I tend to agree with you there garp! When we were there people turned up expecting a Sunday dinner not realizing that the resteraunt had changed ownership, to be fair I would be disappointed if I was looking for fish and chips and got greeted with curry! The guy who runs it who cooks has a resteraunt  in Castle Douglas also, he has worked in Bangladeshi kitchens for at least twenty years that I know of, and has won gold awards for his cooking . The lairds inn used to do great food and still does in my opinion, it's just a bit of a culture shock for some folk.

Anyone know how to make smoked water?

This is something that I fancy trying some Nepalese restraints use it, I have also considered doing my base in my clay oven to gain a Smokey flavour, does liquid smoke work ?

Not that far from me. Do you work there?

                            no just there for a break, great campsite aswell as food, I tried one of the specials it was the tikka chilli chicken with garlic the menu was quite basic as he had just opened at short notice but hopefully he will sourt it ,he would cook anything on request.