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The Restaurant Guide for Wine Lovers

The Fox and Willow

57/100
  • Ayr, South Ayrshire
  • Gastropub
  • By the glass
  • mid-range
  • Beta
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The Fox and Willow is a lively Ayr gastropub with a wide, crowd-pleasing kitchen and a cocktail-led bar. Its wine list is short, brand-led and generous by the glass, but it does not reach for the spice and variety of the food, and it offers nothing sweet for a strong dessert menu. It will suit a relaxed group who want a familiar glass with good cooking rather than a drinker chasing a considered cellar.

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