Meet the Team
Director | Laura Muirhead
Laura grew up spending time at her grandparents’ pubs in Burntisland and with her mum hosting students every summer and running a small B&B in Edinburgh. After 20 years living and working in Tokyo, Amsterdam & London in various careers, she came back to Scotland in 2019 to realise a dream and something that is in her blood. Being a foodie she is delighted at what Achray House has become - a food tourism destination, celebrating all the great ingredients on the doorstep in Perthshire and across Scotland.
Head Chef | David Racz
David came to Scotland 10 years ago and has worked his way through the ranks of the kitchen. While working as a kitchen porter, he developed a keen interest in cooking and over the years has worked in a variety kitchens most notably The Ducks Inn, Martin Wishart & Chez Roux at Greywalls. He joined Achray House in October 2020 and became Head Chef in February 2022. Classic French cookery is at the heart of his dishes, always with the best seasonal produce available.
General Manager | Claire Nicol
Known to our guests as 'the beating heart of Achray House', Claire is the General Manager and has now been with us for over 3 years. She grew up in Arbroath on the east coast and has over 13 years experience in hospitality and service. Claire is such a people person with a love of excellent food and fine wines. She is full of energy, motivation and passion and embodies our ethos of delivering 'fine dining with all the loveliness, and none of the pretentiousness'. Claire's passion lies with the wines, and mosts guests put their faith in her to serve the perfect pairing for their meal. Constantly striving to improve, Claire got a fantastic result on her WSET level 2 and is now working towards more qualifications in the world of wine & sprits.
We are always on the look out for enthusiastic, motivated new members to join the team, both in the kitchen & Front of House.
If you are interested in working with us at Achray House, please take a moment to send us your CV and covering letter to:
admin@achrayhouse.com