Restaurant flushed by loo honour

The toilets within an Angus restaurant are a work of art and now they’ve received national recognition. Angus Grill & Larder commissioned three local artists to decorate its toilets on the themes of Brechin, Arbroath and Forfar.

The colourful displays have delighted customers since the eatery, located three miles south of Brechin, opened in January.

Now, Angus Grill & Larder has cleaned up by winning a top toilet award.

Inspectors from the Loo of the Year awards were bowled over.

They gave the beautiful bathrooms their top platinum status after checking them against more than 100 criteria.

Owner Will Macpherson said the significance of the win can not be pooh-poohed.

He said: “We commissioned artists to do work themed around the three towns.

“Louise Kirby did the Forfar toilet, Pamela Scott did Brechin, and Laura Darling painted Arbroath.

“We want people to walk in and say ‘wow’.

“As well as looking great, we use good quality toilet paper instead of the cheapest rolls. We also supply sanitary products, deodorants, nappies and nappy bags.

“Customers consistently tell us how great the bathrooms are, so we applied to the awards.”

Artist Louise Kirby said the bathrooms were the most unusual place she’d ever been asked to paint.

She said: “My bathroom is called Fields of Forfar and is my colourful take on the area of Forfar featuring local produce, fields of pattern and Balmarshanner Monument.”

A spokesperson from the Loo of the Year awards said Angus Grill & Larder’s toilets are stunning.

“The diamond grade is the highest that we award,” she said.

“The ‘away from home’ washroom facilities have to be of an excellent high standard with that little extra on offer. Angus Grill & Larder offer this with their washrooms.”

The Loo of the Year awards also has silver and gold classifications. It has also recognised toilets at the Counting House, Dundee; Jolly’s Hotel, Broughty Ferry; Capital Asset, Perth; Fair O’blair, Blairgowrie; The Robert Nairn, Kirkcaldy; and Fife Coast & Countryside.

WORTHY OF THE LOO-VRE: The toilets at Angus Grill & Larder, near Brechin, have been decorated with artwork. Picture by Kim Cessford.