The Waterside
Food With A View
Ardrossan Rd, West Kilbride KA23 9NG
If dinner with a sea view is your idea of heaven then The Waterside Hotel, on the coast between Ardrossan and Seamill, is the place for you. You can dine al fresco in the covered veranda area while enjoying the panoramic view of Arran, chill with a drink in the beautifully manicured gardens or enjoy a relaxing meal in the restaurant which brings the colours of the sea and the sky inside so you’re surrounded by calming shades of blue wherever you choose to eat.
As part of the family-owned SimpsInns group, The Waterside offers the range and quality of food you’d expect from this well-established name. It’ll be no surprise to you that with the sea just a stone’s throw away there’s some exceptional seafood and shellfish on the menu along with some of the freshest local produce from the surrounding Ayrshire landscape.
With menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner available you can enjoy relaxing with good food at any time of the day, with or without something chilled and refreshing from the extensive drinks menu. Sipping a classic cocktail (or mocktail) as you look out over the water is a highlight in this seaside setting with a ‘cocktail of the week’ keeping the menu fresh. It’s particularly delightful when accompanied by one of their indulgent and delicious classic three-tiered afternoon teas.
Breakfast by the sea offers everything from a hearty fry-up to a healthier granola bowl served with Greek yogurt, honey and berries. For lunch, a choice of sandwiches, salad bowls, small plates and mains is on offer, alongside some tempting desserts. Across all options you’ll notice a range of more traditional favourites (for example, the chicken liver pate served with red onion marmalade and garlic focaccia) mixed with more novel dishes (for example the watermelon, feta and olive salad served with mixed leaves and an orange and cardamom syrup).
It’s on the dinner menu that the fruits of the sea really shine, however, with a seafood sharer for two offering a magnificent start to any meal. Hot smoked salmon fishcakes with tomato and chilli sauce, seafood chowder and a hot smoked salmon and prawn cocktail with toasted garlic focaccia will undoubtedly set the tone for a meal, and an evening, to remember. Between the food and the location, it’s easy to see why The Waterside is described as a little piece of magic on Scotland’s west coast.
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