On a fresh crisp day, early February to set out for Killin Hotel for two days, a cosy country hotel, staff very friendly, big fire in bar area, very welcoming, excellent food, our standard room, comfy and clean and toasty warm, very good shower, Country side wonderful, snow capped mountains, lochs half frozen over, I saw a herd of deer, near Tyndrum, cormorants fishing in Loch Awe, by Cruachan Power Station, a lovely trip.

We got the trip away as a christmas present so was not sure what to expect especially after reading many different reviews. Upon arrival we were allowed to check in over an hour early, maybe not the most welcoming receptionsist but still not the worst. We were shown to a well decorated and presented warm room (Needed as it was soooo cold). We went down for dinner and welcomed and was given 100% attention from the moment we sat down. Also the same at breakfeast. All staff were pleasent (Except the receptionist) and went so far out of there way to accomodate my pregnant partner. Would stay here again any time!

We booked a dinner, bed and breakfast break here having passed it many times and thought it looked nice. The hotel itself was lovely - no complaints there. Comfortable beds and clean throughout - log fire in bar was nice to sit beside. The food was really good and really bad too. At dinner the starter of brie, bacon and cranberry with crusty bread and salad was to die for. The main course was stuffed loin of pork which was lovely but the plate looked messy. There was way too much food on it (and I am a big eater) with a gigantic mound of mashed potatoes and loads of veg. What was on my plate could have fed two easily. The pudding was a real let down - lemon tart which was soggy and limp - clearly a bought in product which had been defrosted. The ice cream was the cheapest of the cheap so in all my meal went from a brilliant start to a very disappointing finish. I then went to walk the dog (hotel is dog friendly which is why we booked) and on my return was refused a coffee in the bar as it was too late (around 9.45 pm). Breakfast continued the food downward spiral and was very disappointing. The food seemed to have been cooked earlier and either reheated or kept warm as the black pudding was totally dried out and inedible. Shame as it got off to a really good start.

We were a group of ten adults staying in Killin in January. Many places in the village were closed either for January or for the whole of the winter season, so we were left with just a few places to eat, and the Killin Hotel was within walking distance of where we were staying. I popped in on the Friday night to book a table. The lady at reception was welcoming and booking a table was no problem.

On the Saturday night we were seated straight away in a large dining room, the Tartan Room, decorated with framed tartan fabrics on the walls. It was a pleasant room, with a few other groups eating in there. We arrived at different times, yet the staff remained attentive and helpful as well all sat down. The hotel is smart, in fact I felt a little underdressed because many of the diners in the room were dressed smartly. I did feel that people were gazing at us as we walked through the bar, wearing our waterproof jackets, to get to the dining room.

The choice on the menu was good and main dishes ranged from steak pies at around £10 to more expensive dishes at £14, all the way up to £18, and there seemed to be something to suit everyone who was eating in our group. I shared parsnip and apple soup with my parnter as a starter, which was lovely. I also tried some of the smoked salmon and prawn starter, which was excellent. I had salmon and emmental fishcakes for a main course - my second choice because they had run out of salmon fillets served with potatoes and seasonal vegetables. The fishcakes were served with a big portion of chips, and a nice salad, but were very large and a little dry. There was too much food for me to finish but I enjoyed what I had. Lots of other people had the venison pie, which was served in a dish with a puff pastry lid, something which seems to be quite common in pub restaurants now, and I always find it a little bit disappointing that it's not a proper pie. That said, the people eating seemed to enjoy it. My partner requested mashed potato instead of chips with his pie, and that was no problem. The main meals took a long time to arrive - I estimate about 40 minutes or more after finishing the starters.

Some people ordered a bottle of wine, only to find out 15 minutes later that it was unavailable, and that the choice of red wine was limited to two. The waitress was a little nervous about this as she had already had to tell us twice that the main meals we had chosen weren't available (the salmon and the steak pie) but she handled it well, if a little slowly.

I noticed quite a lot of food going back to the kitchen, which we decided must have been to do with the portion size, since we were all extremely full after eating what we could. Perhaps the portions could have been a bit smaller, but big portions might suit people who had had a very long day on the hills.

The bill came in good time at the end of the meal, but several items had been overpriced, so we asked for a menu to work it out, and the staff had no problem with that. In the end one person took the bill back to the bar and asked for it to be changed to reflect the prices that were given on the menu. This caused a little bit of annoyance with the staff behind the bar. A nice touch was that on the first bill I had been charged for the salmon fillet (which was my first choice) rather than the fishcakes, because that was slightly cheaper. However, when we asked for the items which had been overpriced (by a couple of pounds in some cases) to be corrected, I was then charged for the fishcakes. I thought that was fair enough, since that's what I had ordered. The second bill wasn't quite right either, but it was near enough so we paid accordingly.

I had a half of Ossian ale with my meal, which was lovely.

Overall, it was an enjoyable meal, but there was too much food for most of us, and the service was slow.