Atlantic Islands Centre in Highland

Really lovely cafe, great menu and reasonably priced. The food was amazing and would definitely highly recommend the prawns and fish! Generous portions so be sure to leave some room for the fabulous cakes…. Or get a slice to go!

We had been the day before for coffee and cake (both bloody delicious - the coconut and pineapple sponge was unbelievable) and decided to come back the next day for lunch. Small yet perfectly formed menu, we opted for Sea To Plate (big prawn / langoustines with really good chips, and really nice salad) and Farm To Plate (Luing Cattle beef bourgignon and rice), plus a local beer (Jarl). Both meals were outstanding, and the staff are super friendly. Ace view while you eat too!

Lovely people, great location, nice ambience and good food. We sat outside and really enjoyed our lunch, then browsed in the shop and spent a while in the exhibition, which was very interesting, with lots of old photos. A very enjoyable visit.

Friendly and helpful staff, nice lunchtime light meal. Homemade Stilton and broccoli tart . Extremely well laid out and interesting displays on the history of the Slate Islands . Well worth a visit

An absolute find! We stopped for lunch, two families with kids on a small bike tour of the island and were rewarded with the a generous serving freshest prawns (langoustines), beautiful fresh fish and chips that the kids enjoy. We followed it with coffees and cakes and sat outside staring at the most stunning view. The centre also has interesting exhibits and a lovely shop. An absolute must

Myself and my partner visited for lunch during our visit to the island. I had a salmon and cream cheese ciabatta roll with chips and salad and my partner had the haddock goujons and chips. Both meals were delicious and my partner said it was the best fish and chips he’d ever had! The next day we returned as the ferry had broken down so we needed somewhere to sit and pass the time. The staff were lovely, really chatty and friendly. We both had the best chocolate brownies - absolutely amazing!

I had the prawn salad and chips option. I'd seen the photos online before but was still amazed when the dish arrived at my table - WOW!! I ate everything on my plate. The prawns were amazing and done to perfection. The salad was superb, full of flavour and incredibly fresh. The chips were perfect and very generous portion. I was made to feel very welcome as soon as I arrived. After eating I enjoyed a very nice coffee. I could hear the friendly banter with all customers, everyone was given personal attention, not just the locals. I could hear very positive feedback from other tables too. I hope to return one day and have no hesitation in recommending this venue.

Visited the Centre this evening for Sunday Roast. Delicious Luing beef served with crunchy roast potatoes, fresh vegetabkes and a wonderful rich gravy. Pudding was a generous helping of home made Eve's pudding served with custard or cream. all helped by a good selection of drinks and great company served up by friendly staff. Excellent.

Today along with my partner, we had coffee and an open sandwich at the Centre Cafe.The egg mayo sandwich was fantastic, it had everything in it.Lovely local baked Luing bread too.Spiral courgettes, ribbon pasta, olives, lettuce and tomato, finished with a zig zaggy drizzle of balsamic vinegar.There was other things too, I'm sure.Good stuff.Thoroughly recommended, well done to chef and lovely and courteous table service.I left a well deserved tip.Yes, I'm Scottish.

Had a lovely fish and chips with real hand cut chips which is unusual, Visitor centre was great toilets like the cafe was spotless, Staff were friendly and attentive, and lovely pot of tea too.

Brilliant food freshly prepared and served by friendly staff while you enjoy fabulous sea-views. It’s not pricey and you can find out loads of information about the island of Luing past and present. You can buy your holiday reading and quality souvenirs too. Definitely worth the drive and short ferry journey. Actually they build into the whole experience. Wildlife ? Plenty of it, Photographs in every direction - so a great place on your own, or with the family and friends.

Great staff and food. A real pleasure to visit this isle and cafe. See you again soon. Caters for all food preferences too.

Walked from the ferry via the quiet roads and had this as as the half way point. Was about an hour walk in each direction. Great little cafe - with good friendly service and range of cakes. A welcome break from the outside rain. Interesting visitor centre.

We visited a couple of times over New Year. Lovely place warm and friendly and the food was excellent Keep it up guys a true gem Thanks

This is really interesting to read all about the island and those there over the years. Well presented. Cafe food was as expected and good. Sadly chef was on holiday that week so we had bar food. Will be back.

This is a wonderful tourist and information centre with a great cafe. There is a great variety of books for sale. I was delighted to be able to have a gluten-free cake for elevenses. The cafe is child and dog friendly. The island itself is a delight.

Dined here on 2/10 and 3/10, lunch and dinner respectively. On both occasions the quality of the food was excellent and the service to match. Ambience modern and interesting, with static displays introducing the beautiful local environment, a small museum with local history material - with provision for commissioning genealogical research - and a shop with Scottish-focused books and local crafts. So much more than just a place to eat - but the home-baked cakes might well dominate the impression. Been in previous years. Keeping up the standards!

What a nice surprise to find the Atlantic Islands Centre cafe on Luing. It's not often you're served almost more King scallop than you can eat, but this was nearly the case. Delicious lunch in a stunning setting overlooking Lunga and up to Mull, and yes a sunny day helped! The cafe is all the more impressive for being community run and I hope they can keep the high quality going. Definitely worth the trip over and I'd be back in a flash.

Had coffe/tea and cake which were excellent. Went back for lunch. Busy with a small group who were just finishing. Ordered seafood chowder and duck. Both cooked fresh to order and equally good. They sell a good selection of local beers. Cakes looked lovely put couldn't manage to eat anything else.Would recommend to anyone visiting the island. Which is also beautiful.

Having thoroughly enjoyed a meal here 12 months ago, we were looking forward to returning and we weren't disappointed. Still wonderful food and reasonably priced. I thoroughly recommend the crab open sandwich if it's on offer! The shortbread they sell is quite possibly the nicest shortbread I have ever had!!! Just wish we had brought more of it home.

We visited twice and both times had lovely food with excellent service.Dog friendly too . Diolch yn fawr 😊

We walked around the northern half of the island and this was our half way stop in Cullipool and what a cracking place, a wonderful addition to the island.Great food and service and the museum was a delightful addition, boys loves seeing all the old quarries on our holiday and this gave them a bit of history about them at the same time.Luing is one of our favourite holiday locations and it just got 100 times better, can’t wait to go back next year.If you visit be sure to make a donation to the museum.

Stopped in on a visit to the island and had a cuppa and cake with the family. We had a wonderful day out on the island and stopped here for a break. We all chose something different and we all loved what we had. The staff were lovely and very friendly and the weather was glorious so we sat outside in the sun. I would recommend if visiting the island stop in here and enjoy a cuppa or lunch and see everything about the history of the island.

My friend and I visited here yesterday after wild camping on Torsa. We had a tea and coffee and chose a couple of cakes from the the many that they had, all of which looked brilliant! Sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful view. Cakes were tasty and the staff were very friendly. Lovely place to visit.

Came across this place as I believe it was the only place on Luing to eat out. Had seafood chowder which I thought was initially, quite reassuringly expensive. It was worth every penny. The chowder was teeming with fish, dominated by scallops, smoked haddock and a little salmon, with a few veg and potato pieces (normally, restaurant chowders are unfortunately dominated by potato). Was served with seriously good bread. The restaurant was very relaxed, more like a cafe, but the quality of food merits it the restaurant title. I work in a seafood shack in East Lothian which serves particularly good chowder but can say this place serves chowder of a higher quality. Other options look brilliant too. The restaurant was very clean and nicely furnished and loved the information panels around the room, which kept me occupied during the short wait. Portion size was perfectly sufficient, and I, perhaps foolishly ordered a side of chips, which I just couldn’t finish. Overall, highly recommend. Views stunning. Food stunning. The lovely ladies serving were a delight also.

Had a fabulous lunch and our dog was also made most welcome. Excellent value quality menu and spectacular scenic spot. Well worth a visit.

A wonderful gem on the island of Luing. We were staying on nearby Torsa island and visited this fab cafe a couple of times during our stay. Two fantastic lunches, Haddock and Chips one day and Dressed Crab and Langoustines the next time. Scrumptious and good value for money. Very friendly staff and lovely atmosphere

Visited for lunch during a family holiday visiting family on Luing.

Had an excellent, reasonably priced lunch there, then went back later for delicious cake and coffee.

Visited following a lovely cycle trip. The soup was divine. My partner had a tuna and onion sandwich which was presented with salad and coleslaw. Really nice food and service. Very welcoming place to visit

It is about one hour's walk from the ferry jetty to Cullipool and this informative visitor centre. We had coffee and cakes in the cafe. The coffee was strong and flavoursome. The scrumptious lime and courgette cake was enormous and had to be shared! The staff were welcoming and helpful. Luing is a slate island and it's history is well documented at the centre. There is a static display of a truck carrying slates on a miniature railway which may be of interest to rail enthusiasts.

We have been coming this way for several years, a local said if you are going over to the Isle of Luing pop into the Atlantic center for a coffee.

Great place. Lots of interesting information about the island. We also had a late lunch in the cafe. Staff very friendly and food was excellent. Can recommend a visit.

Lovely visitor centre with a good cafe - plenty to read about the island and a small local crafts gift area. we had the and some delicious locally baked homemade cakes - definitely worth a visit when on this pretty island :)

perfect blend of interesting social history, art, scenery and food - inspired community hub concept with reading and research material on local history and genealogy - drinks, light food, comfortable surroundings, modern facilities, delightful staff member who served us, coupled with stunning views, gave us the perfect relaxed pit stop on our tour of the island.

WE took the ferry from Cuan which take about 2minutes and walked to Cuillipool via the beach with our 3 dogs. I believe this is the only restaurant on the island and it has been supported by EU, Lottery Funding among others. The place also has a small visitors centre that highlights island life, the geology of them and local wildlife. It was very interesting to find out about the slate quarries and the challenges of a small island life today. It is very well kept, extremely clean and a great view out of the window. The staff are also lovely, we were served by a secondary school pupil who lives on the island and goes to school in Oban.

Lying itself is a delightful little island. It’s nice when you have to get a boat to go somewhere and the five minute trip is a lovely start. There is room for a few cars or of course by foot or cycle. There’s a lovely walk along the coast to get to the Centre. The Centre itself has interesting exhibits and a small selection of gifts, together with a cafe restaurant selling light meals and snacks with lovely home baking.

We arrived wet and muddy by bike and were given a warm welcome and towels to sit on! We had soup with lovely homemade bread followed by fantastic cakes.

Tasty lunch in the warm and dry. Interesting exhibitions, being able to read them while waiting for lunch helped too. Tasty sandwiches, Prawn Marie Rose sandwich was very tasty. Scallops also excellent. Nice views!

Very friendly and accommodating staff. The centre explains about the history of the island and the slate industry. It also has a lovely cafe, where nothing is too much trouble and is very well priced. We can highly recommend the crushed pineapple cake!

We were on Luing with friends during a beautiful spell of weather, it's one of life's dichotomies that Scotland is beautiful due to it's climate, but you can enjoy it so much better with sunshine! This is a very beautiful part of the world, with only 160 inhabitants. The centre has a small exhibition on the history of the slate industry and a bit on farming. The cafe part is slightly difficult to review as they had sold out of 'today's' specials the day before!

Coffee and cake stop courgette and lime cake and Victoria sandwich both amazing hot coffee served by lovely waitress. Dogs water bowls provided.

The most essential things for an older couple is to make sure that there is somewhere nice for Lunch. The Atlantic Islands Centre in Cullipool is just that. We had a fabulous lunch and a pint of real Island ale - all be it in a bottle.

We've been meaning to visit Luing for a long time (25+ years), and only got round to it today. In fairness we had the weather you dream about as a backdrop to Argyll's beautiful small isles so we walked from the ferry terminal to Cullipool and back under a hot sun, deep blue skies reflected in the placid sea and seeing Luing at its absolute best. Being a Sunday the Atlantic Isles Centre was the only public building open (the other is the Isle of Luing Stores and Post Office) but what a lot packed into a small, but very modern building sympathetic to the traditional architectural styles. You can eat well at the cafe-style restaurant with stunning views to the western sea. Local langoustine, scallops, squat lobster and a range of other tempting dishes. We stuck with the soup/sandwich combo which was tasty - brie and cranberry for me and prawn for my wife. I had a wonderfully-chilled Isle of Colonsay blonde beer and my wife had a strawberry and lime cider to accompany the food. After a very lazy lunch we walked round the wildlife interpretive displays then went upstairs to view a well put together local history exhibition. It's gratifying to see investment in places like this in relatively remote rural localities - a fine facility worthy of its wonderful location.

This is obviously the hub of the island. Nice modern building, good cafe, facilities, gift shop and a very informative exhibition about the island and its slate heritage.

Spent a nice hour or so at this centre, much to see and interesting to the history exhibition as well as the artwork. Had a lovely piece of cake with a cup of tea that tasted like tea with flavour! Nice and fairly strong. The website however needs a bit of tweaking with regards opening hours, today (Thursday 19th April) it stated that the centre was open from 11am - 4pm. Staff member said they were only open until 1.30pm but the sign on the door said 3pm. A bit inconsistent. I totally accept that with a very small number of staff that it is difficult at times to honour these times but maybe a note on the website advising people to telephone first to check may be helpful. However we had a nice time and if in the area would definitely visit again.

Visited this lovely facility today and it is a lovely building. It could have been warmer. Although most of the 'home baking' cakes looks a bit solid, dry, and less than tempting we chose carefully and our valentine's fairy cake and cherry pecan slice were fine.

I popped in for a coffee and scone but despite trying to even make eye contact several times I failed. A table of 10 had been ordering which I totally understand must be seen to. But 2 servers doggedly refuses to greet me or give me the chance to say I was happy to wait as they’re busy. This is a training need for these staff so not their fault entirely. As I said, a hello would’ve been nice. I left after 15 minutes of being ignored.

A new and well thought out venue. Excellent cafe and very good gift shop. Small local history section. Worth the visit.

The Atlantic Island Centre sits in a fantastic location in the heart of Cullipool with the most stunning views. We had coffee and a cake and weren't disappointed.

We discovered The Atlantic Islands Centre last year on our first visit to Luing. When we arrived we were given a friendly greeting and shown a table, the chatty waitress came and took our order got our drinks and helped in the kitchen. We thoroughly...

Popped in for a lunch with my wife sat outside with a wonderful view we ordered the scallops at £14 each we were hungry because we had a walk of a couple of hours.I would say the restaurant was fairly quiet . About 50 minutes...

Interesting well designed exhibition. Pleasant restaurant with lovely views. Prawns and squat lobs unavailable though so had the salmon and lemongrass fishcakes, very good,served on nice salad leaves and home made chutney.Good home made cakes. Nice atmosphere small shop with interesting childrens' toys and very...

Seafood is excellent, all locally caught, and the Atlantic Centre itself is a very interesting museum of the slate islands.

We caught the ferry to luing & walked to cullapool. We visited the Atlantic islands centre & had a lovely...

Our B&B; host had told us about the centre come restaurant before we arrived - only place to eat on...

Cannot emphasise enough how good this centre is- really interesting centre in a stunning location. But the food on offer makes the journey over to Luing well worth it. (It's a lovely journey anyway!) We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch there, -fantastic soup/homemade bread,lovely panini with accompanying fresh nicely-dressed salad.. At first I thought the prices were a touch on the high side but on reflection,the quality of the food on offer made it very reasonable.

Worth the journey. Food great. Location stunning. Visitor centre interesting. Good shop for gifts etc.

I visited today with my boyfriend. We hadn't looked up a walking route before hand and ended up walking around the road, but there is also a track over the hill which we used on the way back.The cafe was a treat when we got there. We sat outside in the sun and had toasties and beers( lovely local ones). We then shared a lovely homemade chocolate cake and a tea and coffee. Everything was great value and tasty! We didn't spend much time in the shop or museum side but it looks great. Well worth a wee visit!

Hier gibt es einfache Zutaten der Region mit anscheinend minimalem Aufwand zur Delikatesse veredelt. Wir sind jeden Tag hingegangen. Der Service ist exzellent und wir haben tolle Tipps zur Insel bekommen.

Fabulously informative centre, well laid out and a lovely atmosphere. Interesting artefacts and historical information. Well worth a visit.

Après une belle ballade sur l'île depuis notre mouillage dans Culan sound nous avons été ravi de trouver une table accueillante où nous avons pu boire une excellente Colonsay Brewery !

I'm local and have been a few times the whole experience is wonderful and the food superb. Some of the best views in the world. Today we could see the seals across on the rocks.

We went to the Atlantic Islands Centre to celebrate my daughter completing her College Course - I was delighted with the home ,made burger I ordered, the new recipe is great, and served on a slate ! The chicken burgers were jealous ! , the new coffee machine is a super improvement - coffee is delicious. The waiter was very attentive and looked after us really well.

My wife and I and our two Labradors visited the centre today.The centre is very clean, modern, light and airy.There is an information area which has a wealth of information about the local history and wildlife. There is also a small gift shop, selling books and local items.The welcome we received from the lady and the chef behind the counter was lovely and very friendly.We stayed for lunch and we both had the Chicken Mayonnaise sandwiches, with Lemon Drizzle cake and a fresh cream meringue to follow.The food was delicious and the cakes were all homemade.We were delighted when we were told that our two dogs could come inside and sit with us, rather than them being stuck in the car, as it was quite a hot day.All in all, this was is an excellent place to visit and as we will be staying on the island for a week, we will definitely be back.Thank you

Has a bit of everything for everybody. Well designed visitor centre. Good Food. Friendly local staff. An enormous reason to visit the island.

Fascinating local history museum and display. Worth the visit for that alone.Cafe in the same building serving freshly cooked food, tasty and nicely presented. Cappuchino took some time to appear and the food for 3 took nearly 30 minutes. Worth the wait but we 3 were the only customers at that time. If it was busy I suspect that many would go elsewhere. Despite that, make the effort to go and support a very good local enterprise. The ferry trip to Luing is worth the trip anyway.

Took the 5 minute ferry across from Isle of Seil to Luing. The island is beautiful and great for walking and cycling. You can take your car across if you prefer. The centre is excellent. Dogs are allowed as well! Lots of clear, colourful, informative displays which I enjoyed reading. The food is very good. We had sandwiches on brown bread which came with a lovely salad. Home baked bread and it makes a filling lunch. Staff were very friendly. The building is new and extremely clean, (great toilets!) and welcoming. There was a history exhibition upstairs which was well worth a visit. Highly recommended.

We had the most delicious langoustines, freshly cooked and served with a tasty salad. They were also really good value for money. The centre has inside seating and a partly sheltered terrace area where we enjoyed our lunch while looking at the views.

Stopped here on out cycle round luing. Glorious weather we sat outside and soaked up the sun. Lovely menu and food. Service was slow but this could have just been because it was a bank holiday.

We crossed to Luing on the small ferry from Easdale and headed down to the Atlantic Islands Centre, a wonderful community-run venture at Cullipool. We'd been told it was nice but were blown away by the beautiful building, wonderful exhibitions of island history, friendly local staff and great food. What a find! We probably went a bit too late in the day to really take it all in, plus the chef was on his break. However, that didn't detract from the experience and kitchen staff had no problem preparing our meals. My friend who is a vegetarian enjoyed her mushroom soup with lovely sour dough bread, my salmon fishcake was delicious (I am still savouring it) and the menfolks enjoyed their meals too - scampi and chips and the unusual Luing Dressed Crab. We got extra chips (tasted like twice fried) and thank goodness we did as they were great! Glasses of wine and Thisty Cross cider helped to wash down a delicious repast. And all this served while we took in one of the best views on the west coast of Scotland! |Had a great chat with one of the staff who filled us in on the project. Great little shop too. We can't wait to go back and next time will give ourselves a bit longer to look around the fascinating exhibition. All in all a wonderful community venture.

Wonderful fresh and locally sourced seafood platter for lunch, incredible selection of shellfish along with a lovely salad and two great dips.Also got to mention the amazing home baking, the selection of cakes, shortbread, cookies and brownies available is perfectly complemented buy an outstanding selection of hot and cold drinks. The isle of Luing is a wonderful and peaceful place to visit, i would Highly recommend visiting the Atlantic island Centre for lunch or dinner during your stay.

On Friday night my boyfriend treated me to streak night at the AIC, the steak was delicious, cooked perfectly and with great sides. We finished the meal off with cakes made by the home bakers of luing, amazing!! After our meal we joined in with the pub quiz, what a laugh! Even through we came last we had a great time! Lovely atmosphere, very welcoming and friendly staff. Definitely a must if you are visiting the island or a local!

The venue is fantastically situated but service poor and hygiene doubtful. At 1.30pm, we ordered two soups and two mains from the one assistant on duty. The till is located within the kitchen area. I am in the food service industry and observed neither assistant nor chef looked clean and tidy. No hair nets , protective gloves were worn. On the day we were there, I observed the assistant took money, then proceeded to chop up bacon before a chef appeared and took over. The assistant then wiped one hand on his apron and ran it under the cold tap before wiping it again on his apron. He used no soap or paper towels. On the same counter, risking cross contamination, he handled salads onto plates and rolls etc., without tongs. When the soup came, it had to be reheated and my order for gluten free bread forgotten. We were then told there was only one main available, so I ordered another one and waited. Then that became 'unavailable' so I made a third choice which cost extra but not charged up. Side salads were soggy with unappetising dressing, chips crips but with backtaste but scampi well cooked. Basic rules on kitchen hygiene rules do not seem to be followed. Service also needs be be sharpened up before summer season starts. Also, they need to keep track of what is available at the time customer orders and pays. Next time, we will stick to coffee and cake -or take our own picnic and eat outside!!

Wonderful fresh seafood. Reasonably priced. Friendly staff and interesting local history displays to look at while we waited.

Fantastic centre for information, history and the food in the cafe is absolutely delicious. Italian coffee is excellent too, a well deserved treat for weary cyclists and accessible with a car. Not suitable for large campers.

It was a lovely surprise finding the Atlantic Islands centre, with a good menu, good service and awesome surroundings. The food was good quality and well presented, with local seafood a highlight. Look forward to going again!

Luing is a gorgeous island, easily reached by ferry. It can be explored easily on foot, on cycle or by car. The Atlantic Islands Centre is a superb community resource, only 45 minutes' walk from the ferry along a quiet road with breathtaking views. It's a modern building and has excellent displays. There's also lovely gifts and a delightful cafe, ideal for a snack or light lunch. The village itself is beautiful too, with quaint picture-perfect whitewashed cottages overlooking countless islands and stacks and the majestic lighthouse. Tremendous!

Stopped of for lunch, staff friendly food ok the mocha was to die for. From getting on the ferry to arriving at the Atlantic the views and weather were great. You speed merchants beware single track roads.

Place is dog friendly :) had lunch there food was limited however it was good, walk from the ferry to here, well worth the walk.

Went here for lunch today but wont be returning. When we placed our order the lady at the counter initially told us that the item we wanted wasn't on the menu, we had to get the menu and show her what we wanted. We got our drinks and sat enjoying the fantastic view for 10 minutes when we were told that our order was not available.... Really, 10 minutes to let us know.... We changed our order to 2 beef burgers and sat getting very hungry ( which was the only reason we stayed ) and cold. My husband shut the window by our table but all the other windows and the fire exit were also open. Over an hour after we arrived we finally got our burgers which had a wee bit of cold cheese on them and no relish of any sort, the side of chips that we ordered was on the plate not served as a side.....The long awaited burger was a poor excuse for a homemade Scots(!) beef burger, it was very dry and tasteless, the dressing on the salad garnish was too oily for my taste and the chips had a strange taste like the fryer oil had been used for something else. We paid in full and never complained as we were aware that it would have been pointless. The staff need to know that in such an open kitchen the customers can here them.

Fantastic location, friendly staff, great food. A fabulous asset for the island. Not only do you get a lovely meal but you learn a lot about the islands history and culture.

Welcome destination at the end of a beautiful, blustery walk. Had a very tasty lunch then enjoyed a potter round the exhibition. Great views and dog/child friendly, perfect!

We went as a large family group with 2 young children and the staff were so friendly and even read my 18month old a story. They have a little play corner with books and colouring stuff for kids. Most of all the food was delicious, langustine and squat lobster were our favourites. We cycled from Seil which is a beautiful safe cycle for kids and adults :-)

Stayed a week on Luing and visited the centre 4 times during the week, once for lunch, once for tea and cake, once for dinner on Saturday and then finally for their Sunday roast! Each time relaxing and reading more of the displays etc. So clearly we liked it haha.The food was excellent - highlight for me was the Sunday roast and also a chicken burger in a flatbread which was amazing! We took our 7 month old and they had high chairs and were more than happy to make him some broccoli to nibble on too! They have a great selection of lovely homemade cakes which you can have throughout the day or as dessert after a meal.There is plenty to see at the centre and it really tells you a lot about the history of the island - we enjoyed several walks round Cullipool (as well as the rest of Luing) and especially around the old quarry. Keep driving through Cullipool until you come to a big open area on the beach and just have a wonder round this area it's great. Overall I was massively impressed. We come to Luing quite often and it wasn't built last time we came up - i think it is a great addition to the Island. Can't wait to come again

Were on the island for a week and had lunch at the centre. They have home made cakes baked daily. I had cheeseburger which was homemade and yummy. My son in law had soup again home made and delicious and my daughter had a brie and bacon toastie. We had a little wait but worth it as it was All made fresh and served piping hot. The service was friendly and faultless. An exceptional little gem on a diamond island. Fabulous!

Having booked for dinner tonight at the Atlantic Islands Centre, we were served a meal that could not be faulted. Three courses from their Prix Fixe menu for £21.95. Every course was delicious. Excellent value, excellent service, excellent food!

My partner and I were visiting the Island of Luing when we chanced on this little gem. The centre is certainly the hub of the island .It contains a gift shop, visitors centre, coffee shop, and restaurant Internet cafe and many more .We visited to find out about this fascinating slate island . The displays were easy to follow and we learnt a massive amount about the area.We then decided to visit the restaurant in the evening. We had to book and they were busy but fitted us in with only an hours warning.On our return we found the menu small but there was something for everyone . The food was delicious well presented and surroundings beautiful. The staff were fantastic . They were able to advise and help at all times with great courtesy and smiles.Everybody made us feel very welcome and we had a fantastic evening. I really recommend visiting this place if you are in this area .It is even worth taking the short ferry ride to get there. A truly memorable experience Thank you

We called here for lunch. There is a simple menu, but the food is good and well presented, and service was reasonably quick. If they had not had the only kind of soup I actively dislike, and if they had actually had the type of tea I ordered, I would have given them 5 points

Enjoyed Sunday roast here.Very accommodating staff. Good roast dinner. Beautiful setting. Advisable to book first.

This was a great stop over mooring travelling North up to Oban. The moorings are well maintained and safe in a lovely pool that is well out of the strong currents in the Sound of Luing. The Atlantic Islands Centre is an innovative and informative hub and the food and drinks were excellent. The staff were extremely helpful and obviously keen to portray a good image of the island. Over a few days, we walked the length and breadth of the island and were made very welcome every where we went. There is beautiful varied scenery on both sides of the island and plenty of wildlife to see. The overalls at the end of Cuan Sound are spectacular. Perhaps the best part of the stay were the fresh lobster and scallops provided to the side of the boat by Fergus - watch out for him checking his pots in the early evening. There can be nothing nicer than freshly opened scallops cooked straight out of the sea.

On bit of a random day out ended up at Cuillpool. Thought 'what this wee place needs is a cafe' but nor really expecting there to be one as not many tourists around. Turned a corner and there it was - just perfect. Nice staff, great home baking, good coffee, lovely view and also a history lesson. Couldn't be better.

good food and lots to see inside small cafe and shop and it has the Heritage Museum/Luing History Group well woth a visit

This was a very welcome stop in the middle of a rather cold geological field trip. Great coffee and cakes with an excellent welcome. The museum was worth looking at too, well presented. refreshed and warmed, we could enjoy the sea views to Fladda lighthouse from Cullipool -- before setting off for the iron age forts. They were worth the effort too.

Really nice little cafe/restaurant in a beautiful spot with lovely staff. It's also the visitor centre for the island which was really interesting and it allows dogs on leads. We had ciabatta's which were really good and the cakes looked delicious although we couldn't manage them after our lunch. The island of Luing was very quiet but we loved it - even the mad ferry crossing!

Genoten van deze ontdekking. Gerechten zijn eerlijk en heerlijk, en de vriendelijke mensen zijn kers op de taart. En dat op een adembenemend eiland, weg van de drukte en toeristische attracties in de omgeving. Voor altijd in mijn hart.

Lovely new centre,providing good quality local food and cakes.Upstairs a very interesting museum gives an insight into the slate mining history of this beautiful island.This is the community centre for what seems a very vibrant and lively community.Wellworth a look.

Such a lovely centre. Enjoyed our afternoon tea (and a warm up!) after perusing the interesting exhibit on luing, it history and wildlife. Very good home baking. Great value, friendly, welcoming and a really good pot of tea. Will be back for lunch asap!

We got the ferry to Luing then hired bikes at the campsite about 2 minutes walk from the ferry. Cycled round the island and ended up at the Atlantic Islands Centre. It is a smart new building in a nice wee village on the western side of the island with stunning views the day we were there.Had drinks and a cake after looking round the displays in the building which were informative. The photos upstairs are very interesting. Prices for drinks were reasonable and staff were helpful and chatty although it wasn't too busy. The main dishes looked nice although can't vouch for them directly as we eyed up other people's plates enviously. Cakes were good.

After a ferry trip from Seil, and a short drive around Luing, we stopped off here & I had a slice of one of the nicest cakes I've ever had (I've had a lot!). Staff were all so pleasant. It's a very long way to go for a slice of cake......but oh so worth it!