Helmi’s in Argyll & Bute

Amazing bakes extremely well presented, called back next day for more to take away wish it was closer to home in Bearsden. Coffee was very good as well

The lentil soup had a Syrian twist and was delicious, but the accompanying roll was very chewy, to say the least, and not to my liking.

Good food suitably priced and friendly service.

Fantastic food and coffee, the cakes are amazing, we will definitely return!!

The cakes are yummy but the service was shocking. Took an age and the waitress really did not know left from right. The cakes were yummy. Cost £15 for two with coffees

Outstanding delicious cakes, lovely clean cafe and very well priced for the amazing quality. Would highly recommend!

Delicious desserts and pastries. Shared an apple pie and a lemon meringue with coffees. I even got some baklava to go.

Truly excellent cakes and pastries and the staff were really friendly. Highly recommended!

One of many great eateries on Bute, we make a point to drop in whenever we arrive on the island.

Just exquisite. What an asset to Rothesay and Bute!

Love this wee place. Friendly staff, good food and amazing cakes. Beautiful place to sit and watch the world go by. Stunning views over the waterm

Delicious food, great value, overlooking the harbour 😍

Good coffee. Light cakes. The BEST lentil soup. Good prices too - though as a Londoner, my benchmarking might be askew.

Asked if they had gluten free, was told no they didn't. Asked did they have soya/alternative milk, no they didn't. My partner had black tea, I had a cup of tea. Sadly nothing there for us.

Best Coffee and sweets in the isle! The wraps are also amazing.

Best cakes we've had, so light and airy, felt like you could have eaten loads of them. Coffee was to a high standard. While we were there a regular customer came in for cakes and asked for a strawberry tart. There weren't any made but the owner instantly said it was no problem and within 5 minutes had produced 4 strawberry tarts. Now that's what I call customer service!!

Visited early in the day for coffee and cake. Staff were happy for us to sit even though they were still opening up. Amazing cakes, we could have ordered them all! Paris Brest was delicious. Owner was so friendly especially with our two kids.

Wonderful bowl of lentil soup and a lovely soft roll, served with a smile and great value for money. Went back after our cycle for a strawberry tart and a cappuccino. All delicious.

Lovely cafe, fabulous cakes and coffees, very friendly and welcoming. Excellent place for cakes and coffee, just the decor needs to be refreshed.We would definitely recommend and visit again and again.

Good wee caff - very clean friendly and decent home made food. The baklava is highly recommended.

Very good lentil soup , crisp sesame roll and delicious chocolate eclair. Handy for the pier. Obviously a very popular baker and takeaway shop.

Very pink and white decor and with a sea view. Tea and a tart was wonderful. Both the lemon merengue and the strawberry tarts were amazing. Staff friendly and helpful. Home with a box of baclava. We loved it.

The wraps were reasonable. The tea was served deconstructed i.e cup of water and tea bag on the side. Service was okay until I went to pay the bill. I was overcharged and pointed it out to the assistant. She advised her colleague I didn't want to pay the bill as tendered. Her colleague then told me that basically, the system says one price and our menus/chalk board says another, not our fault, we haven't got round to updating it. It was only 50p extra per item. so what was my problem. I pointed out the legalities and she agreed to deduct the £1.00 but told me she was now adding 10% service charge so that the bill would cost me more. I asked why there was a service charge as it wasn't advertised and she pointed out that it said on the board table service. I explained the difference between table service and service charge, pointed out that that addition was advertised nowhere, advised her to charge me illegally for whatever one she wanted , paid and won't return. Whatever happened to sorry, we got it wrong and the customer is always right, especially when he is.

Following a lovely walk through the woods above Rothesay my wife and I time ed our arrival at Helmis perfectly as it soon filled up.Excellent coffee. Raspberry and pistachio cake.

What a delight, great coffee a proper flat white but most exceptional was the croissant, superb 👌. Staff were also very welcoming.

Brilliant little café Syrian patisserie, very friendly (dog friendly too) great sandwiches and cakes. Highly recommended

Friendly and excellent customer service. Wouldn’t return due to cost. £8.75 for a cappuccino and some harissa cake.

We went mob-handed for a family lunch with a toddler. The food was on excellent and the staff could not have been more helpful. The prices were very reasonable. I can heartily recommend Helmi.

Delightful cafe which served up good food for all of my family when we recently visited. A particular mention to highlight the shawarma wrap with a perfectly strong Americano ☕️👌🏻. The waiting staff were warm and welcoming and couldn’t be more helpful. Overall definitely worth a visit.

All their cakes are really nice and fluffy 😍 they aren’t too sweet which is good. I really liked the pistachio cake as that’s not something you can find anywhere and the pistachio taste was quite prominent. A refreshing change from the sweet dense desserts from normal bakeries

Visited twice when in Bute, had wraps first time then coffee and lovely pastry the second time, excellent

Very welcoming. Lovely cakes. After 2 years of covid it is great to be able to support local businesses like this again.

Lovely place. If your having more than coffee and cake however the menu is a bit limited, but what is there is done well.

Stunning cakes and scrumptious hummus. Will definitely be back next time in Rothesay!

Best lunch in town, no need to go anywhere else.

Fantastic food and coffee, plus friendly staff made for a very pleasant visit. Would definitely recommend a visit.

I went here for a Syrian breakfast and was really impressed, as someone who previously lived in the region and loves the food. It was excellent value and very tasty. This was a wonderful find and I would highly recommend it, not least as there are options for everyone. The decoration and atmosphere inside is very comfortable.

Amazing selection of snacks and cakes to die for, lovely staff, always visit when on the island.

Wow! Lovely selection of cakes on display and a fantastic latte.

Th cakes are tasty, although the variety is limited and nothing like the Google maps photos

Exellent place for a drink very friendly young men that run it the cakes are delicious worth a visit gets busy but quality always does

Small and compact. Good friendly service Excellent coffee and pastries.

So good we ordered twice in one day! Kebab was so delicious we had one in the morning when we arrive d then again on the way back to the ferry. Would love to go back to try some of the cardamon tea and cakes.

Strawberry tarts are amazing 10/10

Excellent food, cake and coffee.

Lovely coffee and the chicken shawarma wrap is a must try! The manager/owner was really friendly and polite despite being run off his feet as the place is so popular! We went back twice , so nice to have the addition of Syrian culture and cooking in the Scottish isles 😊

Delicious, freshly prepared food. Syrian breakfast and wraps are my favourites. Cakes and pastries are superb especially strawberry tart and apple pie. Simply a must :)

Wonderful cafe Coffee and food amazing Loved the Syrian platter Very friendly service

Very popular. There's a good selection of food at reasonable prices. All freshly prepared and at a good standard.

When last visiting a friend in Rothesay, upon her return, my better half raved about the breakfast she'd had here. Our recent campervan trip meant the mutt was with us. Thus, with no dogs allowed, a takeaway lunch was the order of the day. Nevertheless, my chicken shawarma was simply D-E-L-I-C-O-U-S! A dog sitter is required for a full sit down meal experience.

Lovely place staff very friendly and the food well absolutely delicious.

Haven't sat in for a long time but takeaway cakes and coffee are great

Simply the best strawberry tart ever! 😋

What’s that? A Syrian breakfast on a wee island off the west mainland of Scotland? Surely not…! You couldn’t write it, but you can definitely eat it. Excellent meal from start to finish, topped off with superb service throughout.

Tried the Shawarma wrap, absolutely delish 😋 fabulous flavours but not nippy or hot. Had to have one of their superb cakes,top class and lovely coffee ☕ too, to top all this the service is excellent,you can't visit this beautiful Island without going to Helmis!!!!

Beautiful cake, good friendly service, if a wee bit disorganised. Recommend a visit though.

We had Shawarama Chicken wraps and a selection of cakes. Absolutely delicious and reasonably priced.

Beat place for cakes and coffee on the island of

Adorable little cafe with staff who are very welcoming and friendly. Clean and comfortable. The food we had was amazing. We highly recommend the Syrian breakfast, especially in this hot weather; light, delicious and healthy. Reasonably priced. Their cakes are also to die for if you're looking for a healthy treat. Do not skip this cafe!

You gotta try their pastries and cakes etc, they’re very very tasty! They don’t have all those five-star reviews for nothing!

Excellent food, great service not to be missed

Unmissable! The best cafe we visited during our 5 ferries adventure. Possibly the best cakes we have ever had! Excellent friendly service with a smile and high quality food. We ended up going back a second time, the day we were leaving, to get 5 cakes to take home with us as it was SO GOOD! A real asset to Rothesay. Thank you!

Open, airy and great food. Syrian breakfast different but wonderful

Very nice food and friendly staff

What a find! Such simple decoration and presentation but the food is fantastic. A real hidden gem. The chicken shawarma wrap is delicious, as is the breakfast platter. The cakes were an absolute delight too - full of flavour, light, moist... Wow. This place totally deserves its 4.9*.

Nice wee place. Friendly and welcoming with good service. Nice chicken wraps and good soup.

Very friendly and the food is just the best

Coffee excellent cakes delicious

Visited during a day trip after reading the favourable reviews. Had takeaway latte's and home made chocolate éclairs, magnificent. Prices are the cheapest you will find. Well done for offering takeaway during the current restrictions.

Great! Polite and prompt service!👍

Cakes are amazing , chicken shawarma was great and egg mayo roll was delicious. Will definately be back. Friendly staff and spotless clean.

Had lentil soup, coronation chicken roll and carrot cake today. The soup had a slight curried taste which was actually so good and not overpowering. The coronation chicken roll by far was the best I've ever had and the carrot cake, although didnt look like carrot cake, tasted so nice and fresh! Thoroughly recommend this place

From the outside, it looks inviting. Regular trade to sit in and for takeaway. Cleaning, hand gel and details taken like most place. What I was surprised at was the prices. Very reasonable. I had a mocha, coronation chicken wrap that was so delicious. Couldn't resist takeaway cakes so carrot cake and passion and raspberry tart. Natalie was serving and even with a mask on was smiling all the time, could see it in her eyes and from her tone of voice. She was so lovely. I felt awful that I no cash for a tip. To the left of the ferry port, please give this place a try. Free parking outside.

Excellent coffee n good selection of cakes sandwiches buns wraps homemade soup etc and pleasantly attentive female waitress

Fantastic lunch! Himself had the hummus, salad & flatbread, I had the haloumi & chicken salad. Coffees followed with a passion fruit tart! Delish. Next time I’ll be having the Syrian breakfast. Treat yourself. Oh and cakes were bought to bring home!

Nice hot chocolate and chocolate cake with my son today, nice and tasty but not a really nice place, quite cheap surroundings.

The cake is amazing and the staff are helpful. Unfortunately it’s not dog friendly so had to do a takeaway.

Beautiful cakes served by lovely staff. Highly recommended. The strawberry tarts are amazing!

Visited twice during our short break in Bute. Food is excellent and the baking is to die for. Very reasonably priced for the quality and quantity of delicious food. Would definitely recommend.

Great cakes and Great Coffee says it all home made cakes are to die for or so the wife said Went twice had Strawberry tart and apple pie. The Syrian breakfast looked amazing

Great little cafe. Wonderful Syrian breakfast. Very good value

What a find! Small Syrian owned patisserie, in Rothesay, (near the ferry port)Excellent coffee and beautiful light cakes. Soup on offer for lunch with a combo of wraps/rolls etc. Syrian breakfast running throughout a good part of the opening hours! Very welcoming owners.

Delicious food and friendly service.

Amazing coffee shop, the cakes were almost too pretty to eat! But eat them we did and they tasted fabulous too- the biggest surprise was the price! £2.50! Having looked through the door at the cakes I thought it would be unbelievably expensive and had we not been on holiday I might not have gone in! The coffee too was great and only £2.00. So much cheaper than all the chain coffee shops and so much nicer, service too was superb. Highly recommended!

Absolutely loved it the food was delicious

Gorgeous carrot cake and lovely hazelnut cake to go with the coffee. Good service.

Loved the Syrian breakfast here, totally unexpected but oh my, what an absolute treat.

Absolutely brilliant little cafe! Great food and great service, highly recommended!

Absolutely fantastic. Shawarma wrap was incredible, very flavoursome marinade...definitely not your standard cash and carry ingredients. Very reasonably priced and very friendly and welcoming staff. Highly recommended

Friendly staff and a great range of food.

Doing this thing is hard at the moment. Rothesay doesn't exactly feel welcoming under Covid-19, but this place was. Excellent fusion baking.

#storm Francis = v wet & windy day. So as a treat we bought a takeaway Syrian breakfast for lunch - what a treat , loved it ! The Dukka & houmous was a favourite and the best halva ever . Thanks Helmi you warmed up our day !

My late husband was Syrian and I love the food so I was determined to try this place on my holiday. They served us even though they normally finish earlier but we were making it our tea. We had lentil soup to start and then the full breakfast. Everything was just like it should be and such a reasonable price

First visit. Everything absolutely spotlessly clean. Attentive and friendly service was excellent. Coffee was superb. Carrot cake was to die for, we shared as it would have been too much for me.

Great food amazing cakes and a great variety of drinks. Good to visit indoor and outdoor seating, as well as toilets overall a very good cafe.

This cafe/bistro is beautiful.Food very fresh and good choice.It is spotlessly clean with hand sanitizers and tables socially distanced Lovely polite staff. Good prices

Holidaying in Bute and looking or somewhere to grab a coffee we chanced on Helmis and popped in to have a look at the menu, all three of us went for ‘The Syrian Breakfast’ which was a real revelation - the young man who serve us went to great lengths to explain what we were eating and all the staff were charming and helpful - we will definitely be back in the coming weeks !!

Clean, tasty and fresh. Nice and friendly ppl!

Fantastic and tasty Coronation-Chicken Wrap. Fab prices. Lovely and clean restaurant and friendly staff. Would highly recommend a visit. Well done.

Absolutely fantastic cafe... Brilliant coffees and cakes. Highly recommended!!