Things to do in Callander
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Mhor Fish
Both chip shop and fish restaurant, but wholly different, this endearing black-and-white-tiled cafe displays the day's fresh catch. You can choose how you want it cooked, whether pan-seared and accompanied by one of many good wines, or fried and wrapped in paper with chips to take away. The fish and seafood comes from sustainable stock, and includes oysters and other goodies. If they run out of fresh fish, they shut, so opening hours can be a bit variable.
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Callander Meadows
Informal but smart, this well-loved restaurant in the centre of Callander occupies the two front rooms of a house on the main street. There's a contemporary flair for presentation and unusual flavour combinations, but a solidly British base underpins the cuisine, with things like mackerel, red cabbage, salmon and duck making regular and welcome appearances. There's a great daytime beer/coffee garden out the back, and the restaurant is also open on Mondays from April to September, and daily in high summer.
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Lade Inn
Callander's best pub isn't in Callander − it's a mile west of town. They pull a good pint here (the real ales here are brewed to a house recipe), and next door, the owners run a shop with a dazzling selection of Scottish beers. There's low-key live music here at weekends, but it shuts early midweek. The food at last visit was overpriced and mediocre.
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Cafe Circa Doune
Worth the 6 mile drive/cycle from Callander (towards Doune) along the A84, this place, at the Scottish Antiques and Arts Centre, is gaining a reputation for fine Scottish dining using local produce and a touch of creativity. Try the roast loin or Rannoch Moor pork. Refined dining, it would suit couples or small groups.
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Cycle Hire Callander
The Trossachs is a lovely area to cycle around. Cycle Hire Callander rents bikes for £6 for two hours or £12 for a full day. Child seats are £3. It’s right next to the visitor centre.
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Deli Ecosse
Top spot for brekky or lunch, it dishes out paninis and baguettes. Lots of yummy condiments on sale, too, such as Arran cheeses and plump green olives to sustain yourself walking up surrounding peaks.
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Hamilton Toy Collection
The Hamilton Toy Collection is a powerhouse of 20th-century juvenile memorabilia, chock-full of dolls houses, puppets and toy soldiers. It’s a guaranteed nostalgia trip.
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Wheels Cycling Centre
On a cycle route and based at Trossachs Tryst hostel, the excellent Wheels Cycling Centre has a wide range of hire bikes.
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Co-op Supermarket
Along Main St you'll find a Co-op supermarket and lots of places offering meals and snacks.
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Poppies
This is the restaurant of a small main-road hotel, and offers high-class cuisine based on rigorously-sourced quality Scottish meat and fish in an elegant dining space. It's a friendly place whose atmosphere is more quiet clinks of cutlery than belches and belly-laughs. There's a good-value early-dining special.
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Mhor Bread
Great bread for picnics is baked at this high-street spot, also a good stop for decent coffee and tasty pies and filled rolls.
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