Old Bridge Inn in Highland

Had a great time here recently. We only popped in for a quick drink but ended up staying for a few. Lovely relaxing atmosphere with a great mix of people. Staff friendly and welcoming. Drinks are reasonable priced and a great selection of real ales and local gins. After this visit, I would definitely return and recommend.

We had a great meal and the service was quick!

Update - February 2025 Popped in here recently for a couple of drinks and it was really good. Busy with a great mix of people, locals, tourists, walkers and cyclists. Friendly staff. Sat at the high seats at the bar and had a great time. ****************************************** Nice outdoor seating area, down beside the river

Had a fantastic Sunday roast at the Old Bridge Inn in Aviemore! The food was absolutely delicious—tender chicken, crispy roast potatoes, and all the trimmings, topped off with rich, flavourful gravy. The portions were generous, and everything tasted homemade and full of flavour. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, with a cozy pub feel that made it the perfect spot for a Sunday lunch. The staff were friendly and attentive, making sure we had everything we needed. If you’re in Aviemore and looking for a proper roast dinner, I’d highly recommend stopping by the Old Bridge Inn. You won’t be disappointed!

Quality food and atmosphere - well worth booking a table or visiting the bar.

great place . friendly and relaxing

Most of the staff were excellent, although one of the male waiters had clearly suffered a recent bereavement or was having a depressive episode. It’s a nice place, comfortable bar area, nicely decorated restaurant area. The food could be really good, but there was too much heavy seasoning and everything was just too rich. The steak I had (most expensive thing on the menu) was a poor piece of meat with as much fat as edible meat. Think it depends on what you choose to eat.

Visited this restaurant for both our belated birthday meals. Food is excellent great service and has an attached pub which is really cosy, defo will return when back in Aviemore. A little hidden gem 5 🌟

That Sunday roast was the business!!!

What a great place for Sunday lunch. Some lovely Scottish dishes and really good service too. Recommended

A real gem in Aviemore! Busy pub with good food and very dog friendly too (separate restaurant area for non-dog-owners), we didn’t have our dog with us on this trip but preferred the cosy lounge with log burner, where dogs are welcome. Stone floors, comfy seats, friendly staff (who greeted us like locals on our 2nd, 3rd & 4th visit - nice!) Food is great - charcuterie board was good for sharing and the burger was outstanding, with optional blue cheese & caramelised onions, it was a taste sensation! Beer - local cask ales were excellent! Atmosphere is relaxed and friendly, just what you want after ‘a day in the hills’. We were lucky to get heavy snow and the area is picture perfect in Winter, this place is head and shoulders above anywhere else for atmospheric eating & drinking - best to book if you want a table for food

After reading reviews i thought it will be nice place to go for family dinner… but… staff was weird , not rude but not welcoming at all. When service charge is included I would expect staff to pay more attention to their customers, I had to look for waiters and put my hand up to get their attention… otherwise I wouldn’t leave any tips at all . Another thing I was shocked… is steak , if you can call it steak ??? Very thin peace of beef, never had thinner steak in my life and the price wasn’t cheap … so I wouldn’t recommend this place for it’s price …

Lovely meal with family and pup, food excellent and staff more than welcoming, well done all round.

Two of us had burgers, and another had the Aubergine & Harissa salad, with chips, and everyone loved their meal. Staff were very nice, and the place was clean and comfortable. Definitely happy with the food and service here!

Cannot understand how there can be so many 5 star reviews of this pub / restaurant when there are various terrible 1 star reviews being posted. In reality having last night experienced this pubs pretense in serving 5 star quality food. For a table of 3 adults and 2 children the quality of food is was grossly sub standard. Much of the food was overcooked and dry, particularly the burgers. The total bill without desserts or alcoholic drinks was £119. We could have dined in a Burger King for no more than £40 and would have been presented with much better quality food. The attempt at serving Cullen skink soup was horrendous. Unfortunately due to the ability of the lowest rating being 1 star the reality should have been 0 stars. My advice to other diners is to avoid this establishment at all costs.

Great food, service and vibe. Such a great feel to the place. I do love the OBI.

Stumbled across this place and what a find it was! Thoroughly enjoyed our burgers and the steak was cooked to perfection. Best food in Aviemore 👌

No food this time, but, always has been lovely. There with family this time, and, lots of wee dogs to give a treat to. Great place. Well done for allowing pooches.

The bar was described as dog friendly . This is not my experience . We have a small well behaved family dog who sits on a blanket . After we had been served drinks and had our food order taken the waiter insisted the dog be put under the table. I asked if she could sit on my knee under the table and he refused . The waiter was extremely rude and dismissive to me and then my daughter. I would avoid this place unless you like rude staff and it is not dog friendly or friendly full stop . we went on to have a lovely meal in a hotel on the Main Street of Aviemore

Wonderful food, welcoming staff. Surprised on reviews about rude staff. We arrived hour earlier than planned and they quickly accommodated us, no hassle. So friendly

Qwerky pub, nice decor and lights, lovely staff 👍🏻⭐️

Just in for a quiet Drink, very cozy, lovely relaxed ambience. Dog Friendly, recommend the Dark Ness, and I'm a Guinness drinker normally,

Lovely little place, friendly staff, lovely food!

Lovely restaurant in the pub, with cosy decor and a fantastic menu. There were a couple of vegan options available for each course, and they weren't the bog-standard vegan burger that most pubs offer. They were interesting, tasty and beautifully presented homemade food. Service was friendly and helpful.

Four of us went for a late Sat afternoon lunch. Not been there since the 80s. Everyone loved their meal. I had the Haggis which I can truly say was the best of many over the years I’ve ever had! Restaurant staff couldn’t do enough for us (great Bloody Mary’s!). Will defo be back!

Great vegan food and friendly service. Well worth a visit.

This restaurant had good ratings so we were looking forward to a nice dinner. My wife ordered the steak and I ordered chicken. Given that the steak cost 30 pounds sterling, a very nice cut of beef was expected. It was supposed to be surloin, but instead looked more like a skirt steak (a very cheap cut in the U.S. by comparison - thin with some gristle). Needless to say my wife was disappointed. My chicken by comparison was much better, but the steak tanked our rating to a 2 out of 5. In addition, the waitress had another large party so she wasn’t very attentive to us. All in all, an expensive meal for the quality.

Delicious food, cosy setting, a popular spot. Our second visit whilst in Aviemore and we’ll certainly be back here.

Some of the best food I have ever eaten. COD was amazing. Pumpkin pie unreal. When I am back in Aviemore I am coming back here.

Visited on a Thursday night and it was quite busy with a lovely ambience. Service was decent. Food was mediocre and pricey for what it was. My wife’s cod fillet was tasty but overdone. I had the beef burger with “triple cooked chips”. Burger was poor - overcooked, dried out a full off gristle. Chips were okay but nothing to write home about. Maybe we just got the place on an off night. I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt as I’m sure they can do better

A lovely old woridy pub located on the outskirts of Aviemore.the Old Bridge Inn is well worth a visit. The food is absolutely amazing, especially the Cullen skink. Although we didn't book a reservation, the staff were very accommodating and managed to find us a seat. However, I would recommend reserving a slot as we got lucky when a party failed to turn up. The food and drink are reasonably priced but of high quality. There is outdoor seating although parking places are limited.

Great food and beer. Amazing home made bread. The pub is outside town in an amazing location.

Really enjoyed our main meals here. Attractive place inside, lots of buzz and good music(Led Zeppelin got a look in, alright by me.) Venison Carpaccio was good, my Beef Burger was excellent, very beefy, decent chips though didn’t look like twice cooked as described. Things went wrong with dessert…the Passion Fruit Pavlova was right up my street but oh, what a travesty when it arrived! Bought in and particularly poor bought in meringue , bright white in colour, tasted of cardboard and had quite a chemical taste and look too.Not much sign of passion fruit either, just lots of decorative red berries.Pavlova is also quite soft inside but this wee round ball of an offering was brick hard.Nil points! Barely touched it after first bite. ‘Thick custard’ with Steamed Sponge was thin and had little taste.Disappointing.The sponge itself was excellent and great to see a traditional pudding on the menu. I just wish chefs would pay as much attention to the quality of desserts and their components, as they do with mains etc. Would we return? Yes but I might skip the desserts( a favourite part of a meal for me) not cheap at £9 each given overall quality.

Amazing find on our holiday, the food was incredible, with excellent service. Recommend the lounge area for drinks and the cosy dining room for food! Thank you

Ok food, good service. Felt pricy for the level of quality. Halloumi fries were outstanding though

Lovely place, busy but excellent service and excellent food, truly stuffed! :)

Delicious food and great service :)

Lovely little pub by the river. You can dine inside and there are seats next to the river to let the day breeze past. Recommend nipping in for a little lunch and wet the whistle.

Great meal and lovely atmosphere. Chilled but still high quality. Lovely decor and roaring log fire. Our dog was more than welcome. The staff were all brilliant and attentive - no complaints about the service. The food was delicious and definitely the best meal we had in Aviemore - not the cheapest (£65 for 2 pints, 2 mains + 1 dessert) but all great quality food and home made.

Lovely wee pub with stunning food, only downfall was we weren't offered the specials

Lovely atmosphere and well looked after by staff, table of 7 and all thought food was very very nice.

Food was amazing. Dog friendly too!

Was recommended this place my husband took me there for my birthday meal . Choice of food was terrible . I had a burger in the end wasn't that impressed with that niether expecially for the price of it . I wouldn't bother going back .

This is one of the best spots in the Highlands, and as such, I recommend booking early! My partner and I were lucky to snag a 20:30 Friday reservation and were accommodated 15 minutes early. The food has never disappointed me here, including my last visit. I ordered the venison carpaccio to start, followed by the special: braised beef cheek in a red wine au jus. Absolutely excellent, especially the latter. The meat was some of the most tender and flavourful I've ever had. My partner raved about the spicy garlic prawns starter and cod fillet with chorizo and a butter bean cassoulet main. I finished with a frangipane for dessert. Each bite seemed to instantly dissolve in my mouth. It was incredible. Can't wait for the next visit!

Great selection of beers and (mostly) friendly staff.,and good atmosphere. However, menu very limited and not cheap. My main course was a chicken dish, which was very tasty. I was not enjoying my rather bland prawn starter though, and the waitress offered to change it for me. I accepted, but was charged for 2 starters! I contested this with whom I think was the senior blond member of staff. Clearly she does not know how to speak to customers, and in a raised very offhand voice told me that I had to pay. Eventually, the next day, I resolved the matter with the Manager. A couple of nights later I returned (folk night) but the place was dead and no food was being served. The Old Bridge was the “go to” place for us for many years, but when I am paying a lot of money for drinks & food for a nice family evening, I really don’t want stress over a starter. What’s the old adage - “the customer is always right?” Or maybe not!

Nothing special on the menu and only pizza on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

My favourite drinking spot in Aviemore, love this place. The food is amazing too.

Cozy place off the main drag. We were able to get in quick without a reservation but I definitely advise to make one! They were busy as heck for dinner. I had the Greek salad and obi burger. Their menu seemed small compared to what i saw online. I definitely enjoyed the Greek salad no doubt about that. The obi burger was pretty good. The only thing was I didn't realize it didn't come with cheese so I would have added it. Overall would recommend and come again.

Lovely out of the way place beside the old bridge to the ski resort. Always busy and need to book. Wholesome food and polite service

I’ll preface this by saying that I’ve been a visitor to the Aviemore area for years and I have often visited the Old Bridge Inn. I remember it being a place with a high standard of service and food. A few years ago I had a meal with my husband and expressed my unhappiness with the pork belly (thick, tough fat, no crisp at all). The waiter argued with me and told me that this was how pork belly is cooked. This has now happened a second time to me in the OBI, so I will not be passing its doors again. Today, I ordered a burger that cost £18, with extras like a slice of cheese costing £2. I expected the burger to be homemade, but instead it was a processed butcher’s burger. I maybe should have sent it back, but I was so starving and dealing with a 3 year old. I ended up leaving about a third of the burger. The chips were yum, and my husband enjoyed his fish. The waiter asked at the end of the meal if everything was okay, and I just took the opportunity to feedback that for £18 I would expect a burger to be homemade. She said that they were homemade and asked me to explain what I didn’t like about it. I explained that the texture, taste and juiciness were not like a homemade burger. She said she would speak to her supervisor and then came back and said that I should have raised the issue when a waiter asked in passing if everything was okay. True, I should have. I knew then that she was suggesting that I’d eaten a meal and didn’t want to pay for it, which is not a nice feeling. She said that costs reflected the average in the area. In so many words, the waiter said that my feedback was wrong. My husband even cut in to say, “This is just feedback.” We didn’t expect freebies, as I’d eaten it. I mentioned my previous experience of being told I was wrong in the OBI and she questioned me about it. The waiter just kept at me to the point where I just said, “This conversation is over. I was just giving feedback. We’re going to pay and leave, and we won’t be back.” If the OBI just wanted to cut costs and fleece tourists like everyone else around here, I’ll leave them to it. I gave feedback because I would like it to be the place it used to be, but they’re running a business in a hostile economic environment so standards have to be sacrificed.

Nice place, friendly staff, easy parking, dog friendly. Limited menu, a bit pricey, steak was tough even though cooked medium, chips was delicious as was the peppercorn sauce.

Struggled to find somewhere to eat, then found the Old Bridge Inn - very serendipitous! Friendly staff and great food: I had Venison followed by a nice Steak; my other half had Borscht and a curry. The food was delicious and it was a shame that neither of us had room for dessert! Now we know it's there we're sure to go back next year!

I keep coming back to this lovely eatery whenever I am in Aviemore. Great food, warm atmospehere, friendly service. I can't think of anything to complain about. Highly recommend a visit if you are near-by!

The food is absolutely exquisite. Best steak I’ve had in a while. Great drinks. The atmosphere is cozy and nice. A super busy place so I highly recommend reservations. Staff can be a little more attentive but overall, amazing experience. It was worth the wait!

weekday lunch. great place; decent food; reasonable prices; plenty of choice on the menu

A meal with friends on the last day of a wonderful holiday. Could not have asked for a better farewell. Welcome was friendly the service was superb and the food was wonderful Dog friendly as well. What more could you ask for. Highly recommended 👌

Had a great Sunday lunch. Staff wonderful.

We hadn’t booked but thought we’d give it a try. Asked if they had a table for 2? Got told “take a look around, what do you think?” There were plenty of free tables but got told they are all reserved. So we went went up the Indian and had a good meal there. Got spoken to properly too, which was nice.

Very nice tent with an outdoor terrace

An embarrassment to highland hospitality. Rude and unfriendly on entry. Any request, including paying was inconvenient. Bar man in particular had an attitude.

I was excited about eating here and I ensured I put it in my itinerary. I loved the food and the look and feel of the Old Bridge Inn.

A wonderful place where we had lunch on the John O Groats-Edinburgh road. This was warm and beautiful. The Scots are surprisingly good at food.

Sat outside all enclosed area with pull on heaters. Everything was 1st class.very friendly service

We went on a Wednesday and the pub kitchen was closed, but they put a foodtruck of pizzas on the terrace and the truth was wonderful and the pizzas were very good, small but excellent, very tasty.

Best roast lamb I’ve ever had 😍. Chef Jake rocks!!!

Staff couldn't be more unhelpful, food wasn't good service poor . It's a pub , if you can't be hospitable, change career

Nice pub with a good atmosphere.

The music is good. Scallop starter was disappointing, lamb as main course was good. Staff friendly until you are having your coffee and having a nice chat. We were simply sent away from the table, we were at the table for 1.45, but they needed the table and they probably couldn't earn enough from us anymore. Very unfortunate. I won't be recommending this restaurant to anyone anytime soon.

Great pub, the food was great, highly recommended.

Had a great time with my mates having dinner here. Fantastic food and would highly recommend to anyone coming to Aviemore to visit.

We totally enjoyed ok lunch break at the Old Bridge Inn. The food was great, we can only recommend the ribs and the falafel. Dessert also was delicious.

This is one of my favourite places. Everything about it is exceptional. Great to drop in for a drink and the food is outstanding.

Nice place to stop for a break and a drink. They have both indoor and outside seating.

Great drinks and pizza, friendly and helpful staff Awesome ambiance

Food was absolutely delicious as always - Staff were wonderful and polite. Amazing service, could not fault

Apparently discriminating against non-natives and larger dogs. We were forcefully asked to leave, but the back area was still half empty, only two tables at the front had reservation signs and there was still plenty of space in the outside area. But we were told that more guests were due to arrive soon and they were suddenly fully booked (around 18:40)

They have several dogs welcome signs everywhere but the second they saw our dog they said it’s full and overbooked lying to our faces even though they had reserved signs on 2 tables and at least 5 free tables. They were also very rude Maybe it’s only ok if your dog fits in a hand bag.

They have several dogs welcome signs everywhere but the second they saw our dog they said it’s full and overbooked even though they had reserved signs on 2 tables and at least 5 free tables. They were very rude. Maybe it’s only ok if your dog fits in a hand bag.

Great atmosphere. Excellent food and drink choices. Very friendly, attentive staff A thoroughly enjoyable evening.

We had Sunday lunch which was delicious. We always book here when we visit Aviemore.

Tucked away near the river friendly staff , our meal was nice enough

Great for drinks and good outdoor area but worth noting they stop serving food at 2:15pm - useful to know if you're out for the day and trying to get food. Not useful if you arrive at 2.30pm like we did looking for food!

Lovely location pub with good ales and friendly service. Food seems good but we didn't eat there. We enjoyed the folk music on Wednesday

Having visited here 29 years ago on our honeymoon, we had to come back and were not disappointed! The staff are efficient and friendly, there is a good selection of craft ales and wine. Food is excellent and ambience relaxing. If it's pleasant outside you can sit by the Spey and soak in the Highland atmosphere ❤️

We enjoyed sitting outside and the location was . Unfortunately although some of the food was nice the grapes had black mould on so I asked for fresh ones. The large fat burgers were cooked on the outside but just like raw mince inside. Perhaps we should have sent them back too.

After a hard day of hiking, what was our pleasure in stopping at the Old Bridge Inn. The Gin Tonic, with lemon and lemongrass flavors, was very tasty as they say. A refreshing pint of beer. However, they do not serve on the terrace and so they were quickly full and could not accommodate us for dinner… a little disappointing but well done to them!

Great food and friendly service

They will not serve you if you're not local and/or do not have a reservation (despite being mostly empty. Wonder why). Instead of acting properly and telling you upfront, you have to ask a waitress after being blatantly ignored for 10+ minutes. If you're here, visiting: do not give this establishment the time of day.

If u missed it, bad luck, u missed a brilliant place u can eat well with brilliant service. Expensive? Well it well worth all of it.

Without question the worst sirloin steak I have ever eaten. I asked for a new knife, thinking mine was blunt, but it turned out the steak was as tough as leather. It was cooked medium rare, so it should have cut through like butter, but it was so bad I had to send it back. Despite this, I was told I had to pay for half the steak since I had eaten part of it. My wife’s steak was just as bad. When we complained to a member of staff, they told us they could cut through it and it was fine. At no point did the waitress come back to the table to say it was fine, and more importantly, no waitress came over throughout the meal. Shocking service.

Just had a pint outside after a bike ride. Bans was playing, sun was shining and the place was buzzing

We booked here as a treat. Happy to pay a bit more for really good food. We had the steak, which with garlic butter was £30 and the lamb that was £26. It was all really disappointing. A few pale watercress leaves, undercooked tomato and over cooked chips with the steak. The steak was ok, but not medium rare as asked. The lamb was overcooked and a very small portion. We were just really disappointed as we're so looking forward to a treat. Sadly, we won't eat here again and wouldn't recommend.

Probably a great store, but there was no room for us. Starving (in transit), we had to keep looking. The service wasn't very friendly and didn't try hard either.

Pleasant environment. Would love to come back for a show or a folk session. Our favorite of the meals we ordered was the charcuterie. Definitely a must order. The burger was also very good with a thick patty. The black pepper tofu dish had good flavor but the tofu did not and was dry. The falafel wrap was small and had something in it that was sweet, which was not what we were looking for. The service was good.

Nice authentic pub, friendly staff and great whiskey selection.

Beautiful pub and nice atmosphere. The staff (lady) was a bit rude saying that it was fully booked for dinner, but we saw past that and enjoyed a drink instead. The rest of the staff quite friendly. Will come back for dinner next time.

Avery nice little restaurant that was a little off the beaten path. The food was fantastic, as was the service.

Service was awful. Had to go and get our own menus. Check back only came when we had almost finished our food. Had to hang around the bar to pay. The burger was fine but the hake was overcooked and rubbery and the broccoli was cold - expected better for £18. Only good thing is that they allow dogs inside. Don't recommend.

Booked here on a recommendation from family member. Some of our party had their taxi not show so were 15 minutes late. Once we were seated, our waiter then proceeded to let us know that they would take all the other tables orders first as 'they were on time'. Fair enough if this is restaurant policy but it's a bad look to publicly chastise your guests. Apart from that nonsense, the food was very nice and we had no complaints.

Tasty food in a Gastro Pub decorated with old skis and outdoor themed artworks