Iona Restaurant at Toravaig House Hotel in Highland

We had a wonderful diner with perfect plates of local cheese, dried meat and bread served with a perfect wine. Thanks a lot for the perfect diner.

We st'ayed three nights at this hotel and ate breakfast and dinner 3 times. The food was largely tasty but portions very small and the dinners were expensive. The staff were friendly and helpful, but of course had no control over portions or preparation. I can appreciate trying to make-up for Covid loss of business, but I wish they hadn't tried to do it in one go. If you want value, this is not the place and the food just wasn't "pretty" enough to justify the price.

We ate here to mark the end of our Scottish holiday celebrating our joint 60th birthdays, having stayed here 10 years previously. This is fine dining and the food was very good as you would expect. There will always be a debate as to whether the food justifies the price in this sort of establishment, but it was a lovely way for us enjoy a special meal. Don't expect big portions or a budget menu. This is not that sort of experience.

This was an interesting experience. Before dinner you are asked to come into the lounge and have a pre dinner drink if you like (not compulsory). You are given the dinner menu and wine list. You are served a pre dinner amuse-bouche, then asked what you would like to eat for entree, main and desert. Also what wine you would like for each course. Once completing step 1 you can enter the restaurant proper. After being seated entree comes within seconds. Some time later your first wine arrives (in our case after we finished the entire). We had crab and I think the one crab supplied the whole restaurant I. E. It was a very small serve. There is a pleasant, but unnecessary palate cleanser served, and then main course. Again the wine comes some time after the meal is served. We both had sirloin. Not unpleasant but it required some chewing. Yet another palate cleanser - unnecessary. Desert was pleasant. The cheese plate was good but the cheeses had come straight out of the fridge. The Brie was like rubber. £55 each for the food then tea or coffee were extra. Only Australian or NewZealand wines by the glass and they weren’t representative of the high quality of wines available in those countries. They are trying too hard as they have excellent raw materials. In our opinion the process needs to be more relaxed and the meals less fancy.

Wir haben während unseres Aufenthaltes im Hotel hier zu Abend gegessen - ā la carte, da uns das Menü zu üppig vorkam -, und wir waren absolut positiv überrascht. Es gab zuerst offensichtlich selbst gebackenes Brot mit aufgeschlagener Butter zur Einstimmung. Dann hatte ich Wild-Loins mit Blumenkohlpüree, gerösteten Blumenkohlröschen und blanchiertem Wirsing. Keine Riesenportionen, aber absolut perfekt gebraten, butterzart und in der Kombination mit dem Gemüse und einer dunklen stark reduzierten Soße perfekt. Jeder Nissen ein Genuss! Mein Mann aß Heilbutt mit Algen in einer Buttersoße, auch genau auf den Punkt gebraten und mit der Beilage zusammen köstlich. Zum Nachtisch gab's für mich noch dunkle Schokoladenmousse mit kleinen Punkten Zitronencreme (lemon curd), die durch ihren frischen und sehr zitronigen Geschmack eine gute Beinote geben. Sehr gut auch die kleinen Kekse in der Mousse! Sehr empfehlenswert! Unbedingt vorher reservieren. Wir sind sehr zufrieden ins Bett gegangen!

We arrived without a reservation and we were warmly greeting and treated like family. The food selection was good and very tasty.

The Iona Restaurant, a small dining room in the Toravaig House Hotel, is very nice and elegant with delicious food, excellent service, and a nice view but a little overpriced.  We had very nice bread rolls and two magnificent appetizers (scallops and roasted breast of grouse with a few vegetables and berries), followed by excellent venison steak for each of us which was perfectly accompanied by an Argentinian Malbec wine.  For dessert we shared a chocolate torte with white chocolate ice cream.

Ondanks dat het eten en de wijn goed waren, heeft dit restaurant het niet. Dat komt vooral vanwege de knullige en niet professionele bediening. Een van de medewerksters van de bediening probeerde het wel, maar het was niet goed.

Had dinner there twice. Food was good but totally overpriced. Wine list is a rip off. Will not recommend.

Had an evening meal here whilst staying in a local B&B. Menu is above average in cost but the food was excellent and the surroundings were really nice making it worth the additional cost. We had lamb and cod followed by apricot pudding and raspberry panna cota. Portions are not too large so you can eat several courses without feeling too full. This is important as the desserts are excellent and not to be missed.

In search for a great culinary experience, this restaurant did not disappoint. We enjoyed the fantastic chef's tasting menu boasting michelin star-worthy dishes from locally sourced produce. All accompanied by a fantastic service.

Stayed in the Hotel, and ate 2 dinners and 1 breakfast. Shocked at some of the other reviews, if you don't want fine dining, don't go to a place that serves fine food. There are a lot of average, places to eat, this place isn't one of them. Food, presentation, were incredible. Only knock, is there aren't a huge selection, of entrees. Enough, but maybe 4. I had the Sirloin, done to perfection, as well as my wife. The best thing were the Haggis Bon Bons. Chefs attempt to get Haggis to the masses, even my wife ate one. The Haggis is excellent as well, as I had it for breakfast as well.

Si l'on veut sortir de la cuisine "traditionnelle" pour aller vers une cuisine plus gastronomique, voici une belle adresse où le cuisinier est un pro. Bravo

The food is excellent quality, local provenance and great cooking, an absolute pleasure!! You have to try it, talk to Adam, he'll help you make the right choices for you.

Le menu 55 livres !!!!! Et le moindre whisky à partir de 9 livres. un seul menu: pas de choix. On a pu demander un plat: filet de daurade excellent très bien présenté mais peu copieux: attention pour les bons appétits ! Un large choix de whisky et de gins. Service discret

Zeer behulpzaam en vriendelijk personeel. Zeer verzorgd menu in een rustige entourage. Tweemaal heerlijk gegeten. Ook ontbijt was erg goed verzorgd en van goede kwaliteit.

We visited as a group of six (4 adults and 2 children ) a super friendly welcome. The staff couldn't have been nicer and made my 2 daughters feel very special. Every course was simply divine. My favourite was the crab risotto. So many complaints about the price!!! If you want microwave fish chips and peas then go for a pub lunch. If you want freshly prepared food to die for, cooked by a top chef, and professional silver service waitresses who make you feel like a valued customer from the moment you step through the door to the time you leave, then please expect to pay a bit more. Highly recommended for that extra special evening out.

We stayed at Toravaig house for 2 nights, dined in the restaurant once, and breakfast twice. First, the place is decorated very elegantly, yet comfortable. The colors are very relaxing and enjoyable. The staff is equally warm, friendly, professional, and work together very well. I am lactose intolerant, so we always have to work around this issue and some places are willing to work with, and others not so much. I'm thrilled to say that the chef at Iona restaurant will go above and beyond to make your dining experience amazing! My starter, a baitfish, was delicious and required no changes. The next course however was a cream soup. I was all ready to skip this, and wasn't upset because hey, that's my life. But then I was concerned when they brought us both soup spoons. To my surprise, they brought my husband the cream soup, and the waitress explained to me that since I could not have the soup the chef made me a leek and vegetable broth. What? It was amazing, so flavorful that I want to copy it and make it at home, and I truly felt honored. The chef just proved his awesomeness with this gem of a broth, which wasn't even on the menu, and the steak that followed just solidified his skills. It was cooked and seasoned perfectly! Breakfast was equally delicious. In casual conversation Rose had suggested the Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon, and then leave off the hollandaise sauce. It was so good, that I had it both mornings, and continued to recreate it whenever I could for the rest of our vacation. (Honestly, I'm still making this for breakfast at home). So, wonderful friendly place! You will be taken care of, in a bit fancy setting, yet so warm and friendly you will feel right at home. A unique blend that is worth your time for sure. Many thanks to Rose, Mary, the chef, the waitresses....when we make it back to Scotland we're coming for a stay!

We had dinner for 2 with very friendly service and good food. I had whitebait with salad, angus beef, celeriac soup and chocolate fondant, all really tasty. The best recommendation goes to the steak that was cooked perfectly medium rare. Cozy bar and good selection of drinks like gins

4 of us decided to go out for a meal at Toravaig and we were not disappointed. From the moment we arrived until the moment we met, everything went very smoothly. The staff are extremely friendly and attentive and nothing is a problem to them. The food is what you go for and we were not disappointed. To say I was satisfied would be an understatement. It was excellent.

The meal in the Iona Restaurant on the evening of 27 May was truly outstanding and one of the best we have eaten on Skye in many a long time. We had the most wonderful starter and the soup was absolutely delicious; the duck was cooked to perfection and the pudding the perfect finish.The portions were just right - no overloaded plates.We will be back and soon!

We enjoyed our dinner at the Toravaig, beautifully presented fresh local produce and attentive friendly staff. A little more expensive than we had thought and could be busier if the price was more realistic. The staff were super friendly and looked after the guests well. It's a shame its a bit off the beaten track, but we left our car and walked back to the cottage which helped us walk off the many calories we had eaten!

J'étais avec ma Maman en voyage sur l'île de Skye. Les personnes de l'hôtel étaient incroyablement gentilles, très à l'écoute. Comme je suis végétarienne, ils m'ont préparé un repas spécial et il n'y avait rien à dire : c'était tout à fait succulent.L'hôtel est également bien décoré, avec une salle d'accueil magnifique et des chambres luxueuses. L'atmosphère est également détendue, chaleureuse et on ne ressent aucune prétention. Adresse à conseiller sans hésitation si l'on veut se faire plaisir (car cela représente tout de même un certain budget).

The menu was varied, and made the best of locally-sourced ineredients. Both of us had special dietary requirements, notified in advance, and these were provided for.Waiting staff were very helpful, and the different courses were served at a good pace: not too fast, not too slow.Although portions were quite modest, there were a number of courses on the set menu, and so more than enough to eat.A recommendation for the future would be more choice for vegetarians, and perhaps a larger portion of side vegetables to accompany non-meat dishes.Overall, though, a good experience and breakfast was excellent too!

Initially alarmed at the £49 price tag for three courses but when the canapés arrived relaxed as they were lovely. My starter of twice dived local scallops was delicious. The soup course (which was not mentioned on the menu) was a pleasant surprise and my main of lamb loin was yummy. The palate cleanser of Apple sorbet was perfect - again not mentioned on the menu.Chocolate fondant completed the meal with some good wines and attentive friendly service. We were staying in the hotel and the breakfast the next morning was equally good. Highly recommended.

Had both breakfast and dinner when my son and I stayed at the hotel recently. The food we had was of excellent quality and was beautifully presented. Would highly recommend.

We ate at the Iona Restaurant at the beginning of Apr and loved it. The lounge / reception room feels cosy and sumptuous at the same time with an open fire, chaise longues, crisp decor and a piano - perfect for a aperitifs, pre dinner drinks and a look over the menu. The dining room is along the same lines. The food was awesome, I had the sea bass and it was probably the best Ive had - great quality and perfectly cooked. At £50 for evening meal, its not cheap but the quality of the food does the price justice and you get aperitifs, an entree and a pre-desert course too. Its decent value for money; the same standard in a big city would be much more. The whole place is nice and quiet, relaxed, certainly not pretentious and the staff were very friendly. A lovely night out.

We decided to splurge and have a fancy dinner in what looked like a lovely manor house not far from where we were staying on Skye. Toravaig House is indeed quite lovely and the rooms inside where the restaurant is located were very beautifully appointed.We had been told that the restaurant would fill up quickly as it was not too large and it was best to reserve -- which we did.When we arrived, we were shown into a lounge area -- very nicely decorated with a fireplace -- for a cocktail -- it seems that they do this a lot in Scotland, whether or not you want to have a drink before dinner or not. But so we did and it was enjoyable. But we were getting hungry and this was now way past our reservation time.I explained to the waiter that we were hungry and still it took a while to be seated.The rest of the service was just as poor.The food was nicely presented but with a supposedly famous chef, the food itself was not remarkable and in some cases actually disappointing. What was mostly of concern was that when I made the reservation, I specified that my husband had some food allergies -- and when the meal came -- it was as if I had talked to the wall.Hopefully the restaurant will try to fix all these issues as the place is really pretty --but you don't eat the scenery.

Arrived for afternoon tea, this was the second time we had been, the first time was wonderful and we could not fault anything.The second visit was an utter disappointment. On arrival we were served our tea which came 20 minutes before our food ( tea bags not leaf ) The food arrived on plates ( no tower )the sandwich bread was hard and dry, the plate of food was uninspiring and looked like a kitchen porter had thrown it together, and what place did raw fish have on an afternoon tea?, how an establishment can serve food so differently on two occasions beggars belief.Will definitely not recommend to any one and will definitely not return.

We booked a meal here to celebrate joint wedding anniversaries with our friends. We were looking forward to a relaxed, enjoyable evening. The young staff were a little over keen and we felt, lacking some training in terms of coordinating service and, at times, we felt a wee bit pestered. The food was lovely, although some of it could have been warmer and the wine could have been cooler. I, personally, did not like the furnishing style. The very standardised, 'boutique' look, doesn't seem to suit Skye. To my eye the furnishings, whilst expensive, were rather garish and unoriginal, the lovely old building deserved something more sympathetic and imaginative.

We had a three course meal here with wine for £125. The food centred around fish was very good and inventive. The usual suspects of smoked salmon, monkfish tail and sea bass but imaginatively presented with a good selection of scottish cheeses to finish. Wine list could have been a little more extensive with some light French reds and dry whites.

Nous avons très bien mangé, menu bien pensé et très bien présenté. Service très agréable. A recommander. Merci.

This is a lovely hotel located with a great view to the sea and across to the mainland. The hotel has a lovely, peaceful feel to it as has the restaurant. The food was very good indeed and the service was also excellent once we got over the initial confusion on our booking which I had confirmed by email.

Arrived at the Toravaig House Hotel on a wet and windy day, had booked and afternoon tea and we were not disappointed.Comfy soft seats in front of a real fire and friendly staff was just the beginning.The afternoon tea was exceptional, a selection of sandwiches, home made savouries ( ham terrine and picalili especially good ) a selection of home made cakes and scones with cream and jam.I would recommend that anyone visiting Skye go down to Sleat and try this wonderful selection of food.We will definitely be back.

Prepare yourself for a real foodie treat, served with style in great surroundings. And hope you are lucky enough to visit when the elderflower sorbet is on the menu, do not even dream of ordering anything else. You can thank me later!

Popped into The Toravaig House Hotel for an afternoon drink and to check the dinner menu with a view to eating there that evening. We ordered two gins, one with tonic and the other with Canadian dry ginger and one glass of Prosecco. The pleasant young lady serving us promptly arrived with our order and as she was putting our drinks down told us there was no ice as the ice machine was broken. Ok, these things happen! They also had no American Dry Ginger so she put Ginger Beer in the Gin without asking first if this was ok!! Not impressed,time to leave so we asked for the bill....£35...TWO GINS ONE TONIC ONE GINGER BEER and a glass of PROSECCO we were dumbfounded! I have since read a review from last year when a gentleman was over charged by £88 pounds!!!! So is there a scam going on here??? Not impressed.

En un hermoso ambiente, cuidado hasta el detalle, y hasta con piano. Ideal para una noche romántica y cargar las pilas para recorrer la Isla.

The food at the restaurant was prepared and presented very well. I was disappointed that there was no bar so there were no cocktails - only wine and beer.

We were sleeping at the Toravaig and dined there 2 out of the 3 nights we stayed there. The first night we weren't really hungry so we had a 1 course dinner with a shared dessert. The fillet was juicy and very tasty, clearly high quality meat. Only down: it looked like the waiter wasn't that happy that we weren't having a full dinner. Second night we did have a 3 course dinner: chef's aperitif was very good, as were the scallops, venison was overcooked. The downside was the fish fillet in parma ham: nice try, i normally love these contrasts.. but the result was way too salty. Average wine, service was a bit better this time, the waitress was lovely, in discordance with other members of the hotel staff.Honestly i'm not sure if i'll visit again next time i'm on Skye Island.

The food was average but the hype made it an anti climax. There are certainly better restaurants out there.

My family (three generations) dined at Toravaig on 27 May and had a fantastic evening and a great meal. The staff could not have been more helpful and genuinely made that extra effort to make us feel welcome. Our grandson of three months was given great attention as we all were and the chef can rightly be proud of the quality of the food served. We will definitely return next year on our next visit to Skye.

La comida fue de una calidad exquisita, las vieiras excepcionales y el veloute también. El precio no es barato, pero la relación calidad-precio es muy buena. Un lugar recomendable para ir en pareja o con amigos, primero pasas a una salita con piano y chimenea donde eliges la comida y bebida y posteriormente pasas al salón para comer. Muy bonito y agradable todo.

A very great food & service. Have eaten here three times now. Superb on all occasions. Exquisite flavors, excellent service,imaginative menu.

6 course evening dining does not come any better than this. We were in food heaven for 2 nights. Locally sourced and prepared to perfection the scallops, venison, quail, pheasant and halibut have left us wanting lots more. Would highly recommend dining at this restaurant if you are visiting skye.

We had a late lunch, called ahead and were greeted warmly and led to the cosy reception room. We were the only lunch patrons at 1:45. We had a pre-meal drink-a martini and a Talisker. Don't order the martini The rim is sugared (!) and my wife thought it was made with sweet vermouth. The appetizers were spectacular-a Puree of Celeriac soup with vanilla bean and hazelnuts for her, bacon wrapped scallops with a carrot/turmeric puree for me. Both perfect.. I got the recipe for the soup from the chef. We both had breast of local pheasant for our main course. Unfortunately it was a bit dry. We had dessert - I had Cranachan Mousse, which was too sweet for my taste, and my wife had fudge brownie, which was more fudge than brownie and too heavy for her. The desserts were well made, just not for us. We had a reasonably priced bottle of wine with the meal.When I got the bill it was 118.90 pounds (2 courses about 55 , dessert 16, drinks and wine 48). I handed the girl a credit card. Being a US card I had to sign, so maybe I noticed the total of 188.90 pounds more easily than if I punched in a PIN number, When I questioned the amount, I got a very weak "Oh, sorry" and a credit slip for 70 pounds. So was it an honest error, or an attempted scam? (At the end of the day, receipts are totalled and compared to cash and receipts. Cashiers have been known to pocket the overage.) If I were the cashier, I would have been mortified and very apologetic, but perhaps I would have been whether the error was honest or not, So just leave this as a caution for both this restaurant and all others-check your bill.

Came for an early dinner (7 pm) and was led into a small lounge where we had our pre-dinner scotch (I like the Jura and my husband likes the peatier Talisker). Our server brought us a menu while we sipped and after we'd placed our orders she bought us some canapes to whet our appetites. We ordered the scallops as an appetizer and the cod as the main dish. Everything was beautifully prepared and unlike all the other hotel restaurants here in Sleat, our fish wasn't masked by sauces. My husband had the cheese plate for desert and I had something from heaven. The restaurant has a nice wine selection reasonably priced. It was a good thing we didn't have many questions regarding what we were eating because our server was clueless, very sweet but she had to run into the kitchen to get our answers.

Three of us had lunch here and what a wonderful experience it was. Priced at a reasonable £28 for a 4 course lunch what a fantastic gourmet delight. The portions were just right and cooked to perfection. There were 2 choices for each course and the presentation of the food was a delight. The dining room was sumptuous and there was a coal fire on in the lounge where we sat and had an aperitif before choosing our lunch. The service was prompt and attentive and the lady who served us was very knowledgeable about the food and the local area. We would definately eat here again and look forward to have an evening meal here and an overnight stay to enjoy the relaxed ambiance to its full potential.

Having previously enjoyed a fantastic stay and meal at Toravaig House Hotel, we visited last week around 18th April in the mid afternoon and were disappointed to find that no staff member was present at the reception desk at all to meet any potential clients ...despite ringing the bell twice and waiting, having time to have a LONG look around... we eventually gave up and left. Not at all the level of service we would expect from a hotel of such high calibre. We noticed the fire was not on in the sitting room either on a fairly chilly and driech day which certainly did not give any sense of welcoming or warmth. Very disappointing experience as we had fantastic memories of a previous stay there.....and potentially the hotel will lose custom if it does not attend to the matter we have highlighted. It has certainly lost ours!

A good dining experience.some people are not so bothered as i but i would like to know that all meat has been reared outdoors and is preferably local, at least Scottish.

As we mentioned in our hotel review, we thoroughly enjoyed our meal at the hotel restaurant and would definitely return.

Called in by chance during a very short stay on the Isle of Skye in May 2012, and we were very, very pleased that we did so. The food was just awesome and full praise to the chef who deserves more awards for his culinary skills. The whole dining experience was great with a very attentive waitress and stylish surroundings. This really was fine dining at it's very best.

Amazing, cant wait to see chef Chris on Great British Menu, he deserves it !!

Nine of my family and friends visited this restaurant on the twentieth of August 2011 and had pre-arranged with the Management, to have an eight course tasting menu with champagne and canapes to start accompanied by live fiddle music from a staff member. The entire experience was quite literally , flawless. All the interfaces from the way our inquiry was initially handled and the manner we were met on the day, to the ambiance and presentation of the lounge and subsequently the dining room itself spoke of quiet and understated professionalism.The well crafted choice of menu and the impeccable quality of the ingredients combined seamlessly with the flair and skill with which they had all been meticulously prepared and presented, frankly leaving us all quite speechless. It truly was "Edible Art" ! We also thankfully chose to take the restaurant's choice of wines to accompany each course and agreed that they were all well up to the mark and sensitively priced. The experience was rounded off by being allowed to meet the remarkably young team of chefs and have an enjoyable interface and exchange with them . If you find yourself within a hundred miles of this quite exceptional hotel and restaurant it would be real shame if you were unable to partake of their hospitality and cuisine. We most certainly will be back as soon as we can.

Auf unserer Schottland Reise, hatten wir das Vergnügen, hier 2 Abende zu speisen. Der Koch muß sich vor deutschen Sterneköchen nicht verstecken. Täglich wechselndes Menü. Vom ersten kleinen Gruß aus der Küche in die Lounge über die Menüwahl bis zum Dessert ist das Dinner ein Genuß. Einziges Potential nach oben ist im Bereich individuelle Weine je Gang.

We just happened to stop by the Toravaig House Hotel and asked for dinner at the Islay Restaurant. What a treat! Easily the best meal we have had in Scotland. A full 5 course fine dinning experience in a charming atmosphere. The service was exceptional. A truly memorable evening worth every penny! We started with cocktails and canapés in the lounge at 7:00 and finished our coffee at 9:30. Absolutely a “must do” evening. Reservations are a must to assure a seating

This review is based on a visit to the restaurant in August 2010 we were not hotel residents but were treated to a meal at the hotel by two of our travelling companions.The hotel itself is very well presented and the reception rooms were spacious and comfortable.The menu was slightly limited with no option for our vegetarian traveller, but the chef suggested a dish for each course which overall worked out alright.The dishes were presented beautifully and lived up to their appearance in taste. The staff were helpful and friendly and the evening went well. Good wine selection at reasonable prices. Well worth the visit.