‘Another great stay at Gordon’s, our favourite restaurant,’ writes one of many readers to praise this restaurant with rooms in a coastal hamlet close to beautiful, sandy Lunan Bay surfers’ beach. Launched in 1986 by Gordon and Maria Watson, it has been run since Gordon’s death in 2016 by Maria, with son Garry the creative force in the kitchen. ‘On arrival, we were given a warm welcome, and enjoyed a pot of tea/coffee along with the most delicious brownies,' another reader relates. From cosy Seville and Juniper, with double bed and walk-in shower, to Thistle and the Courtyard Suite with king-size bed, roll-top bath and shower, bedrooms are ‘beautifully decorated and comfortable’, with modern chandeliers by Spanish designer Mantra. On cold days, a log burner blazes in the intimate dining room. Everything is prepared in house, and locally raised, grown, fished and foraged ingredients appear in ‘wonderfully creative, colourful and absolutely delicious’ dishes such as duck, beetroot meringue, pickled walnut, bitter leaves; scallop, cauliflower, wild garlic, smoked mussel, sea herbs. ‘The last treat of our stay was the breakfast – again, we could not fault it.’ (Andrea Reid, Scott Russell, Sarah Chalmers, and others)