Crianlarich Station Tearoom in Stirling

We kwamen bij toeval terecht bij de Tearoom op het treinplatform in Crianlarich. De ruimte is eenvoudig maar authentiek ingericht. Aardige eigenaresse, prima eten en drinken.

Popped along to here today at my Husbands request for a birthday breakfast. Arrived and was told that they don't do breakfast, only rolls! I advised the woman that I'd seen online that they did do breakfast but she wasn't having any if it, her reply was 'where on line'. Well just to clarify to the woman ...... you're own website states you do a West Highland way breakfast. To be honest I was glad we hadn't eaten there having seen the grease that had dripped onto the windowsill outside from the kitchen fan.

We needed lunch and saw the sign to the station tea room. We ordered toasted cheese sandwiches and although this is primarily a takeaway there are places to sit and the sandwiches were nicely presented and bought to us. They were delicious as was the cup of tea. Fantastic value too. Thank you

Such a lovely find only a few minutes off the main road stops! Quirky surroundings, great food and lovely staff. So nice to avoid the ‘brands’

Surprising good tearoom/café with a tint of nostalgia. Very good espresso and super tasty toasties. Has salads and soups. Does full Scottish breakfast. All very good

The Crainlarich Station Tearoom is located on the single track West Highland Line. The railway line was completed in 1894 and is in the top of rail journey in the world. After Crainlarich the routes to Mallaig and Oban diverge. The station buildings are not the original ones. These were destroyed by fire in 1937. The Tearoom is popular with train passengers waiting for the incoming train. The café offers breakfast, coffee & tea, soups, sandwiches & cake. Service is friendly and efficient. Coming from Oban and waiting for the Mallaig train we spotted the tearoom. Furniture and decoration are in a charming pre-WW2 style. You think you walk back into the 19-fifties. Only the steam engines are missing. We went for white tea & coffee and cake. The coffee was OK, the cake good and the tea was perfect. Highly recommended.

Tried again to visit this cafe. Raining heavily. The time was 2.05pm. The website said open. Trip Advisor website said closed at 3pm. When we arrived the cafe was firmly closed and had no sign of being opened today. This is the second time in a fortnight that it had been closed when advertising on its website that it was open. At exactly 2.30 the 'open' sign changed to closed. I would advise travellers to not bother with Crianlarich for food and especially the Station Cafe, Crianlarich advertise 'facilities', clearly none and the hotel was unable to serve food until 5pm either.

Interesting place to visit with some decent drinks and snacks as an added bonus. There’s a good selection of breakfasts on offer and some tasty toasties. Well worth a visit if you’re passing

Saw a little sign for a tearoom and were very excited about it being on a train station! We popped in for a warm coffee and a bite to eat on a drizzly day. My daughter loved her choc chip muffin and I couldn't resist the chips, the smell of the cooking hit me when I walked in and I just had to have some! Very reasonably priced.

Out for a drive and saw the sign for Crianlarich Station Tearoom so we parked in the village and strolled up the hill to see what was on offer. We had bacon rolls, which were lovely and hot drinks all for £8. Great value, nice staff and a pleasant place to sit for a half hour break. Also some lovely views from the station.

Stopped here on the way along the WHW for breakfast and had the "Go larger" breakfast with a filter coffee. Very friendly staff and wonderful Scottish breakfast, extremely filling and superb quality haggis and black pudding. The filter coffee was also excellent and just what we needed after a morning in the hills. Above the quality you expect for a little station tearoom and deserves to be praised!!!

Driving North, wanted a light lunch, saw the sign, stopped, went in, left 45 minutes later delighted! Not the place for quails' eggs and nettle foam, but if you want a bowl of excellent homemade soup or a cracking toasted sandwich (mine was haggis and cheese and it was great) then this is the place for you! Charming staff, too!

Stopped here while we waited for a train to Glasgow. We had hot chocolate, a toastie and the soup which was excellent for a small station cafe.

With the Rannoch Moor cafe van missing this summer and the cafes at Tyndrum resembling ever more like a motorway service station, the Crianlarich Station Tearoom provides an excellent breakfast and morning coffee. Friendly staff, freshly cooked food and Michael Portillo on the wall meeting the proprietor.....what more could you want? Plus a 50% discount from the Government this August!

While hiking from Inverarnan to Tyndrum I took the diversion to the Station Tearoom in Crianlarich and was glad I did, even though it added an extra mile to my day's hiking and was on uneven ground. The woodland I passed through was lovely with lots of mushrooms, lichens, and ground covered in massive moss mats. The Tearoom was a cozy place to have a delicious serving of soup on a drizzly day.

Great cafe for breakfast/coffee/lunch. By road or rail, though car park only has five spaces! Close to West Highland Way. We went on our road journey home from Fort William. Station has good clean toilet too

On journey to Lochalsh we stopped for a brew and a snack. We’ve been here before when on train. Classic cafe simple food well done, builders tea! Staff helpful and bikes on next table were tucking into full monty breakfast I was very tempted.

Looking for something to do on a rainy day in Oban, I took the train to Crianlarich. Expecting not to find much until my return train, I found the station tea room. What a delight, I had the best Brie, bacon and red currant toasted sandwich along with a proper mug of tea.

I first came here as a 15 year old when the sleeper used to stop so that everyone could get breakfast. It is still here and is well worth a stop if you are on the WHW walk or if you like trains!

The café is an excellent place for snacks whilst waiting for the train. The friendly cheerful staff make the wait pleasant and the food is first rate. Pity it was closed on Sunday on our return journey so we just stood on the platform and gazed longingly in to the window.

Love this place. If you're here, then you've already been travelling for some time! Don't go past without stopping. Also have the added attraction of the unusual train movements happening while you're there. Good food and service. Very convenient. its on the main road from Glasgow to Fort William! Can't wait to visit again!

Friendly staff, good toasties, good cakes. Well worth visiting if you're in the west highland way or changing trains or travelling by car further north. Great little business.

Just before you head off on your train journeys, make sure you pop in and grab something to eat or drink, so pleased we did

Grappig, een tea room midden op het middelste perron van het station. Erg vriendelijk personeel. Lekkere soep, prima huisgemaakte hamburger, goede koffie. Kortom, aanrader voor lunch.

Signs to say it was closed would have been helpful. Opening times on the signs that were out would have helped.

We called there for a light lunch one Saturday. The room is long and narrow as it has to be as it is on the station's island platform with trains on the scenic West Highland line [Glasgow to Oban, Fort William and Mallaig] passing either side. Luxurious it is not, with plain chairs and tables. It would have been nice if the server could have managed a smile!

Stopped in here whilst walking the West Highland Way, which involved a three-quarter mile detour down to the station, and to be honest, we wished we hadn't bothered. The place is very basic, and the food is completely uninspiring; despite being in the market for a cake, the mass produced offerings just looked plain unappealing, so we confined ourselves to drinks. I baulked however at paying £3.00 for a double espresso, instead ordering a single, which turned out to be rather a good move, as the coffee was not only tasteless, but was served in a cold cup, so by the time I got it to my lips, it was luke.

Walking the whw and stopped in for lunch however it was closed, not sure of opening hours now so need to check in advance, although we still enjoyed lunch bought from the local shop and had picnic

This is a very basic place. Not cheap for what you get. I would only eat here again if I had to eat at the station and didn't have time to walk into town. It's not really a tea room, more a snack shop.

On the road to Oban, we stopped for a snack at the tea room in Crianlarich station (been there before). We had a potato scone and bacon roll that was AMAZING, very tasty (I could have had 10 more). Then we left. After a while the owner contacted me to let me know I left my bag there (how sleepy was I?). They kept it safe for me. Very very kind people.

Literally on Crianlarich station - the place where the Oban and Fort William branches of the scenic West Highland Line from Glasgow split - the Tea Room is very conveniently located. As trains attach/detach there, there is enough time to pop in for a quick take away drink/snack but as we had a little longer we were able to sample some tasty and good value fish and chips and an ice cream/home made cake.

We were staying at The Moor of Rannoch Hotel - which is absolutely great, food is great and the Gin and Tonic Jelly to die for, we caught the train from Rannoch to Crainlarich - and had a great walk, and then had some time to kill so a bottle of wine and a great log fire what could be better

Wir fuhren von Mallaig nach Oban und hatten eine knappe Stunde Aufenthalt, die wir in diesem Tea Room verbrachten. Ein idealer Ort zur Stärkung bei Tee und hausgemachtem Kuchen.

This is a very olde worlde, quaint tearoom on the platform of the station. We had a good cup of tea and some lovely cake (especially the blueberry cake). The staff were helpful and the location made it very memorable.

This was a great place to stop for a really good coffee and lovely slices of cake. The hot chocolate was also delicious. Hot food is also available but we didn't have it. This wee cafe, basic but immaculate, in an interesting setting, is better than the crowded places elsewhere in the area. The staff were welcoming and the prices good.

The tea room located on the platform serves good snacks for rail passengers or others enticed by the roadside advertising, quick service. Ample free parking..

This was my finishing point on a cycle ride from Inverness, the setting,tea room,food and service was superb, the tea room is a credit to the owners and staff at this tea room I will definitely use again and have already recommended it.

There is little time during the train stops to make use of this tearoom. It is most used by motorists. I had a tea and bun on a freezing cold morning while waiting for a train onward to Mallaig. One-man operated, it was warm, efficient and had a reasonable selection of snacks. A Scottish breakfast could be had. On the basis of supporting out-of-the-way local enterprises, this small café is a must. Great views from the Station Platform. Toilets available. I wish I had more time to sample more of their delights.

I thought sliced white Mothers Pride-style bread had gone out of fashion. But no! At this cafe we were served our Brie and "ham" and mustard between slices of what resembled a turgid Monday afternoon in January in an out of town shopping centre. This experience was not cheap, but it was memorable. The tea was okay - but we basically made our own so no points for that.

Grappige locatie, vers gemaakte tosties en prima fish and chips. Voor de lunch is dit een prima plekje.

On our return from our walk along part of the West Highland Way, and having been soaked to the skin as a result of the very wet weather, this was an ideal place to relax and enjoy some hot food and drinks.

A lovesome thing, a joy forever To be cherished and lauded, everywhere! This should be visited, it's unique, please go!

RIght on the station platform, this is a nice place to stop and have a brew. I only wish that the people running it made more of the potential

Had been looking forward to visiting. Had 45 minutes between trains and refrained from using the on train buffet so I could sample this famous Tearoom. It was closed despite the opening times displayed on the door showing it was open.

We travelled there on a cold day and were desperate for a nice cup of hot coffee. However, we had the dog and first asked if it was OK to bring him in, and they said yes of course. The choice was limited, but it was a nice old fashioned style and they made the coffee fresh for us and we had a piece of cake.

It was pouring with rain as we walked the West Highland Way. The station is about half a mile off the Way, down a good forestry track. Dripping cyclists and walkers were all welcomed. The fare was cafe style - a cuppa and a piece of homemade cake, or fairly basic meals. Quite reasonable value and worth the detour.

a cozy station with a nice coffee, have a cup of coffee and a slice of cake enjoy the space for a couple of minutes and carry on

Der Kaffee ist nichts Besonderes. Die Kuchen sind ebenfalls eher durchschnittlich. Das Ambiente ist sehr authentisch und entführt einen in die 1970er Jahre. Das Personal ist freundlich.

Been here a few times and always go back any time i am up in the area Lovely home-baking great stopping off point on the way north

Travelled from Fort William to Chrianlarich by train. Having seen on their website that the station tea room is open " 7 days a week until October" we planned to have lunch there whilst waiting for our return train.

Good choice of snacks and ideal stop for a break. Place itself was nice and clean and owners didn't seem to mind everyone drying out in the tearoom.

A lovely tea room in the quaint local railway station on the line to Oban and Fort William. We stopped on off chance although acquainted when was a stop in which passengers on the trains could get off and use the cafe. When such ceased and facilities were provided on trains and time stopping short it could effect the tearoom. However not the case. People arrived in cars and even walkers proving that it's still as popular. The staff are very friendly and helpful. My family had one of the nicest cooked breakfast had in a long time. The place was clean and spotless. So if passing through Crianlarich worth stopping. My family and I defo have this place to stop on our list on our travels.

We called in for a snack during a long walk. The toasted sandwiches were fresh and filling.Worth the visit

we popped in for lunch between trains, service was very good, staff were very friendly and helpful.

Diverted here from West Highland Way (about 1 mile), and well worth the extra walking through beautiful woodland. We had lovely home made tomato soup and toasted sandwiches - just what was needed! Yes, the furniture is basic but great service and great, freshly-made food. It's on a quiet railway station, and the owners deserve to do well here!

Stop in here for a coffee and something to eat. Staff are lovely and the service is great too. Its does get very busy when there is trains passing especially when its the Flying Scotsman and the trainspotters are out.

I often stop here on my way to the west coast. Great location on the platform of a west highland railway station. Good breakfast rolls & coffee. Friendly staff.

I would have liked to have given this 5 stars but the sign on the outside of the station says it opens early (I think 7am or 7.30). We were staying at the local Youth Hostel (which does not have a kitchen café) and opted for the "Brief Encounter" style tea room. Sadly at 8.30am it was still closed. By chance saw a woman in the train car park and turned out she was the person opening up. We eventually had a great cup of coffee and fried egg and bacon rolls that did not disappoint. So please go but just check when it opens as we could have headed of on the West Highland Way with no breakfast

very limited menu and all advertised was not available. Didn't really enjoy our meal. Had visited here years ago and was looking forward to a return visit but was disappointed.

Styleless place, not possible for West Highland Way walkers to eat their own lunch, even not if you would buy drinks in-house. Not welcoming

This is our last visit here. We were very disappointed in the current standard especially as it used to be a nice place to stop when we were going to Oban or Fort William. The main route now bypasses the village and this may have resulted in the loss of visitors, but I had expected better in view of our past visits. We found that there were no scones left and did not fancy the available selection. Also the coffee was instant and came from the thermos flask and it was very cool, so we will NOT BE BACK.

Made a special diversion from my West Highland Way walk to visit Crianlarich for the post office and this cafe which I'd seen on the TV. Sadly I was just too late for the full Scottish breakfast but had a superb breakfast roll and two mugs of tea. Also bought a strange cake for my lunch - described as a macaroon but was in fact a slab of pure sugar coated with chocolate and coconut. A bit like Kendal mint cake on steroids! It certainly gave me the energy I needed to climb the hill out of Crianlarich! The lady serving was very friendly and kindly filled up my water bottles for me before I left. The walls of the cafe were covered with interesting photos of the station and the railway in years gone by. All in all a recommended stop!

Simple plain good food, big mugs of good tea. In a very beautiful setting. No frills no fuss, but very welcome on a long trip, to stretch legs and grab some cake and tea.

We took a detour to Crianlarich to pick up some goodies whilst doing the West Highland Way as there was no other stops that day to pick up anything. it wasn't far off our trek, 20 mins or something so we stopped off at the station tearoom for some lunch, The food was great, friendly staff, but I do have to warn you, if you need the toilet, you have to use the toilet along from the tearoom, When I walked in the stench was unbelieveable, not clean, I wont be using it again, Id rather have looked for the hotel, but we didn't come across it.

Nice little room with very friendly staff. Possibly the best coffee i have ever had - although that may have been the 11km i had just walked with a sprained ankle!!

Een simpel maar goede tearoom waar op bepaalde tijden ook wat gegeten kan worden. Het is zeker geen straf om hier op de trein te wachten, met een kop thee en een lekker stuk cake.

We walked down to Crianlarich while walking the West Highland Way and I was very reluctant about walking downhill only to have to go up again but I was wrong. We had a lovely cup of tea and a snack in the tearoom at the station which I found just right on the West Highland Way, romantic and appropriate in the wilderness. After rounding off the tea break with an ice cream (it was a sunny day) going back up the hill was no trouble whatsoever. We were back at the crossing of the WHW in 15 minutes. The young man serving was very friendly and the conductor of one of the trains that stopped while we were there popped in to ask if anyone was for the train. All in all a very pleasant experience.

I phoned ahead to ask when breakfast would be served as I needed to know as I was catching a train and the lady said she would be prepared to open earlier if I wanted them too - What fantastic service - and the breakfast was delicious and very good value for money

We have passed this place so many times when travelling North and finally we stopped and called in for a snack. The cafe is actually on the station platform in a very dramatic setting. Food is no frills, basic but wholesome and tasty. Friendly service.

A really nice place to chill out - the chap who runs it is enthusiastic and a damn fine cook.

I liked the service, but clothes smelled like french fries when we left. They could use a better fan in the kitchen

Situated on Crianlarich railway station , this is a welcome visit for those travelling by train or walking in the area , great breakfasts and snacks , worth arriving at the station half an hour before your train is due to sample their delights!!

Stopped on my LEJOG cycle the food was home cooked and well prepared a real oasis for a cold wet cyclist. Staff was friendly and welcoming I wish them well because the guy doing the cooking had a passion for his food.

I hadn't been here since 1982, student climbing days, and wanted to check if was still there. not quite as I remembered it (all the chairs are uniform now rather than being random relics, which was disappointing) but still a good basic roll and coffee place. the whole place, the history, and some of the materials on the walls make it worth stopping at.

Revisited after years away down south. Service was good and the roll fitted the bill. Coffee was ordinary,

Whilst I hope I caught the tearoom on a bad day I suspect it has many bad days. I arrived full of hope as I had been told it was worth visiting - it wasn't. I imagine that when the steam train is in the station it is very atmospheric but it is actually a very poorly presented room and it is not as clean as it should be - I was their first customer but there were crumbs all over the floor and the first table I sat at was dirty. There certainly did not appear to be anything special about the goods on offer and I am sorry but I cannot think of any reason to recommend it.

We were on the West Highland Way when we shoult be lunch at the Tearoom at Crainlarich Station. The food was Okey and the girl behind the counter also Okey but i had expect something more from this Tearoom. It looks like a cantine.

I would not survive the journey to fort William if this wasn't hear, a tasty hot roll to break up the journey and let's be honest the ScotRail trolley is rubbish. My only complaint .. Get sauce sachets, or I'll be doing a Homer Simpson!

Called in here to wait for the arrival of the Lord of the Isles steam on its way to Fort William. The tearoom which normally closes at 4pm was still open awaiting the trains arrival, so we decided to have coffee and cake while we waited. The lass behind the counter was very pleasant and welcomed us in. The coffee was as we like it warm and strong, and I have to recommend the carrot cake, and the millionaire,s shortbread both are to die for. The tearoom itself was lovely and bright, very clean, cosy and warm. There were lovely pictures of old steam trains on one side and beautiful views of the surrounding mountains on the other. The toilets were further along the station platform, but these too were lovely and clean, in fact the whole station was spotless and a credit to those who operate it., and the tearoom. We would definitely call in again should we be in the area.

If you put up signs advertising your business then please make it clear that you are shut. Only the sign in the station revealed you were shut. All the others lured in the innocent unsuspecting public.

We were looking forward to lunch here after a day's walking, but the menu was limited, the toasties unexciting and the soup pretty thin and watery. This coupled with the toilets being out of order necessitating a ten minute walk to the public toilets in the centre of Crianlarich, it was a memorable lunch stop, but not for the right reasons unfortunately!

I just think that a place that calls itself a tea room ought to serve tea, not a mug of hot water with a tea bag lying alongside it. The smell of over-used cooking fat hit us as soon as we opened the door and clung to us for the rest of the day. The only positive things I can say are that the railway memorabilia was interesting, and the milk wasn't UHT.

Tell you what its been 30 years there or there abouts ,wonder if the girl from the boathouse is still around , nothing beat a cup of tea while listening to terry wogan on the radio first thjing of a morning while going up and down west highland line on the trains...............happy days

My favourite train journey over Rannoch Moor to Crianlarich can just about be done with a lunch stop at the tea-rooms before getting back on to return to Fort William. This scenery is amazing and I have done this trip a couple of times now, as I enjoy it so much.

Stopped here a few times now on travels North. A little difficult to find the entrance, parking is in a lane leading to the railway station. Steep stairs to climb to gain access to the platforms, not very good for people with walking difficulties. Tea room is a tad run down. But the friendly staff make up for this. On the last visit we had the all day breakfast which was freshly prepared. And very nice. Would visit again when up that way.

On the wall you find old 'wired' messages ahead of train arrival to order food to be available on arrival. Those were the days ! - but when passengers stretched their 2013 legs as train forced to wait for late running sleeper to cross the tearoom did a brisk trade and on a wet day locals joined those with a longish wait for the Oban branch in sampling good plain tasty fare from friendly staff.

All roads lead here in the highlands and this is a must, great food and plenty of it just what's needed after 25 miles on foot . we stopped over in a BB close by that was good next to the Rod and Real pub .All spot on thanks

Stopped for lunch on the way North. All day breakfast - greasy; toastie - delicious and bacon& egg roll - tasty but coffee was lukewarm, tea was stewed and hot choc was fine. Service was poor. But ... We did have trains arriving and departing on either side of us! :-)

We had a Scottish breakfast here which was excellent, our only comment would be that the portion was quite small. We could've shared another one between us! The café itself feels a bit like a run down cantine, but the staff were friendly and the food was good!

As a regular walker of the West Highland Way this used to be one of my favourite stops.

Simple and satisfying fare, but that sausage roll was outstandingly meaty! No frills about the premises, but Interesting rail and locally themed photos

Stopped here as I connected for a train to Oban, was starving so I launched into a coffee and a scotch pie. The pie was delicious, sourced from a local butcher the guy told me. Coffee just ordinary but get the pie and take a look at the posters etc. on the walls!

I've stopped here a number of times with friends on the way to the hills. The owners are great and we all like it. It has a lot of character on the station. I think the other reviews are a bit harsh ...

You don't normally choose the railway tearoom for lunch but in the middle of winter, with most of the pubs and hotels looking empty if not closed, then it was worth a look and it more than lived up to expectations.

This was a logical stop on our way to Oban (we were driving). The sign said tea room and we fancied a cuppa tea.

Everytime we visit Scotland, we always stop at this tearoom on our way north on the A82 road. The tearoom stands on the island platform of the Crianlarich railway station and provides great snacks in an unuusual setting. We especially enjoy their bacon rolls. The tearoom seves passers-by like us but is also well known to travellers on the several trains on the scenic West Highland Line. Some of the trains stop there for about 5 minutes before they split up into a section heading to Oban and one heading to Fort William and Mallaig. They join up in the south direction. Passengers have a few minutes to grab a snack and head back on the train. Try to time your visit so you are there a few minutes before the trains arrive, then you can take pictures and wait for the tearoom activities to subside before getting your own snack once the trains have left. Check the timetables (schedules) on the Scotrail website (www.scotrail.co.uk).

Having 30 mins to spare before the arrival of the train to Fort William and Mallaig we entered the tired and dated long tea room for a cuppa. All 3 cups of tea were weak and tasteless hot water.

Hopped off the Oban to Glasgow train when it stopped at Crianlarich. There's a 10 wait for the train from Fort William to arrive & be attached. Time enough to buy a bacon roll, a homemade scone and a chocolate square. All were fresh and delicious.