Pierhouse Restaurant in Eilean Siar

Nice pub with live sports and good collections of drinks. We had beer and cider

Really good food and big servings

We’ve been to the Cafe on the right side what was more a kind of Pub to us yet this was what we where looking for. Food was delicious, absolutely nicely made lokal dishes. Friendly and fast service, very kind and helpful people!

Food was very nice and very pleasant staff. Highly recommend. The seafood Chowder was exceptional and the Mac & Cheese was first class.

Food not great, but very friendly people. Great place to stay while waiting for the ferry to Skye on a rainy day.

The pub/cafe on the right is where we visited. Just stopped for a bite, the seafood chowder was lovely. Hit the spot and the atmosphere was nice and quiet which is just what we needed on our journey. Staff were attentive and the establishment was cosy. The chairs were a nice touch being made from tweed.

Busy place in Tarbert and part of one of the two larger hotels. Since we had no reservation we had to find a table in the bar. Service was good and the food tasty, in particular the sauce remoulade.

Not a good meal, but not really a poor one. Certainly expensive for what it was. Nothing outstanding, though the chowder was nice However, even that was not hot enough. Poorish were: derisory Mediterranean vegetables" (barely a dessertspoonful) with my rack of lamb. Similarly derisory, unlayered Dauphinoise potatoes also with my lamb - about the size of a single 3" x 1" Mr Kipling Country Slice. The Dauphin wouldn't have touched it! 10oz ribeye steal which was almost as thin as a "minute" steak and never 10oz. We suspected it was a thin slice of rump. Béarnaise sauce which bore an uncanny resemblance in taste and hue to peppercorn sauce. And so it went on. The waitresses were excellent, so we left the advised tip. Food not bad enough to complain of, but mediocre. Bill (with wine) £170. We know plenty of restaurants where that will buy a really excellent meal for three. Disappointed. We stayed 5 njghts in one of the hotel's Kirklea self catering apartments. Expensive, but very comfortable. No complaints at all on that score. Be warned that the apartment will be "made up" daily unless you leave the "Do Not Disturb" sign out, so leave it in a fit state for that.

i could not believe it: a cafeteria on a ferry that served incredibly good food! On the way to the Isle of Lewis & Harris, we had the CalMac & Cheese - rich, creamy, flavourful; the fish and chips, as good as any we had eaten in chippies along the coast; a savoury steak pie with lovely pastry. On the way back, the husband ordered calamari, and it was the best ever. The calamari was sweet and so tender it was almost melt-in-your-mouth. Wow, i wish i had ordered it too. The staff was friendly, efficient and cheerful. On the return cruise to the mainland, one of the ladies remembered me, greeting like a friend. Way to go, CalMac!

I ate in the bar as the restaurant was fully booked (must be popular!) and I chose the steak ciabatta which was nice followed by sticky toffee pud, which was also good.

We ate in the bar - Wonderful staff and great food. Highly recommended for a stop if in the area

Only ate here at lunch time but the food was both fairly priced and very good quality.. Service was quick which was a relief as the place was very busy..

I found the food very disappointing. I had a fish soup that was too thick for my liking. This was also served even though I had just had my aperitif. My favorite dish, rack of lamb, was too fatty and far from tender. You can expect better for the prices charged. The service was friendly.

Excellent food and service. Had food here 3 times in 2 days. Mussels were amazing

Very good, quality fish & chips, and huge! A good choice of beer and whiskeys. Pleasant servers. An address that I recommend in Tarbert.

Arrived for lunch, to be advised that there were no seafood dishes available, other than fish& chips, which we thought was rather odd, being located right by the harbour.

Highly recommend, food was top quality and loads of it

Delicious food, friendly staff. Brilliant !!

Luckily managed to get a table last minute and wasn't disappointed, food was delicious, real professional/romantic atmosphere and staff were fantastico 👌

Friendly staff, even though it was busy, good selection of beers. 🙂

The chowder was gorgeous. Service was great, staff very pleasant and welcoming. 🙂

Excellent restaurant et service 5 étoiles! Merci!

Friendly, unfortunately for us though no hot food was available on Sunday. So a few packets of crisps and nuts would have to do. Can't help but feel that they are missing a great opportunity to provide food on Sunday.

We were 3 friends visiting Scotland for 10 days. We came to this Cafe after we missed our bus for Stornoway. The waiters were very kind and helped us find the next transportation. In the mean time we had a lovely meal and enjoyed the atmosphere. If you find yourself in Tarbert missing the bus or not being able to book the taxi (there is only one in the town and is booked 24/7), make a pause, relax and then plan further in this Cafe.

Slightly over cooked salmon, just brings this score down. Also not much by way of accompaniments on that particular dish.

Sehr freundliches und gut besuchtes Restaurant. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich und aufmerksam. Eine ehrliche und lokale Küche.

What a surprise! Maybe it was naive of me but I did not expect to find such an excellent quality restaurant so far from the mainland. Absolutely delish food here in this lovely little gem in Tarbert. The seafood is heavenly and the staff could not be friendlier. You have to go here whilst on Harris, you will not be disappointed!

Got stuck in Tarbert for a week waiting for a part for my van. No much to do in Tarbert but this hotel's restaurant was open every day. We had great food and we felt at home. Waiters were friendly and welcoming and reception staff helped us with laundry which we will be eternally grateful for. We are pleased we broke down there and we discovered such a lovely corner of Scotland. Five stars for the staff, thank you!!

We had a Sunday roast dinner . The food was delicious and the horseradish was exceptional 10/10

Food and atmosphere was excellent.

We were staying at the hotel for a few nights, so booked in for dinner on the Sunday we arrived, expecting something fairly special from the good reviews on here. The main restaurant dishes didn't really grab us, so we both went for the 'cajun' chicken burger from the bar menu. Food came out very quickly but, sadly, wasn't very impressive. The chips were decent, as was the salad, but the main part of the meal, the burger, was quite dry and didn't taste cajun at all. We're not the types who'd attract the attention of staff to complain about this (unless it was totally inedible), although we would've mentioned the issue if the staff had asked us if everything had been fine. Sadly, no one asked (for the second night in a row, in fact, although different restaurant the previous night), so we just paid and left. It has, however, made us put more effort into finding alternative places to eat, as our anniversary is while we stay here and we hope not to be disappointed on that occasion.

A really nice and fancy place for where it's located. It's an upscale eating experience with great food and service although lacking a bit in atmosphere. The food was great, the Cajun seasoned salmon is fresh and delicious, the steak is nice and tender and the desserts are great, overall a great place to eat.

It's inside the Hotel Hebrides, opposite the car park. Staff were very friendly, fabulous pizza, the coffee is a little bitter but otherwise fine.

Had lunch here as we were too early for our ferry and there's absolutely nothing else open on a Sunday. The service was pleasant and prompt and the food was really delicious so I'm glad we ate here. Expensive especially for a lunch menu, but as I said it's the only thing open on a Sunday and food was great.

We've been a couple of times before so knew to expect great food and good service. On the trip there we were salivating at the thought of another great bowl of moules marinere but unfortunately there were no mussels on the menu that night! Still treated to wonderful seafood chowder and halibut dishes though. Recommended. We'll be back sone day.

I doubt if I'll go back again, a bit rough around the edges with absolutely no atmosphere, staff ! Well let's say not happy go lucky

Langoustines bien cuisinées, mais le beurre à l'ail n'a pas trop de saveur. Un gratin de poisson goûteux , ainsi que des desserts raffinés, mais un service bien long... Comme si on nous avait oubliés dans la petite salle...

The food tasted fine enough, but two very small scoops of ice cream for £7.50 seemed a bit on the expensive side. Service could be a wee bit more friendly

Breakfast pancakes and bacon... was great, good coffee and pleasant service.

The food and service was fantastic. Waiter went above and beyond. Must get the mussels.

Good food, great presentation, really working to be top quality. The only thing I'd note is we got the seafood chowder with sourdough; the seafood chowder was fantastic but the bread was just a piece of white bread, it would have been nice to have some quality bread with the high quality chowder. The brownie and salted caramel ice cream dessert was amazing!

Went to the restaurant for dinner and a drink in the bar. Excellent seafood, good beers and friendly and welcoming staff. Best place in miles.

I wasn't expecting so much food, but it was delicious! Wonderful atmosphere and waitress was lovely.

Great service, delicious food, best place to eat out in Harris

Great restaurant, after a long hard day it was great to not have to camper cook, so we grabbed an unbooked table and enjoyed some amazing food, the battered fish and chips were amazing and the steak ciabatta was lovely, we had orange and tarragon carrots and garlic butter summer greens which were perfectly cooked. But the best surprise after leaving, we noted they forgot to charge us for the beer! Visit here and enjoy the food!!!

The pier house is right on the corner by the harbour , all views are sadly obscured due to construction works on the harbour. However the food we all agreed was amazing . We all had fish is some form or other , accompanied by gin from the distillery opposite. There is a huge car park just opposite too .

We ordered the vegan superfood salad and it didn't have most ingredients mentioned on the menu. In addition, it had far too much vinegar and ingredients not even mentioned on the menu! My kids also said their pasta was too cheesy and buttery. The only reason for two stars is because they took the cost of the drinks off and their service was quick.

On our long awaited annual trip to Harris, 4 of us dinned twice last week at this restaurant and one each occasion were blown away with the quality of cooking and food. The service was first class and all very reasonably priced. Highly recommended and look forward to returning.

We visited this restaurant for dinner. Whilst the food was tasty, it was very overpriced. We live in London so are used to paying more. However, we found the price point exceeded some comparable restaurants we've eaten at in London! The staff were also not overly warm or friendly. We ordered 3 courses and after less than 90 minutes in the restaurant were asked to leave for another booking. We understand that there is a time capacity but we hadn't overstayed at all. The manner in which we were asked to leave wasn't great. The only saving grace for this restaurant is that the food is night and day in comparison to it's neighbouring restaurant at The Harris Hotel where the food is terrible!

Attractive, relaxed, scandi-feel restaurant right on the harbour, whose view is sadly currently ruined by massive harbour reconstruction works (check if they’re finished?). Efficient, friendly service. Excellent smoked haddock chowder and sirloin steak, but disappointing Cranachan with no crunch? Just pleasant fruit and cream really.

We had a lovely meal at the Pierhouse. Very friendly staff, a good open feeling in the restaurant because of all The windows. The food was very good. Service excellent. Nice wine list…short but catered for several pockets. If you are in Tarbert it is well worth booking a table.

We had a nice meal here after a long days cycling. Had the seafood chowder which they made into a main for me and we also had the creme brûlée. Both lovely dishes and staff were pleasant. The interior is really nice with a modern vibe and all the chairs are made of Harris tweed giving it a real Hebridean feel. Would definitely recommend.

Had two nights staying here as part of a biking holiday. Food was modern and imaginative. Fishcake starter excellent as was lobster mac n cheese. Good service. Rooms very stylish if small.

If you like the freshest of fish or quality meats then this is worth the trip. Been going to Harris for many years and never had a belter fish supper.

Amazing meal with great service. The steak and peppercorn sauce was amazing! Lovely place for a meal and a drink

I enjoyed fantastic Scottish breakfasts - smoked haddock, kippers, porridge etc - & superb, fresh fish at dinner - monk fish, hake, salmon, scallops.... accompanied by great wine, a good selection of single malts & delicious Harris Gin from the nearby distillery.

We ate a couple of times in the Hotel Hebrides, once in this restaurant and once in the bar. Menu is the same except that the specials are not available in the bar. Good quality pub food and filled a need, but not really anything out of the ordinary.

We visited twice for dinner before the new Covid restrictions hit, and also picked up some takeaway breakfast before the ferry. Service was always prompt and very friendly and the standard menu which is generally pub type stuff is competently cooked, plentiful and fine. However the fresh fish on the specials menu was excellent and highly recommended. Breakfast was also very good-a roll stuffed with good quality bacon and black pudding plus decent coffee. All in all a good place to eat in Tarbert.

We had dinner here while staying in Tarbert. I opted for pizza, but was told that there was a problem so chose lasagne instead. This came with chips and garlic bread and salad. The lasagne was extremely rich and stodgy, so it tasted delicious but the portion was just so enormous. I gave half my chips to my husband and still had to leave quite a lot on the plate, and I am someone who can normally eat a lot! It's nice to have plenty of food, but not so nice to feel utterly defeated! Husband ordered chicken pie, but it was actually just a puff pastry lid (not a pie). Also the menu stated chips and peas on the side but it came with new potatoes and veg. He said it was nice though, and he had some of my chips anyway. They also didn't have the drink I ordered. In summary, good food but few issues means an overall 3/5.

Amazing to see the ferry in the middle of town outside the window of restaurant. Food was good. plenty of options, (not sure about parmesan chips though I wont try them again. Not restaurant, it was the flavour).

Tripadvisor says it’s closed but it is most definitely open for business. We popped in here during a long drive from Stornoway to leverburgh and enjoyed cheese toasties and coffee. Happy to support the local businesses that are open.

Extensive and varied menu offering pizzas and many other delicious dishes including many fish dishes . Service was good

Loved this restaurant. Seafood was excellent. The staff were very attentive and friendly. Would definitely return

We were very pleased that this restaurant was open on a Sunday (rare on the Lewis & Harris). We went here for lunch and evening dinner. The lunch menu was fine, there was a choice of toastie or soup. The soup option didn't appeal to us (spinach & veg), so we opted for toasties. I had the chilli con carnie toastie and my husband had the calzone toastie, both with chips and salad. They were filling and tasty. The even meal was very good! I had the lamb special (pictured), which was lamb fillet and a lamb leg croquette, this came with new potato mash, cabbage and a delicious gravy. I thoroughly enjoyed it. My husband had the scampi and chips and he enjoyed this as well. I gave this review 4 stars, this is based mainly on the evening meal.

At the time of writing, not much is open in Tarbert so this place is pretty busy. We came in for lunch, when you can just have a snack or a whole meal...one of had the langoustines, the other just soup and a sandwich and both hit the spot (the langoustines especially). They managed to cater to a whole bunch of tastes with a fairly small menu which is a good trick. Service was good considering how busy the place was, the staff were pleasant and hardworking.

Visited straight after a ferry trip from Skye to Tarbert. Got a table for 2 straight away. It was relatively busy and did take a while to get served. Eventually ordered some hot drinks and lunch. This again did take some time and food arrived before drinks. However, food was really tasty and the staff were very nice. Overall a good place to get a tasty meal.

We had a lovely dinner at the Pierhouse restaurant. Soup, linguini and steak ciabatta were delicious, big portions and very good value for money, I highly recommend

Friendly staff, tasty food and good prices. Vegan burger was very enjoyable. Restaurant was nicely decorated with a good atmosphere.

While staying at the Hotel Hebrides, we dined at the Pierhouse Restaurant. The food was very good, the service was great, and the staff was friendly. I had a fantastic broccoli-bleu cheese soup, butternut squash risotto, and bread and butter pudding. All were great! Highly recommended!

We spent three nights in Harris, ate at three different restaurants and were pleasantly surprised that such a small community has such nice places to eat! We enjoyed our meal at the Pierhouse, The food was excellent and so was the service!

Whilst staying in the Kirklea Island Suites we ate in the Mote Bar each evening and found it very good indeed. It is the local bar which created a good ambience.The food was very good, I liked the fish pie best, and the guys who served us were really nice, bit slap dash but so pleasant.

Good food and a great atmosphere! It was convenient because we were staying at the hotel, but we're happy we ate here.

Good location, opposite car park, nice modern comfortable interior in the bar, efficient and friendly staff, outside seating available in the back garden or on the front terrace, plus a nice large flat screen TV to watch BT Sports on. The bar offers a limited but reasonable range of classic British dishes for lunch such as beef steak or vegetarian curry. HOWEVER, all the food is about twice as much as I’d expect to pay for the quality you receive. It’s OK, but it just doesn’t justify the prices. We tried the fish and chips and fish pie. The pie was fine with a side salad provided, and a reasonable size, but it certainly wasn’t worth £15.95. My family said the same about their dishes. The restaurants in Tarbert all think it’s ok to try this sort of thing with tourists...and I can’t see a logical reason why. I’ll only be back when they either halve the prices or double the quality.

Het restaurant is onderdeel van het naast gelegen hotel. Ze hebben een kleine kaart. Het is netjes/modern ingericht, en het personeel is erg vriendelijk en deskundig. Het eten is prima. Kortom, een prima restaurant!

Comfy pub bar with a good beer selection and nice menu. We had lunch, fish and chips and a pjzza. All were well prepared, fresh and tasty. Resonable price for the location. There is a free carpark across the road.

We had a lovely meal in a beautiful restaurant. The young ladies that looked after us were very attentive and the food was very good. The sweet options were a bit disappointing but otherwise good food and good service.

The food was great at Pierhouse Restaurant but the menu was limited. Because of its location we expected more seafood offerings.

Nice place for a pint before the ferry. Quite modern inside

Just back from a lovely meal. Haddock gratin for starter was excellent and lamb main course was delicious. Huge portions. Nice service.

We picked the restaurant as it seemed the ‘best’ in the area. I had run in the Harris marathon that day and really wanted to celebrate with a blowout meal. The web site made it look very upmarket and modern.However, my heart sunk when I saw the menu. Only 4 starters and 4 main courses were the choice we had. The mains were basic and unimaginative to say the least. Salmon with seasonal veg or chicken with seasonal veg or pork with seasonal veg plus a veg option. I had the salmon and it was nice enough but it felt like something I would rustle up when I was trying to be healthy.The puddings also lacked imagination so we didn’t bother. It’s such a shame as it’s clear the chef can cook.

After ruling out all the meat and fish main courses I enquired about the butternut squash risotto to discover whether it was vegetarian. It was listed on the menu as coming with parmesan cheese and "crisps". I enquired of the waitress whether the dish was vegetarian and she said "yes". Realising that intelligence is at a premium in this "Hick Central" part of the world, I then specifically asked "Including the parmesan?" and she said "yes" again. Her tone suggested that after I had been told the dish was vegetarian I must be rather stupid to ask the same question specifically about one of its components.

Beautiful hotel..lovely food & efficient staff

We enjoyed an evening meal and breakfast here. In the evenin* we had a potion of hake, which was deli and beautifully cooked, and a portion of vegetarian curry, also delicious. For breakfast we had smoked haddock and poached egg, again beautifully cooked and generous portion size (very helpful as we were on a cycling holiday). The only reason I have not rated this 5* Is because the service 2as slow, although the staff were lovely.

Second time on Outer Hebrides and again.We try Mote Bar Menu and Takeaway Menu and everything was a ecellent but my favorite was a Harissa Pulled Lewis Lamb and Stornoway Black Pudding and Macleod and Macleod Haggis pizzas.Funny because pizza not my favorite food on holiday.We try many food in restaurant but this is best for us. Very nice people , prices on average and clean resturant.I recommend to visit.

Upmarket restaurant fabulous but a little bit pricey

Do not be fooled as we were by the glossy photos and 'sample' menu. The actual menu we were offered on a Saturday night had limited choice. My wife's vegetarian curry was inedible, leaving the impression the chef had spilt his whole jar of curry powder into the dish.

This restaurant has won a number of awards so I can only assume that we were unlucky.

We were really looking forward to our meal at the Powerhouse Restaurant, but unfortunately were very disappointed. There were only 3 choices on the menu for each course and only one local main course dish. Or starters were equally disappointing, I could have presented better in my own kitchen. However the mains we ordered, cod, was well presented and cooked to perfection. Based on the previous reviews we had high expectations of lots of local seafood. It seems that they (along with lots of local businesses) are struggling to attract staff due to lack of staff accommodation. We had planned to eat here both evening during our 2 night stay, but we didn't. We were staying at the hotel and I must say that everything else (apartment, breakfast, staff etc.,) was excellent.

Mycket trevlig restaurang på bästa läge vid hamnen i Tarbert. Vi blev vänligt emottagna med var sin Harris-gin och tonic! Blev uppmuntrade att testa ginsmaken först utan att hälla på tonic!

Ate in the mote bar, it was jam packed but the staff soon got us a table. Service was quick and it wasn't long before we had pizza in front of us. The pizza was great and the chocolate brownie sundae finished the meal nicely. Very good!

lovely relaxed pub style place, plenty of choice on the menu. food was tasty, soup came out luke warm and staff quickly replaced it. great location and value for money.

As far as we could establish there are only three places in Tarbert to get an evening meal and the Hebredes Hotel operates two of these - we shared a nice thin based pizza in their bar one night and visited the Pierhouse Restaurant on another. (The Harris Hotel at the edge of town is the other option, which I've also reviewed).

Excellent scallops for starters, generous helping, followed by seabass where the green vegetables were cooked to perfection, not over cooked and to finish the Scottish cheese board with a lovely chutney. Great service by helpful staff in a lovely setting. If staying in Tarbert a great opportunity not to miss.

We had a really enjoyable meal at the Pierhouse. The locally sourced ingredients were well presented and delicious. We shared a fine starter, enjoyed our main courses and shared a fine choice of local cheeses. All this was enhanced by great service from our waitress. A lovely evening

Had the Full Cooked Breakfast which was £11.95. Option of adding items from the buffet which made it better value. Staff were friendly. It was very quiet that morning with no real atmosphere but enjoyed sitting by the window in the Spring sunshine, watching the world go by. It is conveniently round the corner for the ferry so would be a good place to eat as there are very few other options around.

Visited with my wife and we both thought this restaurant was superb.

Cracking venison sausages and mash on a cold dreich day after Xmas. Friendly staff. Would cheerfully visit again.

We were staying locally and thought we'd give this a try, with a mixed experience by the time we'd finished.

Nous avons été remarquablement bien accueillis par la serveuse qui a fait abstraction de notre tenue de randonnée qui dénotait avec la cadre (on n'avait pas prévu d'aller au restaurant et on était trop loin pour aller se changer), mais nous a délicatement précisé que nous avions le choix entre deux cartes : celle du restaurant et celle du bar. Nous avons très bien mangé, une cuisine plutôt raffinée, à laquelle nous ne nous attendions pas dans le coin. Les cuissons étaient justes et les assiettes très généreuses et appétissantes. Un peu de créativité qui fonctionnait pas mal malgré les associations inquiétantes de prime abord ^_^ (soupe du jour à l'orange/carottes/framboises que j'ai tentée par curiosité). Petite aventure pour moi dans les toilettes (propres) où je me suis retrouvée coincée (une dame a gentilment été prévenir un serveur qui a réussi à me libérer avec un passe et a réparé la serrure après s'être excusé plusieurs fois), mais là encore, délicatesse de la service qui a remporté les entrées en disant à mon mari "elle se refait une beauté, je reviens dans un moment" :-) .

With not many places to eat in Tarbert we decided to try the Pierhouse Restaurant.