Yesterday evening we decided to go to the Classroom in Nairn to see how the new owners were getting on. It has recently been taken over by Fiona and William Lean who own and operate Househill Courtyard, the very nice coffee shop and Farm Shop on the Grantown on Spey road (see November 20th post).
We booked a table for 3 at 8.30pm but got there a bit early. Fiona was on hand to greet us and explained that they felt that Nairn needed somewhere that offered good quality organic and fresh produce, such as the produce they sell in the Farm Shop at Househill. This was in eveidence on the menu with their Killala Chicken featuring as well as their excellent steaks.
It was fairly quiet as they are adopting a softly softly approach to their new venture. There was a team of very willing waiters and waitresses on hand and the young lady that looked after us was fantastic!!! We had Cullen Skink as one starter and a trio of White Pudding, Black Pudding and Haggis as another. Main courses were the Killala Chicken stuffed with King Prawns and Leeks and a plain Sirloin Steak with House Salad. It was all washed down with a bottle of Pinot Grigio and a couple of Ports (with our Cheese). Considering it was their first full night of operation it was very good.
The Classroom is on Cawdor Street in Nairn, opposite the Post Office and is open 7 days a week. It is about a 15 minute walk from Caravan 109 at Nairn Lochloy Holiday Park.