Uplawmoor Hotel and Restaurant

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Far enough out of town to be on the way somewhere (in this case, the Ayrshire coast) but close enough to town to warrant an escapist dart, the Uplawmoor is the kind of place any traveller on the road southwest from Paisley would do well to know. An 18th century coaching inn, it has been run as an independent hotel for some 16 years now by Stuart and Emma Peacock, who have guided it to a point at which the culinary offering is significantly more impressive than you might expect from a whitewashed village hotel. From the relaxed restaurant's à la carte menu a twice-baked blue cheese soufflé or monkfish served with hot gazpacho displays ambition and confidence, while the signature Gaelic steak Uplawmoor, flamed in whisky, is served with a haggis crouton and an onion garlic sauce. Bold stuff. The bar menu is broad-ranging and reliable, with sizeable salads and various pies standing out. There are 14 neat bedrooms in the hotel, there's a CAMRA-recognised selection ales in the bar, a garden patio that's bound to tempt you to linger longer on a summer's day, and, if lingering isn't an option, you can even take away their home-made pizzas to keep younger travellers occupied for the final leg home.

• High point: A wayside option with lots to offer
• Low point: Wish it was warm enough for the patio

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1. stacieb2k7, glasgow – 29 August 2010, 2:44pmUplawmoor Hotel and RestaurantReport

Glasgow, United Kingdomwe had stayed in this hotel for my brothers weddin ,we came back to the hotel at 12:30 and stayed my dads room so we could all chat there was a 5 year old girl there too.the manager came up to ask us to keep the noise down and brought a hammer with him and said as we were from glasgow he thought we might cos hassle,even though we had 3 kids under the age of 10 and had he intent in using it.we went to our beds and tried to complain the next morning and the woman we spoke to was dissmisive and rude who was not willing to listen.she admitted she knew the manager brought a hammer but said he was not going to use it either way it was unacceptable.its a shame as the hotel itself was lovely and decent for the price .