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with shared bathroom and a friendly welcome. The mattresses aren't exactly new, but it's
comfortable and offers great value for this part of the world.
B&B
Linley Guest House££
(
01877-330087;
www.linleyguesthouse.co.uk
;
139 Main St; s/d £33/46, d ensuite £50)
A spick-and-span B&B with bright rooms and helpful owners. The double en suite is
worth the extra: it's beautifully appointed with a large window drawing in lots of natural
light. Room-only rate available.
Eating & Drinking
Callander Meadows££
(
01877-330181;
www.callandermeadows.co.uk
; 24 Main St; lunch £8.95, mains
£11-18; Thu-Sun)
Informal but smart, this well-loved restaurant in the centre of Cal-
lander occupies the two front rooms of a house on the main street. There's a contemporary
flair for presentation and unusual flavour combinations, but a solidly British base under-
pins the cuisine, with things like mackerel, red cabbage, salmon and duck making regular
and welcome appearances. There's a great daytime beer/coffee garden out the back, and
the restaurant is also open on Mondays from April to September, and daily in high sum-
mer.
SCOTTISH
Poppies££
(
01877-330329;
www.poppies.com
; Leny Rd; lunch mains £9-10, dinner mains £12-19;
)
This is the restaurant of a small main-road hotel, and offers high-class cuisine based
on rigorously-sourced quality Scottish meat and fish in an elegant dining space. It's a
friendly place whose atmosphere is more quiet clinks of cutlery than belches and belly-
laughs. There's a good-value early-dining special.
SCOTTISH
SEAFOOD
Mhor Fish££
(
01877-330213;
www.mhor.net
; 75 Main St; fish supper £6, mains £8-14; noon-9pm
Tue-Sun)
Both chip shop and fish restaurant, but wholly different, this endearing black-
and-white-tiled cafe displays the day's fresh catch. You can choose how you want it
cooked, whether pan-seared and accompanied by one of many good wines, or fried and
wrapped in paper with chips to take away. The fish and seafood comes from sustainable
