Hickory in Highland

We came here with high hopes only to be disappointed. The restaurant wasn’t cleaned properly same with your drinking glasses, … We were with a lot who ordered many different things and no one finished there plate. The presentation was wack the food was dry or to watery. The curry looked absolutely horrendous. They weren’t even sure if it was supposed to look like that. There was a mix up also so our food came seperate over a time span off around 30 minutes. We didn’t stay in the hotel so that might be ok but certainly DO NOT come for the food it sucks.

View and location is splendid, staff is friendly. Food is average and sometimes bad. Savoury tart is extra sweet. Parmigiana is made with concentrated tomato.

From the restaurant there is a great view overlooking the ocean; outdoor and indoor seating is available. The menu offers a good selection of dishes, the waitress was very friendly but not very experienced at all. Highly recommend this place after a long walk on the beach.

Sunday lunch was not brilliant cooked OK but what was on plate didn’t justify the price. Nice location but the lack of customers seemed to reflect the food.

both breakfast and dinner menus offered extensive and tasty options. portions were fine for our party of 4. staff were friendly and attentive without being over fussy

Our experience was similar to previous reviewers. The place has a stunning view. The food was fine, but the service was terrible. One waitress took our order and brought us bread. Our food, brought by someone else, took quite a while to arrive. After that we were pretty much left to fend for ourselves. Some tables had water carafes, but we did not get one. After trying to catch a waiter’s eye (for some reason they never passed our table) for 10-15 minutes, I got up and asked a waitress for some water. She said she would bring it to the table. It was another 10-15 minutes before she brought the water. She asked if we wanted dessert. We said we did. After about 15 minutes, a different waiter finally brought by the dessert menu. At this point we just wanted the check. The gentleman brought out the check and it was incorrect. He said he would get it sorted out. We sat for another 15 minutes waiting for our revised check. We finally went in search of the bill. We found the waiter who said earlier that he was going to get it fixed. He asked someone else. They looked through their receipts. They said the had “fixed” the bill and charged it to our room without going over it with us. The bottom line: no one seemed to have been assigned to our table and the service was very poor.

Our first visit to Hickory at the Golf View and it was an excellent experience. We had a stunning view of the Moray Firth and enjoyed well presented food from their Lunch Menu. Very relaxing and an enjoyable experience - we will be back.

This restaurant occupies a stunning position overlooking the Moray Firth and the views are delightful. The food, however was very disappointing and could not be made up for by the keen and friendly serving staff. On a sunny evening, the temperature can be uncomfortably high because most of the tables are within the conservatory.

We stayed at the golf view hotel and reserved a table for dinner. 5 people one a young child. They do have baby chairs and a childrens menu. The problem is, the extrem long waiting time for a meal to arrive, as service is chaotic. Not unfriendly, but it seems to lack organization. The starters came in ok time, and some quit good, like the scotch egg ( yummie) the scallops were overcooked, but else tasted good. The child had no starter, so nothing came. It is rather upscale, but glasses ( also bottle of champagne) are not refilled, Even seeing quit a lot of staff.. It took an hour for the main dishes to arrive, and finaly also the childrens meal ( the 3 year old got very tired and was also too hungry to eat properly by the time the meal arrived). No big apologies from staff, but they took the meal off the bill. Also, the steak’s arrived over cooked and had to be sent back as not good. The fish was overcooked as well and too salty. I think they could improve a lot with little effort, if they want to. The location and decoration is beautiful, could be easily a top restaurant. To pay, you have to go to the bar, where we waited again in line, unpleasant experience, as we just wanted to bring the little one to bed.