Kildonan Cafe in Eilean Siar

Wonderfully friendly reception from the lovely young guy behind the counter, great selection of cakes and THE best gluten free chocolate cake we’ve had so far! Delicious cappuccino and gorgeous views out of the back of the cafe. Just stopped for a quick brew but the lunch menu looked tempting at good prices. Definitely a fab place to stop

Lovely friendly staff and excellent location and building. Good wholesome food and portion sizes at a reasonable cost. The only reason I haven't given it 5 stars is that service is a little slow - but maybe I need to adjust more to 'Island Time'!

Called in for a cuppa & bite to eat while in the area, first time I've visited the cafe. Food was good. Staff are very friendly, extremely pleasant & helpful, will visit more often.

Visited with friends before tackling the Flora MacDonald Trail. Very friendly welcome. Lunches ( sandwiches, salads, chips) all very fresh,tasty and promptly served. Restaurant was clean. Toilets on premises. Few places to lunch on Uists. Recommend this.

Small cafe at the Kildonan museum. Plenty of parking. Museum really very good, well worth an hour or two. Good lunch options. I just had a cheese and salad sandwich which came with crisps - nice fresh bread and good cheese. Cakes looked very tempting!

Very friendly table service. Not expensive and excellent cakes. There aren't many places for a coffee and a cake in South Uist but we've been here twice in 2 days and it's been great and very welcome each time.

Another nice lunch in the cafe. New owner, but still a great stop. Nice and clean cafe, staff are all helpfull, and prices reasonable

Lovely soup for lunch today at this friendly Café in Kildonan. I have been a few times and have throughly enjoyed the food. The cakes are delicious. The staff are welcoming and provide a great service.

Gluten Free available as someone with Coeliac disease the chef was fantastic. This is the first cafe I have been to that uses decent G.F rolls for soup. I buy these myself and was very surprised to see them on my plate. The chef was very accommodating. G.F pop cake was delicious and S.O had roll and sausage with egg. And a very generous slice of cake. Along with tea and coffee the total bill was excellent value.

Really delicious and wholesome food delivered with a smile! Book to avoid disappointment as it was heaving!

Once again another great lunch at Kildonan cafe.Have been a few times over the years with a friend when we come up cycling. Came up with family this time, and they liked the place, food great, staff are brilliant and a great atmosphere in it. Only down side this time, was that the table was dirty and sticky, had to ask three times for it to be cleaned. Menu is good, and prices are reasonable. Will be back in May 2023

Great cafe, nice selection to choose from, warm and cosy on wet days, soup is lovely. Staff friendly. Also has a museum (entry price is £3), and a shop attached to it.

We arrived at the museum to find a large coach party occupying every seat in the cafe and in the process of being served. Apparently the had arrived unannounced, with no booking. Clearly we were going to have a long wait. As we turned to go, one of the staff stopped us and took us through a door to an outdoor seating area, where we were served almost immediately. Very impressive! (And the food was good, too!)

I had my coach party in here this afternoon and the service, quality and price was very good. There was 30 of us and we were welcomed by a great team that then got us seated, took our orders and served us and had us back on the bus (HAPPY😊) within an hour. Everyone had a great time and loved the food. There was tea, coffee, cakes, sandwiches and hot soup as well as other refreshments. I will be back 👍

Was beginning to flag and wishing I'd bought something to eat at Co-op in Daliburgh but this popped up just in time, great cakes and lovely coffee,

The cafe was very busy and as a result th service was slow. However, the coffee and cake we had was good and there was a reasonable selection.

Nice place, coffee, food and cakes good. Plenty of parking. Clean and tidy. Lots of friendly young servers.

This certainly a friendly place with a fairly standard cafe menu. Service was a bit disorganised but the food was quite acceptable not least because there are not many alternatives in this area of South Uist.

Great cafe. Really nice atmosphere and the food is amazing. Wide variety on the menu. Spotless throughout. Also had a shop and museum attached to it. Staff all very polite and helpful and reasonably priced. We will be back next year.

Very nice cafe with a great view. Friendly service and a decent cooked breakfast. Fully COVID compliant re track & trace and hygiene measures.

We visited Barbara's cafe and quickly realised it has had a change of management since our last visit. We had hot drinks and cake. They were very nice. The service was much improved , no muddle-up. It seemed the new management may be attracting more...

Nice wee place attached to the museum. Good coffee and cakes. Limited but pleasant lunch menu all made to order. Nip in to the museum after - it’s quite an interesting wee place.

Crab salad was good, after some confusion over the order. There seemed to be confusion in the kitchen. Front of house service was very pleasant and friendly.

Loved my blueberry scone, made by Jamie, who also cheerfully and patiently made my coffee the way I like it. Went into this cafe after a visit to the museum in the same building.

We used this café several times during the week we were staying on nearby Eriskay. Tea and coffee were good and black pudding and egg baps were enjoyable mid morning! Blueberry scone (just made) was lovely the first time, but a bit dry on a...

We visited for lunch and rather than go for the soup and toastie option we thought we would go for a cooked lunch. My partner had fish and chips which was oily, tasteless and not even run of the mill. It was not good at...

Came here for coffee and cakes. We weren't tempted by the selection of cakes so just had coffees which were okay. A busy place. Friendly staff. There is an outdoor seating area which would be nice on a fine day.

This local cafe has a pleasant setting with friendly staff and really good home baked cakes. Right next to the road and a great museum it is a great place for a snack or more on any trip in South uist

We went into Barbara's after visiting the Kildonan Museum - you do not have to go back outside. There was plenty of choice on the menu from rolls & sandwiches to fresh crab salad or soup. The staff were very friendly and the service quick...

Nice little cafe attached to the Museum in S Uist. Decent coffee and home baking. Friendly and clean

Wet day so planned a visit to Kildonan Museum; really interesting couple of hours. Went to café planning to get lunch. Disorganised chaos! Waited too long in queue. Food looked unappetising so decided just to have a coffee. Cafetiere made up with warm, not boiling water. Waited again for them to get a cup and saucer from some other place. Coffee undrinkable. We left.

Our experience was spoiled by the fact that when we arrived, which was quite early on the Sunday, the tables hadn't been cleared and they didn't seem to be any intention to do so. We cleared our own even down to asking for a damp cloth to wipe the table which didn't prompt any action from the staff. Other customers also commented.

As three hungry cyclists we would probably have eaten anything, so this report is probably skewed in the cafe's favour. Our baked potatoes and sandwiches were ok, but nothing special. The cakes served were very small portions and I also noticed people in front of me complaining about the size of them. But they are pre-cut, and the girl on the till can't do anything about that.

We come here every year but were very disappointed this year. Service was so slow and the scone and chocolate cake were quite dry . I ordered soup and waited 40 minutes for it . My grandson and husband had finished and left by the time it came . It was busy but seemed very disorganised.

Con todo el ambiente de una cantina escolar y la calidad de la comida, si tienen una opción entre este café y la inanición, elija la inanición. Es la mejor opción, confía en mí. El té que se servía anémicos básicamente utilizan tibia y habiendo visto Barbara ella agarrando un trozo de tarta con su mano ungloved y bunging, hijo dormido en el plato del cliente delante de mí en la cola, sólo me imagino que el certificado de higiene fue escrito en crayon. Un rápido vistazo en el retrete me dejo con una impresión similar como a la limpieza del lugar. . No otro. Yo recomendaría, me temo!

Lo que este pequeño café carece de ambiente más que compensa en café y tarta! El café fue el mejor que tuve durante mi semana en el Hebrides y, posiblemente debido al hecho de que un viaje en autocar parado allí en el día que fuimos, el rango de genuinamente tortas caseras era increíble.

In previous years, I have always highly praised this cafe. However, there was only one lady on duty, when I visited this May. It was not too busy, but it was lunchtime. I just ordered a drink and a (cheese) toastie. There was almost no...

Un café muy bienvenido en una carretera solitaria. Personal amable. Buen café y tartas caseras. En el mismo edificio que el museo

This is a nice little cafe; we particularly enjoyed the Victoria sponge. we then visited the Kildonan Museum in an adjoining building. A very pleasant break in the afternoon.

Stopped off for lunch between touring the Museum and visiting the craft-shop which are on either side of the cafe.Didn't use the WiFi but tokens for it can be bought in the museum shop.Food was good and the welcome warm plus there was a selection of pamphlets and leaflets on the windowsill for you to browse through (but not take away) while you waited for your lunch to be prepared.

Lovely cafe with great home made soup and home baking. Really good place to go after the Museum on a rainy day!

What a lovely little centre on the road up from the ferry....( or down maybe)Coffee was lovely....the food coming out for others looked very good.....my Cherry Bakewell was a bit dry....boss said hers was lovely and I should not have had the end piece.....aint that just life.

My partner and I popped in for a coffee on our travels and were greeted (or not) by a miserable looking teenager behind the counter, who glanced our way as we stood there to order, but carried on pottering behind the counter - slamming down trays etc; no hello, nothing. After a couple of minutes a lad came out of the back and took our order. This was fine and I'd started to think that maybe the girl wasn't allowed to serve (even though it isn't a bar), but when I went to pay, she took the payment! Again, no smile, no thank you, nothing! The coffee was okay but I think this teenager needs a hefty course in customer service.

Busy restaurant but staff coped well Lots of tables so good chance of getting a seat. Usual lunch time options soup, sandwiches....think I had macaroni and partner had salmon pate and oatcakes.No free wifi but you can buy a token from the Kildonnan museum next door (£1 for an hour) and it works in the cafeKildonnan Museum and the craft shop also worth a visit

We stopped here twice for soup and sandwiches. The food and service was very good indeed. Clean toilet facilities. Attached museum we found very interesting and a reasonable charge of £2.50. Craft shop also attached was very good where we bought a framed print of the Machair.So few places to go in the rain on South Uist, well worth a stop.

Excellent soup. Adequate sandwich. Nice place. Nice people. Deserves to be better supported. Cakes looked good but was well behaved and missed them out.

Stopped off here for lunch, young girl behind the counter was very dreary and made no effort at all to be friendly or engage with the customers. Food was lovely I had the chicken, pesto panini, husband had burger with chunky chips. Prices very reasonable.

Meal was as expected...perfect baked potato, tuna, cheese & salad. Salad was delicious. Service from Jasmine excellent. Perfect front t of house staff member. Clean throughout. Toilet facilities good & clean. Will be back. Thank you.

We go every time we visit the western isles. The food is good, but doesn't "call us" to go. The service can be interesting, a bit more co-ordination would benefit. We went a couple of weeks ago when couldn't get into the pink cafe with its delicious cake and FREE wifi. Yes the staff are friendly.Haven't seen Venison, Hedbridean lamb or locally caught seafood, maybe we haven't been at the right time.

Clean, friendly and welcoming as always. Home cooked food served with a smile! There is a good choice of drinks, snacks and light meals.

Great stop for morning coffee or a bowl of soup at lunchtime. Friendly helpful staff. Not a large selection but more than enough for a light snack.

My husband and I stopped here just for a soup. There was two on offer but we were told the lentil would be ready in two minutes so we ordered that and when it came it was delicious with fresh brown bread and butter the other food we saw being served looked good as well.As we were here we thought we would visit the museum. We were pleasantly surprised at the amount to see it was well worth the £2.50 entrance. The shop was worth a look but a bit expensive.There is a Viking longship outside next to the road so you cannot miss it.

I can only speak for the excellent home made tomato soup which was just the job on a cool and windy day - it tasted of fresh ripe tomatoes and came with excellent bread - but the other items on offer, like the haggis balls chosen by my husband, looked tempting. The staff were friendly and efficient and the prices very reasonable. The whole centre is worth a visit - a very well thought out small museum and, on a practical note, absolutely spotless cloakrooms.

We visited twice, the museum is well thought out, interesting, informative and educational. Had to buy some books! The craft shop is light and airy with some fantastic products available, and the café serves honest down to earth food with great teas and coffee

Stopped here with the family to have a meal and visit the museum We were not disappointed. The food was fresh made and although the service was a wee bit slow it was not a problem. The place was busy and the staff coped well.I'd recommend this place..

...because we were on bicycles and there's nothing else around for miles. The food is tea-shop average, good soups and basic toasties, but nothing out of the ordinary. Service is friendly and personable, if a bit chaotic (they were swamped by a tour bus unloading.) You can't access the WiFi unless you pay the museum an extra £1, which irked me, since we'd already paid the museum entrance fee.

We came to see the excellent local history museum and craft centre. The cafe was a delight. we just had a light lunch there but service was good and the food well prepared and well presented.

This seems to be about the only cafe on South Uist open on a Sunday, so was especially welcome for a light lunch. It’s in a pleasant, light room with windows overlooking the museum entrance on one side and countryside the other. It serves mainly soup, sandwiches and cakes. What we had was fine and service helpful.

Nice place to stop, by the museum. Coffee was good but the scones were not home-made. Wifi not free, which is a shame because of the difficulties of getting online in this area.

Excellent cafe, interesting museum and good craft shop (all open on Sunday). Good selection of food and drinks. We cycled there from Eriskay and it was a welcome break from the headwinds.

Kildonan offers one of the few wet weather alternatives on the Uists! Good craft shop, museum and cafe and they are always busy.

We eat here every year on the way to the ferry. The food is always well cooked and good value. We had lentil soup this year, which was delicious, and Bakewell Tart to follow, which was the best we have ever tasted. The staff are really friendly.

Just really wanted fish and chips. They served breaded haddock,peas and chips good helping,tasty chips,very nice fish. A good cafeteria of coffee to help it down.friendly staff and good photos of St kilda. A welcoming cafe

South Uist isn't exactly awash with great eateries, but the Museum Cafe is the best. Delicious bakings & pretty tasty toasties too.

very good attraction. a smashing local museum with a cafe next door serving delicious soup and the freshest smoked salmon sarnies i've tasted.

Good food and friendly service. Waiting staff very good, service with a smile. Food served hot and lovely home baking. Reasonably priced - will return.

Very helpful staff who were willing to provide what was asked for without a fuss. I wanted hot milk in my coffee no problem. Cake was delicious.

Of all the years I've been holidaying in Uist this cafe never fails to impress me. Beautiful food, lovely welcome & clean pleasant surroundings. You must try!

We ate here during our trip to the Outer Hebrides. The home-made salmon pate and home-made oatcakes were delicious. Choice of food is good and the whole place has a clean, fresh feel. Prices were good. Don't forget to check out the little museum also on-site - it's well the couple of pound entrance charge.

Typical of cafes on The Hebrides Islands, this one serves up a warm welcome along with home made fare (mostly soup, sandwiches and scones) very similar to the café just down the road at Askernish Golf Club.

Reasonable menu choice. Clean and bright surroundings. Friendly staff with prompt service. Food of good quality. Well worth a visit during the day.

Not many cafes around so very welcome and the cake was great. Just wished it had stayed open for early evening meals.

Basic homemade food (made in the restaurant).Scotch broth like mother used to make, beautiful fresh salmon sandwiches.Predictably it is run by local girls home from university. Sarah first year medicine, Iona studying to become a Gaelic teacher. The best food of the trip to the Hebrides and that includes three so-called good hotels.

Absolutely yummy cake from an excellent selection of home baked goodies, but we arrived too late for anything else more substantial as for some reason they were closing early that day. However staff were very friendly and helpful. The museum is well worth a visit and provided a very interesting insight into island life.

We stopped on the way north when the weather was fine and we loved it, great soup, great cakes and really nice staff. We cycled south a few days later in the howling wind with one thought keeping us going...Kildonan Cafe! We were not disappointed, toasties and sandwiches were also great (er, as was the (different) soup and cake, cycling is hungry work!) Museum next door is an unexpected gem, allow yourself a few hours.

the museum at Kildonan has some really interesting artifacts and information about the area and a good selection of books and CD,s on the locality.good menu in the café but can get very busy if a bus should arrive!Also a well stocked shop with artisan products to suit all tastes.

In old schoolhouse is café with excellent local produce to make a simple but very tasty menu at great prices. Made very welcome. Super little local museum with friendly & helpful guide who gave us an insight into living locally.

Well laid out, of great educational and historical interest. Food and service were excellent. I particularly like the 5 gallon whisky jar!

Friendly service from all staff, lovely atmosphere. Lovely food and coffee. Interesting photo exhibit on wall detailing St Kilda. Great toilets!

Friendly staff, a good choice of dishes including home-made soups, and a marvellous view from the windows of the eagle soaring away.The museum is pretty good, too.

Very helpful staff in the cafe, sandwiches freshly made. Disappointed that the Museum doesn't open until Easter

Lovely friendly café with excellent food - baking and savoury - freshly made and served with a smile! And with the museum and local artists/artisans shop next door, it's definitely worth visiting.For us, it's an obligatory stop each time we come to South Uist!

Made to feel very welcome. Very clean with excellent coffee and Bakewell tart.Thank you it was great hiding from the rain whilst looking for eagles!

This is a very tidy little cafe with good views and a simple but decent menu. We only had sandwiches and cake, but they were well made and nicely presented. Add the fact that there is also an interesting little museum here and a decent craft/souvenir shop - it is well worth a visit.

Stopped here with husband and boys for some hot chocolate and coffees on a rainy day. The boys loved their hot chocolate, marshmallows and cream and the coffees were ok, but the best thing was the shortbread, it was was amazing! Cafe has a lovely atmosphere, only downside was that our table hadn't been cleared from the people before us, and never got cleared, we had to move the dishes onto the window sill, that being said they were very busy the day we were in. over all a lovely place, will definately return.

Simple but tasty and excellent value. Breakfast style roll was very tasty and the cakes were fresh.Shop and museum ideal to kill time during the rain.Would return

Good food. The child's meal was large. My son had trouble eating all of it there was so much. Interesting exhibits of life on the isle.

We visited the museum which provides a lot of information and is very interesting. After this we went into the cafe and had a cup of tea and scone with jam and cream which were both excellent, well worth a visit.

Visited the Kildonan museum and then stopped in here for lunch. Lovely home cooking and fantastic bakery section. Very reasonable! Worth a stop!

Shortbread is amazing!! :) Really buttery and thoroughly addicting. Not really too sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing since I couldn't stop eating it.

A good place to stop off - museum, craft shop & cafe. I visited the cafe & craft shop. There were some nice gifts in the shop - handmade socks, cardigans, pottery, jewellery, soap etc. Cafe serves a selection of food - sandwiches, toasties, soups, cakes etc. The soup was excellent. A decent portion with some nice bread. My boyfriend was pleased with his chicken coronation sandwich too. It looked homemade & tasted great. A wide variety of cakes to choose from too. All freshly made!Would recommend a stop. Toilets are also very clean & tidy.

We stopped off here for a snack/lunch and it was just fine - nothing exceptional - quite good coffee and cakes and pleasant staff. There aren't a lot of places to stop off in the Uists so we were pleased to see it

Yummy food, a museum and clean toilets in a local community centre with spectacular scenery all around. We were very glad we stopped here. Marvellous.

There are a number of places that could take a leaf out of the book of this cafe as far as providing simple food and not in the least pretentious. The home baking and snacks are just what is required. Perhaps the staff could be a little less shy and converse more with customers.

I nice wee place friendly staff but there menu is a bit unclear .... For instance on the main menu is Scrambled egg and toast but at 2 pm you can't get it as I was told it was a morning only item !!!That aside it's a nice place

Dropped in at the museum on the way from Eriskay to North Uist today. I was the only people there apart from the waitress and two owners, all.of whom were very friendly. I had a hot chocolate which was very good served.with cream and marshmallows for £2.50 which seemed good value.I also had a mars bar and crunchie tray bake??!! Bit of an odd combination and was certainly different but actually tasted very nice. Did think £1.50 for a very small portion of it was a little much though.Would definitely stop again and recommend to all.

Stopped by with the family for coffees, hot chocolates and cake mid morning. Typical Hebridean community cafe sort of set up with great coffees and homemade baking. Very friendly staff and busy with locals and tourists alike. The sort of unpretentious place we really like. Lovely shope in the same complex. Shame the museum bit was closed but we'd certainly come back any day.

We stopped off here on several occasions while touring the Hebrides on our bicycles. It is an excellent place to either have a tea or coffee and cake or a meal. There are toilet facilities open 24 hours a day. The museum attached to the cafe is well worth a wander round - excellent value at only £2.00 each - it gives a real insight into life on Uist in past days as well as having displays of what the houses were like etc. Do not drive past Kildonan cafe - stop and have a look round the museum then go in for a coffee or tea - support the people who run this facility on a voluntary basis!

A local brought us here for lunch after a walk at Loch Skippit. Lovely friendly ladies working behind the counter, lentil soup was terrific,nice and thick, hearty enough for a S Uist day. Tried the haggis and cheese toastie for something different - not sure I would order it again but am glad I tried it. The home bakes were just delightful; the scones lighter than most and the Bakewell Tart went down a treat. Two of our party had tea and I tried the hot chocolate. All in all, a nice lunch, reasonably priced, with a pleasant buzz of happy diners around us. If I lived here I would want their soup everyday!

Enjoyed a couple of lunches at Kildonan during our week on South Uist, the home baking is just as good as ever. Smoked Salmon pate and oatcakes - delicious. Barbara and her team are very friendly and welcoming.Looking forward to our next visit