Love this place! Beautiful traditional pub with lots of interesting info inside and a bar top covered with old pennies. Best pub to come into after a windy walk in the pentlands! Totally recommend the sticky toffee pudding! And the bus back to Edinburgh leaves from pretty much right outside the door. Perfect!
Oly Mpia
Best food we ate in Scotland! The food takes long to be prepared but it's delicious and so worth it! The staff is very polite too making the whole experience great. Definitely recommend it!
JA S
This small hotel in Carlops is also a mini museum dedicated to the works of Allan Ramsay, a Scottish pioneer in playwright and literature, who was brought up in the area. As soon as you go in, you are greeted by extremely welcoming, friendly, helpful and informative staff who will go out their way to help you whatever your enquiry may be.
We stayed for two nights. On the first night we had a three course meal. The service wasn't the quickest, but all courses are made from scratch using locally sourced ingredients. The steak pie was especially good. The room was ok. Clean enough and tidy, but there was some crumbs and a stray ear plug on the floor. The bed was also a queen size, a little small for our liking but comfortable enough and we slept well. It would also be beneficial to have a long mirror in the room but we got a big mirror on request.
One of the gents who works the front of house and the dog friendly bar, Kenny, was an absolute gent, very helpful and friendly.
Overall, a pleasant stay in beautiful part of the countryside, and I would stay here again if I had to.
Malia P.
I don't know if I can adequately write or express how wonderful my time was here, especially with it being my first international stay. Food - Amazing. We'd spent weeks planning this trip and poring over what restaurants to go to while in Edinburgh... We only went to one of those because we kept wanting to come back to eat at the inn! And breakfast is complimentary with your stay, which is a great deal for how much you get between the toast, cereal, juice, tea, and menu items (I strongly recommend the Scottish breakfast simply because the beans and tattie scones are LIFE). Location - The area is beautiful for taking a quiet walk through the countryside. It's also right by a bus stop for easy public transportation. Uber isn't available in the area, but it's only a 20-ish minute drive by taxi or personal car to Edinburgh. Service - Beautiful. Very attentive. We met the owners who were so kind with helping us figure out buses and recommendations for when we were going to Inverness later in the week. Thank you Rosemary and the rest of the staff at The Allan Ramsay!
Stevie Wallace (Stevie Boy)
This place has been part of my life for many years. Used to take girlfriend's out for a drive then a meal. It's a good place to start and end many a walking day in the hills or on the gentle flats and visiting the post glacial features nearby and exploring the history of local witch scene and Jenny Barry and her cave.
Peter Van den Broeck2 years ago
We spent with our dog a few days there and had a very good experience.
PLACE: it is tidy and clean. Dedicated to Allan Ramsay, a famous Scottish character, the hotel is a bit like a museum, great idea!
FOOD: we were actually pleasantly surprised, the food was well above what you would expect in a pub, a well deserved 5 star just for it.
SERVICE: really friendly staff, they made us feel comfy and welcome at all times.
FOR HIKERS: right outside the hotel, you have access to the Pentland National park hills. It's kind of hidden though, so check on google map the "River North Esk" behind the hotel, the access to the park is there.
Sarah Noble2 years ago
Historic,traditional, attractive and well run inn with helpful staff.Stopped for coffee and went back for tea after our walk in the beautiful Pentland hills. Additional seating outside. Will return and recommended.
Andrea yates2 years ago
We arrived to check in. No one was there. We called and emailed, no response. We called Booking. Com who responded promptly as they could not get a response either so they refunded us. We learnt whilst we were there that this had happened on more than one occasion. We were from Lancashire so completely stranded. Appalling Service they need to stop taking bookings.
As soon as you go in, you are greeted by extremely welcoming, friendly, helpful and informative staff who will go out their way to help you whatever your enquiry may be.
We stayed for two nights. On the first night we had a three course meal. The service wasn't the quickest, but all courses are made from scratch using locally sourced ingredients. The steak pie was especially good.
The room was ok. Clean enough and tidy, but there was some crumbs and a stray ear plug on the floor. The bed was also a queen size, a little small for our liking but comfortable enough and we slept well. It would also be beneficial to have a long mirror in the room but we got a big mirror on request.
One of the gents who works the front of house and the dog friendly bar, Kenny, was an absolute gent, very helpful and friendly.
Overall, a pleasant stay in beautiful part of the countryside, and I would stay here again if I had to.
Food - Amazing. We'd spent weeks planning this trip and poring over what restaurants to go to while in Edinburgh... We only went to one of those because we kept wanting to come back to eat at the inn! And breakfast is complimentary with your stay, which is a great deal for how much you get between the toast, cereal, juice, tea, and menu items (I strongly recommend the Scottish breakfast simply because the beans and tattie scones are LIFE).
Location - The area is beautiful for taking a quiet walk through the countryside. It's also right by a bus stop for easy public transportation. Uber isn't available in the area, but it's only a 20-ish minute drive by taxi or personal car to Edinburgh.
Service - Beautiful. Very attentive. We met the owners who were so kind with helping us figure out buses and recommendations for when we were going to Inverness later in the week. Thank you Rosemary and the rest of the staff at The Allan Ramsay!
PLACE: it is tidy and clean. Dedicated to Allan Ramsay, a famous Scottish character, the hotel is a bit like a museum, great idea!
FOOD: we were actually pleasantly surprised, the food was well above what you would expect in a pub, a well deserved 5 star just for it.
SERVICE: really friendly staff, they made us feel comfy and welcome at all times.
FOR HIKERS: right outside the hotel, you have access to the Pentland National park hills. It's kind of hidden though, so check on google map the "River North Esk" behind the hotel, the access to the park is there.