Kildonan Hotel Dining in North Ayrshire

Lovely location, warm friendly staff, good food, the views out over pladda are amazing. We saw seals and 🐬 dolphins. We can’t wait to return.

We were staying at the Seal Shore campground and the Hotel was next door. We had been in previously for drinks and decided to come get for food on hubby’s birthday It did not disappoint… lovely fish and chips and a “ on the house pudding” for hubby’s birthday 🥳 What a lovely welcoming restaurant and the music was great too

We were stopping at the campsite which is next door to this hotel and bar and we had our 2 dogs with us, one of them is reactive to other dogs. We visited on the first night and sat outside on one of the tables encircled with small walls. We enjoyed the food and beer and all was good. We decided to return the following evening which proved a mistake. The bar was fairly busy and several people had multiple dogs wandering around leads. We sat where we had sat the previous evening and went to order food. We were told that food was only being served inside and on the decking outside. I explained that we had a reactive dog and sitting on the decking would really not be good for us due to the other dogs around,could we not take the food where we had sat the previous evening? Unfortunately not! Very disappointing as I really didn’t think it was a big ask.

We have eaten here three times already during our holiday and thoroughly enjoyed all of our meals. The food was beautifully cooked and delicious and the atmosphere was friendly and very welcoming. We are visiting again on our final night. Dog friendly too. Stunning views while you wine and dine.

Read the negative reviews but decided to make our own mind up from our own experience...glad we did. Went for an evening meal here, was greeted straight away by a lovely friendly staff member who went above and beyond to make sure we had a good time. The food was delicious, it was well presented, hot, plentyful and flavoursome. Restaurant area was clean, tidy and well set out with lovely tableware. Only fault was the enterance was not clearly marked from the carpark so we walked about the buildings until we finally found the way in...more signage would be beneficial.

Visited as a family, 2 generous half portions of fish and chips for girls and a full portion for me, husband had the burger. Crispy batter, fresh fillets of fish and crispy handcut chips were fantastic. Burger tasty with lovely red cabbage slaw on the side. Grear value and nice service.

Early evening meal we were first in so the place lacked a little atmosphere but we had choice of the best seat in the house -!! Food was ok and service was good and welcoming

Popped in for something to eat and was not disappointed! Steak and Ale pie was crammed with delicious chunks of steak and my wife thoroughly enjoyed her fish and chips. Staff were very friendly and helpful, definitely recommend it!

Despite the mixed reviews we decided to try the hotel for a meal, and are glad we did. The menu was quite restricted, presumably due to it only recently reopening after Covid, but had a range of standard pub classics. We both had the fish and chips with some sides and food was great. Well sized portions and good value. Good place to go for some pub food and a drink, right on the beach.

Visited at lunchtime for a drink and a snack.We asked for Chicken and vegetable soup,and when it arrived, were presented with what looked like consomme with bits of veg floating in it along with some pieces of chicken. This would have been OK, but the veg. were, to put it kindly,a bit on the Al Dente side. There was courgette, celery,red peppers and parsnip,the last of which was inedible because it was almost raw. The bread rolls which came with the soup were excellent, and the view was great. Things aren't easy for the hospitality business just now, but this was really not good.

Just popped in for a coffee. It was better than anticipated, well crafted and good flavour. Order from the bar/ self service. Great view from the terrace over to Pladda and Alisa Craig. Few seals into the bargain. Felt a bit grimy, mostly cos windows were a bit salty and tables tired.

Arrived at the restaurant at 2.05pm after walking for 5 hours. This hotel was a recommended lunch stop by a number of tourist guides. We were told by unsympathetic staff that food finished at 2pm and they could give us nuts or crisps. Absolute disgraceful hotel in such a scenic location. We asked for soup or sandwiches but again were abruptly refused. Added to this both staff and customers inside this establishment had decided that COVID 19 was a thing of the past and masks and social distancing were from a bygone era. Will never be back near this place but then they probably knew this and couldn’t care less.

Greeted by very friendly staff, and was seated in an area off the bar, couldn't really call it a restaurant, there was a large wide blind separating it, the noise from the people playing pool in the bar area was very distracting, menu limited and uninspiring, ordered steak and ale pie (big mistake)and fish & chips, the pie came in an oral dish with a very cold flakey pastry lid placed on top with chips and a big pile of soggy tinned carrots, the meat in pie was dry, no self respecting cook (couldn't call chef)would serve such a meal, wish I'd had the fish and chips it looked much better. Ate the chipps and meat.Very very disappointed, told waitress she said sorry, and took it away, for such a stunning area no one at the hotel cares enough to make it a place to go to, because we won't again (used to be frequent visitors)

here is a hotel clearly riding out on it's fantastic location and not making the effort in the kitchen. Family of 6 ordered steak sandwiches and BLT's. Could not have been more lacking or disappointing given the price being charged.

It's such a pity that the location does not reflect on the food which was so basic , what could possibly go wrong? The presentation was not good for starters with shredded carrots on the plate along with soggy chips, the steak pie meat was tough and certainly not worth £10.95. The veggie burger was a bought in product probably costing 30p and retailing at £9! The staff were pleasant and friendly but overall the impression was very negative as the place looked very tired and in need of modernisation, I am just glad that we are self catering in Kildonan and can provide much much better food than the Kildonan Hotel. It is what it is as it is the ONLY hotel in the area which does not give the proprietor the opportunity to serve such very poor food

ambiance très différente de ce que nous connaissions avant la rénovation et l'agrandissement... plus grand chose ne reste du pub...

Heerlijk gegeten, en vergeet het dessert niet! Zeer vriendelijk personeel. Het uitzicht is grandioos,pracht plekje.

Veel opties zijn er niet om in een gehucht zoals Kildonan te dienren. Het hotel met brasserie en pub ligt...

accueil chaleureux par un personnel attentionné et sympathique - excellente nourriture - carte assez complète - service rapide

Il ristorante dell'hotel kildonan sorge in un'ottima posizione. Le sue finestre danno su un'isoletta e con un po' di fortuna...