cafe they have a cheese making area to view - "Anster" is the name of the cheese. Great cafe.
Reviewed By sds6064
On previous visits had enjoyed good quality food and service unfortunately this time was a poor reflection of that.Staff were rude and ignored us in arrival, counter service again without a smile or greeting. Cakes on display looked like they'd been there a while so we stuck to drinks only. Milkshake was nice but had no promised ice cream in it, tea was lovely, leaf tea in pot with fabulous little milk churn for fresh milk.Goods on display in deli were nice, cheeses looked good but not appealing due to offhand manner of staff
9. East Pier Smokehouse
Overall Ratings
4 based on 502 reviews
This smoke house serves freshly caught and freshly smoked fish for lunches. Absolutely delicious! OPEN SEASONALLY. MAY opening Wednesday - Sunday 11 - 5pm. JUNE, JULY & AUGUST open every day with late opening on Friday & Saturday until 9pm. We DO NOT TAKE
Reviewed By chrisnikmanchester
Smoked sea bass was the best dish I have eaten in a good while! We visited on a Sunday determined to return but discovered they were closed Monday, Tuesday and we were leaving Wednesday! Gutted!!!!CANNOT wait for our next trip to Fife.
8. Pittenweem Fish and Chip Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 183 reviews
Reviewed By BoogieBopBruce
Busy busy on a Saturday night, people in and out and many were locals. Four fish suppers and they were delicious. We had extra fish because they said the portions were small so we needed extra - such decent honesty. Totally recommend this local chippy.
7. The Wee Chippy
Overall Ratings
4 based on 454 reviews
The Wee Chippy and Bakehouse Restaurant was named as 'The Best Place in the World to Eat Fish and Chips' in the Observer Food Monthly Magazine. Our Bakehouse Restaurant (just up the lane) serves Teas and Coffees, Homebaking, Snacks and All Meals - includi
Reviewed By twickman
food briliant, very quiet but servuice was still not brilliant for some reason.sort of typical saturday staff, going through motions etc, pleasant but not really sharp and ON IT. Not well trained in my view. But who cares, not a huge issue and the fish and chips were great
6. The Haven Bar and Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 327 reviews
Reviewed By Alibali27
Right beside the harbour in beautiful historic Cellardyke. This bistro and bar is busy and does live music on a Friday night. Very popular with a great menu. It is upstairs so not disabled friendly. We had a lovely time here, it was very relaxing with lovely staff.
5. The Bank
Overall Ratings
4 based on 337 reviews
Reviewed By RichardinOhio
This is not a place to come if you want to have a conversation. The place is very crowded, reservations absolutely essential. The tables are very close together and it seems popular with families. Our group last night finally gave up and ate in silence.However, the food is quite good--we had everything from fajitas to sea bass and all were excellent. We were amazed at how quickly the food came to us--the fastest service we experienced in three weeks in Scotland. The waitress encouraged us to order seafood--she said it was what they are known for. Those that did order it, said it was excellent. I had two appetizers for my entree and the calamari was unusual--very large rings, but good. The portions are quite large and the desserts were wonderful.
4. The Dory Bistro & Gallery
Overall Ratings
4 based on 205 reviews
The Dory Bistro & Gallery serves great, yet affordable, food with a lot of the local Fife and Perthshire food treasures on the menu. Lobsters, langoustines, and other shellfish landed less than 40 metres from our front door in the harbour, fish from St Mo
Reviewed By ShonaS66
A small bistro located beside the harbour in Pittenween. Very welcoming and the food is fantastic, can highly recommend the mussels and lobster.
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3. Waterfront Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 998 reviews
Reviewed By deborahe384
We made the mistake of visiting this establishment for lunch today and were simply gobsmacked by our experience. I ordered the prawn linguine which states on the menu it is just prawns, herbs and garlic. So imagine my surprise when it arrived loaded with the same quantity of red onion slices as it had linguine. Why was this an issue you might wonder? Well I suffer from IBS and onions in any form make me very unwell very quickly. I voiced my concern to the waitress and she assured me it would fine and apologised for them not being listed on the menu, but that I could pick something else. She then brought me the dinner menu, containing the same dishes but on average £4 dearer! When I pointed this out she brought the correct menu then disappeared.After what seemed like an eternity the very surly and peeved off manageress came to our table and I ordered a salmon sandwich to which she made a sarcastic comment 'no onions then'?. She then proceeded to ask my if I wanted any extras with it. I confirmed I just wanted a sandwiches as ordered to which she said ' do u not want garlic bread, chips or onion rings?' Onion rings?? Has she short term memory loss?!Anyway, to cut a long story short we ate our meal amidst an atmosphere you could cut with a knife mainly due to scalding looks from staff including the manageress herself. After asking for the bill my husband asked to speak to the manageress. I myself was not going to raise our issues with her as I imagined they would fall on deaf ears, but even I was surprised at her reaction.My husband began eplaining his disappointment to which she became very aggressive, not letting him explain and ranting at me instead of speaking to him. When I tried to speak she kept accusing me of not liking onions, rather than actually acknowledging my condition, and basically treated me like a fussy eater. I have never met a more ignorant, rude and vile nasty piece of work in my life. She kept ranting and I stated I had nothing left to say as it was pointless and I just wanted to pay the bill and leave, and that we would never return again. Upon taking my money and going back to counter she made a comment to her staff the burst of laughing, openly mocking me. I am simply speechless at this behaviour demand would advise anyone to avoid crossing the door of this coven.
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2. The Rockies Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 402 reviews
Reviewed By hellij
I hesitated about eating at a golf club but this was a pleasant surprise. The non-member restaurant is café style but with view over the bay. Generous portions. The scallops and mussel dishes were superb, as was the venison (although black pudding mash a bit heavy for me). With a little more finesse (drink information, service and food) this place could really put the wind up other well known eateries nearby.
1. The Dreel Tavern
Overall Ratings
4 based on 282 reviews
Reviewed By Jilllian
Visited last Christmas time just for a drink and said that if we ever went again to the area, weâd eat here. Enjoyed their veggie tasting board, macaroni cheese (which was fantastic) and a scotch egg. All very nice and washed down with a nice bottle of wine.
