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West Park House 5 St Mary's Place T 07429 500130,
W westparkstandrews.co.uk. One of the cheapest
options in town, this small guesthouse maintains a pretty
high standard of rooms; very comfortable and all with en
suite and wi-fi. Although there's no breakfast offered, you'll
find a hospitality tray i n th e room to keep you going until
the nearby cafés open. £70
CAMPING
Craigtoun Meadows Holiday Park T 01334
475959, W craigtounmeadows.co.uk. Reasonably
convenient for the centre of town, this site is well run
and has a surprisingly go od ra nge of facilities particularly
for childre n. Ca mping £18/ pitch; static caravan hire
(April-Oct) £500 /week
EATING
St Andrews has no shortage of restaurants and cafés. Most are found on Market St, South St and the interlinking closes
between the two.
Ì Balgove Steak Barn 1 mile northwest of St
Andrews on the A91 T 01334 898145, W balgove.com.
Sited in an open barn, mostly enclosed by stacked potato
boxes and climbing plants, this ingenious fair-weather
restaurant does a roaring trade thanks to its unorthodox
set-up and gourmet comfort food. Beefburgers and
mushroom burgers (both £8) are grilled before your eyes on
the huge cast-iron barbecue. Wash them down with local
draught ales before visiting their fantastic sister farm shop/
deli next door. May-Sept Thurs-Sun noon-8pm.
The Doll's House 3 Church Square T 01334 477422,
W dollshouse-restaurant.co.uk. Stylish modern dishes
based around Scottish meat and fish, with a continental
feel to the outdoor tables. Particularly inventive are platters
like saithe (pollock) with pickled vegetables and beetroot
essence, although there are more pedestrian options
including Thai curried mussels and mushroom stroganoff.
Arrive before 7pm and it's two courses for £12. Daily
noon-3pm & 5-10.30pm.
The Peat Inn 6 miles southwest of St Andrews, on
the junction of the B940 and B941 T 01334 840206,
W thepeatinn.co.uk. With a reputation as one of
Scotland's gourmet hot spots for the past thirty years,
The Peat Inn offers fine dining featuring top local
produce in an intimate dining room. Menus range from a
three-course set lunch (£16) to a six-course tasting
menu (£55) with all dishes immaculately presented,
particularly the graceful oyster panna cotta . Tues-Sat
12.30-1.30pm & 7-9pm.
Ì The Seafood Restaurant The Scores T 01334
479475, W theseafoodrestaurant.com. This restaurant
has an eye-popping location in a custom-built glass
building on the beach. Set menus range from £15 to £22 for
lunch and dinner respectively with creative seafood dishes
non-exclusively dominating proceedings: try the super
savoury tapenade crusted turbot with bacon and artichokes
or the gnocchi with girolles and ceps. Daily noon-2.30pm
& 6-10pm.
Tailend Fish Bar 130 Market St T 01334 474070. A
terrific and popular restaurant/takeaway dishing up fresh fish
sourced from nearby Arbroath. Treat yourself to the famous -
and now EU protected - Arbroath Smokie (£7 takeaway or
£10.50 eat in), a pungent haddock smoked in the traditional
way, over hardwood chips. Daily noon-10.30pm.
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DRINKING
Ì The Criterion 99 South St T 01334 474543. One of
the town's more charming pubs; it's a sensitively preserved
Victorian relic - well illuminated by its lofty windows -
with good beers and whiskies and a vibrant atmosphere,
particularly on live music nights. South-facing in aspect,
the pavement tables are a particular draw on sunny
afternoons and, for the peckish, they sell “Cri” pies
throughout the day for £7. Sun-Wed 9am-midnight;
Thurs-Sat 9am-1pm.
Ma Bells 40 The Scores T 01334 473622. In the
basement of the St Andrews Golf Hotel , this lively bar was
Prince William's choice drinking hole during his student
days and still attracts more than its fair share of rugger
shirts. With cocktail pitchers for around £8, midweek drinks
promotions and djs, a young, student crowd is guaranteed.
Tues-Sat 11am-1pm; Sun 12.30pm-midnight; Mon
11am-midnight.
The Rule 116 South St T 01334 473 473, W the-rule
.co.uk. A large, modern pub-diner with cheap grub
(cooked breakfast is just £4) and a strong focus on noisy big
screen sports screenings. The one redeeming feature here is
the generous sun trapping beer garden to the rear - a rarity
in St Andrews. Mon-Wed 9am-midnight; Thurs-Sat
9am-1am; Sun 9am-11pm. Food served 9am-9pm.
The East Neuk
Extending south of St Andrews as far as Largo Bay, the East Neuk ( neuk is Scots for
“corner”) is famous for its series of quaint fishing villages. Old cottages and merchants'
 
 
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