In March a new restaurant will be opened at Auchrannie Resort in Brodick and Banner readers have a chance to win a slap-up meal for two when it opens.
The new restaurant, at Auchrannie House, replaces the famous flagship, 2 AA rosette Garden Restaurant which has been demolished to make way for a bigger one.
There will be more seating, for up to 65 people, in the conservatory and the old part of the dining room will become a plush, stylish lounge with an open fire.
‘Everything about it is brand new,’ said Lyndsey, ‘and with the additional lounge there will also be space for non-diners to come in just for drinks, something we couldn’t really offer before.
‘We plan to offer champagne by the glass and other premium items for that special night out in relaxed surroundings.’
Now the Auchrannie wants Banner readers to put on their thinking caps and dream up a name for the new restaurant.
Lyndsey Canavan, sales and marketing supervisor, says the winner will be offered full dinner for two with wine, worth over £100, as a prize for the best suggestion.
‘It’s an exciting opportunity to visit the new restaurant and sample the cuisine,’ said Lyndsey.
‘We’d like the restaurant’s name to be based on any theme as long as it is Auchrannie or Arran related.’
The restaurant will no longer have a table d’hote fixed price menu and instead will have an a la carte menu with all items individually priced.
‘We’ll be running a brand new menu incorporating high quality local and Scottish produce and we are keen to source all ingredients as locally as possible,’ said Lyndsey.
‘We will also feature Fair Trade and organic produce where possible.’
Auchrannie House was built in 1869 by a Glasgow merchantman and acquired at the turn of the century by the Dowager Duchess of Hamilton following the death of her husband, the Right Honourable Sir William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Arran.
The original house was extended by the Duchess around the turn of the century and again by the current owners, the Johnston family, in 1988 and 1991.
Entries should be sent to Lyndsey at lcanavan@auchrannie.co.uk by Saturday 9 February February.
