McGregor’s Blink Bonnie Supper Club  was started by Jack andJudy McGregor in 1971.   More of a steakhouse than a traditional supper club it has been wildly popular with locals and tourists.  Now owned by the third generation of McGregors – James and his two sons. The name Blink Bonnie is Scottish in origin roughly translated to “welcome warmly”.  They open at 4:00 pm and the line can start as early as 3:30.  The dining room has just 11 tables so the first wave fills it and if you’re not in that you are looking at a couple hours wait.  However the room you enter in is a bar with stools at the counter and a few tables.  No food is served in here but drinks are strong and reasonably priced.  The walls in the bar are covered with mounted animals whereas the dining room had more fish mounts and equipment.   The dark wood bare tables are all the same size but a couple of them had fold outs to accommodate tables of 6. No music was in the background but there were a lot of windows to the outside.   Steaks come on a sizzling platter which is their trademark and it doesn’t take long for a haze to fill the room even with a ‘smoke eater’ machine but it is a wonderful smell and conducive to an appetite.  This place is mentioned in many lists of supper clubs but there is no relish tray and dessert choices are limited.  It was a fun experience, since I’ve heard about it for some time but I’m not rushing back.  Maybe if I lived closer I’d feel differently. Continue reading →