Café Cùil in Highland

Mid morning we found that the road to Fairy Pools was closed for repair so we turned around and called in for coffee and cake. What a delight! I particularly enjoyed the cheesecake and the coffee was as good as I have had anywhere. It was nice to find a cafe which is both simple and sophisticated.

Cafe Cùil is definitely worth a visit, good service, lovely setting and good food. It is however a little pricey for what you get, they had no chanterelles which was a big part of the order and we were only told this once it arrived with alternatives on the plate. We would definitely go back though when passing through Carbost.

We came for coffee to go, and found a great gift shop.. and fabulous cakes and pastries. Loved all of the local artists featured in the shop. Next time, we'll stop for a meal!

We came across this culinary gem today following an impromptu visit to the Fairy Pools having experienced a ferry delay. What a great addition to the island….very cool and relaxed environment with a fantastic menu selection…really spoilt for choice for brunch! We decided on the brisket rarebit with a soft poached egg, and local trout with scrambled eggs on sourdough toast and neither disappointed. Super tasty food, great service and fab coffee too! Off the beaten track from the usual drive to Uig through Skye, but so definitely worth a visit and will add to my “returning” list too… Loved it, brightened my morning for sure! 👌

Excellent location, delicious food with great options, and locally sourced ingredients. Hubby had the trout and eggs and I had the brisket toastie, perfect after a cold walk. We are visiting from New Zealand and have experienced mostly excellent service every time we’ve eaten out. However, we were not impressed with the service from this cafe. For want of a better term, lacklustre is how I’d describe it. We waited a fair amount of time to be seated, but no biggy. Once seated we waited so long I thought maybe we had to order up at the till. I managed to get the attention of a waitress who said someone would be with us shortly. Waited a bit longer when the same waitress said sorry I thought someone would come and she took our order. Food came out fairly quickly. Once we’d eaten, another waitress came and cleared the table. We then waited a very long time again for the bill. Managed to get the attention of another waitress who was very busy with the cutlery. We counted 5 waitresses on shift, not too busy at that time, none looking in our direction as they walked passed, all did not particularly seem interested, one had a very lively conversation with the locals sitting in front of us while we waited for service. Likely some of the best food of the trip but worst service we’ve experienced unfortunately!

We visited this cafe twice on our trip to Skye and had fantastic meals both times. It may sound really silly but I've never had an egg and bacon sandwich like it! It was amazing and full of flavour. There isn't a lot on the menu but what is on there is a decent selection and there should be something for everyone - the staff are really nice too and happy to help. There is also a nice shop within the cafe too with a small selection of gifts, artwork and foods/drink to buy and take away.

Came for an early lunch to beat the crowds from fairy pools….. so worthwhile and fantastic food and great staff. Gem of a spot

After a refreshing swim in the nearby fairy pools, just about 5 miles away, we headed to Cafe Cuil for brunch. We arrived a bit early as the cafe opens at 10 AM on Sundays, so we had to wait for a bit before it opened. The interior of the cafe is beautifully decorated—pictures really don’t capture its charm! The menu was a delightful surprise, offering unique options beyond the typical cafe fare. We tried the brunch menu which included delicious dishes like shredded brisket on Welsh rarebit and crispy mac and cheese balls. Both the food and service were outstanding. I highly recommend this cafe—it's probably the best cafe food I've ever enjoyed!

Très chouette endroit où manger. Le personnel est adorable et à l'écoute et les plats sont bien servis généreusement et savoureux. Prix très correct. Tout était propre.

A friendly cafe with absolutely delicious food! We had the beef brisket and the pancakes. Both were amazing. I also had their strawberry speciality drink which was really refreshing. Dog friendly too :)

Really like this cafe. It offers a really excellent choice of healthy lunchtime fare. The prices are reasonable, which cant be said for a lot of eating establishments on Skye.

Great coffee, friendly staff, everything on the menu looked delicious! Shakshuka was yummy and perfect size portion. Dog friendly too, so great refuge from the rain. Very busy, we arrived at 10am as it opened and by 10.10 all tables were filled! Worth a visit

A ver busy place but the staff were super friendly and helpful. Food and tea were good and the service was excellent. It was quick and very friendly.

excellent location with ample parking staff were friendly and very efficient Food freshly cooked and well presented lovely wee shop inside to we went late afternoon and were not disappointed everything available on the menu The cafe,& toilets were very clean and tidy

Lovely cafe. Really friendly staff. Exciting menu. I had the baked beans with veggie haggis. Loved the mugs the hot drinks arrived in. Definitely worth a visit if you’re passing. Dog friendly too. (She had chips - she was on holiday so that’s allowed 🙂)

We’ve stopped here for coffee and cake on a few occasions and have found it consistently excellent. This year was no exception, and the friendly helpfulness of the staff makes it an even more enjoyable experience. A big shout out to the person who we understand comes in to the cafe in the early hours to bake all the cakes and pastries for the day. Fabulous quality. All in all a great place to stop - and they do light lunches too!

Small but exciting menu in this very popular cafe. The staff are friendly and there is a nice gift shop attached which has some food items too.

Stopped off for brunch after visiting the fairy pools. Delish coffee and the food was fantastic. Staff were friendly and attentive. The location is also stunning.

We stopped off for coffee here on a Friday morning and it was just lovely. One of Skye’s newest food and drink locations and it was fab. Coffee was amazing and great little shop too.

We stopped here after visiting the Fairy Pools. We had coffee and shared a pastry and a scone. The cheese and bacon scone was particularly good. The brunch menu looked brilliant and if we had been in Skye longer would definitely had come back to try it.

Waited 45 minutes for a table. Then waited 45 minutes for our food. The food was good but not worth nearly 2 hours of my life…

I cannot recommend Cafe Cuil highly enough. The whole experience is excellent from the moment you cross the threshold. The menu is fabulous, food even more so. The staff are incredible, friendly, attentive, knowledgable and professional. The interior enhances the food. Would absolutely recommend you visit, you won’t regret it.

A real gem - great ingredients, carefully prepared. Service is friendly and helpful - such a change from many Skye experiences. For anyone in the Carbost/Struan area give it a try - avoid the Bog Myrtle up the road. Some people say Cafe Cuil a little pricey, but really worth it for a quality experience in a calm , relaxed atmosphere

Friendly prompt service and delicious quality food. Going to have to go back soon just for the blood orange cheese cake which was amazing.

This is a beautiful cafe/restaurant and gallery for local artists and artisans. The food was delicious and you could not have asked for a more stunning location.

The owner kindly served us, despite arriving only 12 minutes before closing time. Nice modern building with big windows. The cake we chose was sensational - sponge with crannachan topping (whisky-soaked blackberries in thick whipped cream). Highly recommended place!

One of our favourite places to go on skye! Been back several times with various family and friends and it’s always excellent! Staff are really friendly, surroundings are beautiful and the decor is very high end and more like your sitting a cafe in London or Edinburgh etc. Onto the food…….first class….always.

An AMAZING Cafe. We were driving for about 3 hours and this was an oasis. The location and vide was excellent, and the food even better. BEST CAKES AND SWEETS SO FAR IN SCOTLAND which I had had.

We visited Café Cuil whilst travelling from Carbost to Portree. We both fancied a hot breakfast and decided to pop in. On entry we were greeted by the friendly staff and we were suitably impressed by the interior and its pleasant view. We looked through the menu and couldn't find what we fancied which was a bacon and egg sandwich (preferably on white crusty bread) or a small breakfast. These are 2 basic options that I would expect from a café selling breakfast and lunch. However, they offered bacon, egg, onion and rocket on sourdough bread, which I believe was their take on a bacon and egg sandwich. We ended up ordering this (excluding the onion and rocket and requested it on plain bread,which came on brown granary bread) along with scrambled egg on sourdough, which could only be found on the kids menu. The scrambled egg came well presented, although too salty for my liking, I would have preferred less salt and added to taste as everyone is different. I think that it would benefit to have a more varied menu including basic options as well as the more fussy options. Having sides of beans or mushrooms etc wouldn't go amiss. Ketchup bottles have seen better days

Delicious food, fast service, reasonably priced. The brisket toastie is amazing! Just what we needed after a long hike

A real gem - great ingredients, carefully prepared. Service is friendly and helpful - such a change from many Skye experiences. For anyone in the Carbost/Struan area give it a try - avoid the Bog Myrtle up the road. Some people say Cafe Cuil a little pricey, but really worth it for a quality experience in a calm , relaxed atmosphere

We came here after the fairy pools - it’s about a 15 min drive away. Staff were very friendly, food is seasonal and foraged locally. All day brunch, always a winner for me :) If you are a coffee lover then I recommend coming here! - Cups were very cool also :) Art shop attached with cute bits and lovely views surrounding!

Delicious food. Great location. Friendly staff. We had pancakes with thyme-poached peaches and a tangy rarebit with tender brisket and poached eggs. Excellent coffee. Only minor gripe was that staff didn’t engage sufficiently with punters queuing to get in… I noticed this when I arrived, and also when I departed. Eye contact and a few words of welcome cost nothing.