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So today I was at the Scottish Licence Trade Association AGM, and took a further step to follow my dads footsteps, and took on the roll of Treasurer for our Trade Association for Scotland. Proud moment to follow in the footsteps of someone you have looked up to all your life.

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So after a rough few days I was so so chuffed this morning to open an email from the Scottish Hotel Awards, where we won five out of the 6 awards open to the South West of Scotland about 6 weeks ago. The email was to inform me that the Townhead Hotel has now been nominated for Independent Hotel of the Year for the WHOLE of Scotland. The judges have narrowed it down to only 9 hotels to be nominated for this award out of I don't know how many, however to be even selected and nominated for this is just mind blowing. The effort that my staff put in here day in day out often goes unnoticed, and this now firmly outlines the determination and professionalism that they show. I can not praise you all enough, you just make me so so proud of you, very very proud :) Now its down to another secret inspection, a questionnaire and bio of us, and then an interview before the winner is decided.........so.............lets keep it going the way we do every day, and lets see what happens.

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Another one of the desserts on our new menu here at the Townhead Hotel

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One of our new desserts on our new menu.

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Good evening everyone, and I am now pleased to show everyone our new menu which will start tomorrow (Friday) evening from 5pm. We hope you will like the changes, and whilst we appreciate we have dropped some of the dishes from the old menu, I am sure that in time some will reappear to replace some of the new dishes. We have made as many of our dishes as Gluten Free as possible, and as always for our vegetarian customers we will adapt and produce a dish of your choice if you have a favourite, for the evening of your booking, so please feel free to let us know. Starters SOUP OF THE DAY (*GF, V) Chef’s Soup Of The Day Served with Homemade Bread £3.95 BARONY PAN SEARED SCOTTISH SCALLOPS (*GF) On A Black Pudding Puree, With Apple Gel & Petit Pois £6.95 SMOOTH CHICKEN LIVER PARFAIT (*GF) Encased in Lakeland Butter, With Herb Crostini’s & Red Onion Chutney £5.95 SMOKED BARONY HADDOCK FISHCAKE (*GF) With House Tartare Sauce, Rocket & Radish Salad £5.55 “MUSHROOMS ON TOAST” (*GF, V) Creamy Garlic Mushrooms On A Toasted Garlic Ciabatta £4.95 HAGGIS SCOTCH EGG With Spiced House Relish, Pickled Cucumber & Dressed Leaves £4.95 “BRADEN ROST SALAD” HOT SMOKED SALMON (*GF) With Marinated Anchovies in A Dressed Leaf Salad with Parmesan Croutons £5.45 CREAMY BAKED CAMEMBERT (*GF, V) With Sundried Tomatoes & Garlic Served with Rocket Salad & Ciabatta Crisps £5.95 SALT & CHILLI CHICKEN (Main Course Option Available £10.95) Served with A Roasted Pepper Fried Rice & Sweet Chilli Jam £5.95 ROAST PORK BELLY(*GF) With Apple Puree & Black Pudding Bon Bon £5.95 (*GF Option available – please ask) Mains TOWNHEAD STEAK & ALE PIE (*GF) Tender Chunks of Scotch Beef In A Lavish Belhaven Best Stock Onion Gravy with A Puff Pastry Hat Served with A Choice Of Chips Or Champ & Seasonal Vegetables £11.95 TOWNHEAD BURGER With Toppings of Your Choice: Lockerbie Cheddar Cheese Stilton Brie Bacon Haggis Smoked Cheddar Cheese Served with Homemade Onion Rings, Chips, Tomato Relish, Cheesy Coleslaw (Each Topping Add £1.00) £10.95 SPICE COATED CHICKEN BURGER Breast of Chicken Coated in Spices, Served in A Beer Bap, with Baby Gem Lettuce, Beef Tomato, Cheesy Coleslaw & Chips £10.95 LENTIL & CHICKPEA BURGER (V, GF) Served on A Beer Bap, with Baby Gem Lettuce, Beef Tomato, Cheesy Coleslaw & Chips £10.95 BUTTERNUT SQUASH RISOTTO (V, GF) With Garden Peas, Served with A Parmesan Crisp & Pea Shoot Salad……………………. £10.95 WHITBY BATTERED SCAMPI With Townhead Chunky Tartare Sauce, Garden Peas & Chips £11.95 FISH & CHIPS (*GF) Fresh Local Barony Country Foods Haddock Fillet in a Light Beer Batter, served with chips, Garden Peas or Side Salad, Tartare Sauce, and a Wedge of Lemon £11.95 KING PRAWN LINGUINE With Spring Onions & a Creamy Vermouth & Parmesan Sauce £12.95 MACARONI CHEESE (V) Macaroni Pasta Lavished in a Creamy Lockerbie Cheddar Cheese Sauce, Served with Garlic Ciabatta £10.95 (*add chips for £1.50) CHICKEN GOUJONS (*GF) Served with A Mixed Leaf Salad & Chips, with a Choice of BBQ, Garlic Mayonnaise or Sweet Chilli Jam Dip £10.95 CHICKEN CORDON BLEU (*GF) Fresh Chicken Breast Stuffed with Honey Roast Ham & Brie, Served with Champ Mashed Potatoes, Honey Chantilly Carrots & White Wine Cream Sauce £11.95 PAN SEARED GRESHINGHAM DUCK BREAST (*GF) With a Duck Leg Confit Terrine, Sweet Potato Puree, Asparagus & Baked Candy Beetroot…………£13.95 From the Grill SIRLOIN 8OZ £16.95 SIRLOIN 12OZ £22.95 RIBEYE 8OZ £16.95 RIBEYE 12OZ £22.95 GAMMON STEAK 10OZ (Egg or Pineapple) £11.95 BLACKENED CHICKEN BREAST £11.95 Everything Served with Tomato, Mushrooms, Onion Rings (*GF) & Chips Add Your Sauce (*GF) £2.50 Each Peppercorn Blue Cheese Diane Garlic Whisky Extra Sides £2.50 Each Portion of Vegetables, Chips, Onion Rings, Garlic Ciabatta, Side Salad, Coleslaw or Cheesy Coleslaw (*GF Option available – please ask) Sweet Tooth Dessert £5.45 “RHUBARB & CUSTARD” Custard Tart with Poached Rhubarb, Rhubarb Puree, Lemon Baslm & Fluffy Toasted Meringue GOOD OLD FASHIONED STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING With Butterscotch Sauce & Vanilla Ice-cream RASPBERRY MERINGUE PIE (*GF) Raspberry Curd in a Sweet Pastry Biscuit with Orange Gel & Chantilly Cream Topped with Italian Meringue CHOCOLATE DELICE TORTE With Pistachio Tuile & Amaretto Ice-cream “PINNA COLADA” (*GF) Honey & Rum Roasted Pineapple with A Toasted Coconut Crumb & Coconut Sorbet BLUEBERRY & BLACKBERRY CHEESECAKE (*GF) With an Apple Jelly Spice Crumb Base & Banana Puree CHEESE SELECTION (*GF) £6.95 Lockerbie Cheddar, Smoked Applewood Cheddar, Stilton, Cows & Co Brie Served with Oatcakes & Homemade Onion Marmalade & Candied Pecans COFFEE £2.45 Americano Espresso Caffe Latte Cappuccino Latte Macchiato Mochaccino Hot Chocolate Why not add a Syrup of either Caramel, Hazelnut, Vanilla, Gingerbread for an extra 40p

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One of our starters on this weeks "Specials" Menu. CIDER BRAISED PORK BELLY With an apple gel, black pudding bon bon & blackberry sauce

The Townhead Hotel Lockerbie

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Monkey 47, the new Gin added to our selection today. Yes, a little. It more than your normal premium Gin, but lush lush lush!!

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Our new menu will be out for next weekend, just in time for Mothers Day!! Many of our "Customer Favourites" still there, but some will have dropped off, but I am sure there will be lots for everyone's tastes, with some new dishes to try! With all ingredients being sourced as locally as possible, we are proud of the dishes we produce, and we just love to read what our customers say, and your feedback is always very much appreciated. Along with our new menu, we will have a "Something Different" section, where we will allow our Chefs to produce dishes which will allow them to demonstrate to you just what they can produce, and also this gives our customers a wider choice, which of course can only be a good thing. This part of the menu will change every month. We hope you will like our new menu, and we would love to hear what our customers have to say after they try it out. Also, we will be shutting down the separate restaurant which is in the side room, for refurbishment in the next 4 or 5 weeks. All in all it is exciting times here, and we look forward to the months ahead.

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Here we go again, with only one day left of the week, and into March already!! Here we have our "Specials" starting from Tomorrow, for the week ahead. To Start: PAN FRIED BARONY SCALLOPS (GF) With minted crushed peas, spring onion puree & parmesan crisps - £6.95 CIDER BRAISED PORK BELLY With an apple gel, black pudding bon bon & blackberry sauce - £5.95 SMOKED TROUT & AVACADO With a mixed leaf salad & horseradish mousse - £5.95 ________________________________________________ The Main Event: LEMON CHICKEN (*GF) Chicken breast with a herb crumb, stir fried vegetables & a tangy lemon sauce £11.95 RISSOTTO OF KING PRAWN & CAPERS With asparagus & a poached egg (Ⓥ option available £10.95) £12.95 PORK FILLET WRAPPED IN PARMAHAM (GF) On a bed of creamed leeks with fondant potato, apple & mixed fruit cider jus £12.95 ________________________________________________ To Finish: “PINA COLADA” Honey & rum roasted pineapple with a mango puree, toasted coconut & coconut sorbet AFFOGATO (My Favourite) A scoop of vanilla ice cream topped with a shot of hot espresso & amaretto liqueur “RHUBARB CRUMBLE” Poached rhubarb with a rich sauce anglaise & raisin puree, ginger & vanilla crumb TIRAMISU Sponge fingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa All Desserts £5.95 We will always try, wherever possible, to accommodate all dietary needs. (*GF OPTION AVAILABLE – PLEASE ENSURE YOU MAKE US AWARE WHEN ORDERING) To book your table call us on 01576204627, or hit the "BOOK NOW" button on this page

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Friday again...where did that last week go? Here are our "Specials" for the week ahead SPECIALS To Start HAGGIS SCOTCH EGG With house spiced relish, pickled cucumber & dressed leaves - £5.95 SMOKED HADDOCK & SPRING ONION FISHCAKE (GF)P With house tartare sauce, rocket & radish salad - £5.95 SPINACH & RICOTTA FILLED FILO PASTRY PARCELS Ⓥ With roasted sweet potato puree & peashoots - £5.25 _______________________________________________ Main Course CHICKEN CORDON BLEU (GF) Chicken breast stuffed with honey roast ham & brie with a white wine & garlic sauce - £11.95 KING PRAWN LINGUINE King prawns in a creamy Dijon mustard & cream cheese sauce with fresh parsley & linguine (GF Option Penne Pasta) - £12.95 ROASTED LOIN OF RABBIT (GF) Saddle of roasted rabbit & rosemary, with a raspberry jus & a rabbit meat faggot, wrapped in a savoy leaf, with a carrot & lemon grass gel - £12.95 _________________________________________________ To Finish BLUEBERRY & BLACKBERRY CHEESECAKE With a spiced crumb base & banana puree (GF with Shortbread) RASPBERRY MERINGUE PIE Raspberry curd in a sweet biscuit with orange gel & Chantilly cream with fluffy meringue (GF with Shortbread) WHITE CHOCOLATE & PISTACHIO GANACHE (GF) Served with orange & passion fruit mousse & raspberry puree All Desserts £5.25 We will always try, wherever possible, to accommodate all dietary needs. Please advise our waiting staff if you have any dietary requirements To book your table, call 01576204627

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So today, the Scottish Licence Trade Association, the Scottish Tourism Alliance and the British Hospitality Association won a significant victory in the Scottish Parliament. We saw the Scottish Government and Derek MacKay finally listen to the problem of rates for our licence trade, and make an announcement that there would be a cap of 12.5% on rates increase for our licence trade. This has been a hard fought battle, and one which now will help secure many business's, and more importantly the security of jobs in our local area and Scotland as a whole. The talks still go on, with the first meeting tomorrow to discuss today's announcement in more detail. Below is the statement released by STA, the BHI, and the SLTA today. The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), the British Hospitality Association (BHA) and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) have campaigned heavily over the last few months to bring about a reversal in the proposal to increase business rates. We wrote to the First Minister and other Ministers demanding a need for a review of the business rates revaluation and have had regular dialogue with Scottish Government to convey our views, concerns and evidence from businesses on the devastating impact of the proposed Commercial Rateable Values on Scotland’s tourism industry. We are hugely boosted and encouraged by the Finance Minister’s announcement of a 12.5% business rates cap for hospitality and licensed trade businesses of one year, a pragmatic move which will allow the Barclay Review group to report on its findings, and for a more equitable process for rates evaluation to be agreed and applied. We know that this afternoon’s news will be welcomed by tourism businesses across Scotland, businesses which yesterday were facing serious financial challenges post-April and in many cases, closure and the loss of many jobs. The STA, BHA and the SLTA will proceed with our planned meeting with Scottish Government Cabinet Ministers Derek Mackay and Keith Brown at 1.30pm tomorrow to discuss the Finance Minister’s relief package in more detail, and also the desired process to be followed by the Assessors before a new approach is introduced on 1st April 2018. Tourism has been acknowledged by Scottish Government as being “Scotland’s most important industry”; today’s announcement underlines and highlights the government’s support for our industry and acknowledges the importance of tourism as the main economic driver in Scotland. It is important that we as an industry continue to work together to bring about the changes that will enable our industry to prosper and grow and to support the creation of policies that will not only allow us to compete with the rest of the world, but put us on the front foot for getting ahead of the game. This is hugely encouraging news and will undoubtedly offer tourism businesses confidence to continue to deliver these quality, authentic experiences for visitors during what is set to be a busy year for our industry. We very much welcome today’s announcement and look forward to continuing our dialogue with Scottish Government, its agencies and tourism businesses over the coming weeks.