Carthouse Gallery and Tea Room in Argyll & Bute

...but is open Tuesday to Saturday! 10am to about 4pm and Friday evenings. Great bacon sandwiches and excellent coffee. A very good cafe

Open Friday evening for the first time ........ and it was superb. Sit back and enjoy amazing, friendly, attentive customer service, a great selection of sharing plates using local produce and assembled 'with a twist', a fair selection of drinks and live music (ask for a table near the back if this is not your thing - low ceilings!). Excellent food and service at a very reasonable price. Take friends, relax and enjoy - the best visit to this establishment in over 30+ years

Following a lovely walk along the beautiful Calgary beach we stopped by the Courthouse Tea Room for lunch which is less than a 10min walk away - really good homemade soup as well as chicken in a pitta. Very friendly service - nice lunch.

I never miss a stop here, beyond lovely Calgary beach's white sands.Cakes were so good, it was hard to choose. Banana and chocolate chip loaf looked excellent but sold out before I could order.Blueberry and lemon cake was an equal to it, great flavour.My husband's Victoria Sponge had a little too much vanilla flavouring in it for my taste but he enjoyed it. Just a delightful wee place to be.Soups and other food looked very good too. We'll be back.

Arrived just after 4 today for a coffee & cake. Asked for a latte and was told they had already switched off their coffee machine so effectively closed. Left with nothing and won't return during the remainder of my holiday. If you close at 5 customers expect hot drinks. Maybe update your signs if you now close at 4pm and shut your doors - wasted journey.

A summer day at Calgary beach a visit to Calgary cemetery and a cup of tea at the Carthouse with the dog all covid precautions in place a nice treat after a walk

Stopped off here after walking through the sculpture park and down to Calgary beach. It was nice, a good selection of cakes (and also doorstop size). They had 3 members of staff behind the counter and one girl was just standing chatting, felt they could have been a little more productive and efficient to speed things along as we were queueing for quite some time.

Excellent food and service, nice walk through the woods to Calgary Bay, kids will love it. Wish we had more time to explore.

You don't expect to come across somewhere so cool and modern in such a remote location. It reminded me of the sort of eateries you get back home in Harrogate. The coffee and walnut cake was so moist and the best I'd ever tasted. Interesting display about the building's history and conversion at the back of the cafe. Highly recommended. (You have to pay to go on the art trail, by the way).

The cafe at this remote location is superb, with a lovely choice of food, cakes, coffees and sundry drinks. The interior is lovely and has been very thoughtfully designed. Adjoining the cafe is an excellent little art gallery which is well worth a visit too. The cafe is dog friendly.

We stopped here for lunch by chance on a day trip around Mull. Although the Tripadvisor listing is for the Carthouse Gallery, the business now seems to operate more simply as 'Calgary'. We’d originally planned to stop in Tobermory for lunch but having spent 3.5 hours navigating clockwise from Craignure around the stunning west coastline of Mull, we were ultimately lucky to have been forced to slow down behind a group of cyclists who were heading up the hill at Calgary and that’s precisely when we spotted the tea rooms and decided to call in. Having walked around Tobermory later in the day, we were even more chuffed with ourselves for having made the right decision even if it was in part indirectly thanks to the cyclists. The Calgary Tea Rooms are just along the road from the beautiful beach at Calgary, which has white sands and turquoise sea. The tea rooms are part of a business that includes self-catering properties, an art gallery and a gift shop. There is plenty of off-road parking. All of these facilities are in a lovely quaint characterful setting that exudes quality and a genuine care for how things are done and presented. Inside, the tea rooms have lovely exposed stone walls, which gives you a nice cosy feeling. Outside, there is a lovely courtyard area with seating. We had a panini, scone, brownie and drinks, which were all delicious and very good value for around £15. The service throughout was excellent and very friendly. When you’re eating somewhere so rural in Scotland, you sometimes end up feeling that some things could have been better but given where you are, shortcomings are justified given the challenges of operating in such a remote location. Not so with the Calgary Tea Rooms, everything was absolutely first class and our visit was something we’ll remember from our day trip to Mull. Highly recommended.

Art in Nature Cafe - I hope this is the same place as we only saw one cafe. This is close to Calgary beach which is a lovely white sandy beach along the coast road. There is also an icecream stall just at the beach but it is only open from 12-4pm. The cafe we visited had many works of art around it and a walk that could be taken to appreciate some of it. We decided on cake and coffee to shelter from the ‘summer’ weather. It was warm, dry and welcoming inside. The service was table service which was such a nice thing to have in a cafe - I have found this to be rare in the UK. We ordered the lemon drizzle cake which was sensational and coffee and hot chocolate - both excellent. There was tap water and jugs to help yourself - another nice touch. It was quite busy despite it being only 1115am - people had arrived for lunch already - the menu choices looked amazing and I only wish we were staying closer. Thankyou so much for the service - it was lovely.

We often come here for lunch during our twice yearly holidays on the island. This is a lovely peaceful place, they serve delicious mouthwatering food sourced from the finest fresh local ingredients. You can sit either inside or out, they offer a good menu and the service is spot on.

We tried quite a few coffee shops while staying on Mull for the week. All were pretty good but this was the best. Yummy carrot cake, apple tart and scones and cappuccino was also very good. Service was quick and efficient to. Highly recommend and given it is so close to the beautiful Calgary Beach, great location too.

We went here for the art, not the tearoom. The art is outdoor sculptures in a woodland setting and a very pleasant hour or so it makes too. Not wheelchair accessible unfortunately and you'll need stout shoes since it can be a bit muddy after rain; but the sculptures themselves are interesting. The map is not as clear as it could be, but helps. Charge is a very modest £2. Tearoom pleasant enough. Art experience is ****.

Nice place to stop off on your journey around Mull. Coffee was nice, cakes were something else! Scones are something of a speciality we found in Scotland. Staff might have been a bit more chatty, but don't let that put you off. Service was good, and the price reasonable.

A beautiful place after a long way without any restaurant. Very good paninis, soups, cakes. Service very cold and without a smile. That's too bad.

Mid-afternoon stop for light snack, excellent choice. Very pleased. Helpful and pleasant staff. Would recommend. Will return

Don't know how they did it but had an excellent cappuccino best I'd had for months, even after two weeks in Italy Very nice enthusiastic staff Great artworks in the gallery too Both cafe and gallery well worth visiting

There are many great places to eat on Mull but this isnt one of them. Very limited menu eg no sandwiches just paninis. I had parsnip and apple soup - watery and tasteless my wife had a rather dry quiche. Food not cheap either. Calgary Bay is lovely but bring your own food

Stopped here with a group of friends cycling and had a fabulous late lunch. Food was excellent and the service was great with staff super helpful. Little gem of a place for a quality bite to eat.

Clean. Spacious. Good choice of fresh food available. Home made soup very good, also, salads and paninis. Cakes and scones enjoyed by us all. Good situation.

This is a fantastic cafe with a menu to suit most. Food is freshly prepared and consistent with the natural and ethical surroundings.

The tea room is set close to the beach and is in a great location. The menu is a bit limited, which i found disappointing as there very few places to eat out on the island. That said the soup was ok. Cakes we pricy but we took one out, would call in again for a snack if in the area. Sculpture walk down to the beach was very relaxing. Holiday lets also on site.

This is a lovely spot for lunch with great fresh produce and local cheese (which you can also buy). The staff were friendly and the food was good. The sculpture walk through the forest was lively although we battled to identify which sculpture was which on the the map? perhaps adding number next to the sculpture is an option? The view point is great and makes for a nice walk down to the stunning beach.

Lunches of sandishes and mezes platters which are different from the norm are very welcome. effort put into the menu. Soups are changed frequently and the cakes............to die for. Outside seating available.

Popped in to the art gallery at Calgary on a very wet Saturday, visited the tea room for tea and cake. Tea and coffee was great, Tiffin cake not as much

we have visited the place several times during our stay on Mull this summer.

This is a nice place for a late lunch after a day on the beach. Really dog friendly and some brilliant coffee and cake to add to the local specials. The sculpture walk is worth a visit as is the gallery.

Stopped here after Sea Eagle watching and is a lovely place for the hot soup, or cake and coffee, both of which I sampled. The staff are lovely too. Have a wander round the nature trail too, some great pieces.

Buen desayuno rollos de bacon. Y también excelente tocino. El café. Interesante paseo de esculturas y luego bajar a la playa y paseo marítimo. Regresar para un cuenco de sopa de hongos y queso. Mull Sí que necesitábamos. para calentarse aunque era junio. También se puede recomendar los bollos. Caseros.. El cocinero puede hornear certeza.

Llamado para el café, 3 personas detrás del mostrador, pero no una sonrisa entre ellos y no estaban ocupados. Débil café y no tirar de los inodoros. Tiene un mercado cautivo como ningún otro lugar por millas.

Very close to the beautiful beach at Calgary Bay. A short walk through the Sculpture Trail takes you t the cafe with a good selection of food. The cream tea is recommended.

The food excellent. My concerns are unisex toilets, I don't think so, I'm a 56 year old man, following two you girls in to the toilets, I felt extremely uncomfortable so I came straight out and had to wait. What in earth is that about. I report a burst pipe that is dripping on the slate steps returning to the dining area only to be told yes we know, with a shake of her head here is your tea sir. Very poor indeed, I would rethink the unisex toilets.

We were on Mull to visit Tobermory and had time before the return ferry so went wandering. We were enjoying the single track lanes looking for wildlife when we discovered this gem. We had cakes, teas, coffee and juice. All excellent and served with a smile. Wide range of products on offer. Toilets nice and clean. Warm welcome from all the staff. The gallery is a real find, and you could seriously damage your wallet in there. Well worth a trip down the lanes.

The cobwebs having been thoroughly blown away on stunning Calgary Beach, we retired to the cafe for coffee and cake while wating for the bus back to Tobermory.Briggt, clean, modern, warm. Lovely selection of teas and coffees, and plenty of fine cakes to choose from.Worth a visit to reward yourself after exertions on the beach or headlabd path.

We stopped here for lunch after visiting Calgary beach close by. It was the best meal we had during our stay on Mull. The food was absolutely delicious and full of interesting ingredients and flavours. We have one fussy eater who enjoyed her ham and cheese panini and said it was the best ever. The rest of us made the most of the varied options - a beautifully handmade flatbread with hummus, olives and feta, a generous savoury tart with salad and coleslaw and a sea trout on rye bread. All four plates were emptied. We took home cakes as we had no room - delicious chocolate cake, unusual Turkish coffee and pomegranate cake and excellent flapjack. The cafe itself is beautifully fitted out in a great location and I would say the food was extremely good value and we would have paid more for such great quality and attention to detail.

For a quick cuppa befor/after stretching your legs out on Calgary beach or stopping for a lunch, the tea room has plenty of delicious options from which to choose! Take time to look around the gallery too with plenty to see and purchase.

For sake of clarity this is a review about the Calgary Tea Rooms which form part of a little enclave which also includes self catering accommodation, an art gallery and a sculpture trail - all marked on the map as Calgary Art in Nature which is listed separately on TA.There is parking on the opposite side of the road which leads down to Calgary Bay nearby.The café is bright and modern with seating outside in the courtyard (where there is a sculptured basking shark) and there are quite a few tables indoors. There is some artwork displayed on the walls for sale however the main gallery is in a building just behind here. In our experience the cafe was a busy place.The menu consists of soup, paninis, a few food platters and cakes. Coffee, tea, wine and some beers are available. They also have some local produce for sale in their fridges which would suit if you were self catering.We had some soup which had a slightly different combination of ingredients but was nonetheless very tasty. I’m not sure why there was a delay in it being produced (would have thought it would already be made of course) but perhaps there was a mix up behind the counter. The cake and coffee was also good and our bill was around £17 for two.It’s worth a look around the gallery next door and to have a wander in the sculptured trail which has views overlooking Calgary Bay.

I must agree with the previous contributor......it is very difficult to find anywhere on TripAdvisor to post a review, so I too have gone for this in the hope the owners might read it as we were overall quite disappointed in it.Yes, the location, view, etc is simply stunning and the owners apparently like to be Eco- friendly, but when the under floor heating is not easily adjustable, the advice was to open the doors and windows......letting the heat escape. It was so hot inside we were uncomfortable all week. We couldn't open the patio door, or else the dog would have escaped as the garden is not secure. Open doors and windows equals midges in.....and they were about. No microwave despite so many comments in the visitors book (do they ever read it?) meant no porridge.....not good! Instructions for wi fi code was out of date and I only picked that up by reading a review in the Guest Book from March 2013. This is important as there is no mobile phone signal available here. The fridge is not nearly cold enough; milk went off four days before its date. The upstairs bedroom was lovely, but the 'artitistic' mirror reflected from my waist down. Drying my hair meant I had to be on my knees......not good at my advanced age! We didn't see the owners all week apart from a whistle stop handing over of keys and an attempt to get the heat under control. I really did get the impression they were far too busy to see us. Oh, and a pair of scissors would be a good addition to the kitchen. So sorry to write a negative review, but just a few adjustments would be so simple to improve it.

We visited here following a walk and to see what the place was like, as we stayed here several years ago, when it was an excellent hotel with a wonderful menu, and lunches across the courtyard.For one of our party, the ice cream bought was out of date and tasted so. He was able to look at the date, but children or some elderly people may not be able to, and one trusts that food etc will be in date if on sale.He returned it to the staff who apologised and willingly replaced it with another. All well and good...however tonight he has felt poorly with a stomach upset...on a holiday.The lesson from this is that staff should check items to ensure they are well in date, and if they aren't then they need to be discarded.

Les salades et paninis sont bons, les produits utilisés sont de qualité. Le gros plus de cette adresse est indéniablement la qualité des desserts. Je recommande vivement les scones aux fruits.

Popped in after an afternoon with the kids on Calgary's beautiful beach. We'd all found the cafes on Mull in general to be pretty mediocre. This is an exception. Great tea and coffee and wonderful cakes - best we'd had on the island. And that's after testing them all daily for over 2 weeks. Good art gallery and craft centre behind too. Will definitely be coming back here.

Lovely location and very handy for Calgary beach! The coffee was great and the cake looked tempting. Service was a little slow but overall a good experience.

visited twice-first time we thought the staff were maybe on off day-not a smile or pleasant greeting in fact they could not be bothered-next time different staff member same attitude-food was ok

We stopped by on a visit to Calgary Beach and expected a bit more in this Gallery-Café. Sandwiches were okay, but the Potato-Leek Soup I ordered was absolutely tasteless and very disappointing. More like glue than soup!

I am a carrot cake fiend. I actually have some, whenever I see it on a menue. And I have to admit that the carrot cake at the Tea Room is one of the best ones I've had so far. Also, my fiance's apple crumble was to die for. And the organic red bush tea was very nice too. In other words: I'll keep sending tourists your way when they ask me where to go for lunch :)

Perhaps this establishment has taken on board the comments on here. I was really pleased to have stopped for lunch whilst on a bike ride around the island.I had a delicious and unusual quiche/tart with a tasty salad.Staff were chatty and helpful. Seemed pleased i was there and keen to talk about the island and my travels.

I can only agree with most other reviewers. This is in a lovely location in a great gallery and the food is excellent. The staff clearly don;t want you there. Definitely the most unwelcoming of any establishment we went to on Mull, Ulva or Iona.

We stayed on the Isle of Mull for 3 days for biking holiday and the Cart Studio was just perfect for us. Small but well equipped, clean and very close to the Calgary beach. Good value for money too.The only minus was the fact that cafe next door was closed in the morning (open from 10:30) so we had no possibility to buy a breakfast. Other then that, the place is perfect for a couple, has a little dine out-fresco table and the surrounding beauty of Isle of Mull.

Thank God the island is beautiful because the staff at this establishment made our stay most unpleasant!! I only wish I had read reviews before we embarked. The Customer skills are nil, unwelcoming, arrogant, everything was a nusiance, NO PERSONALITY, but happy to take your money, dont expect a breakfast as they dont open till 10.30 and god forbid you arrive a minute before. I am in the retail sector and bend over backwards for customer satisfaction. I certainly did not feel like it was a place I wanted to sit and chill with my latte, the only "Chill" was the zubziminal atmoshpere!! Please proprietors - take note... if you rely on repeat custom your are in trouble, and given that you have had to diversify several times over the years, I would sit up and take note!!

Getting late on a Saturday afternoon, we had been wending our way around the west coast of Mull and were becoming increasingly peckish. There are not a lot of options but the soup here was great; courgette and nutmeg, tomato and cumin both full of flavour, definitely not bland. Just the job. Cakes looked good but we had no room after the soup.

This is a great place to have one refreshment after the beach. The food and cakes etc were fine. It was a bit pricey but you pay for the location to some extent. A smile would have added an extra 'star' to this review - it really does make a difference to the way you perceive a place. Felt we were an inconvenience and my attempt at small talk failed miserably (twice!).

There doesn't seem to be anywhere to post a review of the self catering part of the Calgary Farmhouse so am posting this here.We and another family stayed in the Hayloft at Calgary last week and very much enjoyed it. The house was great for a group of that size, with a huge king sized room downstairs with a third bed in it that was ideal for the girls in the group, and two doubles and a twin upstairs, all en-suite. There was plenty of room in the kitchen and a lovely dining/living room and a 'snug' to spread out in. The garden was huge, plenty of room for games and for sitting in the evening (not too midgy, which was a bonus). The stunning Calgary Bay was a short walk (500m or so) downhill through pretty woodland filled with artworks. The Hayloft forms part of what was the old Calgary Hotel, and there are several other self-catering properties on site, plus the cafe/gallery, so it's a fairly busy place and maybe not ideal if you want complete solitude, but it was silent at night.A bit of nit-picking - the website and information sent before our visit could be more helpful and informative; the kitchen wasn't the best-equipped we've experienced (you'll need to bring everything with you, including basics like milk, sugar, and a decent knife); the king-sized bed downstairs could win some sort of prize for being the most uncomfortable I've slept in; and we'd have to concur with some of the other reviewers' comments about the staff in the cafe, who were indeed a pretty miserable bunch and quite rude, but we didn't use it much so this was not a particular problem.Overall, a superb base for exploring the North of Mull. Tips - go on a wildlife tour with 'Discover Mull' who are based just down the road; a trip to Staff/Lungha is highly recommended - the puffins on Lungha are quite magical; Langamull Beach 3km away is very different from Calgary but much quieter and just as beautiful; the village shop in Dervaig is very well stocked and had we known that, we might have brought a bit less food etc with us and brought it there instead.

Oh dear. Overpriced food. I considered it to be a rip-off and would never visit again. Unfriendly staff and would not omit an item from a sandwich. At least the price of the art work made us laugh. I mean .... really????

We stayed at this self catering art in nature farm for one week . I can only say that we will never again visit this unfriendly and snooty establishment. Who knows what they have to be so snobbish about as their accommodation and cafe are distinctly below par. The art is not too hot either! All that would have been ok if they had been in the least bit pleasant. DO NOT GO

What a beautiful setting near Calgary Bay. Food was pricey but good & lovely environment.What puts a damper on the experience is the lack of any engagement from lady serving, no smile, no chat. It waz reasonably quiet so it was hard to understand? Its all about the experience not just the food, customer service is everything!

We stopped her and looked around the adjacent gallery plus walked the sculpture trail and walked to the beach, both to be recommended.As for the tea room it is full of lots of artwork to look at.The food is good, we each had the 3 cheese platter and as I don't like oatcakes they substituted bread. It was very tasty and we followed with coffee and brownie, equally as tasty.

We visited during the morning of Friday 19 April and enjoyed excellent coffee which was good value for money especially compared with coffees purchased the day before at The Gallery in Main Street Tobermory.The female member of staff who served us was pleasant and polite.

It hardly matters how good the food is if the woman behind the counter looks at you as though you had brought dog dirt in on your shoes. We visited this cafe twice in the summer, the first time the young staff were ok, the second occasion, an older woman obviously needs lessons in hospitality. The food was ok but a little disappointing for the price.

We visited the Tea Room and Gallery having walked up from the beach through the Sculpture Trail. We shared a cheese and red-onion panini, each had some cake (lemon drizzle for me, carrot cake for the good lady), and a latte. The food was very good (cakes were moist) and the coffee was very tasty. The cakes are a little expensive, but there is a wide selection.The atmosphere was pleasant and the various types of artwork around the place (some good, some naff) add an extra dimension.

Staff not particularly welcoming (a bit dour), but good food and reasonably priced. Most of the art is far too pretentious and laughable (and, as a consequence, pricey), but if you concentrate on the food you'll be OK. As it's so close to Calgary Bay, you'd think there would be a bit more oomph to it to take advantage of Mull's top attraction - and with staff who have learnt how to smile.

If you have ever dreamed of owning a tea room (or is that just me?!) this is probably the one you have been dreaming of!The location is very close to Calgary Bay, which is just fantastic. This is within walking distance of there. This is a farmhouse tearoom which had a great display of home baking. I had a panini which was delicious. The salad was superb, very fresh and tasty. I am home now for a couple of days and still thinking about it! You can buy local tomatoes and bit and pieces here (as well as some fine art!) Not an extensive menu but plenty to choose from and to fill you up.I note a few people have commented on grumpy staff but that was far from my experience. I was on my own and had a bit of chit chat over the counter and I was leaving.I would recommend you go out of your way to go here!

We've had lunch or tea and cake here several times in the last few years because it is close to where we stay and we love the sculpture walk and the beach. However, we always come away a little disappointed and our last visit was the same. The staff were unwelcming, the salads and sandwiches were all pre-made, wrapped and in the fridge, the portions were small and the prices (even taking extra transport costs etc) were high. Other places locally offer more, for less and with a smile, so it can be done.

As a regular visitor we always enjoy the cakes, lunches etc but the first visit this year left us baffled.The cold drinks in the fridge have a two tier pricing structure depending on if you take out or drink in - How can you charge an extra 50p to drink a can of pop sitting outside? This puts the can of pop up to the £2 mark - a rip off that only Mull establishments seem to get away with.However the surroundings are always nice, the woodland walk is fantastic so go & judge for yourselves

The tearoom is part of a gallery and outdoor sculpture trail operation on Mull's northwest coast. Drinks and food ingredients are heavily slanted towards the 'organic', but don't let that put you off – the food is good and well presented, even if the prices carry an 'island' premium; Mull is very much dependent on deliveries from the mainland, so paying extra is standard in pubs, cafes and tearooms.Our party enjoyed carrot cake, Victoria sponge, a tub of locally produced chocolate ice cream and lemon drizzle cake, which we all enjoyed, especially the generous cake portions. Calgary with its protected white sand beach is delightful and the landscape and wildlife of the area are shown off to good effect in the art displayed on the tearoom walls. But all this prompted us to question: why, in the midst of all this natural beauty and good food, were the staff so uniformly unsmiling and apparently miserable?

Almorzamos en este pequeño salón de té de Calgary, un pueblecito minúsculo en la isla de Mull que le dio nombre a la ciudad canadiense. El sitio es muy coqueto, y expone la obra de diversos artistas locales: cuadros, madera, instrumentos musicales, artesanía... Comimos la sopa del día, fishcakes (pastelitos de pescado rebozados), queso cheddar con pan y cebolla confitada, y una pasta con tomate. Todo estaba fresquito y sabroso. También pedimos un bizcocho o dos con el café y había dulces muy apetecibles.Recomendable para hacer un alto en el camino.

Close to the lovely Calgary bay and the sandy beach this was a perfect stopping place for afternoon tea. Lots of delicious homemade treats to choose from- we chose chocolate and courgette cake..yummy!!You can sit inside the gallery area or in the courtyard....and the loos were spotlessly clean. If you are in the area it's a treat not to be missed!

We had lunch here and enjoyed a very hearty and beautifully made soup in a lovely setting with tea rooms, art gallery and a sculpture trail on the same site (which we didn't have time to do). I believe there is also self-catering accommodation available.PS Could do with a new cafetiere as we found coffee grounds in the otherwise excellent coffee