Carrbridge Kitchen in Highland

Friendly staff and brilliant food

We called in on our way to Hawick from Tain as we needed to break up our journey in the van and to photograph the bridge. The staff were super friendly and helpful and chatty and the cappuccino and mocha was perfect. We ordered food and it arrived at our table and was served with a smile. The food was cooked to perfection. If your in a camper or motorhome park down the road in the carpark and spend a couple of hours around the area as it is a beautiful place with a few shops and great photography opportunities.

Been in this cafe a few times, always lovey food and service 🥰

Had the best breakfast! Stopped in randomly and was cozy, quick, and great. The lady behind the counter couldn’t have been nicer. Strongly recommend!

Absolutely brilliant! The service was fantastic, warm and wellcoming. We had scottish breakfast and it was absolutely delicious. The staff went above and beyond to accommodate our breakfast needs ❤️. Would absolutely recommend!

£6 for half a sandwich is just a joke! Wasn’t even good quality at that. Cheap bread and ham! They need to sort their pricing out! Slow service, miserable staff, horrible atmosphere! Wouldn’t recommend to anyone!!

Well over priced on food. £8.95 for a ham sandwich, cheapest bread, 1 slice of ham with no chips or crisps on side. Wrap £14.95 with 2 pieces of oven chicken tiny bit of salad on side. Kids sandwich £5.95 for HALF a sandwich with 2 slices cucumber. I don't mind paying prices if get quailty ingredients but the thinest bread was used. Waitresses not great either, forgot 1 wrap, got wrong tea.

We didn't know the local custom, so we sat down at the vacated table. From then on, we buried ourselves. As it turns out, this is mainly a felony. You have to wait until they tell you to sit down at the table. They treated us with discreet disgust. The food was good.

Brusque, unhelpful service. Not made to feel welcomed at all. Good espresso brownie & granola bar.

Lovely staff, went out of their way to get us everything we were after, included the lovely Halloween empire biscuits. Great atmosphere, lovely staff and a real gem to stop off at. Thank you ladies x

We were staying a few miles away in Grantown on Spey but found breakfast options limited so looked on here and found this. So happy. Food , service and price were excellent. So good that we went back the following day before our trip back down Scotland. We didn't need to eat again until the evening as the food we got kept us going throughout the whole day.

Was staying across the road, was starving after a massive drive Oh my god the huge home made sausage roll, try it

Went in for a takeaway, had coffee and a homemade sausage and black pudding sausage roll. The coffee was practically cold and the sausage roll was so dense it was hard to eat and none of it was cheap. Would definitely not go back again.

Delicious lunch at the Carrbridge Kitchen, we arrived by bike off the Burma road extremely hungry and enjoyed macaroni cheese baked potato and chilli and the delicious ginger cake. Lovely staff and cosy atmosphere. Highly recommend

Very cute cafe, good service and seemingly a family business. Would recommend as a good stop.

Lovely service and food at Carrbridge Kitchen! Served by a young Saturday girl, delightful attitude. I will be back sometime! Alexander Young.

Homemade fresh food and delicious. Lovely owner and compliments to the chef. Locally sourced produce. Highly recommend.

Undercooked egg as well as undercooked toast cheap ingredients.would not visit again

Stopped at this cute little breakfast and lunch place during our stay in Carrbridge. The service was great and the lattes were delicious!

What a find! Travelling from Kyle of Lochalsh to Ballater and found this gem in Carrbridge. We enjoyed coffee/hot chocolate and cakes - delicious. Lovely friendly place….thank you to the team ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great place for lunch, friendly staff and tasty food, we have visited a few times. The only exception was the Yorkie wrap which was a wee bit disappointing - as it needed some gravy inside the wrap as it was too dry, as well as a little pot for the outside plus the chips with it were a little overdone and dry too. I only say this with the genuine intention of constructive feedback as everything else was fab (including the cakes!). Thank you.

Excellent family run cafe/diner. Cracking breakfast set us up for the day. Super friendly and helpful.

Just left and wanted to say what an Amazing find!! lovely atmosphere, friendly cafe, food was exeptional, boys had a second lunch of roast beef wrapped in a Yorkshire pudding and are raving about how glad they were to have ordered, we will be back on our next trip north Thank you to all for a lovely couple of hours x

Had a lovely lunch here. The food and the service are great 😊

Long long long extremely long... only to end up getting the order wrong. A not at all friendly waitress who chooses who to serve according to her desire. A cuisine neither good nor bad which fills the stomach but does not leave an impression. All compensated by a friendly and smiling owner who was kind enough to change the dishes served to us with what we had actually ordered. Affordable Prices. In short: a stopover restaurant for eating.

Lovely place, good food, brilliant staff

First visit and we were very impressed.... Fabulous breakfasts! Full breakfast is one of the best cooked I have had in ages with everything just right... The avocado on sourdough is really tasty too. Welcome was great and staff friendly. We were in early, so easily seated. Worth phoning ahead if you are in a big group as there is not much they can do if they are already busy..... they really want to look after you so make it easy for them! Would recommend and we are going back!

Service was non existent, the arrogant and miserable staff just ignored us, left us standing at counter and all the staff ignored us, when we stopped a member of staff to ask if we can take a table and sit she indicated we could, we found a table and waited and waited and waited as staff members walked past us serving others, including those arriving after us, we took the hint got up and left. We were out on the motorbike and dressed accordingly, not sure if this was a contributing factor or the fact that one of us was from a ethnic minority group , as they failed to communicate with us we will never know. Very small dinning area with very little room for people to walk past tables. Never had a chance to sample the food so can give no comment.

Sadly wouldn’t recommend this place, in today for lunch.. slow service (even for a glass of water and a coke) not very welcoming staff, and asked for vegan cheese on a panini and 95% sure it was mozzarella that came!! Asked the girl who clearly didn’t care and lied and said it was vegan cheese! After reading some other reviews about them not adapting their menu.. this was definitely a case of that! Give them there due they took it off the bill, but I didn’t not find this acceptable at all! You need to trust the people who are feeding you!

Unbelievably rude staff, was scowled at for using the toilet even though my friend was buying an overpriced coffee that took 10 minutes to make and was disappointing. Such a shame as the village deserves a friendly cafe. Will not visit again.

Would not recommend this place to anyone asked for a roll and bacon and it was like leather binned it stupidly returned and got a roll with links and the roll was stale and the sausages were that hard I actually loosened one of my crowns once again binnedand at £4:25 it's a rip off

Overpriced and low quality unfortunately.

Omg such tasty food. I’m vegan and there were loads of choice, if your not don’t miss out on these delights

Food is amazing and the homemade cakes are delicious. The latte I had was beautiful 👌

Cozy little restaurant, very varied menu. Everything from vegetarian, fish and meat to an Asian touch and local dishes. I can recommend the lemon chicken wrap. Finally, you can treat yourself to something from the pastry shop, the scones were “marvellous”.

For a place that claims to be dog friendly it definitely doesn't appear to be friendly, towards dogs or humans. The server was rude and seemed as though she couldn't be bothered taking orders or answering customer questions. The food itself was okay but definitely nothing special nor worth the high prices. Alterations to the menu not being allowed would suggest that the food isn't freshly prepared. Also for the price you would expect or at least hope that there would be a side of crisps or at least a salad. As for the cake, we got the red velvet cake and it was dry and tasted of bicarb leaving a horrible taste in the mouth, would've got a better cake shopping in the spar down the road. Definitely won't be returning or recommending to anyone I like.

Cozy, quiet place with friendly staff. Really good beef burger, not too greasy and the fries are delicious!

Came here as a family of three without reservation. We ordered fish and chips, for an adult but our 5 year old also wanted this, it wasn't on the kids menu but we took it anyway. Fish unfortunately looked like it came out of a packet, the two portions were identicle in size and shape (we did order and pay for it as two adults portions). The rest of the presentation was good, but just wasn't to my taste. We also had ordered dirty fries with beef chilli. Portion size was great but it just was ok. It wasn't busy and not much in terms of atmosphere which was a shame for a Saturday night at 1730 at night. The staff were pleasant and the place was clean. The food came quick and was presented well. Sorry to leave a 3 star review but it wasn't much to write home about or £52 value

Great vegetarian breakfast and the best coffee I had during my time in Scotland. Staff was very friendly and accommodating, definitely recommend this place

Had a wonderful meal with the family. The pork and apple sausage rolls were delicious, and the chips crispy and piping hot. The vegetable soup of the day was full of flavour and most satisfying. The selection of baked goods was mouthwatering and the small bits we indulged in for dessert were decadent.

I had the falafel salad which was out of this world delicious can't recommend highly enough

Suggested here by another Carrbridge business....absolutle fabulous..menu was really difficult for us to choose....so good....food just amazing...clean,fresh good value....Great place...and toilets very good too!

Great place with fantastic staff. The menu has something for everyone including loads of fine cakes-baked delicacies. My favourites were the home made sausage roll that would put Gregs to shame. Really nice coffee too. Definitely recommend this place.

These people should not be in the hospitality industry. Poor service, inflexibility, very average food and sky high prices. Almost 40 quid for 3 average sandwiches (that can’t be toasted apparently) and a small veggie quiche and teas and coffees. A classic combo for how not to welcome visitors who have traveled all the way from Australia. Not going to win any Scottish Tourism awards anytime soon. Very unimpressed.

Lovely dog friendly cafe. We called in just at the end of lunchtime on way back to Tomintoul. Very welcoming, including the dog. Great food, lovely cake. Highly recommend.

Very nice and friendly service. The meal was excellent. My wife had the vegetarian dish and I had a super delicious fish soup (Fish Chowder) - everything was freshly prepared. Good local beers.

Stopped in to grab a quick coffee and hit the road to Edinburgh. My 10 year old kid and 65 year old mother wanted to eat their prepacked lunch while I ordered and drank my coffee. While not the best practice, I appeased them so we didnt delay our trip. I went inside and ordered coffee for here. The lady at the counter asked again, for here? And I said, yes. Ill have it outside. I went back outside and waited. She came to ask again, do you want the coffee for here. I said yes. I'll drink it here. She said, then you need to come inside and pay. I said absolutely and paid. Instead of bringing me a porcelain cup of coffee as requested, she gave me a paper cup and said here is your coffee to go very clearly implying that I was not welcome at this establishment. She followed that up with you can't sit in the walk way although the table was set up to have 3 chairs at the table. Question is if we were treated this way because a child and grandmother were taking a quick bite or if my melanated skin was the issue - especially considering that dogs were welcome inside at tables, other non melanated folks consumed coffee outside and we paid just like everyone else. Hmmmmm. All in all, the service and treatment were very unwelcoming and not at all pleasant. Only spend your money here if you are looking to be treated rudely.

The cafe is nicely decorated and presented. Breakfast was basic and a bit overpriced for what it was but expected for the area. The main issue was that staff were quite unfriendly. Only happy to help and chat if your face fits it seems. Lots of far better and more welcoming places to eat/drink in the area.

Lovely little cafe, well worth the A9 small detour. Dog friendly a big plus. Good selection of savoury and cakes. Cakes maybe a wee bit big for my preference, but exceptionally tasty all the same. Support the little independants, they need you, you will get much better food and service than these large American franchises!!

One of the best scones in Scotland! And my mom loved her cappuccino. Perfect morning stop on our drive back to Edinburgh from Nairn.

Called in for lunch today, meal was lovely, staff very friendly, service was fast and efficient, will certainly go back again.

Stopped on our way to Nairn, what a great cafe. Excellent food and great staff plus its dog friendly, what's not to like. We intend to visit again on our way home on Saturday.

Called on the way home for a quick coffee. Ordered a quiche a scone and 2 coffee's. Food delivered quickly but unfortunately it wasn't the quiche we ordered 🤔. Ate scone but no sign of drinks after 15 minutes, so left. Very disorganised place , won't be calling again

What an amazing place! The size of a cafe, with the food quality of a really nice restaurant. The smoked salmon salad was just gorgeous, and plentiful! And they do a great selection of quiches, soup, wraps, baked potatoes, paninis - and they're DOG FRIENDLY - our mutt enjoyed a dog's ice cream. Perfect and luxurious lunch spot for travellers.

Had a lovely tea and coffee along with a tasty piece of apple and blackcurrant flapjack.

Overpriced bad quality cofee and cakes.

Very very long service (more than 30 min for a panini and 1 soup). The staff seemed unorganized, but pleasant nonetheless. Average price, food is good but nothing extraordinary either.

Stopped in here on our way from John O'Groats to Tarland. Great decision. The fire was burning, and the hospitality was equally as warm and welcoming. We both enjoyed the piping hot tomatoe and basil soup of the day with Cheese Scone. What a great place. Highly recommend Carrbridge Kitchen.

On the surface the restaurant is ok, but I have heard that the owner is a dishonest person, does not pay her employees, tells numerous lies about them and is not trustworthy. Not recommended!!!

Lovely staff and fab coffee also warm and draft free! Didn’t try the cakes but they looked great!

The people who created this restaurant have been terribly exploited by the owner, please do not support this person's business

Staff not getting paid for their hard work

When I was in the restaurant the staff was very nice. Now I had the pleasure of returning there, talking to the staff I found out that the boss named Charlotte does not pay them. Very sad

Called in Sat morning on way home from holiday. Unfortunately the breakfast rolls were overdone and we had to return them. HOWEVER : I cannot commend enough the staff's effort to rectify matters. They went over and above, not only refunding, which was all we requested, but insisting on making us a replacement, and were really lovely about it too. For that they get five stars from me.

Lovely artisan cooking. Had potato and onion soup to warm us up on our journey home from the Highlands. Lovely log fire burning too. Very friendly staff.

Lovely place with great vegan menu and service.

We enjoyed the tuna sandwiches and pastries. And the lovely and friendly staff! Thank you for a great visit.

Great service, good tasty portions. And the millionaire shortbread was a nice touch at the end.

Had a lovely evening meal there last week. We were let down by another establishment and whilst wandering the high street we decided to try the Kitchen. This was a great decision, the food was tasty and plentiful, very fair prices for food and wine! Recommended!

Service was rapid and friendly. The coffee was the best I've had in a long time, really exceptional. Didn't sample the food. Recommended.

Superb food,great atmosphere. We recommend it.

Drove 3 hours and fancied a meal. Service poor and waited 30 mims before i had to ask others if they wete waiting too. In the end paod for our drinks and walked out shocking service needs not to be greedy and serve what they can only delivery. Stick to the hotel on the corner same food and better service time. See catering magazine for full review next month when back to work.

Visited today for coffee and cakes, lovely coffee but the scones were not fresh and when mentioned she was very offhand and dismissed it went ahead and charged for it when it was barely eaten, shame I won't be back lack of warmth and friendly atmosphere a smile wouldn't go amiss

Stopped for quick lunch break off the A9 during long drive south for 2 adults/3 kids. Staff couldn’t speak or understand English, order confused, food overly fancy with sauces and dressings not detailed in menus and that simply didn’t work and spoilt the dishes. £70 for 5 meals most of which left behind. Felt ill driving the rest of the afternoon. Terrible.

No complaints. Clean and nice, run by Europeans. Good breakfast.

Would put 0 stars if an option. Went at 6pm and was told to come back in an hour as chef was leaving the kitchen. Went back and was told to come back in an hour. Terrible communication.

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If you have traveled to the highlands and lamented the difficulty in finding a salad or alternatives to the typical Scottish pub menu, I stumbled onto a small local eatery in the tiny village of Carrbridge on our drive through Cairngorms National Park. For sure, they have fish and chips and the classic Scottish standards, but they serve a delightful menu of alternative choices. For example, when was the last time you had sweet red pico [Little] peppers in a salad? The desserts are to die for. My wife is a desert aficionado. She had the millionaire pastry with chocolate dolce de Leche shortbread. She was oohing and aahing with every bite. Owner Charlotte Kennerley was very attentive to making sure we had a great experience. Fabulous place to stop for lunch, snack or cake and tea on your way to or from Cairngorms.

Stopped hear for breakfast on the way to Inverness. Great hospitality and welcome. Also a wonderful breakfast

Excellent breakfast, lovely people, lovely cafe,a perfect start to our holiday. 🥰🥰🥰

Very good service ,food perfect,enjoyed egg sandwich and dirty fries,tasty and beautiful presentation 😀

We enjoyed the most amazing strawberry and raspberry tarts and coffee. The lady was very welcoming and gave us great service. I bought a quiche to take away which was delicious and tasted homemade. Will definitely be back when next in the area.

The cafe only reopened 4 days ago, only called in a few hours ago for coffee and cake, the choice of cake is amazing, and they don’t disappoint on the taste test. The drinks were really nice. Going to go back for lunch. Wishing you all the best.

Stopped here for coffee and their strawberry and raspberry tarts are to die for - they never disappoint

Great place, but temporarily closed. They've said that they'll probably open again in Spring 2021. Check their Facebook page for details.

Staff welcoming food choices very good.ambience also veg.a tad too much potatoes in the Cullen skunk.otherwise excellent soup.

Amazing cheesecake...great coffee and friendly staff....

Lovely snadwiches and cake options with 'main' meals also available. Friendly staff and very nice prices - well worth a visit and support in these difficult times.

Went again after a previous visit several years ago. Food and staff are superb and well worth a visit.

Warm welcome. Cosy log fire. Fabulous food. What more could we want? Nothing. Had a perfect family lunch.

Popped in here for lunch while visiting the packhorse bridge. We had the soup and sandwiches for £6.50. I had broccoli soup and hummus and pepper sandwich. Hubby had beetroot and orange soup and brie, bacon and cranberry sandwich. QR code to scan in. Food was tasty and we took 2 keylime pies home.

We stopped in after a reccomendation to visit when in the area. Staff were friendly and followed all covid safety measures. The pie, quiche and cakes we enjoyed We all delicious. Definitely add this to your list for eateries when in the area.

Was at Landmark and this is 2mins along the road. Fantastic food, the deluxe hot chocolate was amazing and staff lovely. Well done.xx

Stayed in Aviemore for a week so just had to revisit this excellent eatery, more than once! Wonderfully warm and welcoming with the wood fire going nicely. The smoked salmon and scrambled eggs were top notch while the coffee from the Inverness Roasting Company is one of the very best I’ve had anywhere.

Enjoyed coffee and cake in this lovely restaurant which is situated on the Main Street and close to the car park. The menu for lunch was extensive and reasonably priced.

I may be too easily pleased, but the sausage roll with mustard seed was excellent. This won on quality and quantity, helped with chips and the sun. I’m assured the broccoli and salmon quiche was good, too. I think the seating is limited, so get in early.

Had lunch here and the food quality was really good. Great service and friendly staff. Will visit again next time we are in Carrbridge.

A very friendly cafe for savoury and sweet snacks. Delicious Paninis and Cheescake. Welcoming staff and a dog friendly covered area in the rear.

We stopped here for lunch on our way to Inverness airport. It’s a charming small cafe with a decent selection of both light and larger items. We were both just really in the mood for a light bite, and had soup (my partner had a sandwich with his as well). The soup, which was a mushroom and tarragon soup, was very tasty and filled us up nicely for our flight home. Prices were reasonable and service was friendly and attentive.

Great coffee, nice and hot. Very corvid aware, very clean. Staff very friendly