MacGregor's Bar in Highland

Great food beer and trad. Music

Live music, good food, great staff.

Luxury interior design mind blowing place

Seriously good beer including some great Dog Falls stuff from Inverness, especially the red ale and the stout

Not a good experience. First off, stood at the bar for quite a while the staff were standing around chatting each other up about nothing to do with their job. Next the venison burger was horrible very salty and dry and everything was over priced. Also had to ask 3 different staff members to get the basics, napkins, salt, pepper and sauce. The one good thing were the muscles. Additionally one of the customers had a dog in the restaurant that would not stop barking. Staff did nothing. Dogs are fine as long as they are well minded. Staff should have asked them to go onto the patio. Don’t waste your time and money here.

Absolutely amazing food, service, and atmosphere!!! My highlight in Inverness, Scotland!

Didn't eat hence the 3*. Lovely bar with great ambience, a must visit. Staff are superb!

What a night! My mother, sister and I had an incredible evening at MacGregor’s starting with the Whiskey Experience followed by live music at the bar. Stuart, our host of the whiskey experience, shared a great amount of history paired with accordion music and 5 whiskies to taste. After the experience, we joined the bar upstairs where it was lively, friendly and fun — the bartenders (Alistair!) were an absolute joy and we had the best time. It was everything we hoped for!

Found ourselves here after getting to our hotel around the corner late. Just on a walk and passing by, the atmosphere looked great, the customers and staff all smiling. We ending up with some drinks outside and moved inside when a table opened up - it was chilly outside. Had more drinks and dinner inside enjoying the music. So glad we wandered in!

Food and service was excellent! We had the Warrior Burger and the special which was the Chicken Curry. Everything was great!

A wonderful spot to grab a pint, or to try 3 main courses and dessert because you can't decide on what to eat. The barstaff/waitstaff were so cool, and kept up the banter between clients. The food (fish and chips, steak and ale pie, scottish salmon, and sticky toffee pudding) were all perfect. Not 1 complaint about anything. The place is in right in the middle of everything so its easy to walk to from most hotels and the bus depot.

Horrible service. Stood at the bar for 15 minutes. One bartender chatted with the customers sitting and the other did dishes. There are other places to try.

We had a lovely evening. Our host was very knowledgeable and we learned a great deal about Whisky, Scottish history, and traditional folk music. The five Whiskys we sampled were superb. Overall a fun experience we can highly recommend to anyone staying in Inverness.

We stopped for drinks and dinner and had the wonderful surprise of live music. A duo playing with guitar and violin. The service was also very good. We ordered some snacks to go with it, but without a doubt the best part of the night was the music.

Popped in for dinner, got the roast beef roast, which was nice enough but just a bit cold. Some good music going on. Service and staff were excellent.

Looks like it could be great but our experience was not. The ordering experience was weird and painful, they missed an entire dish and the rest of the party was sitting around waiting to leave by the time the missing dish arrived. It’s frustrating to have already tipped (when you order) when the actual service delivery is so poor.

Great location, lovely food and drinks

The Steak & Ale Pie I had was good, plenty of steak and veggies, nice pastry crust. Not a fan of the ordering system. I found a mixed bag with the service, one person was friendly, the other two were just OK. Did not stay for the music.

You should go to MacGregor's in Inverness... PS: Now in my native language, because Google Translator translated something "inappropriately"...🙃

Oh my God, what a place! Really nice ambience (music and decoration), large variety of beers and... Best Fish and Chips I tasted in my 10 days trip around Scotland! (haggis and cheesecake were also good, but Fish and Chips here.. Oh la la). Please don't miss this place, if I ever come back to Inverness I will visit this bar for sure.

Whiskey and beer taste very good. You have to order at the counter. No table service. The barkeeper advised us to find the right whiskey. Sometimes there is also live music.

A small place, and the food was just ok. We had heard how great everything was, so we were disappointed. Just average!

Great selection of spirits, excellent food, very friendly staff

If you take a detour to Inverness, don't miss this pub. Good atmosphere and friendly servers

Called in last Sunday after reading other reviews, hadn't booked. The place was buzzing, live music playing at one end of the bar. All tables taken, I asked at the bar if we could reserve a table to eat lunch, told to grab one as soon as one was available. Ordered drinks & waited. Eventually we got seated, ordered food & more drinks. Well worth the wait, the roast beef lunch was delicious & to have the music playing in a vibrant atmosphere, perfect.

A relaxed bar with good music. Only for vegetarians the options are extremely limited and as a vegan it is of course even more difficult. The burger I ordered was really tasty.

I think for this one, i needed 10 stars, not 5 for the atmosphere. I have never experienced anything like this in my life. This makes me want to pack my bags and just shift in this lovely town full of culture and heritage. This is what takes away all the pain of life. Coming back to what must sound like a review of a bar. I tried many tap beers and all were great. Not one below this.

This was a treat after my west Highland Way and Great Glen Way walk. The place was busy with a jam session going on which was pretty cool. I decided to order mussels and a beef and sit outside. The food was Amazingly good! And just don’t remember the beer but it was better than a Guinness. You have to try this bar out if you want good food and fun.

Great music and GREAT loaded fries to go along with your preferred drink.

I was having a beer in the afternoon with friends and family. It is a pleasant place, and the atmosphere is excellent with live musical accompaniment. I enjoyed it a lot. I was having a beer in the afternoon with friends and family. It is a pleasant place, and the atmosphere is excellent with live musical accompaniment. I enjoyed it a lot.

We were in Inverness on holiday and had a local recommended MacGregor's on our flight up. Definitely a great recommendation! The food was delicious and the barkeeper was able to recommend a whiskey to me that I really enjoyed (usually just a white wine drinker, but wanted the experience!). We tried the mussels on the staff recommendation and they were amazing!

The food and atmosphere was awesome! Fraser was very demure, very mindful and made sure our experience was perfect. Thank you <3

Awesome spot. Highly recommend it! Get there early because they can run out of top menu items like fish and chips.

We went to this restaurant under the advice of our host and we have absolutely no regrets! At first glance the restaurant is very lively with a large bar and local music, but if you reserve a table you have access to another somewhat hidden room. The second room is much calmer and more intimate. Both atmospheres are great. For the food it was delicious, we had 2 fish and chips and halloumi with polenta (divine vegetarian starter). Finally, the staff is very friendly and efficient!

Excellent food, wonderful music!

Get the tour! Best activity so far!!

Nice Scottish pub with good music. We struggled to find a table mostly due to the lack of organization of the staff. We had dinner based on Cullen skink, two excellent plants of Scottish stout, a cranachan and a toffee pudding... everything was really delicious, and great music. Low prices.

Really tasty food (I had the spiced haggis burger), wonderful whisky selection, and delightful live music!

That was fun. Nice beer. Children allowed with parents, which is unusual for Scotland.

The place isn't bad if it weren't for the incompetent behind the bar. Incompetence and arrogance, just the right combination to never set foot in this place again. There are so many better and more professionals in Inverness.

Appalling. There was no availability inside the place and I decided to take a table outside. I bought three cocktails and some fries which never arrived. Not to mention that the waitress had not placed the order nor brought us the drinks which I had to go get. In a city as beautiful and touristy as Inverness there cannot be a place so unprepared.

We shared the haggis as a starter. Was special. I had the Sunday roast as a main course and it was tasty and plentiful. The yorkshire pudding was fresh and delicious. The service started well with a nice waitress. Later a young man came, and he was terrible. Better start doing the dishes...

They were out of a lot of things. The staff was very professional and helpful but overworked. They didn't say it of course. We are glad we ate there.

Food here is always top quality, and the folk sessions are top notch. Nice range of drinks and friendly staff.

The food at McGregor's was not very special. We had high expectations from all the reviews and other comments, but for us this did not correspond to reality. It was also strange that one had not yet ordered and the other had already received the food. The atmosphere in the part of McGregor's where we were eating was not a pleasant one with bright lights, while live music was being played on the other side of the restaurant. After dinner we went here and we were able to end the evening on a pleasant note.

1st time eating here and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal, very tasty down to earth food well cooked and presented something on the menu to suit everyone The staff were very helpful polite and efficient and friendly. One of the best places to eat in inverness we will definitely be back x

This is really an insider tip. When there is live music, there is an atmosphere that makes the roof fly off the hut. The staff is quick, even though it's super busy, professional and friendly. The food is super delicious. (Well Hagis is just not the case anymore, but other than that.) And they have a great selection of whiskey and beer.

I don’t normally write negative reviews but our experience at MacGregor’s tonight was truly disappointing. We have booked dinner at MacGregor’s for our one night in Inverness based on their main menu online which had traditional Scottish dishes and plenty of gluten free options. When we arrived, we were presented with a small lunch/late night menu and when we asked we were told that they don’t do their main menu on a Sunday. The menu we were presented with was very limited with a few types of loaded fries and burgers as well as a few mains. The gluten free options on this menu were only the loaded chips. I raised my concern that none of the mains were gluten free and I was told I can pick something from the actual main menu and they will accomodate me, so I picked the vegan burger. 10 minutes later I was told that the vegan burger beef pattie had bread crumbs in it which I questioned how could the vegan burger have a beef Pattie in the first place but the waiter just repeated that it’s not gluten free (despite being marked as gluten free on their main menu). They ended up making me a chicken breast which was chewy and completely flavourless so I could not eat it. My partner had a fish and chips which as undercooked and flavourless as well. For drinks we ordered a Prosecco and a beer, only to be told after waiting for over 15 minutes that they don’t have the Prosecco and the beer came out even later. Finally, when we went to pay and surprise surprise, the vegan burger and Prosecco (which we never had) were both on the bill… overall an awful and disappointing experience 😞

Food is absolutely delicious. So is the beer. Definitely a place to visit in Inverness.

The food was honestly nothing special but the staff is very friendly, polite and willing to help. Love the atmosphere.

Great food and excellent selection of whiskies. Really enjoyed the venison burger and fries (chips). And don't be turned off if you can't book a table in advance. They have a large outdoor seating area that is self-serve.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Earlier this evening I had the pleasure of dining at McGregor’s Bar in Inverness, and it was an outstanding experience from start to finish. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted by Jess, who was incredibly welcoming and set a friendly tone for our evening. She showed us to our table with genuine hospitality, which continued throughout our time there. Our server, Lewis, was a young man brimming with enthusiasm. His knowledge of the menu was impressive, and he went above and beyond to ensure our experience was nothing short of fantastic. His dedication to excellent service truly made our evening special. We dined in the back bar, which features a stunning stone wall that adds to the cozy and inviting atmosphere. A wonderful band played in another part of the bar, and the appreciative crowd there enhanced the convivial vibe of the entire place. The food at McGregor’s Bar is superb, showcasing local produce with great skill and attention to detail. Each dish was beautifully presented and even better cooked, with flavors that were perfectly balanced. On a previous solo visit, I tried the bacon and cheese burger, which was delicious. This time, with my family, we sampled a variety of dishes: Highlander Burger: A haggis-topped beef patty that surpassed even the excellent bacon cheese burger. Southern Fried Chicken Burger: My son loved it, and the taste I managed to sneak was fantastic. Pulled Chicken Ness Side Dish: My daughter enjoyed the flavourful chicken, a refreshing change in a world of often bland poultry. Haddock and Chips: My wife raved about it and wouldn't let me get close enough for a bite, indicating just how delicious it was. We ended our meal with a large portion of sticky toffee pudding, a truly great finisher that left us wanting more. McGregor’s Bar excels in every aspect: quality food, genuinely friendly and attentive service, great Cromarty lager, and a lively, welcoming atmosphere. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who enjoys great food and a wonderful dining experience. Thanks to Iain Stanger for the recommendation, hopefully this review will pay that forward and lead to more people getting the great experience we got!!

Wonderful vibe! Cullen Skink is superb 👌also, waitstaff and bartenders are some accommodating. Beautiful Scottish music on Sunday. Totally recommend.

Very friendly staff, tasty traditional food and atmosphere. Highly recommend if you're in the area.

Discovered it by chance in the evening because I was attracted by the live folk music. Great atmosphere, very nice staff, I had a delicious wheat beer. Apparently there is often live music played here by locals.

Great whisky selection and good beer, including a delicious NZ PA (kia ora). Live music was great and friendly staff

We were there while they were broadcasting a Scotland match and the truth is that there was a very good atmosphere, it was very full but everything was optimal, there was also a terrace and it was very spacious. We ordered the salad and the famous haggis and both things were very tasty and delicious. Without a doubt to repeat.

Nice atmosphere good music good food

Very popular and well stocked bar of various drinks, especially whisky. Their fish & chips were great! Sometimes they have live music. They also have trays with three different whiskeys to try such as Deanston from tequila barrels. Not cheap, but a great way to try slightly more unusual types of whisk.

My partner and I went for having a drink, and it was amazing, a really good atmosphere, awesome music and the staff was really kind, nice and welcoming! We'll come back soon!

Very nice, but somewhat modern pub.

The whiskey tour is a must if you are in Inverness.

The food was decent but nothing to write home about. I appeciated it more when I mixed the crust and meat together as it was very uninteresting to the pallet individually. The servers acted in a rush all night though there was an abundance of them and hardly any patrons. I felt bad when I tried to get their attention and was completely ignored. I also was not sure who was serving me. I think my original server must've not been taking care of my table since someone else checked on me and I managed to grab the attention of a entirely different girl to grab the bill at least fifteen minutes after I had finished eating. The place itself was very interesting and clean, lovely pub vibes and might be better for a drink and a social hour than a bite to eat.

We had a reservation. Reserved tables are in a separate section, very quiet, with odd music playing in the background (covers of popular music in a big band style) that doesn't match the vibe of the place. The "reserved" section just doesn't have the energy of the pub. To start, we shared an appetizer: haggis bhaji. Surprisingly good. I wish I could say the same for our entrees. We had three: steak and ale pie, sausage and mash, and the "Warrior" burger (venison with a black pudding on top). The best was the sausage. The steak pie was ... fine. The burger was terrible, overcooked, dry, and chewy, and the toppings of poor quality. For dessert, we tried the cheesecake and sticky toffee pudding, both good. With dessert, we wanted to have some of the specialty coffee drinks on offer, but were told that they weren't making coffee that night. We picked this place based on other reviews. I'm not sure if we got an off night or what, but it did not live up to those reviews.

Thanks to the great staff for the fabulous food and atmosphere.Big shout-out to SAM who did a great job. Thanks for the t shirts from big man and wife

Great atmosphere on Saturday afternoon good drinks and service and lovely outdoor seating area.

We wandered into this pub and these guys were playing. It was magical! best day ever in Scotland!

The food may not have been that bad (fish and chips and chicken pieces with fries) but we were placed in the restaurant part of the pub. The tables were sticky, you could skate on the floor, it was so greasy and the cutlery was dirty. The dishwasher was defective. You could tell from the relatively young staff that they were ashamed. A no go!

Limited lunchtime menus, but enjoyed a tasty burger.

Grab a table as they open up. No reservations, no hostess. This place embraces the food, music, whisky combo. Enjoyed the co-owner and his music while sipping on drinks

I was here on a Monday night and it was booming. The fish and chips were amazing and came out very quickly. Great beer selection too. Would highly recommend. Thanks MacGregors

Pleasantly busy pub with live music.

Great bar but didn't get reservations.

I love this place first time in it and will be back your bar staff have fantastic sense of humour they are quick efficient and on the ball Fraser and Jamie they take it in there stride

The whisky tasty they do here is brilliant and lots of fun. The bar itself is worth a visit but it's not very big

The 4 stars was a tough call. The staff was 5 stars (super kind and helpful), food 5 stars (loaded haggis fries were fantastic), and the ‘legendary Sunday session’ was fun. My main gripe is that unless you’re one of the lucky 4-5 people who chanced upon the right table or bar you don’t get to see the musicians, and then there’s not much more room inside the place to hear the music without it going through a wall or being muted as you sit even farther away on the patio.

They are definitely a people who know how to live, and this place is proof!!! Great atmosphere in the evening, quality beer/cocktail, and concert that gives a warm soul... go for it!!

Don’t waste your time in the restaurant; food and service mediocre at best, and the music they played was too loud and did not fit the atmosphere. We wished we had stayed in the bar where the service was MUCH better.

We went yesterday to the jam session that happens every Sunday at 4. Great music. We had the carvery, which we agreed was one of the best carveries put on anywhere. MacGregors is a special place. Very friendly, well organised, great food and music. But full disclosure, it's also my local! :-)

Amazing food and service. They're dog friendly and have a really tasty menu and great drinks selection. Rosie was amazing (and a fellow swiftie!). I loved the style of contemporary-jazz music.

Extremely rude that i came in and nobody even came to say hi we are not serving at moment, i was just waiting Ans: Yet again you could inform me as you were passing by, i went through the rain in a foreign country to visit you, i had no clue

Go food, great location with the option of whiskey sampling

Catastrophic!! We wait 20 minutes for someone to come and take our orders before telling us that dinner orders can be made at the bar. I place an order and am told that the kitchen is closed at 8:30 p.m....

Well attended, price performance fits

Was really looking forward to this place, made reservations well in advance because such rave reviews however, service was incredibly slow. We waited an hour for 2 glasses of water. Our meals were finished by the time we received our drinks. Sorry but very disappointed.

Best food I had in Scotland. Upscale pub food while still being well priced and INCREDIBLY tasty. When I asked for a beer pairing, rather than just pointing to one, the staff gave me 3 different tastings that could all work and walked me through how they’re different. GREAT service, GREAT food. Would definitely come back!

Loved everything about MacGregor's. Highly recommend the Whisky experience as well!

It was absolutely wonderful place. Beautiful place and very nice staff. The food was great and they were good portions. The fact that they were live music as they were often there, I understood, does nothing but a big plus. The girl who ate fish and chips's webbing thought the warning was good. I ate the burger samurai with haggis and chicken/curry. Yes, they sound strange but were very good👍.

Macgregor’s is a lively popular venue serving decent food and drinks at a good price. It’s especially pleasing to see the same staff on multiple repeat visits. Always a good sign when establishments hold on to their staff.

The food is great and the portions are big. The staff is very friendly! The white wine we had was delicious as was the lager. The people playing last night were super good!! We loved it!

Go for the atmosphere and not the food. Friendly staff but all a bit disorganised.

Wonderful place, looked after a little better than the usual pubs and with very kind and friendly staff. When we arrived there was also a band playing typical music. It offers a wide selection of draft beers, whiskeys and some dishes.

Great casual dinner our first night in Inverness. We had reservations but showed up a little early and they were able to accommodate us. Live entertainment for the night was old standards sung by a young man - couldn't have been more than 16 or 17, but he was amazing! Good drinks and dinner - my daughters loved their fish and chips and husband had the salmon, which he said was very good. I had the steak and ale pie, which was a deconstructed version of a traditional pie and was very good. Would definitely visit again!

Amazing food in a wonderful setting and fantastic service from Mia. Made us feel very welcome and the playlist even added more to the experience. Haggis Bhajis and Warrior burger so nice. The mussels were also delicious according to my wife. Booked immediately to go again!

Amazing food, i can't stress this enough! They had live music on when we were there which went great with the atmosphere. The back garden is beautiful. The service was a little slow, but I think they had issues with their system. All in all a great choice for food. I had an Irn Bru sausage and mash and it was the best thing I have ever had.

Bellissima esperienza a Inverness! Cibo eccellente Personale fantastico, gentile simpatico. Rapporto qualità prezzo ottimo

We didn't have food ,just drinks. Staff are excellent and very knowledgeable about local beers.

Staff are so welcoming and friendly. Offer tastings of drinks and really seem to care about the customers - not something that you often get in a city centre pub, but it’s so refreshing to see. It’s no wonder that the place is always busy! Live music too which is always great.

A local from Inverness suggested we visit MacGregor’s on a Sunday afternoon at 4pm. Locals from the area gather there to play their instruments and have a “jam session - Scottish style”. What a wonderfully enjoyable experience! MacGregor’s offers a delicious buffet complete with carving stations on Sundays. We took full advantage of that along with their local draft beer selection and extensive spirits menu. Good time were had by all.

My recent cocktail-making session with Jamie at MacGregor's Bar was a five start experience. Jamie's expertise, personalised approach, and engaging personality made for an unforgettable evening. The bar's ambiance, top-quality ingredients, and impeccable presentation further enhanced the experience. I highly recommend Jamie and the team at Macgregors bar to anyone.