The Dory Bistro
Pittenweem, Fife
Entry
It's a ‘wonderful thing’ to eat in a restaurant that cooks fish landed 40 metres from the kitchen, enthused one visitor – highlighting the fact that this bright and airy harbourfront bistro (with an art gallery and exhibition space attached) makes the most of what is on its doorstep. Owner and chef-patron Ruth Robinson’s dishes rely on the catch lifted straight from the local day boats, while leavening her confident and affordable repertoire with produce from the restaurant’s kitchen garden and the plentiful output of local farms and name-checked suppliers. It’s always worth checking out the specials board, which positively groans with the weight of the day's haul, but the regular menu is also sound. Bread from the Wild Hearth Bakery in Crieff should sustain you through proceedings, as you move from plates of Cumbrae oysters or the home-cured catch of the day to a generous serving of, say, fire-roasted monkfish dressed with potent red pepper and smoky chilli sauce. Meat-eaters and vegetarians aren’t forgotten, either: look for the likes of smoked poussin with rhubarb and apple purée or chickpea and chard pancake brightened up with a piquant chickpea and lime salsa. To finish the frangipane tart with Grangemuir strawberries should see you home. Excellent young staff ‘really know their stuff’, and everything about the place is genuinely friendly, comfy and ‘natural’. Beers from the Loch Leven Brewery feature on the drinks list, alongside plenty of malts and a modest wine selection. A highly valued local asset.
Dining Information:
Private dining room, Wheelchair access, Family friendly, Dog friendly
15 East Shore, Pittenweem, Fife KY10 2NH
01333 311222
