Oriental Cottage

Oriental Cottage is a Chinese takeaway on Main Street in Kilmaurs, the historic Ayrshire village north-east of Kilmarnock in the KA3 postcode, associated with the Earls of Glencairn — one of whom was among Robert Burns' most important early patrons. The kitchen draws consistent praise for its Peking spare ribs and sweet and sour Hong Kong style, with reviewers also noting that the chef will cook dishes to personal specification — unusual attentiveness for a small-village takeaway. Service is described as top notch, the food as tasty, clean and fresh, and the turnaround as quick despite the kitchen being busy. Restaurant Guru rates it 3.5 from over 100 reviews. Kilmaurs is a quiet Ayrshire village with its own Glencairn Castle ruins, and Oriental Cottage is the community's reliable local Chinese.