Three East Lothian restaurants have been named in 2023's AA Restaurant Guide and have been awarded rosettes for their cooking ability and general atmosphere.

Rosettes are awarded based on the inspector's determination on the day of their visit as well as national AA guidelines for scoring.

The yearly honour features three restaurants in East Lothian, including one eatery featured as AA Restaurant with Rooms of the Year for Scotland 2022-2023.

Every East Lothian establishment featured in the guide was awarded two rosettes

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East Lothian restaurants awarded rosettes in the AA Restaurant Guide 2023

Here are all the restaurants featured in this year's AA Restaurant Guide:

Ducks Inn

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Rosettes: Two

Location: Aberlady, Main Street, EH32 0RE

Food style: Modern British 

The small restaurant with rooms was praised by inspectors for being "very comfortable" as well as its cooking "based on local produce with both classic and modern influences."

The bar area has lots of golfing memorabilia, making it a great eatery for golf admirers across the region and country.

To find out more and book a table, please visit their website here.

Greywalls and Chez Roux

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Rosettes: Two

Location: Gullane, Muirfield, EH31 2EG

Food style: Modern French Country

With excellent views of Muirfield's 9th and 18th holes, this elegant, Lutyens-designed country house hotel is great for golf lovers.

The Chez Roux restaurant impressed judges with its "Isle of Mull scallops and chicory; roast veal with sweetbreads; roast Loch Fyne salmon with fennel ravioli; and classic lemon tart with raspberry sorbet."

To find out more and book a table, please visit their website here.

AA Restaurant with Rooms of the Year for Scotland 2022-2023.

The Stables at The Bonnie Badger

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Rosettes: Two

Location: Gullane, Main Street, EH31 2AB

Food Style: Modern Scottish

The eatery was given the prestigious title of Restaurant with Rooms of the Year for Scotland after judges were stunned by its location between popular golf courses and beautiful East Lothian beaches.

Judges highly marked the restaurant's interior which was described as "a stylish Highlands-meet-Scandi."

The Stables were described as offering "some seriously good comfort-food classics driven by the ‘From Nature to Plate’ philosophy of its founders."

To find out more and book a table, please visit their website here.

The AA Restaurant Guide for 2023 can be purchased online here and in bookshops.