Lochindaal Hotel Restaurant in Argyll & Bute

Stayed here for two nights - room was absolutely stunning with the most comfortable bed ever. I didn’t want to leave! Staff and owners are lovely and the breakfast is delicious! Will definitely be returning to stay when we next come to Islay!

Lovely setting. Good atmosphere. Professional and friendly hostess (owner?) but not as we’d hoped. High prices (yes I know it’s 2023) but these need to be justified. Table service not particularly attentive (salt and pepper, other sauces?). Cullen skink at £12 too watery and not enough fish. Mussels main less than the mussels starter at The Douglas in Brodick (and not as tasty), crusty bread (as alternative to skinny fries) about as crusty as the top of an undercooked rice pudding. So disappointed. This was our last evening after a super week on Islay and Jura. Better chef or just a cook more acquainted with what the menu offers? Sacrilege - but try the Port Charlotte hotel up the road.

Delighted to meet ye yesterday at the match . Really enjoyed the chat . Looking forward to seeing ye the end of the summer hopefully. Yours Armel Whyte

Good food well priced and quiet, with friendly staff, the fish and chips is superb as are the dessert options

We had our last meal, while on Islay last week, what a find, nothing pretentious, great food, good choice of whiskies, & Ian the best landlord I’ve ever met.throughly recommend.

I had one of the most amazing seafood meals ever and super value for money. To start langoustines then crab claws (lots), a bottle of Prosecco. Hubby chicken goujons then scallops plus salad chips and bread. Lovely ambiance, all the locals drinking, eating and chatting , really nice server . Definitely the place to eat in Port Charlotte.

Great wee find in Islay, been a few years since I visited last but the welcome was just the same, kind and friendly. The host Ian is a gem and nothing is too much trouble. The food is good ,freshly cooked and served from staff who make you feel at home.

Given a Seafood Platter voucher for my birthday,in October 2021. Has been so worth the wait to experience Ian’s so fresh, locally sourced extensive platter which included 2 whole lobsters; absolutely delicious and very friendly, efficient family team.

Warning: this restaurant has recently been taken over and many of the great reviews reflect the previous owners and not the current ones. My wife and I had the seafood plate at £30 a head and it turned out to be a poor decision. The crab claws and langoustines were clearly overcooked and did not taste at all fresh. The scallops were fine, though. If you choose to eat here, avoid the seafood and go for a cheaper option. The staff were not particularly welcoming or friendly which was unusual for Islay in my experience. That was something I could have overlooked had the food been adequate. Try Port Mor Community Cafe along the road for a cheaper and more cheerful alternative.

Visiting since Ian opened the seafood kitchen after extending his business empire (lochindaal hotel) . Ian the owner is a wonderful welcoming man as is Paula a great Geordie waitress. Seafood 🦞 always fresh and bang on the money.

Friendly, obliging staff, just what we needed for a family meal out. The food was lovely, and the lounge area where we ate was very comfortable. Would definitely recommend.

We stayed at the Lochindaal hotel in port Charlotte in July 2021, the hotel room was very comfortable, large comfy, extra sofa style bed, fridge and large tv. The bathroom was beautiful also! Staff very accommodating and helpful! The seafood restaurant is part of the hotel- situated just as you enter port Charlotte. We had to go here for breakfast each morning it is just a 5 minute walk from the hotel. We were spoilt for choice! The breakfast was delicious and Paula who was serving us was so friendly and helpful. We also went for dinner to the seafood kitchen when’re we ordered the seafood plate! All good was so fresh and delicious! Paula had to show us how to eat some of the seafood!

The gas cooker had failed on my camper van, and when I called to order my evening meal, I was told the kitchen was too busy for a 'collection'. After letting the restaurant know that I'd be going hungry, the team were really helpful and took my order. Thank you again .. it was appreciated.

Eating out has obviously been very limited over the past year so it was a real pleasure to have lunch at the Lochindaal. Good fresh fish and efficient and friendly service

Had a lovely meal here with my husband, staff were great, fast service and very friendly environment , meals were very tasty and nothing was too much trouble, highly recommend, will definitely return .

We had a fabulous lunch at the Lochindaal Seafood Kitchen on Islay. Same company as the Lochindaal Hotel, but separate venue just along the road.My seafood plate (order 24 hours in advance) was superb; as fresh as you can get with a generous portion or crab, langoustines, scallops, chips, salad and bread. For £25 this was fantastic value; the venue was lovely and the staff couldn’t be more friendly and helpful.Definitely worth a visit if you are ever in the area!

We got the seafood platter (order in advance) and it was delicious! We had some great desserts too, and there was a good wine selection. The staff were excellent, and the restaurant is in a really nice location, and was lovely and warm with the fire on!

Seafood Kitchen restaurant:-the food was wonderfuland they do serve dishes other than seafoodgarlic mushrooms on toast with stilton sauce, delicious, I had this as my starter 2 nights runningHome made Steak Pie, nice, though more like a hotpotCullen Skink soup, my friend and I both had this as our main course one nightKatie's Fish Pie, my friend said if she was at home she would have licked the plate!All meals were lovely, as were the breakfasts. free range eggs I noticed, by the yellowness of my scrambled eggs.There was a lovely roaring fire too.We would definitely consider coming back another time

We had seafood platter and two good value kids meals. Seafood platter I think depends on what’s available so ours was light in crabs but heavy on scallops.Atmosphere v nice, great staff and lovely fire on a cool rainy night.Puddings a bit disappointing though.

We ate here as a family of 5. The steak pie, mussels and fish stew were superb as were the starters. The £100 seafood platter was a bit of a let down though. The emphasis appears to be on quantity rather than quality. The scallops were good and the lobster was OK. The crab claws and prawns weren't great at all though. A couple of the crab claws smelt of ammonia and the prawns smelled suspect too. The staff were friendly and the service was good, but the overall experience was marred by the platter. Serves me right for for having crustaceans when there is no r in the month?

If the Lochindaal Hotel Restaurant is the same place as the Loch Indaal Seafood Kitchen, then we ate there and had the most amazing Seafood Platter for £100 on 19th July 2020. You order the seafood platter in advance and you get whatever is available locally at market fresh on the day, so it may differ from day to day as to what exactly is on your platter. Boy is it worth every penny of £100. It is supposed to be for two persons but would easily feed four. The platter is huge and ours was filled with two crabs, six crab claws, a whole lobster, scallops, and about 8 large langoustines. You also get chips and a small side salad with it. Everything was cooked to perfection. The Islay IPA was ice cold and absolutely great with the fish. Paula, our waitress, was brilliant and very friendly. She had even remembered that I had mentioned that it was my birthday on the night we ate there and she had got me a little chocolate cake with a candle on it and a free malt whisky too! What a star she was.Only one small criticism: Would have liked more salad and a side dish of pink seafood sauce (I know I am a total philistine) and tartare sauce and finger bowls and more napkins to clean our hands with.If this is NOT the same place as the Lochindaal Seafood Kitchen - then ignore this review as we ate there!

A lovely family owned establishment, Ian , Alexander & Paula certainly make your stay a relaxing and enjoyable experience

With a group of 9 whisky lovers we visited Islay and the Lochindaal for it's famous fish platter (which I ordered well in advance). Iain welcomed us and he and his staff didn't disappoint us: outstanding quality of fresh seafood, well prepared and served with a smile (and a dram afterwards).Not cheap, but you'll eat the best seafood ever. Highly recommended!

Lochindaal Seafood Kitchen in Port Charlotte taken over from Yans Kitchen.They serve a variety of seafood as well as a standard menu. Seafood needs to be ordered 24 hours in advance and is subject to what can be Caught locally. So there is not always everything you would expect but it is fresh and it is local.We've enjoyed a couple of meals there and have not been disappointed.

Nous avons juste pris une boisson dans ce pub fréquenté par les locaux. Excellent accueil, très sympathique. Beau choix de whiskies.

We wanted to eat fresh seafood on our visit to Islay, and this place has an amazing seafood platter -- lobster, langoustines, crab claws, scallops, salad, chips, and bread. All fresh and delicious, and more than enough for the two of us -- we feasted until we couldn't eat any more! Note: must be ordered at least 24 hours in advance, as everything is locally sourced. By far the best meal we had on the island (not that our other meals weren't very good, it's just that this was a stand-out). Service lovely, nice selection of wine. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a memorable dining experience.

We ate at the new Lochindaal Seafood Kitchen, after reading positive reviews of the seafood platter. As my partner wanted to try the salmon and prawn salad, I ordered the seafood plate at £25, rather than the platter at £100. The food arrived after about 30 minutes, but we had bread and wine meanwhile, so were not concerned about the wait. I was delighted to receive a bowl of mussels, which I had not ordered. They were in place of langoustines, which the fishermen had been unable to supply. As I like both, I was happy with the substitution, but having ordered 24 hours in advance, it would be a good idea to advise customers in advance or at least on arrival, in case of intolerance to or dislike of the replacement seafood. The scallops and crab claws were delicious. My partner's prawns and smoked salmon were enhanced with crabmeat and he thoroughly enjoyed his meal.

There seem to be some dated reviews of the Lochidaal Hotel (pub with food) so here's what we thought on our recent visit. The Lochindaal Seafood Kitchen is owned/run by the same people and is just down the road, also in Port Charlotte. That's the place to go for a bit more choice but seafood platters are on 24 hour order in both the Kitchen and the pub.There was not a lot of choice - no menu, just a few items written on a blackboard on the wall. We don't mind that but some things were 'off' the menu. They'd run out or something so we only had a choice of 3 starters and 3 or 4 mains. It was all OK. Service was slow as if the kitchen couldn't cope even though it was not that busy and the waiter was doing his best but quite a long wait so we didn't have dessert as we thought we'd never get away!For a more extensive pub menu go to The Port Charlotte Hotel.

Might have ordered slightly too much seafood Crab claws, full lobster and scallops plus bread, salad and chips. An excellent meal and very helpful and friendly staff. Sorry for ruining the chef's night off.

Having had the seafood platter twice at this place under its previous guise/ownership, first one fabulous, second one terrible, when I discovered that the Lochindaal hotel had taken it over, I must admit when I booked our seafood platter this year I did so with some trepidation: would it be the same place, run in the same way as on our last disappointing visit, or would new ownership have brought better quality and standards?I'm happy to report that it turned out to be the latter! Although the price of the platter had risen to £100, it turned out to be the best we had ever eaten, and the biggest! At first I was a little underwhelmed at the presentation, which amounted to a great, steaming pile of crab claws and lobster pieces, along with the biggest, thickest scallops I've ever seen.All qualms about presentation were quickly forgotten, however, as we tucked into the sweetest, tenderest seafood I can remember eating. Everything cooked to perfection, the warm meat dropping out of the shells with minimal fiddling about. Just about perfect, in fact.The service was perhaps a little "informal" and lacked professionalism at times, but the staff were friendly, helpful and attentive, and we certainly didn't experience the long wait or chaotic atmosphere I have seen mentioned here in other reviews. For sure there is room for improvement (hence my rating of Very Good rather than Excellent), and I can't comment about any of the other food served here as we've only ever had the seafood platter. All I can say is that if our experience is typical then it's doubtful you will find better-cooked seafood anywhere on the island...and as anyone who knows Islay will appreciate, there is plenty of competition!Thanks to everyone at Lochindaal for a fabulous meal, which made our first wedding anniversary even more special!See you next year :)

Very friendly staff made us feel very welcome! Our dog was allowed in the bar area. Lovely food served. Would recommend a visit

A lot of the Islay locals were telling us this was the place to go for great seafood. We arrived early Saturday lunchtime and the only fishy thing on the menu was smoked salmon salad and they didn't have much of that as the second guests to arrive were told they had run out of smoked salmon!

Le meilleur plateau de fruits de mer que j'ai mangé de toute ma vie. Rien à voir avec ceux que l'on mange en France remplis de crevettes grises, de bulots et de petites cochonneries immangeables. Au Lochindaale le plateau est composé d'une dizaine de coquilles Saint-Jacques dans un jus parfumé, de 8 langoustines, de 6 grosses pinces de crabes et de 2 homards de belle taille, le tout parfaitement cuit. Accueil et service très conviviaux. Dėco moderne, salle lumineuse, situation en bord de mer. Une seule petite remarque : une mayonnaise serait la bienvenue notamment pour accompagner le crabe.

La nourriture est passable, frites surgelées (entre autres...), service affreux (des jeunes qui n'y connaissent rien et ne sont pas du tout efficaces), temps de préparation des plats interminable...

We were looking forward to checking out the new restaurant. We had experienced a Lochindaal seafood platter previously, at the Lochindaal Hotel, so we knew the cracking quality to expect.

We stayed for just one night but we had a great time nonetheless. Seafood platter & scottish breakfast are sublime.

We were really looking forward to this based on the reviews of the seafood platter (which has to be booked 24 hrs before) so perhaps the bar was set a bit high. Anyway - we arrived on time for our reservation but sat for a full hour waiting on service. It was pretty clear that everyone else in the restaurant was in a similar position - no one was getting served. The tall server (wearing shorts - odd in a restaurant) vanished leaving a line at the bar and a stand-in spent the rest of the time moaning about there being plenty work but no one wanting to do it...interesting caberet. The platter when it arrived was pretty much just a pile of steamed/boiled crustaceans, pretty flavourless and rubbery in texture. Maybe there had been a drama in the kitchen - but an apology or explanation would have been nice if that was the case. In general, everyone just roller their eyes and put up with it in that stoic British way...but in reality it fell way short of the mark when compared to yoru average Mediteranean cafe.

Avis sur le restaurant, pas l'hôtel : Nous nous faisions une joie de déguster un plateau de fruits de mer tant vanté sur les sites. Nous avons été déçus par le rapport qualité/prix (100gbp par plateau soit 120€ env.). 1 demi langouste seulement (alors qu'il est écrit "whole lobster" sur le descriptif au tableau), au motif qu'elle était "grosse"! Non messieurs, simplement très moyenne tout au plus ! Le reste était correct mais ne vaut pas 100gbp, surtout en quantité. Sinon, l'atmosphère y est très sympathique et il est facile d'échanger avec les "locaux", ce que nous recherchions. Dommage.

Waited an age for some sub standard pub food. Sat in a freezing room, the service was glacial. When the food eventually arrived the chips were over cooked and the topping of the fish pie was burnt.

Should really just post a photo! When the platter arrives laden with Lobster, Crab, Langoustines and whatever has just been caught and freshly cooked, you just know you have hit the seafood jackpot.The seafood platter is on the To Do List when you go to Islay. Have been three times and look forward to the next visit. Be sure to order in advance. Don't miss out!

Seafood cooked by someone who knows how it should be - no airs and graces just good fresh seafood .. Don’t expect to just walk-in .. Need to pre order at least 24 hour notice . Very small restaurant area and busy !

Nous avons très bien mangé dans ce petit restaurant très sympathique. Service rapide et bonne qualité des plats servis

Seafood platter did not disappoint. It seemed rather expensive until it arrived. It did take a while to arrive but hey, we were on Islay time!! The hotel itself is quite run down & the wine choices are limited but the atmosphere & Pierre, in particular, more than compensated! Make sure you book in advance.

strolled in to a dark interior from a sunshine street, met with a bearded fire gloved man who said "here for lunch?" yes we replied. The cooks ran off with the ... and he ran out of thoughts, I suggested the till and he agreed. Still unsure if the place was shut for lunch or the cook really had moved on, well we moved on to Port Mor

Seemingly the place to go for seafood. Can be expensive although us three actually finished the meal so the portion size must be right! Quirky. Seems to be the locals favourite.

You have to give 24 hours notice to get a seafood plate here as it is fished to order. Everything is straight from the sea that day and absolutely fantastic!

Although this pub was fully booked for dinner on the first night we arrived in Islay, they had room for us on the next evening - and we really enjoyed our meal. High standard pub food, with excellent seafood options for those who are so inclined. They also have a good selection of Scotch (as you'd expect!) and were happy to have a chat to us about their selection and life in Port Charlotte.

If you like seafood, it is a must do.. great value for money. Really fresh. Staff is friendly, for the non seafood friend, you will find something on the menu.

レストランの外観や入り口からは全く分からないのですが、中に入ってみると海が見渡せれてとても雰囲気が良かったです。前菜で食べたスコットランドのスモークサーモン、その後のエールパイなどどれもちょうど良い味付けで美味しかったです。スタッフもてきぱき動いていて良い対応でした。

Wir waren zu dritt zum Abendessen - zwei Liebhaber von Meeresfrüchten und ein Fleischesser. Alle drei sind wir vollständig zufrieden gestellt worden - zwei mit Seafood Platter und einer mit Beefburger (vom Feinsten). Ganz wichtig: Wenn man tags zuvor bestellt, gibt es garantiert frischen Fisch / Austern / Hummer vom Markt.

The typical Scottish breakfast is a meal to behold. The chef was kind enough to cook for us even though he was not open yet. He prepared a feast with hagaz as the center piece. It was so good I forgot the correct spelling. People here are so kind and warm to foreigners. The beer selection is more than the popuation of China

Good food. Basic surroundings in a friendly locals’s bar complete with pool table. Great selection of alcoholic bevera

Called in for drinks. Really friendly staff, good selection of whisky if that’s what your looking for.

Hotel rooms are very good value for money. Breakfast was excellent. Staff very friendly and childfriendly.

We were placed at the bar, the most unlikely place to have quite possibly the best seafood platter I have had in a long long time.

Good food at a good price! We ate in the bar as we had our dog which got really busy however both the staff and locals were very friendly

I’ve been living in Tokyo for almost two years. They do seafood very well there and after a disappointing meal in Glasgow when I arrived in Scotland the food in the Lochindaal was the best and most filling meal I’ve had in a very long time.

This was of course the best meal of our trip and by far the most expensive. We prebooked but since it took over an hour to get our food I think they misplaced. Waitress apologized and said they had to go somewhere to get it. Was it worth the wait-absolutely! It was an experience! Would love to do again sometime. We had two platters between 4 and we took home a lot. Very small.

Refreshing to find a classic pub with food at decent prices. It is wise to pre-book as the lounge is quite busy.

All the staff were lovely! We went in one night for a drink and had a braw night, ended up ordering a FRESH sea food platter for the next night and we returned! The owner showed us some rooms, had the banter and couldn’t have been more welcoming! Rooms are great, really well put together and also... they let the dog in, which is amazing sea food platter was insane!!!

Scallops were great but the langoustines and lobster were over-cooked. Not worth the price. Sticky toffee pudding was just OK.

We booked in for the seafood platter and had been warned about the service from a few friends who had been before. We decided to take our chances as the platter sounded great. And it was.....when it finally arrrived 50 minutes after we got there. The restaurant was full with only 1 waiter looking after 20 covers. And he was manning the bar as well! Nice guy, trying his best but all the tables had long waits and we were no exception. When we asked for a cooler for our bottle of wine, all he could rustle up was a bowl of ice which didn’t fit the bottle, and our oyster starters had cracked shell in them. The platter as great when it finally arrived, very fresh, yummy scallops, prawns and a big lobster. No mussels although they were on the menu as included. We won’t be back, but if you can put up with a long wait, cramped restaurant and a faulty towers type service, the platter is good!

At our second attempt we managed to get a booking for dinner. The hotel may not suit everyone’s taste from its outward appearance but it certainly improves a heck of a lot with regard to the food. We were delighted with our meal and would have no hesitation in recommending it BUT you must book not to be disappointed.

During our stay at Port Charlotte, we went to the Lochindaal hotel x3 for drinks and x1 for food. Wish we had eaten there before; great no nonsense tasty food and very good value. Love the staff, really lovely and so helpful. Never had the seafood platter but next time..... a definite recommendation. Cant comment on the rooms as did not stay there.

We recently visited the Lochindaal Hotel restaurant as a party of 21. We had made a prior reservation and pre-ordered to help the kitchen out and were not disappointed. The range on the menu is excellent, from the usual Scottish pub food (fish and chips, scampi) to amazing curry dishes. We did not order the Seafood platters but they look amazing at a nearby table.

We recently had a dinner for 7 at the restaurant to celebrate my father's 75th birthday. We pre-ordered the seafood platters, and we're so glad we did. They were enormous, and the seafood could not have been fresher. We were so touched when the restaurant surprised us with a cake for my dad and a dram for our guests. Food and staff were terrific. Wish I could go back again soon!

This was our second time staying at lochindaal hotel,we had dinner in the restaurant on one evening and was first class,the food was well presented and of a high standard. Breakfast was excellent too. The rooms are tastefully decorated and every detail has gone into catering for the needs of the holidaymaker.

Dernière soirée sur islay . Nous avions réservé la veille pour le see food.

old fashioned pub which seems to be run on a shoe string as they have often run out of certain drinks although the food is good but very expensive or pub grub

Really enjoyed our meals in the bar especially the Friday night curry night. Very welcoming staff and excellent service.

We stayed in Port Charlotte 4 nights and ate in the Lochindaal three of these nights. The other night, we ate in the Port Charlotte Hotel and wished we'd not bothered!

Organised a surprise 18 birthday for my son and family with a buffet could not fault it at all everything was fresh staff brilliant good night had by all

Staying nearby so dropped in for a late afternoon drink one day - barman full of friendly banter (as well as rather knowledgeable about whisky) so this became our 'local' for the duration of our stay on Islay. Only downside was no draught cask ale...

Van buiten gezien verwacht je niet een restaurant als dit. De seafood plater moet je een dag van te voren...

Ordered the SEAFOOD PLATE a week in advance of our Islay visit Took 45 minutes to arrive after we sat...

Six of us and our dog ate in the bar here and my comments are based on our experience there,...

Faire autant de kilomètre pour trouver le nec plus ultra des restaurants de fruits de mer, ne cherchez plus, il...

Pero poco lugar desaliñada por los lugareños. . Fuente. organizará un fabuloso marisco fresco con 24 horas de antelación. . A un precio! Vale la pena aunque

We had seafood, burgers, fish&chips and breakfast during the time we spent in Port Charlotte - all very high quality! Be sure to order seafood well in advance (24hrs).

WE ate here twice, the first time we had a dog with us so ate in the bar. Service was VERY slow but the food was pleasant enough. The second time we booked in the restaurant - only to find out they had forgotten to reserve a table. They literally squeezed us in and once again the service was VERY slow. But it was OK

Das Essen war einfach super. Es gibt im Ort ein anderes sehr gut bewertetes Restaurant was unserer Meinung nach nicht mithalten kann. Klassiker wie "Fish&Chips" oder Steakpie waren wirklich gut. Ambiente und Publikum sind Urig. Hatten 2 wunderbare Abende hier und kommen sicher wieder.

We read that this bar had a great whisky selection and the people were right. Two dogs at the bar made the night even better. The sarcastic French bartender was a bit snarky, but nothing we couldn't handle.

Had a lovely meal last night at the cosy Lochindaal yes it was only fish and chips but it was top quality fish and served with style and for a very modest amount mind you the desserts at £7.50 are a bit steep.Its a very informal place but very welcoming the little old lady I was with as treat for her loved her meal ---so two very happy customers---will I go again of course I will 5*****

We were here the third time for the seafood (first in 2012, second in 2014) and I have to say this time was extremely disappointing. Not only did the price for the Seafood Platter increase massively and the portion size shrank again, but even worse was that most of the Seafood arrived already cold at our table. Considering one platter costs 100 GBP I think you could expect that the food is at least warm. Therefore this was definitely our last time at the Lochindaal Hotel Restaurant.

Their Seafood Platter (24 hour advance order required) is to die for! £100 for a feast they say is good for 2 - 3 to share. We were 4 - admittedly not hungry teenagers - and it was ample for us. One of our group enjoyed his share of the lobster so much he ordered a whole one for himself for the following night (the rest of us selected from the standard menu and greatly enjoyed our choices)Good friendly pub too with a good selection of whiskies.

We enjoyed the seafood platter that had the best scallops and mussels I have ever had. No joke! Book in advance to make sure they have the seafood available for you.

The food was good. You could see and taste that somebody cooked it. I had the burger, fish'n'chips and something else I forgot. They were what you'd expect and no need to give an arm and leg. Seafood needs to be ordered 24 hours in advance. Looked good.

We were staying in a local B&B and needed an evening meal. Yan's Kitchen was closed and the menu prices at the Port Charlotte Hotel were very high. We were delighted to find this pub with a very friendly welcome, low priced rooms (wished we had known this before) and excellent moderately priced food. The service was good and they also sold the full range of beers brewed in the new local brewery on Islay.

The evening meals were off the menu and the quantity and quality were great Service was quick and you could see the pride that was put into the meals.Breakfast was to order and you picked the time and the food was of equal high standard as the evening mealsIan and his staff do the name of Islay proud, not to mention the Lochindaal Inn

Just stop here if you want a very good evening diner! Small lounge with just a couple of tables. So make reservations if you definitly want to eat in here. We were with a couple of friends. 2 of us took the beef burger from the menu and it was delicious. 2 of us shared a seafood platter (order 24h in advance)! Man, it was food to die for! More than an hour of pleasure on your plate!3 tips: don't eat to much during that day, don't eat to much fries or bread if you want to eat it al, see if there is a lobster underneath al the crab and langoustines and perhaps eat if first and not last (if you have almost enough). A must go to if you are in Islay!

Had a great family meal here, sea food was fab and the company throughout the restaurant was lovely. Very very tight squeeze inside and could do with a lick of paint particularly outside but we had a lovely night here.

Really busy nearly every night so booking is a must. Tables are very cramped together and the seafood is definately the highlight although the rest of the menu is pretty standard pub grub. The place could really do with a makeover but maybe that would change the whole experience! Its very old fashioned, a bit dingy but we all enjoyed our food and the staff were pleasant and attentive.

We spent a couple of nights here as part of our holiday touring the Scottish islands. The hotel is small and retro in decoration -it could really benefit from a make over but we enjoyed its laid back atmosphere . If you're after somewhere fancy then try somewhere else.! The staff are attentive and helpful and also really entertaining! The food is fabulous and its reputation for seafood is well deserved ....simply prepared but extremely tasty. The hotel is a good base for exploring Islay and it suited us fine.

I had heard tell of the Lochindaal’s famous seafood platter and it didn’t disappoint. Yes it is pricey but as a special treat it is worth it. The scallops were my favourites but there was stiff competition from the sweet lobster tails. The bucket of chips were an addition too far but these were enjoyed by those in our arty not partaking of the platter. I was looking for a nice dry white wine to accompany this exquisite meal and almost missed the Sancerre. Although there is a vast selection on malts on offer at the bar (with £150 a nip being the most expensive), the wine selection is extremely limited. The few mussels that were uneaten were taken away in a container with instructions on how to best enjoy the next day. The beef curry and steak and ale pie were enjoyed but for me, the seafood platter was unbeatable.

Ate here twice during our stay on the island. I ordered a seafood platter on one day which they were happy to modify as I was the only seafood eater and the usual ones are to share. The scallops were the largest I have ever had and the entire meal was memorable. The people who work there are great and the selection of ale and whiskey was superb. One night we also had the fish and chips which was also excellent. One of the bars is dog friendly.

Step in for a drink, play some pool, enjoy your time. The staff is very friendly and helpful! Didn't eat there this time, but will try to do that next time on Islay.

We pre-booked the famous seafood platter for my birthday tea. It has to be said this is an expensive meal at £100 but we 2 hungry travellers struggled to get through the mountain of food presented to us and it could easily stretch to 3 or maybe even 4 with a couple of extras. The photos don't do the plate justice, it really was huge, also beautifully presented and accompanied by delicious crispy chips and soft bread. You need to allow a couple of hours to get through everything and just enjoy the experience, it's very rare to find something like this so take your time...... Other food was served too and it looked like good honest grub. A fairly basic nautical themed setting but feels right and perfectly comfortable. Good selection of whiskys too (of course) and welcoming staff.

My favorite restaurant on Islay, both for the food and the atmosphere. We didn't order ahead, but enjoyed a fantastic beef chili and steak pie. I hear the seafood is amazing. Also a huge relief to be in a welcoming, unpretentious setting where locals and tourists sit side-by-side -- sometimes speaking, sometimes not, and on occasion laughing at the bartender's antics.

Tatty is the first word that comes to mind. Low end and ramshackle fit and finish. The "Dining Room" is a few tables in the bar that can seat about 24 total. This place is for basic pub grub with one knock your socks off dish: the seafood platter. My friends report that it is very good, but expensive, and not very hot, at least on the night we were there. The room made up on the heat side though! Toasty. Service was pleasant but slow. Seven of us booked in for 8PM and got our meals at 9:30PM! Some said they would go back, but for me there are better places for food, even in this small village. The Guinness Extra Cold however, was excellent!

Visited Islay on 20 May with 16 others whilst on an extended tour from Jura. Cannot speak highgly enough of this Hotel. the seafood platter was superb. Thats all I can say honestly it was sublime. Lovely friendly people and a seafood platter like no other. Thanks