Additionally, many of our customers eat from our specials board, which changes daily depending on what fruits the sea provides, offering yet more variety to our recognised favourites. Vegetarians are also catered for on our specials board and starters can also be increased in size to provide alternative vegetarian main courses.

Our seafood is delivered daily from Gourdon and Aberdeen fish markets with our meat prepared and delivered daily from Charles McHardy Butchers in Stonehaven.

So, whatever your tastes are, come along and enjoy a well balanced meal in relaxed surroundings situated amongst spectacular scenery. We don't think you will find a better eating experience in the area.

Menu

Soup of the Day
See 'Specials' Board. Served with bread and Scottish butter.

Creel Inn Crab Soup
A house speciality made from local crabs. Served with bread and
Scottish butter.

Oven Baked Camembert (for 2 to share)
Whole camembert, oven baked in Alsace wine and served with crusty bread.

Wild Mushroom & Pecan Soufflé
Twice baked wild mushroom and pecan soufflé with a white truffle
and basil dressing.

Wok Fried Crab Claws
Fresh shelled BBQ crab claws wok fried with stir-fry vegetables in a lemon and garlic butter.

Neapolitan Tiger Prawns
Pan fried tiger prawns marinated in garlic and finished with a fresh double cream
and brandy sauce served with jasmine rice.

Pheasant Breast
In season now, pheasant breast, pan fried and served with a sweet corn and
potato fritter finished with a red currant syrup

Home-made Chicken Liver, Haggis & Malt Whisky Pate
or just plain
Home-made Chicken Liver Pate
both served with crusty bread, salad and redcurrant & cassis jelly.

Deluxe Garlic Bread
As a starter, or simply as a side dish. A whole oven roasted garlic bulb,
served with warm crusty bread drizzled in olive oil with a spicy salsa
accompaniment

Seafood Trio
Three varieties of fresh fish from the market, pan seared and served on a spring onion mash
with a chive cream.

Italian Oven Baked Crab
A house speciality. A mixture of local crab meat with garlic, tomato,
olives, basil and white wine, topped with a herb crust and oven baked.

Fruits De la Mer Fettucine
Tiger prawns, calamari, smoked salmon and fettuccine pasta served with a
creamy white wine and dill sauce.

Halibut
Grilled halibut served on a sweet potato mash with a saffron sauce.

Cajun Salmon
Pan seared salmon dusted in Cajun spices served with a lemon butter sauce

Haddock Fillet
A large, freshly battered Gourdon haddock fillet, served with minted
crushed peas and chips.

Smoked Haddock Fillet
Freshly smoked whole fillet of haddock, hot smoked over oak chips
producing a subtle smoky flavour, then grilled with garlic & lemon
butter and topped with a poached egg.

Seafood Platter for two to share
A selection of fresh seafood for two to share on one platter. This selection will vary depending on availability but can include :Marinated crab claws, smoked salmon, tiger prawns, oysters, langoustine, scallops, calamari and other round or flat fish, served with chips, salad and a variety of dips.

Home-made Venison Pie
Tender pieces of venison haunch, pot roasted long and slow with winter veg.
in our own Creal Ale Stout topped with puff pastry.

Beef Rolls with Haggis
Thin strips of topside beef, wrapped around McHardies award winning
Haggis, then braised in rich trappist ale and onion gravy.

Smoked Chicken & Chorizzo Risotto
Tender smoked chicken and Spanish chorizzo sausage blended with risotto rice,
served with a whole grain mustard sauce.

Crispy Duck Leg Confit
Crispy duck leg confit set on a creamy parsnip puree with a wild blackberry jus.

Lamb Cutlets
Only the best Scottish Lamb, marinated in framboise beer, grilled and
served with a sweet potato fondant and aged balsamic syrup.

Meat Lovers Platter (for 1 or 2 to share)
The Creel is not just all about fine seafood. In our meat lovers platter we have the finest selection of Scottish cuts to include the following :Fillet of beef medallions, BBQ Pork Spare Ribs, Lamb Cutlets marinated in raspberry beer, spicy chorizzo sausage, confit duck leg and pheasant breast, served with seasoned potato wedges, veg. and smokey
BBQ dipping sauce.

Only top quality, prime Angus steaks are used.

Surf and Turf

10oz Sirloin or 8oz Fillet Steak, served on a sizzling platter with crispy onion rings and grilled crab claws.

10oz Sirloin Steak (uncooked weight)

8oz Fillet Steak (uncooked weight)

Sauces for Steaks

- The Creel Inn speciality sauce - a haggis & drambuie cream sauce

- Dusted with cracked peppercorns, grilled and served in a creamy pepper sauce

- Diane Sauce - a brandy based cream sauce

- Mushroom Sauce – pan-fried mushrooms and cream

- Blue Cheese and Port

All dishes served with an extensive selection of vegetables and potatoes unless otherwise stated.

Sticky Apple and Carrot Pudding
A popular indulgence, unique to the Creel Inn. Served with a butterscotch sauce.

Old Fashioned Rice Pudding
A traditional homemade rice pudding with sultanas, cream and a hint of cinnamon, served with a fruit compote.

Belgian White Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
A luxurious white Belgian chocolate chip ice cream, drizzled with Baileys and topped with a nut praline.

Mango Crème Brulee
Baked custard infused with mango, with a crisp flamed sugar topping, served with homemade highland shortbread.

Warm Chocolate Brownie
Home-made chocolate & roasted macadamia nut brownie served warm
with your choice of cream or ice cream, go on indulge your self !!!

Trio of Cheeses
A carefully selected trio of fine cheeses served with oatcakes, grapes and celery

Dessert Wine

Chateau de Stony, Muscat de Frontignan

TEA AND COFFEE

Liqueur Coffee

Hot coffee with a liqueur of your choice, topped with cream and sprinkled with chocolate

Gaelic Scotch Whisky
Irish Irish Whiskey
Irish Cream Bailey's Irish Cream
Calypso Tia Maria
Russian Vodka
French Brandy
Monks Benedictine
Cointreau
Black Jack Pernod
German Kirsch
Caribbean Dark Jamaican Rum
Bonnie Prince Charlie Drambuie
Mexican Kahlua
Italian Amaretto

Filter Coffee
Cappuccino Coffee
Espresso Coffee
Double Espresso Coffee
Hot Chocolate
Pot of Tea

We make changes to our menu every 3 - 4 months. However, due to customer demand, we have chosen to leave some of the more popular choices on the menu. Last revision, October 2005.

If you have any special dietary requirements, or allergies, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you. To the best of our knowledge, we do not use genetically modified ingredients. Some of the dishes may contain nuts or nut traces.

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