With its stately architecture inspired by the royal residence of Balmoral Castle, Ardoe House is an imposing 19th-century mansion house hotel set in 30 acres of countryside just outside Aberdeen. Blairs is the hotel's handsome traditional restaurant, serving a fine menu of modern European cuisine created using fresh local produce in convivial, welcoming surroundings. Sated diners can relax in front of the log fire in the bar or the wood-panelled drawing room with a dram of malt whisky.