Premier Inn Dundee Centre hotel

You're not expecting culinary fireworks from a Premier Inn restaurant, and that's exactly why this place works. Perched on Discovery Quay with the Tay stretching out beyond the windows, you get proper waterfront views without the tourist trap pricing that usually comes with prime riverside real estate. The menu sticks to what it knows – hearty British classics done competently rather than creatively. Think fish and chips that won't shame the city, Sunday roasts that fill the void, and a breakfast spread that sorts you right out before exploring the V&A or wandering down to the Cultural Quarter. Staff are genuinely friendly rather than corporate-scripted, and the whole operation runs like clockwork. It's the sort of place that delivers exactly what's promised on the tin.