Welcome to Auld Alliance, run by French owner and Chef Lydie Bocquillon. Auld Alliance is located in the friendly highland village of Kingussie in the heart of the spectacular Cairngorms National Park surrounded by mountains, lochs, and some of the rarest birds in Britain.

Situated in a substantial Victorian residence built around 1870 for the Count De Serra Largo- Auld Alliance combines exquisite French cuisine with a homely, peaceful atmosphere and a warm welcome.

Lydie originally from Avignon, Provence is a classically taught French chef. She trained in Burgundy, home of French Gastronomy, and she was mentored by Chefs Jacques Lameloise and Bernard Loiseau holder six Michelin stars between them. No dinner at Auld Alliance is complete without hearing one of Lydie's culinary anecdotes.

The wine list is carefully chosen by Lydie whose wealth, depth and breadth of knowledge was taught to her at her grandfather's knee, Monsieur Darbon, who was a Maitre de Chais, for one of the finest wine producer in Beaujolais and Burgundy- Domaine Chevalier.

On summer evenings cocktails are served on the terrace - and when the nights 'draw in' you can enjoy a dram in front of a roaring log fire. more