Balgedie Toll Tavern

Covid Update

We are delighted to be open again and seeing all of our customers. We have put in place a number of procedures such as perspex screens, table service, one way system and regular sanitising to keep both our customers and staff safe.

We also have to adhere to a number of rules from the Scottish Government relating to capacity, and as a result the number of customers we can have in the building at one time is restricted, therefore pre booking is advised.

Currently we are in Level 0, which means up to 10 people from 4 households can meet inside the restaurant and upto 15 people from 15 households outdoors.

Children under 12 do not count towards the number of people but do count towards the number of households.

We will be keeping physically distanced and recording personal details/using ‘check-in Scotland app’ for Test and Protect.

We have carried out training with everyone to ensure they understand the COVID rules. As is natural some of our younger staff have moved on in the last year as they get on with the next stage of their life, and as a result we have some new staff, please be patient with them as they settle in.

About

Our Story

The Balgedie Toll Tavern is a country pub in rural Kinross-shire, serving great food and real ales. Run by Neil Cairney and family since September 2019 you can be assured of a warm welcome.

The Balgedie Toll Tavern is a welcoming and comfortable country tavern which, like many others built at the time in Scotland, was situated at a road toll where travellers would break their journey and pay tolls before travelling on (the Tolls were abolished in 1872). Now much extended, the oldest part of the building (the Toll house) is at the southern end.

It has two restaurant seating areas, one upstairs and one downstairs in the main bar plus a small snug bar. The interior is traditional with low ceilings, oak beams, stone walls and open fire places. On a sunny day the outside seating area provides a place to relax.

A good selection of real ales, malt whiskies, wines, and gins are available. Locally roasted coffee and great food are served Thursday - Monday. On a Wednesday night we have a "pub night" where we are open from 5pm for drinks only, no food as our kitchen team are having a well earned rest.

From traditional recipes to Head Chef Edward's kitchen adventures, the menu reflects our passion for high-quality local seasonal food presented in a simple yet pleasing manner.

Takeaway @ The Toll

Delicious Takeaway

We are grateful that our family and staff are all healthy and are so appreciative of all NHS and other key workers at this time.

The hospitality business has been hit hard by the COVID-19 situation, and given the historic layout of The Balgedie Toll where 2 metre social distancing is difficult, we had to adapt in order to survive in the long term.

We were delighted to continue to offer our Takeaway Service even although we have re-opened.

We will be serving the same great food, served in recyclable containers for you to enjoy in the safety of your own home. The menu is restricted and some of your favourites may not be available as they simply don't perform well in carry out containers. You will find the Takeaway menu under the Menu Tab on the home page. Please check before ordering as Edward will make regular changes.

Our wine list and bottled beers will be available.

Please be patient when calling as we only have 1 phone line.