The House of Bruar (Scotland) Reviews

Convenient stop along the way with good food and nice shops.

Lovely place, bit on the pricey side. However the food cout is a good value an quality.

Lovely venue. Friendly service and a lovely shopping experience.

We had a car breakdown on sunday 24th June because of a flat battery. We approached Ally the Head Groundsman who was grass cutting and explained the situation. He took off in his buggy and appeared about 5 minutes later with jump leads which got our car going in about 10 minutes. We were hugely greatful for this assistance which was given in a kind and professional manner. Would just like Ally the Head Groundsman to be recognised for his cooperation and help which saved our day as we were heading south for an important appointment. Thanks again

Service was great. Loos very busy, somewhat understandable so close to the A9. Need to get more or signpost them better. Overall a good experience but for us oldies traveling the A9, Loos are essential.

A tourist trap in so much as tourists love it as it contains everything Scottish but it is VERY expensive.

Nice place to grab a bite to eat if heading up north. Lots of expensive things to admire and you can pick up a few bargains in the ale shop on occasion

Great to stop off and wander round. Good restaurant and food hall. Great for gifts.

Top place for a wee on the way up the A9. Great place to people spot too! Some amazing corduroy trowser colours and a stunning walk up the back to a waterfall. The veg soup is a must too.

Nice place to stop but very expensive and mediocre cakes. Fabulous glass roofed eating area. Update from visit on 11 October 2018. Still great place to stop. Glass roofed eating area great. Good coffee but baking ( scones) still disappointing.

A wide selection of goods. Enjoyed a lovely coffee and scone from the good selection of food .

Great place to stop if you are travelling on the A9. Try the fish supper... very tasty!

Great shopping and dining experience though quite expensive

Really nice !! Loads of Scottish specific brands!! Bit expensive though :)

A nice place to visit especially around Christmas time. Excellent selection of clothing, gifts, food and drink. Certainly not the cheapest but worth a visit if not for the atmosphere and a good browse. We didn't eat there but had a lovely visit and came away with a nice selection of gifts.

Lovely Store and also the Fish Bar. The only reason Im giving 4 stars is because there are no toilets available after the Store closes at 6pm, where the Bar is open until 9pm. There are tables and chairs outside and fish/seafood choices are excellent.

Great food, if you are sitting in. Not dog friendly though. Hate seeing all the dogs left in cars on a hot day. There were a few too :(

This is a large conglomeration of garden centre and shops based around a large restaurant complex just off the A9.

Excellent stopover, delicious food, parking overnight for campers, good shopping

To rest along the way and regain strength an extraordinary place.

Extremely nice food selection. Scotch pies. Fantastic spirits section, with unusual gins.

Salad bar very odd in that it doesn't tell you what you are eating!

The Bruar Falls are beautiful. An excellent fly fishing shop nearby.

A wonderful place, throughly enjoyed my visit to The House of Bruar.

Really good the food is fantastic and the butcher's was spot on the black pudding sausages where fab well worth the stop

Expensive but quality food and goods. The real highlight is the chip shop, which in isolation I would give 5 stars to.

I love to visit when I can. It has first class food to eat or buy, must buy the black pudding and take home to freeze. Clothes are not cheap but it depends on what you are looking for. Do not pass this place, go visit.

It was good but definitely not enough space in the aisles for a learner wheelchair driver.

Lovely place, a bit on the pricey side, but you get what you pay for. A welcome stop for the ladies on your way up north.

Lovely shopping experience. Staff friendly and helpful. Great choice of fresh food. Choice of festive food drink and decorations at Christmas. Summer fruits and ice creams. Ladies and menswear as well as fishing and gallery, restaurant, confectionery, crafts and gifts.

Ridiculously expensive. Need a second mortgage seriously just to buy a pair of socks.

Ridiculous prices. This seems to be the kind of place people shop at purely for status affirmation... rather disappointed.

Lovely place for a Sunday day trip with the family , there has been a few changes since our last visit (for the better) such as more car parking space one way system, the sale shop worth visiting it would be a lovely area for picnic tables but I tripped over a keep of the grass sign which I don't think other car owners noticed either. But still a 5 star place to visit.

Due to covid it was absolute madness huge que to food hall and toilets.

Didn't stay long, just popped in, but looked like a really nice place. Fish and chip shop there decent and good price

Very busy but quick service in the restaurant and great food

For fans of shopping ... but waterfalls are a bargain for others

Food excellent but had to sit in the conservatory as no room inside and we felt uncomfortable trying to eat as there was birds flying between us when eating which is not very hygienic....
Wasted the meal for us

Unique place with an amazing food shop plus some very good food in the restaurant.

Good stop off point on the A9 to rest and to break up a journey

It's a bit over hyped, but it's worth a look. It is at the upper end of clothing prices and it tends towards an older age group. Food is good and a big seating area. Can get very busy. Has covered parking for cars with dogs in.

Avoid the House of Bruar if you are disabled. It only has the one disabled toilet for the whole place - and that's a combined baby changing room anyway. On a Saturday afternoon you can only imagine how busy it can get. Verging on discriminatory to only have one disabled toilet in the whole restaurant/shop.

Overpriced & pretentious. Okay if you're looking to buy tweed, or keen to stand in a long queue for a tepid cup of coffee. There's a tacky 'factory shop' bolted on where they try to sell their unsellable stock. Despite my poor review, the place is always busy (although I don't know how much people buy; it's a handy place on the A9 for a stop for the driver, i guess)

Went to visit the Falls of Bruar today,we thought we could have a lovely walk then go for lunch and a walk round the House of Bruar.We had a lovely walk and seen most of the falls,which is beautiful,unfortunately I started to feel unwell,so we headed back to the centre, we were looking for a toilet,could not see any signs so asked a couple of employees,the reply I got was to join the queue,which was very long and we thought it was for the restaurant, when I said I was feeling unwell and said I didn't think I'd be able to wait in line the young irish girl said that wouldn't be right for you to jump the queue because there might be other people in the line needing the toilet. I did not want to jump any queue but you would think in a place of this size and how busy it is there would be more than one restroom, so I went back to the car park where I found a ladies ,only to find that they are only open mon to fri, why?? I'm sure the weekends are just as busy,if not busier so you would think there would be more facilities x
I'm well aware that things are different due to Covid but surely if you are allowing people entry then they should be able to facilitate their needs , very disappointed ,ruined what was a lovely day out .

The falls were great, heck of a hike to get there shopping out let good would recommend

Great first visit to this lovely store. Will csll again.

Really far away from any nearest town but a nice place to spend the day. The food shops better than the clothing departments, at least menswear. More choices available for the ladies

Stopped here for a quick bite to eat and a brew, as a break on a long journey, with family including 2 young children who needed food and a toilet break. Despite being here half an hour before closing time, the cafe area was being cleaned up, chairs up on tables. We were assured they were open for another half an hour but were told we couldn't have anything off the menu, just drinks and whatever cold items were left in the fridges that hadn't yet been put away. We found the only table with no chairs already up on the table and settled down for a quick bite. We were cleaned around and made to feel a bit of a nuisance. Considering the upmarket feel of the area, and again the fact that it was advertised as being open, I was extremely disappointed in the way we were treated. Personally I feel if somewhere is stated as being open then large scale clean ups shouldn't be going on when customers are still walking through the door, I appreciate people want to get home after a long shift, but having worked in retail in the past, I Was also taught that opening hours were for the public, and cleaning up, cashing up etc was done outside of the opening hours. Very disappointed. What food was left that we could chose from, in the fridges, was enjoyable but as we felt rushed we couldn't enjoy it. I would not recommend this establishment.

Great food and shopping. Facilities are excellent prices good.

Good food, good quality and varied selection of products from clothes to toys. Interesting delicatessen. Slightly expensive but understandable for the location and quality.

Phoned to inquire about a tweed coat.
Zero information.
Got transferred to different number.
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Rang the shop.
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Transferred to another department.
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27 minutes later.
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If you have time to shop, this is the right place. From souvenirs to elegant safari equipment.

Lots of people for Annual Sale. Lots of Staff on duty but bit over powering at times. I like to be left to browse myself and ask staff if I need help!!!

Beautiful waterfall. Good shopping if that's your thing.

Why everyone goes here God only knows overpriced food and clothing

We just made a stop here to stretch our legs. Great place to take the dog for a walk

Never had a bad experience here. Take a break from shopping and enjoy the falls then back in for a great meal. My kind of shopping.

Expensive, overpriced. Only stopped to use facilities on way back from up north.

Keep spending money but good quality ideally to pop in when heading north or south going home.