The House of Bruar (Scotland) Reviews

Great place with a vast assortment of products. Prices are quite expensive and some staff have a particular arrogance to them.

Top class merchandise from clothing to jewelry and great food and gift selection.

Very enjoyable day out. It was the sale weekend, so extra busy, but they had extra car parking and staff to manage it, well done!

There is a well-supplied general food store, a good-quality self-service restaurant. But the main interest of this place lies in the man and woman stores of textile, shoes, and various accessories. It sells brands of very good type North Face, barbour, etc ... prices seemed normal. There is a vast choice of clothing for both men and women. It can easily spend 2 hours in total. In summary shops to visit if you are a fan of the genre.

Broad range of over priced goods in a place that two thirds of the market couldn't afford to shop in

Great shopping, but expensive. Easy to spend a fortune in the food hall but great examples of Scottish fair.

Great selection of amazing produce available and the butchers are amazing and very helpful. We always make a point of stopping when we go past.

Nice place to stop off on route to highlands, plenty of good shopping and good food

I ordered the long cashmere coat on line and it was delivered in a beautiful box elegantly packed. The detail to stitching and material content is superb. I have worn it twice and have received extravagant compliments. The House of Bruar has a new customer who will be coming back for more. The prices are extremely competitive and the quality unsurpassed by anything one would find in a department store.

If you want Scottish products and fresh produce this is the place to go, a little more expensive than your local shop but definitely worth it

Fantastic place for high end products and old time sweets

Very upmarket. Delicious selection in food hall, tho expect to pay more than you would in a supermarket. Sometimes good bargains in Sale shop

Certainly just put on the brakes in passing. They have many beautiful things and you can eat well there. Everything is very well taken care of and you immediately arrive at the Country Site atmospheres.

A cafe shops,things that you might not find anywhere else so really good shop

It's a great place to visit but unfortunately we couldn't afford the prices.

Great place to stop off on the way up or down the A9! Food isn't cheap but superb and the food hall is great for Scottish produce to take home with you! There's plenty parking and space for dogs too. Great for country clothing, cashmere and tweeds

Expensive stop off on the A9 tourist trail, there are some quality goods but at premium prices. Plenty staff standing about waiting to relieve you of your hard earned cash. Didn't personally find the place value for money.

Not far from Inverness. Upscale small shopping complex a good stop on the was to the far north

Place where you really need to have a specific thing in mind to purchase.

Travelled up to get our Christmas food and nibbles from here this year, I always drop in on the way past anyway, grabbed a Tomahawk Steak from their butchery. Cooked in the oven and finished off on the BBQ for Christmas lunch, Turkey is massively overrated btw, easily one of the best Steaks I ve had. I hasten to add that I usually just grab steaks from Aldi or Lidl as they are also pretty good. Trying desperately not to sound like a fanboy here but there are a heap of reviews here slating the place for being overpriced and poor value. Listen, this place isn t trying to be the best value eatery, housewares, gardening or country clothing shop. If you want that go to Trago Mills. House of Bruar is more akin to an experience. If you don't like the prices you re not forced to buy anything. If you are after something more reasonable then heading North I can wholeheartedly recommend Ralia Cafe, only 30 mins up the road and they do great coffee and food for a decent price. Heading South pop into Pitlochry or, personal favourite, Dunkeld. Dunkeld is really underrated and has some great cafes and restaurants too. Only gripe against House of Bruar would be their chip shop. Don't be tempted to buy the Lobster and Chips as a treat. I had mine hot and by the time the food came out the Lobster was rubbery and dry. Better stick with either the usual suppers or their specials. Oh and one final shout out, if you want a really good coffee dont buy one from the guys at the main restaurant food counter. It s not that great, head into the glass covered courtyard and get one from the bakeshop counter there. Proper Barista coffee!

Country clothing at its best & a food hall of an exceptionally high standard. Definitely recommend their fish pie!

I want to highlight two kind employees Katy-Ann and Mihaela were so lovely and helpful at checkout my partner and I stopped in 30 mins before close and I really appreciated how patient and kind they were to us even though I'm sure they wanted us out (we had a long drive from the south coast of England and wanted to get up in time to pick up a few items for gift for family. We bought tons of sweeties and a pair of sheepskin slippers. Thanks ladies for your help our experience was great.

We always try to pop into the House of Bruar when in the area

Usually find ourselves here at least a couple of times a year. Very conveniently located on the A9. Restaurant is excellent and highly recommended. The food halls are well stocked and the in-house butcher has a fabulous selection. Clothing is a tad on the pricey side, but you're paying for the quality. Staff are very knowledgeable and helpful, particularly in the fishing department. The highlight of our most recent trip was the comfortable sofa and complimentary newspapers by a roaring fire in the ladies wear section. Worth going out of your way for a visit.

Plenty of parking and a good choice of quality knitwear. I don't think that I matched their target demographic, but worth a short visit anyway. Visit the waterfall behind the store.

Had so much about this. Food, cafe and home sections fantastic. Clothing not so accessible..pricey

Stopped as recommended by family. Good range of chutneys and jams etc which we bought. Fish and chips from Lobster cafe were really good, hot and plenty of them. Will definitely stop by again

Decent for a browse, however the restaurant and shops are insultingly overpriced.

House of Bruar do an exceptional selection of cheeses in their food department but the staff have in the past been slow to respond to questions or to offer help when approached.

Very good food. Good value and quality. Did, however, encounter a rude young male server today who deliberately went out of his way to make me feel uncomfortable. Micro aggression of a stressed employee or deliberate agenda? Hopefully he will not last because this is a lovely shopping/meal stop.

The single best shopping experience I've ever had, very helpful staff going over and above to assist

As always sheer class, clean tidy, food superb, choice superb, personnel superb. Need i go on.

Aways enjoy visiting the house of Brian and rarely leave empty handed and staff are always happy to help.

Beautiful conservatory to sit and have coffee and a scone, very helpful staff. Amazing sale's shop along with some beautiful item's for sale. Worth a run out too.

Coffee is too small~so I asked for a jug of hot water so I could top it up as I drank it!Huge quantities of shiny 'stuff' to spend money on. A bit like one of those huge garden centres

Tried to get through on the phone on numerous occasions to order a Christmas gift, left a message on 2 occasions, no call back. More calls then got through, item out of stock, new delivery 10th Dec but no guarantee before Christmas. What a waste of time!!

Lots of things you can't buy anywhere else. Suppose explains prices. I would visit again

Unless you're a millionaire
.....unaffordable

Beautiful location. Wide range of products. Very helpful and considerate staff. Excellent shopping experience.

Great range of quality food and clothing. Expensive !!!

Very good coffee shop, excellent clothing shops and souvenirs to take away with you

Very pricey for, I'm sure, some beautifully made clothes but absolutely nothing peaked my interest as the selection was for an older patron. The food selection and the deli had an excellent selection but again the price was unusually high.

Best shopping north of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Everything from clothing to food to plants and home furniture. Worth a detour if in the area.

Plenty of choice across clothing, homewards and food items. However it is not ideal for families in a budget.
Ideal stop for toilet, refreshments etc but can be very busy

Good range of Scottish produce including great strawberries and raspberries. Excellent butcher meat. Garments are good quality but not the cheapest. Good range of gifts. Restaurant, plenty parking spaces. Worth a visit.

Just awesome. Stopped off for a leg stretch. Spent ages there. Wish it was closer to home.

Great variety of every day wear, sports goods and food. Also very worthwhile is the Sales department!

The Scottish equivalent of Harrods I believe. Definitely worth a walk round for the displays alone. Some bargains to be had but definitely not for the discount shoppers!

They have pretty much everything. Which could be a bad thing now i think on it.

Cool looking place. Just had to give props to these guys after reading the review below complaining for getting kicked out with a dog. And no tour buses allowed either so you can actually relax here in somewhat peace and quiet.

Very nice but too expensive unless you have plenty of money to spare but wow, what nice things they have!

Great customer service staff spend the time to greet and have a chat, full of advice about venturing into fly fishing. Bought a couple of sweat shirts you would struggle to find anywhere else......finished off with a great coffee and cake.

Some nice clothing. Over priced though. Good for tourists. Shocked and saddened they sold fox fur clothing. Cannot believe the law here allows that.

Confusing, overcrowded and takes away from the falls. Just felt really odd.

Expensive but has nice stuff to look at and great salad bar and superb fish and chips

If you want things nice, and willing to pay the price! We spotted the place on our way from Glasgow to Inverness and were we glad we did! Spent a couple of hours and quite some money here. The shopping was great, food even better and we even got a clean toilet. Would surely recommend a stopover at the House of Bruar.