Accommodation
Set on the shore of one of Jura’s prettiest bays, in beautiful gardens, Ruantallain Lodge has magnificent views across the Sound of Jura towards the Kintyre peninsular. The accommodation is let on a fully catered basis to include all meals.
Food & Dining
Ant, the estate chef, whenever possible, uses locally sourced ingredients such as scallops, lobsters and prawns fished from the waters around the Island.
The venison and brown trout from the hill lochs all come from the Estate and are cooked in innovative ways.
You begin the day with a full Scottish breakfast, lunch can either be a cold buffet or a packed lunch for the hill.
Dinner is a three course, fine dining extravaganza – and a sample menu is included below:
Warmed Sea Trout with Cabbage Puree, Roasted Salsify, Pickled Cucumber and a Apple Gel Salad
Panfried Loin of Venison, Dauphinoise Potatoes, Slow Baked Celeriac, Wilted Spinach and Burgundy Jus
White Chocolate Panna Cotta, Saffron Poached Pear and Vanilla Shortbread
The modest wooden exterior of the house belies the warm comfort inside where the open plan areas provide spectacular landscape views, as well as cosy wood fires and extremely comfortable furnishings. There is an open plan living and dining room with a piano and open fire, a separate, spacious sitting room with views over the bay and a good selection of books, a fully equipped kitchen, separate utility room and a drying room for boots and wet clothes (and dog towels!).
There is one double room with en-suite and one twin room with with bathroom opposite facing the sea. There is a small twin room, suitable for children in this part of the house. Looking up towards the hills there are one twin with en-suite, one double room with bathroom opposite, a further twin and a single room. There is one large shower room.
The large adjacent wooden shed is open to all guests and contains a games room with full size snooker table (looking out over the bay), a table tennis table and open plan work spaces that could be used for indoor group activities and games. There is a utility room with washing machine, tumble dryer and iron.
Guests have access to all areas of the property and gardens apart from the private laundry room and commercial freezers in the shed building, which are used by staff.
The Lodge housekeeper lives nearby if needed.
There are wifi and mobile signals.
Dogs are welcome!
