Havelock House Hotel Restaurant in Highland

We went here for lunch after a walk. We had a dog with us and we knew the place was dog friendly. Never mind dog friendly: all-round friendly. The service was excellent and pleasantly chatty. The food was great, which was just as well because the portions were huge. I had half a portion of chili nachos with a side of chips. Even the half portion, after a walk on the beach, was more than I could eat and I was tempted to hire a room for a post prandial nap. It's a bit hidden from the A96, so best to get sat nav directions.

I read reviews of this property before booking which created a better impression than experienced I would rate at 3/5 tops Was room only no breakfast Room was clean and spacious Toilet same Downside was the hot water Bath/shower luke warm Not rectified after concern raised So two days of cold bathing Oh and the two toilet rolls Bar pricey Reasonable location End of..

Exceptional food, large portions,clean rooms, friendly staff and good customer care. If in the area again would definitely go back.

As visitors to the area out walking the dog we found this highland gem purely by chance. Friendly and warm welcome, great food, reasonable prices. Highly recommended, for a spot lunch and a beer. DOG Friendly 👏

Had a lovely meal the portion sizes were great , the fish chips came in two sizes the small was just enough . The staff were really helpful and happy to help. The place is getting some work done on it to make it bigger . But this doesn’t make any difference to the service you get .

We made a last minute booking at the Havelock last night and the food, service ant atmosphere were all spot on. The big fella who served us was an excellent host and looked after us well.

Ordered food, young lad got 2 of the 4 items wrong. Every other type of service great.

Small hotel on a quiet side street. Delicious dinner. Breakfast ok, room was clean and spacious. A bit ring-heavy. Good WiFi.

Stayed here for 3 nights on a business trip. Only thing I wasn't impressed with was there is a sign in room that says we won't enter your room during your stay unless you ask us to and I returned to find cleaner in room.

Handy hotel for Inverness airport with real ales and a good breakfast

friendly, welcoming staff - visited here twice in the week stayed in Nairn. Both times meals were very tasty - especially the steak

Our favourite stay in Nairn. Close walk to the beach, groceries, restaurants and high street. Room was great and bar has a fun atmosphere👍

First time visit since we moved here. Three of us went for a meal in the bar area. The meal was fabulous, good sized portions, and well presented. Recommend the fish and chips, venison was cooked to perfection, burger was juicy and tasty. For dessert recommend the biscoff cheese cake which was so light and fluffy with a perfect base, a great dessert to finish off with. A very good selection of wines too. Staff were lovely and friendly. Will definitely go again

The Havelock never disappoints!! Great food, beer and atmosphere…especially the beach view from the bar. Service is excellent as well. Lots of good memories over the past 20 years visiting Nairn.

A very enjoyable stay. The staff were excellent. Fantastic food. Great atmosphere. Would certainly stay here again.

Beautiful tasty, relaxing meal & drinks, music juke box, so accommodating friendly, so grateful for this dog friendly bar, made our holiday, thank you so much

We had received a couple of independent reviews recommending this restaurant, so we tried it. We both fancied the traditional fish and chips dinner and were not disappointed. Great portion size, lovely light batter. Can't fault our experience at all.

Excellent food and service. Massive portions of beautiful freshly cooked food. Lovely little find in the beautiful town of Nairn

Called into The Havelock on spec for a quick pint, ended up having a meal, and a few drinks. Staff were very friendly. It was a very pleasant afternoon and early evening.

Excellent service and very efficient and excellent service 👏 thanks Walter

Lovely, friendly place! Nice beer garden!

Always head here for a meal when in Nairn, 1st class service and great food and beer.

Great food great staff no bother at all will be back

One of my favourite pubs. Always friendly, dogs and kids welcome, food always good, nice relaxed atmosphere, decent beer on tap.

Nice Burger, Nice pint. STAFF WERE GÒOD.

We visited the bar at The Havelock last night to see a band playing there. It's been a while since we had the opportunity to enjoy live music. The staff were fantastic. We felt welcome as soon as we arrived and they were very accommodating. We would happily go back. The food was great and the service was excellent. The band playing was very good too! All in a great night and would happily recommend this place.

Amazing breakfast!! With really good service. A real pleasure! Hotel was a nice experience too with again very good service 👌

Spot on. Good family friendly restaurant and a great team on hand to welcome you. and faultless food. Highly recommend for a good dinning experience

In Nairn for the weekend and watched the Ireland / Scotland game in the bar with a booked table for dinner. The food and the service were both very high quality and good value and would recommend to anyone. No idea what it’s like as a hotel however.

First time here found info on website search ..had a meal in the restaurant part as bar area very busy . Very friendly staff served us and all food was delicious.we had the Balmoral chicken which was very tasty and perfectly cooked .sweet afterwards was also very nice ,would come again when visiting area again thank you to our waitress for helpfull service

The food at this Scottish hotel was excellent. We had a group of seven golfers for lunch and everyone raved about their meal. The steak and ale pie and the sticky toffee pudding were highlights. The bar was well stocked with nice choices on tap. Service was good even with the two large groups present. This restaurant was worth the visit and we would stop by again if we are in the area.

Fab restaurant, great food. Live music, wonderful staff. Next to the beach easy access with car parking. If you find your self in Nairn pay them a visit you won't be disappointed.

Great for a family meal. The choice was excellent. The service was brilliant, attentive to all our needs. In particular I would highlight the alcohol free menu was very extensive and impressive.

The guy who took us to our table friendly and professional, ordered lunch 15 minute wait for 2 baked potatoes one with prawns one with cheese and bacon sour cream , when it arrived potatoes were tiny only 8 prawns at most some tomato and lettuce hardly any sauce salad on side was just lettuce and 2 slivers of green pepper the other was 1 slice bacon cut up less than 1oz of cheese tablesoon if that of sour cream potates very dry had to leave some, salad on side was same as other one , for £8.00 each felt a bit cheated defo not worth the money we left unsatisfied wont be back im afraid

We miss booked for a meal in another restaurant, asked at the bar if they could accommodate 4 people as soon as possible, we were brought to a table and given menus, everything was sorted with no problem. The food was excellent, service was great and a lovely experience was enjoyed in stead of the possible disaster

Went out for a Fathers day meal on a lovely evening. Sat outside as it was such a lovely night. The staff are just so helpful, nothing was a problem. We had great food, a special big pig burger which was amazing and huge, I had the chicken fillets which were so tasty, great crispy crumb. My girls ordered from the kids menu and they were both large portions and very fresh. A very enjoyable meal and recommend a visit. Clean plates all round.

We went to the Havelock on a couple of occasions as we have done on previous stays in Nairn. It's been given a decent, if no slightly industrial makeover since we were last there. The beer is good and the staff are friendly. Having seen food being served on our first visit we booked a table there for a couple of days later. When we arrived for our meal the pub was much busier than on our previous visit, but what was coming out of the kitchen looked quite ok. I ordered the Venison & Haggis burger and my Wife chose the breaded chicken. The burger was so salty it was almost inedible and it was very dry, and the coating on my Wifes chicken basically turned into dust when she cut into it. We got money off the bill, but we would much rather have had a better meal.

we had a great time, twice, delicious food, very good ciders, very friendly staff, the service was excellent and the musik was great! if we would live here that would be our favourite pub! thank you, we will come back!

Stayed overnight snd had the worst sleep ever. Told the staff twice the heating was not working until eventually they called the owner. When he arrived made an excuse about batteries in a control not working. Asked for a portable heater but was refused saying they were not allowed. Room did heat up but was still ot warm. My wife and I woke up at 2am fteezing cold to find out that the heating was off. Nothing we could do as the staff had already advised nobody would be in from midnight to 7am. Got up in the morning and heating was warm. Very clear the owner does not put the heating on unless there is a complaint and even then turns it off overnight. His attitude was also very dismissive.

Regular attenders of the Havelock and it never disappoints. This time we had dinner and it was absolutely fantastic. One of us had the nachos which were delightful, one had the zinger strips which again was very very good and I had the steak which was I have to say, one of the best steaks I've had for a long time. The staff are always friendly and attentive, and if you're lucky enough to go on a Thursday, its quiz night with the ever so friendly quizzy G. Would 100% recommend to anyone!

Excellent quality food and service. Recommend the steak pie and the fish. The sticky toffe pudding was also really nice.

We went in for a pint and it was very pleasant. The staff were welcoming and it was a nice atmosphere. Drinks and snacks were average for pub.

This was a fantastic pub was starting to get busy it was a Saturday night . Dog friendly food was fantastic and reasonably priced . Staff was really friendly and made you welcome when we went back twice

I am afraid our lunch experience was totally dominated by the dogs at every table in the bar area apart from ours. It was obvious that everyone else had taken their dogs on to the beach and into the sea and then brought them to...

Nice food, good selection of gluten free options. I had the garlic mushrooms with gluten free bread and the Caesar salad, both were very tasty and served with a smile. Desert was a very tasty GF chocolate cake. Friendly staff and good service. Parking on...

Pretty average. Barman struggled to smile. Ordered the steak…poorly cooked/rendered, 40% fat and instead of steak knife, just blunt dinner knife, i.e., bit of a battle to cut. Oven chips, tomato and few mushrooms (the last two items being OK). For £22, should do better.

Myself and my family came to the havelock for a meal and a couple of drinks, we were sat outside due to the nice weather and came inside because it was getting closer, we then asked for a plain pizza as one of us was...

Recommended by our guest house. Sandown House. Great beachside hotel bar and restaurant. We visited for evening meal. Great home cooked pub classics. I had fish and chips which were amazing. My husband has steak which was top quality and cooked to perfection. Great atmosphere...

Chose this as it was directly opposite B+B. Good choice of gin...always a positive! Helpful staff. Food fairly standard, not a big selection of vegetarian choices.

We received our meals and the veg was cold. The server with the beard gave me a look of disbelief that it was cold. Overall the food was very good and the waitress was brilliant and helpful. And the steak was the best ever sack...

I was on my own in Nairn and on the hunt for a nice lunch and the Havelock delivered in spades. The girls were lovely and welcoming and the Brie, bacon and cranberry toast with veg soup delicious. I’ll be back at some point I...

Great food and service from friendly staff. Highlight for me is gluten free options which can be hit or miss....great onion rings, battered haddock and GF sticky toffee pudding to name a few. Steak and whisky sauce was fab.

What looks like an interesting building from outside, turns out to be yet another generic modern bar. TVs everywhere, ugly decor, unnecessarily bright lighting… no atmosphere

We ate here on Saturday night and all round it was really good. The food was reasonably priced, a good selection and the waiting staff were brilliant. The only criticism was the pizza - there was far too much tomato sauce topping used. Would have...

Excellent meal and the staff ate lovely, nothing too much trouble and accomodated our dog too.....will definately be back....

Fabulous food. We stayed 3 nights b & b and had dinner in the hotel every night. Staff very friendly and helpful. Cleanliness perfect. Good friendly atmosphere in bar. Will definitely be back.

Went for dinner, 3 couples and all the meals were amazing. Great choice of food. Would highly recommend. The picture below is the chicken and bacon linguine which was superb. Will defo be back.

Very good selection of both domestic and world beers. Unlike a couple of previous reviews I didn't find the food to be anything remarkable. A decent Burge, but nothing that hadn't been shop bought.. Nice dog friendly bar.

I just expected pub grub but the bass/fish was amazingly good and food came out quick, as did the sweets. Well done all. 2nd time we’ve eaten there and even though very busy, both great meals!

As we had the dogs with us we ate in the bar. We had a lovely meal served by a friendly welcoming waitress.

Myself & my Family were up in the Nairn area admiring the coast & wanted to try some local food, We found the Havelock on Instagram and sent them a message asking if they had space for an evening meal, they got back almost instantly...

Came in with my son, who has autism, he has sensitive hearing but was lovely atmosphere, food was sooo delish, being a chef myself, I was curious in ordered two starters, never had a haggis tart before omg was so delicious, pear and walnut, and...

Friendly, welcoming staff, food was very well presented and delicious. Generous portion of chicken strips. Would recommend

Food was overcooked, I had the fish, when you cut into it broke into wee pieces. The tartar sauce was very lumpy and did not have a nice taste. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Service was slow (waiting 40 mins after food ordering) and the £22 steaks were well over-priced, however food and service was generally good.

Great pub close to the beach. Good food menu and good value. Visited once for drinks then another day for food. Large outdoor heated area.

We visited Havelock for lunch while in Nairn, the service and food was first class, Caitlin looked after us , she was extremely professional and friendly, would highly recommend

Was shut the first time we went, but luckily open the second time. Good honest bar food, and a great selection of beers.

My husband and I visited the bar today as we had become aware that it had a covered beer garden with patio heaters to allow patrons to be comfortable in the cold weather whilst having to sit outside in order to drink alcohol. It was...

Visited for some beer garden drinks on a Sunday afternoon. Being tourists we were made to feel welcome. Due to covid restrictions only alcohol was allowed to be sold outdoors so the beer garden was busy but all social distancing adhered to. It was cosy...

We came here for lunch and it was nice. I had the chicken fajitas, the portion size was a bit small but it was on the half price deal so I wasn’t too fussed. But if that was the size for the full price I...

We enjoyed a nice lunch here one day and came back the next day for lunch and dinner! The food was great and good value and the staff were very friendly and efficient. They were also very diligent with their COVID-19 measures. Really worth a...

Visited September 2020 with my fiance and dog, we all really enjoyed our visit! I was pleased that there was good vegan options(onion bhajis and fajitas), the staff were very friendly and our dog was brought a bowl of water as soon as we came in. Definitely worth a visit!

We’ve been to the havelock before and have always loved it, so we booked in advance for the first night of our holidays. The work they’ve done to meet Covid regulations is above and beyond, the place and the beer garden both look great. We sat in the restaurant in a nice window seat, we had arrived very early for our table and were grateful we could be seated early. Our starters were lovely although I’ve never had mozzarella sticks without a sauce before so that was strange, and the haggis & onion bhaji’s really we’re gorgeous.One of the main meals, seafood pasta, was lovely and loaded with seafood. However the fajitas were a bit of a disappointment as the two tortillas were stale. They had been grilled but as someone who often makes fajitas at home I know this will not make the tortilla stale and fall apart when you try to fold them, they even looked stale so for the kitchen to serve them was quite unforgivable and I shouldn’t have to complain. I know I should have raised it at the time but we were sitting next to an exceptionally loud group of women who seemed to be competing to see who could be loudest, so we didn’t want to be there any longer than we needed to be.The staff were really pleasant and they were doing a great job of keeping everyone in the restaurant happy. I know it must be so hard just now with all the new guidelines but they are doing a grand job. I’m not sure if we’ll be back, there are so many great restaurants in Nairn and this one thing was such a disappointment.

My husband I stopped here for lunch with our dog as the hotel is billed as dog friendly. We ordered a Steak & Onion and a Spicky Chicken Baguette, halloumi fries a still water and a coke. The food was good except that we were unable to find any onion in the Steak & Onion Baguett, however we did find a mustard based sauce! The halloumi fries just tasted of oil, so give them a miss. The total bill was £23.20. The toilets were very clean and the waitress was very pleasant. Now my pet subject, pardon the pun - how good is it for the dog! Our dog is a whippet and most sighthounds have difficulty sitting on hard wooden floors, so it makes for a uncomfortable long stand for the dog on a wooden floor. We had to ask for water and although it was delivered quickly, I did feel it was a bit of an inconvenience. Overall for a quick bite, lack of onions and long stand for the dog, this place is worth a visit.

A few friends and I went to the havelock last night on saturday to have a few drinks and I arrived later than the rest of them but when I arrived I was told by a friend that she was hearing a member of staff,( tall black hair) swearing at customers earlier that night and just towards the end of the night my friend was shouted at for something so simple and could’ve been easily solved by simply saying please and talking with her calmly as she wasn’t spoken to before this or warned at all before this, my friend couldn’t hear over all the noise when this member of staff was talking to her and wasn’t aware it was her she was shouting at because she wasn’t doing anything wrong to be sworn at abuseivily, the amount of swearing and shouting that came from this staff member was outrages aswell as the tone of her voice and facial expressions and just embarrassed my friend completely, nothing against her in general but wasn’t happy with this as you don’t speak to customers like this in the work industry and If I had spoken like this to my customers I would’ve gotten fired.

First ever visit for evening meal - very tasty fish and chips. Nice feel to it, friendly staff not pushy, very helpful.

My wife and I had lunch here today, outside in the Beer Garden. Superb views over the Moray Firth. Importantly in current circumstances we felt safe. On entering wewere met at the door wndtsken your table which we were assured had been sterilised. Social distancing in place and sanitation points numerous and clearly marked. Service was efficient and pleasant. The pea and ham soup was to die for, the chicken fajitas sizzled happily and made a lovely main course, while my wife thoroughly enjoyed her lamb shank. The meal also represented great value for money. I was a bit put off when a guy at the next table lit a cigarette but we were, after all,eating in the beer garden! Overall a very good eating experience and recommended.

In these difficult times this is a we organised place.... food was good ...staff very good .We felt safe 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Just returned home from a lovely 3 nights stay. Had a warm welcome from Caitlin on arrival who gave us a speedy check in. The rooms are very clean and very comfortable. Had meals and drinks at the hotel during our stay and all staff are very friendly. The food is very enjoyable and good menu choices. They have been very busy for meals so would recommend booking. Would highly recommend for a short stay or just a visit to the bar.

Waited 90 mins for main course....which still didn't arrive! Dirty wine glasses. Small portions. Worse place I've been to in years. Avoid at all costs

Chose to sit in the bar instead of going through to the restaurant. Good choice on menu also a few vegetarian options. Staff are friendly and attentive. Order taken quickly. Portions of food are good size and tasty. Price is reasonable. Would definitely recommend this place.

Very welcoming staff, great food at a great price, topped off our quick vIsit to Nairn. Thanks, Chris, Maz and Satine the ice eating dog

Great menu with well prepared and cooked food. Staff friendly and attentive with prompt table service. Great value for money.

Just back from having lunch with friends, could hardly eat any of the rissotto don't normally have a sweet but thought we would have apple crumble and custard wrong thing to do i ate two mouthfuls my friend had a little more but not much, awful! There was a table near us who also had the crumble she could not eat it, the annoying thing is we complained which I never do but had the check to charge full price! We will not be back!

Whilst staying nearby, we popped in here to watch football and have a drink. We stayed for dinner and enjoyed our burgers very much! Would recommend for food and a few jars.

I love going here for a beer, but it is equally OK for couples and families. Good food & great staff.There are large TVs - mainly showing sport - a jukebox & pool table. In good weather, the ample beer garden affords a place to enjoy the seaviews.

Lovely selection of food and the lunch is good value for money. Friendly place and staff. Had the steak and onion wrap. Great for kids

For Nairn if you have kids and a dog this is the place to go, even if you have just yourself please do yourself a favour and go eat and drink here, it is fabulous, wonderful food far better than your average pub grub and lovely prompt service from all the staff. Will most definately be back and would recommend to all x

My husband and I ate at The Havelock two nights in a row during our recent break to Nairn. On both nights we had really good tasty food which was presented beautifully. The staff were really friendly and very efficient asking if everyting was fine with our meals and checking if we needed another drink which is not easy when really busy. We would definitely eat here again and would recommend to anyone visiting the area!

My husband and I have just eaten in this busy restaurant. We decided to book and were pleased that we had as there were many customers. Natasha and Simon were very friendly and could not do enough for us. The food was great with a very varied menu. Thank you to everyone at The Havelock.

We were warned that due to high demand the wait would be 30-40 minutes, which turned out to be an under estimate! However when our food actually arrived it was fabulous, sizzling hot, absolutely delicious and generous portion sizes too. The wait was forgotten! Staff were all very friendly and a special ‘well done’ to young Tasha, a very hardworking and helpful member of staff serving us on a very busy evening. Thank you.

Stayed here last night. Room was lovely and big. Great views from room 5. Bed was super comfy. Clean, airy and everything we needed. Dinner in restaurant was very good, I had the sole and hubby had chicken, both dishes well presented and tasty. Staff were lovely, efficient and friendly. Breakfast was also good. Definitely return and recommend

We arrived in Nairn late in the evening, exhausted and hungry. Our hosts suggested the restaurant across the street. We were pleasantly surprised to discover the food was great and the service quick. We ended up eating there two nights! We had one of their hamburgers and fish and chips. The food was definitely Scottish and much to our liking!

Great food. Friendly staff and a great selection of whiskies. Kids really liked their food, especially the donut dessert.

After a long day walking around Nairn there was the matter for finding somewhere to eat for dinner on a Sunday. We had a look at a few menus around the area but found the Havelock had a great fresh selection for both kids and adults. Booking was not essential we rocked up with 4 adults and 2 children around 5pm and were seated right away. The staff were friendly with the children giving them activity sheets to keep busy and the football was on to keep the men happy! Although it is a pub don’t be put off as it’s such a friendly atmosphere. The portion sizes were all fantastic and cooked well, we will be returning soon upon our next visit to Nairn.

Just been here for a meal, food was excellent, staff were friendly and cheerful. Would definitely recommend coming here for a meal. The Hunters Burger and the Cheesecake were delicious 😋

Went for lunch with my pal and our daughters, the service wasn’t the best but when my daughters meal arrived it had a hair on it. The waitress didn’t seem to get that she should of taken the meal and the plate away. Won’t be going back anytime soon, very disappointing as had heard such good things.

We visited here last night and at first we were the only people in the restaurant before two other families came in, although the bar was busy. Kyle was our server and he was very chatty, friendly and helpful so a huge thanks to him. We had fish and chips and the Hunter burger which I’ve also added pictures of. The chocolate and orange mousse cake was also rated very good. My boyfriend also got to swap the ice cream for one he preferred.

We were staying in Nairn last week, at the local caravan park. We went to the Havelock the first night, as it was my husband's birthday, and we knew it was dog friendly as we'd been there 5 years ago. The four of us were wowed again by the beautiful food, and lovely staff. The weather wasn't great this visit, so no barbecue as planned lol - instead, back to the Havelock! Menus change on a Saturday, so we all had something different....again, it was fantastic. Only a 5-10 minute walk from the caravan site too. Can't recommend this place enough - amazing staff, fabulous food, decent prices, dog friendly - what more could you ask for??