Isle of Lismore Cafe in Argyll & Bute

An amazing cafe with amazing food and staff, our go to place for lunch, can't recommend enough. The food is super and made with local ingredients, homemade baking and ice cream is second to none. Be sure to visit and even if your not staying on Lismore the ferry trip from Oban is worth it.

Lovely local food (Lismore ice cream), properly baked potato, local beer, excellent homebaking! Lovely setting too - modern and bright!

We crossed to Lismore from Port Appin and walked along the quiet lane, enjoying the scenery, little thinking that we would find a café which we did - and it was open even though it was a Sunday! We had just ordered coffee and cakes when the island suffered from a power cut, but the lovely staff carried on as best they could until power was restored about 10 minute later. The service was excellent and the Café has a lovely large decked area for outdoor eating with great views. There is a small gift shop inside the same building with a great selection of locally made items. The Heritage Centre is also well worth a look - lots of interesting information about Lismore. It's about an hour's walk to and from the passenger ferry to and from Port Appin and a small car park.

Siempre me gusta pensar que no puedo sorprenderme, pero después de visitar la isla de lismore cafe me demostró que estaba equivocado. . . Es una verdadera joya en la corona de las islas occidentales. Desde la encantadora Sarah y Bethany hasta el chef Daniel, me trataron con excelente comida y un servicio fabuloso. No puedo recomendarlo lo suficiente. . . . . . Buen trabajo chicos, literalmente nos alegraron el día. . . . .

Un buen hallazgo al caminar desde el ferry en el extremo norte de la isla, está a unas tres millas o más de donde aterriza. Excelente variedad de pasteles caseros, buen café y té, y la sopa era igualmente casera y justo lo que necesitábamos.

walked to the cafe from the drop off for the Port Appin ferry. Exceeded exceptions with smart and cheerful cafe in a lovely building. Great soup for lunch. Interesting exhibition about the island.

when you land on Lismore you need to walk a fair way to get to the cafe but there is plenty to do on route and the views are great.The cafe have some fantastic cakes and other goodies. Their coffee was really tasty and they have inside and outside seating. It is a welcome spot to stop after a few miles walking.

Lismore is a charming, quiet island and a wonderful place for a break. There is one store and post office, and then in the middle of the island, the cafe, providing a sanctuary of cheer, good food and company on even the rainiest of days. Its manned by volunteers for the small museum and library, gift shop, but the action, sich that it is, centres on the cafe, which is a local meeting point as well as a destination for hikers from the ferry. The chef Dan and Babs seem to keep the whole cafe ticking over and the french onion soup is to die for! Well ANY of the soups are excellent! Please visit and support the community, and enjoy the scenery along the way.

Wonderful community centre with a cafe and a small local museum displaying the history of Lismore from the Stone Age until today with main emphasis on life on the isle and emigration in the 19th century. The cafe serves freshly prepared food based on local produce where possible. The home-baked lemon and blueberry cake was really fresh and very delicious. The isle of Lismore is worth a visit at least as a daytrip, and a visit to this heritage centre is not to be missed for background information and local history. The staff is very welcoming and knowledgeable. There is no entrance fee to the heritage centre, but donations are encouraged for obvious reasons.

We visited a few times on our short visit to Lismore. The cafe is excellent, good food, friendly staff. The heritage centre sells books, gifts and has a wealth of information about the history of the island.

What a gem of a find,food fresh and the best soup,homemade and really tasty. Staff were really helpful and knowledgable about the island

Visited this lovely place with 18 members of our walking group. What a wonderful experience on a dismal day although we did enjoy our walk. We were thoroughly entertained by Katie and even enjoyed her 'sconey biscuits' !! Lots of yummy cakes too.

During a wee tour around the island, I found this cafe. I was in need of some water, and I was going to get a bottle for my dog aswell. I entered, and then was charged £5.90 for two bottles of water. I was thirsty enough to take it but really very expensive.

We had a lovely walk on the breathtakingly beautiful island of Lismore today. Half way round we discovered a fabulous cafe with lovely home made raspberry scones and great coffee. An oasis in the middle of an almost deserted island. Lovely friendly staff and a very interesting heritage centre. Thank you

A lovely building in a stunning location with fantastic views. The food was fresh and tasty, but a little pricey. We would have been happy with just a sandwich or bowl of soup after our walk from the ferry stop, but the nearest thing to it was an "open sandwich" which was really a huge plate of cheese and salad and a couple of slices of bread. The cakes looked nice, but we were too full to eat them after the salad. Had the first course been smaller and cheaper we would have bought cakes as well. A nice lady brought our dog a bowl of water, but the people serving could have been a little friendlier. It's a shame because it has the makings of being something really special.

Fantastic location, beautiful and tasteful building... but that's about it. The café's leaflet advertises vegetarian and vegan meals available. I ended up with a cheese sandwich. Nothing on the main menu that vegans could eat - just the parsnip soup of the specials board. Speaking of which.... they also advertise that gluten free meals are available. Asked about the soup, and was told "I think so". Not much use for any coeliacs requiring certainty. Also asked about the goat's cheese salad from the specials board, wanting to know what was actually in it. "Goat's cheese and salad" was the helpful answer. Didn't like to risk it in case the salad was just a lettuce leaf (and at over £8, that wouldn't have been funny). Also worth noting - two of the main meals (scampi and lasagne) weren't available. And they could manage to offer three varieties of meat burger, but apparently keeping a veggie burger or two on standby in the freezer was too much effort. For a place that specifically advertises itself as catering for a wide range of diets, this place was a sadly disappointing shambles. While the staff were pleasant enough, they didn't seem to have a clue. Very sorry to have to write such a negative review, but I feel it's fair and accurate. I'll now go and make the donation that I'm expected to make for using the WiFi. For anyone in any doubt about the menu, I'll upload a photograph to illustrate the lack of dietary options.

Hemos visitado esta hermosa isla antes, a pie, utilizando tanto el Port Appin ferry en el norte y el ferry de Oban en el sur, pero esta vez queríamos ver un poco más, así que cogimos el coche en el ferry de Oban. Lo que un espléndido Lago Linnhe para llegar hasta un viaje, especialmente cuando el sol brilla como hizo para nosotros. Nos fuimos directamente a la cafetería para tomar un café por la mañana y un bollo (no mucho por camino de instalaciones en el barco) y luego recorrer el norte de la isla. que nos trajo a la cafetería, muy convenientemente, a la hora del almuerzo, después de lo cual fuimos el museo (en el mismo edificio) y luego recorrer el sur de la isla. que nos trajo a la cafetería para tomar el té de la tarde, para sentarse fuera en el sol. Por esta vez el lugar estaba comenzando a sentir como en casa, y el personal se volvió más y más amable con cada visita. aún así tuvimos tiempo de ir en torno a la iglesia, o catedral ya que fue, en el pasado, antes de coger el último ferry volver a Oban.

Tuvimos un viaje fantástico a la Isla de Lismore. Como íbamos en bicicleta alrededor de la isla, nos encantó poder parada tanto para un café por la mañana y almuerzo en la cafetería. En la mañana, ambos disfrutamos nuestras tartas. La casa hizo pastel de ciruelas era especialmente deliciosa! Después regresamos por la tarde para almorzar. La sobresaliente y patatas fritas era absolutamente fantástico y estaba servido con una sabrosa col casera que fue realmente ligero y fresco. La hamburguesa era también muy sabroso. La comida estaba caliente, recién hecho y delicioso. no tomar un tiempo para la orden de comida para salir sin embargo esto, añadido al ambiente relajado de la cafetería. La comida estaba a un precio razonable. El personal era muy amable y servicial que hizo que la experiencia sea una delicia.