Galmisdale Bay Cafe in Highland

Excellent food at very reasonable prices. I had the fish and chips one day and scampi the next, and both were delicious. The menu is very impressive and varied, considering the island location. Wash your meal down with a pint of the Isle of Eigg ale, it's smooth, tasty and full of flavour. (You can visit the brewery, which is located in the centre of the island). The cakes in the cafe are fresh and tasty too, and service to your table is quick and friendly. Enjoy the views over Castle Island while you eat or, if the weather permits, sit outside and take in the fresh sea air. Special shout out to Neil, who was friendly and efficient, and the whole team there has put together a fabulous bar /restaurant operation, the only one on the island. The coffee is excellent too. I can't wait to load my bicycle on to the train to Mallaig again, and return to this amazing island, where my first stop will again be the Galmisdale Bay cafe and bar. A pint of the Isle of Eigg ale please, Neil!

We stopped here for lunch on a day trip to Eigg. There aren’t many other options on Eigg to eat but the food here was delicious and the menu was varied. Staff were friendly and the view was lovely.

Open morning noon and evening which is handy if the weather is inclement. Good vegan/vegetarian options. A great selection for a small bistro. Tasty food and friendly staff. Particularly helpful South African lady there at the moment. Wonderful view of Rum especially in the sunshine which we were lucky enough to to experience.

Came for the cèilidh and will be dreaming of that haggis lasagne forevermore iongantach iongantach iongantach sgonniel!

We visited the Galmisdale Bay Cafe a number of times during our week on Eigg - Staff were really friendly, and the food and drink on offer was always great. Would recommend for breakfast, lunch and dinner - as well as coffee and cake when you get chance! Views over the bay are amazing too.

Echoing what many here have said, we found the staff, the sweeping view and the food -- breakfast and afternoon tea as well as dinner -- just wonderful. You can't go wrong with the fish and chips or the sweet, tender mussels. The cafe sits front and center on the harbor waterfront, a short walk from the ferry pier, a public service to all comers on this island full of spirit and beauty but few amenities. Feis Eige, a traditional music festival was going on when we were there, and the visiting musicians played around the table, a treat for us diners. (They also gave traditional music classes and with when we there. Next to the cafe is a small market for provisioners and a brand new wash house with showers for the many campers and sailors who visit. But what we most appreciated and want to highlight is the cafe staff. When a bundle of cash accidently slipped out of my wallet in the bath house -- it was all we had for a two-month trip -- the staff found me and returned it. And when CalMac, the ferry service everyone relies on to go anywhere off-island, abruptly cancelled Eigg passengers to accommodate a cruise ship in Mallaig, the staff outdid themselves helping stranded passengers. This is what makes Eigg and its people special in the world. Never change!

We sailed to Eigg and ended up having breakfast, lunch and late lunch here - We just couldn't stay away! Great food with veggie and vegan options. Lovely cakes. Great service. And just stunning location, especially in the blazing sun with a terrace looking South to Ardnamurchan peninsula. Or you could get the same view from inside. Great that they served alcohol too. Just a shame it shut about 5pm.

Great food and drink. Friendly service. Visited here several times during our stay and can highly recommend the Isle of Eigg Brewery beers. Many thanks.

We visited Eigg on a drizzly day and walked for a couple of hours in zero visibility. As we had a few hours to wait for the ferry(which never arrived!), we popped in for some food and shelter to the cafe. The food, and service was excellent and there was a surprisingly wide selection of items on the menu. The establishment is pet friendly and very human friendly. I would recommend a visit to anyone who is visiting the island.

We booked a table for four at 18:00 for supper and were served promptly. All the meals we chose (fish and chips, veggie burger veggie lasagne and mussels) were outstanding: freshly prepared, crispy chips and big mussels (which my wife said were excellent). Excellent value.

Had time after our bike ride and before our ferry departed to sample the delights of the cafe. Great menu selection, whether you wanted just a snack or a full meal. By next year there will be a new and larger cafe, shop and toilet facilities. Will look forward to our next visit to sample more of the food and ambiance.

I popped into the cafe to get some takeaway rolls after collecting our bikes from Eigg Advtures next door for our trip to the Singing Sands beach. They were very accommodating, halved the children’s rolls and wrapped the brownies & flapjacks (yummy!) up. The star of the lunch was the prawn roll - we were wishing we’d ordered an extra one! Would definitely recommend! Thank you!

Friendly waiter and possibly the best, most delicious vegetarian haggis in the world! My husband also enjoyed his ‘normal’ haggis panini. Lovely spot.

The food here is great - probably the best beef burger and chicken burger we've had perhaps ever, and the beers are great too. I wouldn't come back though because of the drunk locals at the front. After making a really harmless comment about the massively drunk bloke that got in a car to drive home ("it's all downhill I hope") I was asked if I had a problem with it and then told that I should go and stay somewhere else. A couple of others later tried to take the p*#s and persuade me that one of them was the harbour master. So despite some really friendly locals that I did speak to and the great service at the restaurant I really won't come back to Eigg. Not a friendly place.

We visited the cafe a couple of times for coffee whilst on the island. A lovely relaxing place to watch the world go by. Thank you.

Given transport costs etc, its great to have a great value place to eat and drink. Wonderful views and wildlife.

The front terrace was always mobbed when we went (twice) but the small terrace out the back offers much lovelier views and is far quieter. A delightful place to sit and watch the sea. I had excellent cream of courgette soup and a decent flapjack though more choice of cakes would have been welcome. Menu looked good overall, prices were reasonable.Very nice place all together.

Our third visit to Eigg and we always have at least one meal at the cafe. The chips here are the best I’ve ever had; big chunky wedge chips. I had a lovely vegetarian meal and I am sure they would cater for vegan if asked in advance. My husband was very happy with his fish and chips. The cakes are delicious too. You will also get an insight into local life as there are usually a group of the friendly locals around having a drink. Love this place.

Great food here, enjoyed our lunch on the island. We had fishcakes and burgers, fishcakes were pretty smoky in taste and burgers were really chunky. Damn good cup of tea though, hit the spot.

I was staying on Eigg a couple of nights so on arriving while the day visitors headed off I headed round to pitch my tent and then returned to the cafe for lunch. All the tables outside were full but there were more tables round the back. Pleasant service, good food and I later realised dogs were allowed inside so on the following visit when the weather wasn't quite so good I sat inside with my dog. Evening meals are done most evenings, but not all so check in advance, and require pre-booking. Definitely a handy place to have when staying on the island.

Très bien placé, non loin du quai, petit café restaurant bien agencé, doté d'une terrasse donnant sur la mer. Les repas y sont excellents, n'hésitez pas à goûter le haggi, délicieux ! Exposition intéressante de tableaux d'artistes insulaires aux murs. Ambiance très sympa.

Ate here a couple of times during our recent trip to Eigg. Once for tea and cake and once for lunch. We had the soup and sandwich combo. Both were good value and tasty. Staff were very friendly. There is outside seating overlooking the bay as well as indoor seating. It is licensed too and a pleasant place to sit for a drink.

Enjoyed eating here when we arrived on Eigg. Very friendly staff and excellent fresh food. Just a few steps from where the ferry stops. They will also make up a sandwich for you to take away.

As a daytripper we stopped here for coffee and cake. Good service, nice lemon drizzle cake and a fantastic view on a brilliant day. Right near the ferry terminal, with awesome views.

This cafe is right by the ferry slip and beside the two shops (food and craft). The island only has a small population but gets quite a lot of day visitors on the ferry or on other boats and others that stay a few days, so the cafe and shops do good business.We’d been for a walk and stopped here to rest before our pick up. We only had tea/coffee and cakes but they were good and the view from the terrace outside was fabulous and sunny that day! The food was being prepared for lunch and smelt wonderful.

We stayed on the Isle of Eigg for 2 nights and visited the Café - the food was excellent, best fish and chips we've had - plus really good beer brewed on the Island and great service. We intend coming back to Eigg again in the future and will definitely visit this Café for a meal.

Visited Eigg with my fiancée for a weekend. We popped into Galmisdale cafe several times over the weekend for lunch, dinner, coffee and drinks. The food is all locally sourced and made at the cafe. It is all tasty, hearty and great value for money. There is a great selection of beers including local brewery ones.The staff were fantastic and happy to have a chat.

Had a great evening eating with a group at the cafe and then went back for more while waiting for my boat to leave. The food is very tasty and good value. I can personally recommend the fish and chips, mussels, burgers and soup. All homemade using good ingredients. The staff are very friendly and hard working and the views out to sea are mesmerising. During the day there's a real buzz as locals and visitors pile in to eat.

This is the Eigg’s pub, café and all round community hub, with a good array of hearty pub grub served in huge portions. Their chips are more like skin-on potato wedges, but very yummy. Fish and chips is a massive plateful, and they do great homemade burgers, veggie/vegan burgers and veggie lasagne too. Good cakes, hot tea, and the locally brewed Laig Bay Pale Ale on tap. A great view across to Castle Island at the back. If they had an espresso coffee machine, it would have been five stars from me, but it’s a great place to meet locals and other travellers alike, and very very friendly place just to hang out and soak up the island atmosphere.

A great cafe on a beautiful island. The food was delicious and the community atmosphere perfect. Hard to fault - I'd love to return one day!

Not any problem with this bar-restaurant-grocery-post office...... The meal are good and home made, the view is fantastic and people are friendly. What would you need more ?

What a wonderful little place. The food was so fresh and was nice to know that so much was grown there and in a green way. The food was delicious and there is a nice area to eat outside as well as inside. I had the mussels which were very yummy and the sauce was perfect. If we ever go back to Eigg I would definitely eat here.

Absoluely the best mussels we have ever tasted + the chips are to die for! Everyone in our party who had fish & chips said this was amazing too! And then theres the locally brewed beer.....oh my goodness that is really good too. Beautiful views outside on the patio and a really warm welcome.....this special place is therfore highly recomended.

I ordered a large bowl of mussels and they were absolutely the best! They came with a nice whole meal bread that was great for dipping in the yummy, buttery sauce.

We kayaked in from Skye and came in for dinner after exploring An Sgùrr on foot. Fresh local fish and home cut chips were delicious and a generous portion to fill the outdoor enthusiast’s belly. The other meals we saw looked delicious too, and they also had a huge selection of beer, including the Island’s own. Very friendly staff and atmosphere.

The delicious lunch of Mussles with a citrus and thyme cream sauce eaten outside in the sunshine overlooking the bay was a highlight of our day trip to a Eigg.

Quick egg butty and hot coffee stop before the ferry arrived on a grisly afternoon. It was a good sandwich, but £3.10 is pushing it...Regardless, this is a great central point for locals and tourists and there’s a bar and evening meals too. My only niggle is that most places changeover times for B&Bs; etc are in the morning and there was us, another family, a couple and another gentleman sat over an hour outside waiting for the cafe to open as it is the only place to go on the island. I know you can’t be open every hour of the day, but a slight extension of hours to being open from midday instead of 1pm would have seen an extra hour of trade for the cafe (and relief from the rain for everyone else waiting for the ferry!) A highly

Whilst wild camping on Eigg for a week we visited the cafe several times for breakfast, lunch and evening meals. Everything is home cooked on site and tasted great and was excellent value. I can highly recommend the beef and ale pie.

We only had a simple soup for lunch here. We were going to have supper one night (only available some nights) but in the end details did not fit in. The soup was good, not special though. Views were (almost of course) brilliant. A real hub for locals as the ferry comes in.

This may well be your first and last stop on Eigg as it is right next to the pier. Luckily then it deserves your attention with its good food and drink and great views from its terrace. Would recommend one of the ales while watching the sunset.

Wonderful locally sourced food and a varied menu. Everything is home cooked and freshly prepared and the service is excelllent. The place has a great atmosphere and if you are visiting Eigg you should make time for a trip to this great cafe.

Como el único café en Eigg este lugar es realmente un centro de la comunidad, así como un punto central para todos los turistas a Eigg. La comida es de muy buena calidad y buen precio. El servicio es amable y rápido. Hay un patio en la parte trasera con vistas increíbles sobre el mar. Precioso lugar y justo al lado de la tienda y del ferry.

Porque la tienda es aquí también y es el primer lugar al que vas a cuando llegas a Eigg y el último lugar cuando te marchas, que siempre está lleno. La cafetería está preparada con mucho mesas dentro y fuera. Nos sentamos en la parte trasera con nuestro café y bollos y solo miramos al envío. . . Estos cruceros fluviales. Todo desde masiva a kayaks.

Had lunch here while waiting for the ferry to return to the mainland. Rustic place with great views. We were lucky and it was sunny so could have lunch outside. Very enjoyable food. Would recommend.

Comencé a ir a Ron de Arisaig pero el barco era pelotear tanto que me tottered fuera tan pronto como llegamos a Eigg y encontraron refugio en la cafetería. Nunca había estado tan contento de sentarse tranquilamente, tomar un café y unas copas, un plato...

Este sirve como pub, cafetería, punto de encuentro y refugio para la isla de Eigg. Buen café y comida caseras. La cerveza también es buena!

The centre of the Island's community which doubles as a bar in the evening. The food is fine although the seating area is pretty basic. There are other places to eat on the island if you want a night out but this is fine for lunch.

Cafe was reasonable priced with a great selection of tasty food, staff friendly, clean premises clean only slight downside was closed early Thursday so we had not prepared for eating so early. Glad we found out before it closed gave us an opportunity to eat early

Good food and drink as well as the hub of the community. Spend time here to catch up on Eigg news and plan your visit.

Arrived with an hour to go to the ferry, and decided on a quick pint and a black pudding roll for lunch. The bar was already packed with no seating available, but there was seating outside, at least till it started to rain.My big gripe, was that the roll was not buttered making the sandwich on the dry side. The beer was okay but not outstanding, but the view was gorgeous.

The cafe cum pub is a bit basic but better than many that I have encountered whilst travelling the Scottish islands. Service is quick and the food is tasty. the menu is rather limited but what would you expect on such a remote island?When you roll off the ferry head straight in and order a cuppa and a slice of whatever cake the landlord's mother has cooked. You will not be disappointed. One of the nicest things about Eigg is that the accommodation hosts meet their guests off the ferry. A nice touch that I have not encountered before. A very special and friendly place.

The only place on the island so you are not spoilt for choice. Pretty good soup and excellent bread and a surprising choice of bottled beers and spirits

The food here was great, including local specialities like prawns and squat lobsters. My only criticism was that there wasn't much available that was suitable for children in the evenings, as things such as jacket potatoes are only available at lunch time. A few smaller / simpler meal choices would be helpful.

Don't let the slightly intimidating locals having a tipple or two outside the cafe put you off - talk to any of them and they're cool and willing to help the newly startled and overwhelmed visitor safer the crossing. This mini complex of shop, info station, kit (bikes and kayaks) hire, post office and convenience store forms the hub of the Eigg community, a very special community indeed. The cafe has a separate daytime and evening menu and all the food is great. We ate here severely times (breakfast, lunches, tea and cakes and dinner) and the prices were frankly, lower than expected. I don't see many reasons to cook for yourself whilst in the island unless you're clever enough to have caught or foraged your own grub. Don't bring food into the island or sit outside on their benches eating your own. Support this community and they'll return the respect with interest. Also, the myriad of old and new paths and faded and poorly maintained way markings can be confusing to the uninitiated. Bear with it. Two days and you'll know your stuff of you make the effort.

Great home cooked food using island produce and reasonably priced. Good opening times so we never went hungry. The twice cooked chips are a must and they do them with melted cheese too! Get a home made bread roll on the side and make a chip butty.

This cafe is right at the heart of the community on Eigg. All the bread and cakes are baked on the premises and local produce used wherever possible. Great choice of food at lunch time and evening and friendly and helpful staff if you are visiting Eigg then it's best to start your visits here.

Great home made cakes, with local beer in a relaxed place and with fantastic views. Can't ask for much more. Wanted to stay for dinner.

While staying in the annexe at Glebe Barn we ate twice at Galmisdale. As ever food fantastic, good portions and only £7.50 for fish and chips, burger or lasagne. And the added bonus of Laig Bay beers! Looking forward to visiting again in August.

Really nice little hub of a place in a good spot with good food and great chat with the locals.A good place to fuel up and get the crack with the locals... lovely island too

Wonderful food, and a excellent portion sizes. Definitely try the beer from the Laig Bay Brewing Company

Stunning view out of café window . Overlooks castle island and can also watch ferry coming into pier . Also at back of café is start of path to massacre cave. Had carrot cake and tea was good value for money

Eigg bietet ja nicht viele Lokale. Das Cafe ist deshalb der zentrale Treffpunkt mit einem kleinen Markt nebenan. Das Essen ist gut, das Bier auch, man kann draussen sitzen mit Blick aufs Meer.

Good reasonably priced cafe food,with a bar as well.It was a meeting point for all the;locals,especially when the Ferry came in

A small but intriguing cafe on an interesting island. The homemade Ginger cake was awesome and their homemade ice cream was to die for even though it was very well frozen. A busy place when the ferry is due but very friendly. I wished we could have spent longer there.

Great views, friendly staff and the second best burger I have ever eaten in my life (Tafarn Dwynant, Ceinws, since you ask) ... if only they could do something about the smell of cooking fat.

This inn is situated at the harbour where the ferry arrives when you come to the island. Next to the inn is a small gift shop. They offer good food with a local touch, and the service provided is good. The atmosphere at the inn is pleasant. Definitely worth a visit when you visit this island.

this wee café serves great tasty interesting food, good value and a welcome place to relax. also doubles as a pub in the evenings , sometimes with great live music

What I mean by my title is that if you start your visit to Eigg then you get a real feel for what the place is about. Relaxing, chilled and welcoming, this place does great food too. The prices are not over the top but if you think you are then remember this is a small isle that relies on its tourism. Great coffee and friendly staff.

Serves great food, and full of great people. This place is a must if you are visiting Eigg! Eat/drink here!!

A short walk from the jetty, you can't miss it. Food is adequate and cooked to order, don't expect 'posh nosh', but it is filling. Some people complain about the prices but forget almost everything has to be imported from the mainland. A small gift shop is attached and opens occasionally.

We had an evening meal and it was out of this world. If food of this standard was served up at the best restaurants in Edinburgh and Glasgow it would not be out of place. Little touches like the menus tied up with bright thread and candles on the tables lifted the room. The prices were fair and the price of a pint was cheaper than my Edinburgh local. They might be the only place to eat out on the island but they are not taking advantage of that. The young couple who run this cafe are to be commended for their effort and enterprise.

Visited with my 14 year old daughter. It was the day after an Island wedding and the place was full of locals who made us feel part of the party. We returned a couple of days later for food and drink. The rustic chips are lovely. The place has a good range of drinks but no real ale, which was a shame as Skye brew some good beers.Prices for food and drink are pretty good too..

I visited the cafe every day whilst on Eigg for four days. The food was good and I especially enjoyed the fishburgers and rustic chips. Was a great place to spend time and meet not only holidaymakers but some of the locals.

From a roll and sausage to some posh nosh, its a great stop off when you visit the island, you can get a frothy coffee or specialty tea, possibly something a little more warming like soup of the day or a beer before you sail back. The hand cut chips were very rustic and extremely tastey.

We were unexpectedly deposited on Eigg by bad weather and Calmac. At the end of the long quay we discovered this simple but accommodating restaurant. Although a wee bit overwhelmed by the crowd the food came out fast and yummy. Well done. PS: flapjack was very yummy!

The flapjack was delicious and the hot chocolates were hot and chocolaty. After our ride along the island and back our coffee and chocolate brownie as we waited for the ferry was most acceptable.

Really friendly staff, and great food. This is definitely an asset to the island. Even on days when the ferry is due in and it's busy the people here were very happy and did not seem rushed. There is outdoor seating too and a lovely view over the water.

When you're bike packing with three hungry boys there is nothing more you could wish for. Food is good, well presented and reasonably priced. Everyone seems to frequent this cafe. We ate here a number of times and were greeted by staff ranging in age from 10 years up. All very professional. Coffee from an urn would be better filtered but the hot chocolate made up for it!

We have just enjoyed a lovely lunch at the cafe, the food was superb the homemade bread and coleslaw delightful as was the homemade beef burger and the Haggis Panini.. Everything tasted just lovely and was beautifully presented, by the very hard working staff. The filter coffee was hot and served in a generous mug. The food was so filling we didn't have room for the homemade cakes which looked fab.The view from the terrace is stunning and the atmosphere inside was lovely.Well worth a visit and incredibly reasonably priced.

We ate here after we landed from the ferry. Weren't expecting much on Eigg but ordered a cheeseburger and it was fantastic.

Spent a long weekend staying at Glebe Barn and ate at Galmisdale on Friday and Saturday evenings. Excellent meals both nights and good value at £7.50. Very informal but all the better for that. Even had some of the locals playing music on the Friday. Also had bacon and egg rolls on Monday morning before catching the ferry home.

We ate here a couple of lunchtimes and on a Friday evening when they do amazing bar meals. Everything is freshly cooked (and baked). They make their own rolls on site. The fish and chips were done with locally caught fish. Friday night there is often a music session. You can sit out at tables on either side of the cafe and there are great views. What's not to like? Children are allowed in the licensed premises at all times which is just brilliant when you are on holiday.

Just come back from Eigg and the cafe seems to be one of the hubs of the island. Really handy being on the ferry point, and many a needed cup of coffee was had here! The only complaint was the prices, one day we had lunch... a prawn roll with lettuce and tomato, nothing amazing for £4.20!! Admittedly some of the other lunches looked great as they went to other tables and maybe these were more worth the money but maybe the simpler, smaller dishes could be more competitively priced?

We were on Eigg for a week and ate here several times every meal was delicious and the entire experience was special . The prices were very reasonable -- far better than many places on the mainland as indeed was the food . The staff are without exception friendly and fun ( especial mention for Katie ) and we cannot wait to pay another visit .

This was a very welcome and welcoming pitstop after a day hiking and archerying on Eigg. It was lovely to be able to sit outside (in the sunshine and midge-free) and drink in the splendid view. The drinks were great and the cheese and salad roll was very good. Shame it's so far from home!

Great for any kind of meal, wonderful service and a personal feel :3 Would very much recommend. All food is handmade despite the tiny island and it being the only cafe

This is a fantastic place to have lunch or even dinner and drinks in the evening.Great food and a great atmosphere.This is the place to meet the locals :-)

Here in the cafe Bar at the moment. Just had the most fabulous fish, scampi and chips ever. Staff and service wonderful and an all round fab experience. The view from the window is breathtaking. Visting the isle of eigg for the first time and will be back. Will be telling all our family and friends about our trip to the island and of the fantastic galmisdale cafe. Great celtic music session too on the friday night and yummy cakes.

This cafe/ bar/ restaurant is just opposite the CalMac Ferry port and is part of the wee hub of grocers shop, craft shop and the cafe. The decor is simple and informal; the view out the windows over the sea is fab.It's counter service during the day and in the evening at the weekend, and friendly table service on the nights they do the restaurant menu (Monday to Wednesday/Thursday? This seems to change).We ate here 3 times during our stay. The kitchen take real care over the food they serve. For breakfast, we had wonderful hot rolls: one sausage and one bacon, made with delicious homemade rolls. One night we had the restaurant menu and a really tasty seafood medley, stuffed full of local seafood and flavour. The other night we had the bar meals menu, fish and chips- what's not to like?It's worth checking out their facebook page for pictures of their lovely food and up to date menus.I'd definitely go back again if it were closer to home.

I used to love spending time in the tearoom on Eigg however this time I was shocked at the prices and to be frank the quality of the food! We ordered Veggie burgers and my husband described it as cat puke. I tried layering it with tomato ketchup but it turned it into soup. I tried dipping my chips in it but it just wasn't very pleasant. I enjoy the owners company but he seems to have given up the dream of creating a place talked about for its culinary originality and decided to charge loads for terrible food instead.