Pinemarten Cafe Bar in Highland

A waste of money. £3.30 for a tea in a disposable cup. Staff looked wildly unhappy. And the Nevis range wonder why they don’t make enough money??

This place needs to be closed it is an embarrassment to Nevis Range and all the fine facilities available. Limited food available at a ridiculously high cost , this was compounded by the fact we had To pay £5 to get out of the the car park. No tables cleaned - staff really at odds how to run a restaurant. We know why this place was quiet because everyone has already sussed this place out. Owners/Management need to sort this place and benefit from the Gold Mine it should be.

I wouldn’t recommend this place at all, originally from fort William thought this would be a nice place to go for coffee with family and perhaps a breakfast roll. No menu and breakfast finished at 11.00. No freshly made sandwiches, soup, only items were haggis or black pudding panini, (strange option) sausage rolls (expensive) , let’s just say not appetising at all, selection of cakes but again didn’t look fresh. Ended up just having a coffee which took ages, was seated and then they shouted when it was ready. It was weak and in a paper cup, tables were filthy and not once did I see anyone cleaning. So disappointing and such a waste of what could be a very successful business!

Popped into the Pinemarten after an hours walk round the forest. Ordered the macaroni, Fanta and a Redbull. Macaroni was gorgeous and so filling. Not sure why reviews are saying food wa stale, mine was lovely. Staff kept walking around and looking at me (I was round the corner) so felt a bit rushed. Other than that, servers were lovely and the gentleman gave me a discount as I didn’t want chips. Still quite costly but happy to pay it as I was starving and it was a lovely atmosphere in the cafe. It’s always expensive in the highlands at tourist spots!! Nice people, filling food, great spot.

Rode here from Fort William to hit the trails but before getting our shred on though we should grab a bit to eat. Won't be doing that again at this cafe. No menu just the food they had under a hat lamp, a great lamp for flips sake! What is this, a 1980's motorway service station!? Dried out unappetising offerings and ridiculous pricing made me want to flip all the tables over and run out screaming. Unfortunately this is the only choice of food available and with hungry boys we decided on hotdogs only for them to be served in stale buns! Asked for fresh ones, this freaked it the staff as it meant defrosting some new plastic bagged rolls, oh dear me. Then they got the order wrong and put onions on all the dogs. Jeepers, this place, even the music's bad. We, as customers deserve better. Take your own food if you can

Dropped in for a quick bite to eat after parkrun - big mistake. Worst breakfast rolls we’ve ever eaten… roll was stale, no butter, two small COLD sausages and served by miserable employee. £4.25 per roll would have been acceptable if they had been edible… however plain hot chocolates priced at £4.50 each is absurd. Seen someone else describe eating at this place as a “dire experience” and I couldn’t agree more.

Arrived at 11:25 with a small baby, toddler and dog. Sat down and took coats etc off, and began to look at menu. We were the only people in the cafe. Server came over and then informed us that the kitchen was closed between 11:30-12, to allow the chefs to have a break, so we would not be able to order until 12. We were offered no other options (i.e. drink/coffee and cake etc). When we asked where the closure was displayed to advise customers, the server indicated to the menu, which said in a number of places ‘open all day’ ‘served all day’ ‘open 9-5’ which obviously contradicted what was being said by server. At this point, we decided to leave before we would be charged for the car park. We understand giving the chefs a break during the busy season. However, we were the only people in the cafe at the time and on a day when the gondolas were off, so the cafe was unlikely to quickly become busy. Or the server could have spoken to us when we first came in. Or the closing times of the kitchen could have been displayed somewhere. Won’t be returning and wouldn’t recommend. Try one of the small, independent cafes close by.

Whilst mountain biking at the Nevis Range we stopped at The Pinemartan Cafe for lunch to take away. The atmosphere is good and the presentation of the cafe is really nice. Unfortunately the prices of the prepacked sandwiches are astronomical, as you can see in the photos for a simple pickle and cheese sandwich. The restaurant at the top of the hill is much better value but again you will need to pay for a gondola ticket.

Shockingly bad! We’d booked tickets for the gondola and decided to start the day with breakfast before we headed up the mountain. Checked out the menu online and it looked great for our 3 kids, decent choice and reasonably priced. Arrived at 9.30am and asked for the food menu only to be told by two miserable looking members of the team whilst pointing at the most sorry, dried looking scrambled eggs, haggis and one sausage “that’s all we got, we’re not serving the usual menu due to the weekend event that just taken place” I appreciate that teams are stretched and that sometimes things have to change BUT CHANGE YOUR WEBSITE AND TRAIN YOUR TEAM! No happy ending as we then paid £17 for the last 4 croissants they had as we didn’t feel like driving back down to Fort William to get food. AVOID THIS PLACE!!!!

We’d stayed in the hotel (excellent and so warm) and came down for breakfast. A good choice of large Cobb breakfast or smaller rolls. Staff were friendly, and the service was quick and efficient. Also very dog friendly which is always a bonus.

What a dire experience Was passing and called in for a bite fool me for not checking trip advisor Rubbish service and food well horrible soup was cold and in edible due to the amount of pepper in it we got that refunded sandwich was also horrible there was food coming out and going to the wrong tables Staff were worse than useless and then they charge you for parking so you self a favour keep driving this place is a HELL HOLE

The food was very disappointing. Even the teenager wouldn't finish the burger! In his words, 'how do get a burger so wrong'. A simply Jacket potato with cheese and beens cost £8.50 - rather expensive and this was only an average sized potato. It is a captive market but the quality of the food was terrible and expensive. AVOID! Hope they sort this out before the UCI World Champs next August.

After a full day, of the weather finally being perfect enough to use the Gondola to explore the new Blue Doon MTB trail with the family, it was so disappointing to realise that the cafe shuts so early! Only half of our group were off the mountain by 4pm and suddenly to be told we were only just in time... some cake and drinks were hastily bought, something promised to the younger members of our group for riding so well, but actually not enough for the whole group as the youngest had not got to the cafe earlier as we had assumed. With the sun shining and the gondola still taking people to the top when it had been closed all week, surely they would want to be taking people's money but not so. The cake we had been able to buy, that was shared between us, was lovely! As was the tea and the bottles of local ale. But we really would like to understand the reasoning of closing so early! Is it a Scottish thing as we nearly missed the cafe at Wolftrax also... MTB riders look forward to a treat at the end of a ride - why deny those that make the most of their day?

Absolutely shockingly poor quality of food. Dried sausage, egg and bacon that's been sitting on the hot plate far too long. Came with dry rolls. All of this (and a ginger beer and apple juice) for almost £14! More experienced staff on the till would see that the food was so dry. I love the whole area but the quality of the food and the cost was shocking.

We chose this cafe especially because it looked good on the internet. And the food was nice BUT We were shocked that we had to pat £4.50 parking on top of the coffee/sandwich that we bought. The way it works is this: - The car park is £4.50 for the day - Whilst there you can use the Nevis Range facilities (for which you have to pay) So all we wanted was a coffee and a sandwich, we ate inside (to cold and misty outside) and were there less than an hour. and got stung for £4.50 parking fee. So BEWARE I would never go there again just for the cafe - there are many other good cafes nearby in/near Fort William.

This cafe was really average. We popped in after cycling some of tracks, as we needed a bite to eat. The food seemed really expensive. We had sandwiches which were very average, no butter and hardly any filling. Probably ok of you just wanted drinks and a cake but meals didnt look appetising.

We visited the Nevis range for my husband to spend some time mountain biking. We arrived on the 15th of July around lunch time and went straight into the pinemarten for lunch. One server was pleasant, but the others were just plain rude and treated you as though you were a nuisance and they were doing you a favour. The food was the worst I’ve ever had. We ordered hot dogs and chips and to say they were freezing cold is an understatement. The hot dogs had a funny taste and were chewy. My husband went back to the counter to ask for salt and for the food to be made again as they were inedible, but he was completely ignored the whole time and the servers were completely unapproachable to say the least. He gave up and we ate some of the “meal” and left. We both regretted trying to stomach it as we didn’t feel well a few hours later. Honestly was just a terrible experience through and through. Will NEVER go back again

Called in for coffee and scones. Both were excellent and served by a very friendly waitress who was extremely helpful. Lovely view of the gondolas while eating.

Well made coffee and tasty cake. Took away , didn’t sit in as don’t take dogs. But was a nice looking cafe.

Although the food is good, the service is always disappointing. We got there at 2:45, got a table, looked at the lovely menus and decided what we wanted - the whole time, the staff were watching. Got up to the counter and placed our order, only to be told that the stopped food (apart from what was left on the hot counter) between 2:30 and 3:00 - it was 2:50 at this point our order had been for a sandwich, and x2 chips and beans. I don’t know why a sandwich was to hard to make, or why chips could be done but not beans. Throughout the staff never smiled once and didn’t seem phased that the still had menus out on every table suggesting they were still serving their full range of food.

Came up for a Birthday Lunch. Servers helpful and happy, food good although portions could be a little larger, fantastic hot choc enhanced further by a wee dram. Whisky choice more limited than expected and very over priced. Lovely visit in nice weather a treat for the wife and I to have couple time so enjoyed thoroughly

And quieter than the Snowgoose at the top. Plenty of tables and chairs and good views of the Gondolas. Weak coffee but very nice selection of cakes etc....very poor choice if you are Gluten Free.

We came to ride the cable car up the mountain and afterwards stopped for some coffee at this charming cafe. The coffee was great. I admit that I did not try the cakes as I am watching my diet. Lovely restful place on a sunny day

Es una cafetería situada en la base del Aonach Mor, en la cual nos detuvimos reponer fuerzas luego de la ascención en el funicular.Fuimos muy bien atendidos en un ambiente muy agradable y tuvimos oportunidad de tomar un buen café y probar las galletas de la región.

Mi esposo y yo visitamos este café a menudo debido a que somos locales en el área. El café siempre es increíble y los pasteles. El servicio es maravilloso y visitamos hoy nuevamente y almorzamos. La comida estaba bien presentada y muy sabrosa! Tomamos una sopa y un sándwich y el hot dog Nevis con jugo cada uno y seguimos con dos cafés y un pastel cada uno, todo en solo 24, lo que me pareció que tenía una excelente relación calidad-precio.

This cafe is at the bottom of the Gondola ride. Surprisingly the cafe at the top doesn’t sell sandwiches. There was a good selection of cold and hot food and my wife and I both chose cheese and tomato toasted sandwiches. Tasty and decent value.

Para un lugar que tiene que ver con el deporte, su menú es sorprendentemente malsano. Con mucha grasa y sal, abundan los pasteles, la carne procesada y las papas fritas, pero no pude detectar un solo artículo de verduras o ensaladas. Ni siquiera sopa en evidencia, y el único pan que pude detectar era todo blanco. De acuerdo, cuando hice la llamada, había un ajetreado evento de ciclismo, y tal vez, solo las multitudes habían eliminado los elementos más saludables, y tal vez no se mencionaban en los menús. Sí. Simplemente di vuelta a la A 82 para probarlo en lugar de la cafetería, tristemente cerrada, en el "Centro Rural", a mitad de camino a lo largo de la carretera a Nevis Range. Primera y última visita.

Stopped here for a break on the road to Skye. Had coffee and cake, place was quiet and staff had no interaction with us as customers, coffee was ok, cake was hard and inedible, far too expensive for what they offer. Nice views though

Pinemarten caf 'bar está situado en la estación base de la góndola en Nevis Range en Fort William en Escocia. Sirven una selección de comidas y bebidas en Nevis Range, así como las comidas principales con una selección de especialidades. Es un pequeño y bonito café que visitamos mientras esperábamos a montar en góndola. Nos gustaban los haggis nachos. La comida era buena. Es un café básico que sirve una selección de hamburguesas, sopas, desayuno todo el día, etc. El servicio es bueno.

We had lunch here, the restaurant is clean and kept tidy, the staff are friendly. The food is delicious, I had the soup of the and enjoyed it so much requested the recipe!

Nice place at the bottom of the slopes. Good range of refreshments. Coffee was excellent and they were happy to fill our reusable mugs.

This cafe is a terrific place to grab a bite to eat ,the food was very good and the cafe was clean and tidy. Not a bad price too.

Located at gondola and a meeting place voor mountain bikers. They have changed the decor and i love the mix of nature and sport on the walls. Food is great, harty meals, soups, snacks, cakes and coffee. Outside seating as well. Great place to enjoy the views of the mountains.

We ate both breakfast and lunch here this weekend whilst snowboarding at Nevis Range. The food was excellent and well priced considering the quality. The interior is lovely with lots of natural light and views of the bottom of the downhill track. Definitely worth a visit for lunch or coffee and cake.

Venison pastrami is to do die for!! Coffee was also very good. Lovely menu to suit all tastes, children were well catered for. Relaxed atmosphere, staff friendly and polite. We are here regularly throughout the year for mountain biking.

The Pinemarten cafe serves people visiting the outdoor activities at the Nevis Range. It is a basic cafe but serves a selection of burgers, soup, all day breakfast etc. Service is with a smile the food is very good.

We ate here yesterday. Family friendly menu and very helpful staff. Would highly recommend and would definitely recommend. We will return and eat here on our next visit. Reasonable priced and the hot chocolate was fab.

Went to the bar and ordered our coffees and cakes. The attitude of the staff was terrible. Neither of them said hello or even smiled, extremely dour faced. They carried on having a conversation between themselves and we felt we had put them out by ordering. Coffees were slapped down on the bar and we were not told where to get milk, sugar etc. Once we had located where these things were I asked for some more milk as the jug was almost empty, to which the staff member stood in the middle of the bar with her hand outstretched waiting for me to go to her with the jug. Once the jug was filled it was purposefully placed out of my reach. The attitude of the staff made the whole experience very unpleasant. I would suggest the manager teach their staff some simple manners or get some staff that are suited to the hospitality trade!

Nice and clean with stunning views and okay prices. The lager was cold, the hot chocolate was sumptuous and the family enjoyed the opportunity to relax here.

Este Café está al pie de Aonach Mor donde las góndolas acceso el Nevis Range. Tiene aparcamiento en dos aspectos, siendo la tercera de las góndolas. Es muy relajante observar el teleférico de movimiento arriba y abajo de la montaña, pero que es realmente todo lo que hay que ver: el aparcamiento y sus alrededores no hacer el mejor de la zona. Una lástima: mucho más podría ser hecho para que sea un lugar atractivo para sentarse cuando no estés interesante en el recorrido.

Después de un largo día de ciclismo pensamos en dejar para un café y un calentamiento.

New cafe place at the Nevis Range since my last visit, huge improvement, very nice decor, warm and friendly and better location at the floor of the action. Very nice all round

A warm welcome, then to study the menu board . What choices was it going to be sausages or jackets or macaroni cheese , well I hadn't had a jacket potatoes for a while so decided to try the lochabar cheese and beans I love strong flavoursome cheese and this really was. I cleaned my plate I enjoyed it so much and to go with it I had a mountain hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows which there was plenty of my friend had macaroni cheese which she thoroughly enjoyed ( she loves macaroni cheese) clean and tidy and spacious

Gran selección de bebidas y bocadillos; muy cómodo y muy limpio. El personal es muy amable y servicial. Acceso fácil desde el aparcamiento amplio y muy cerca de la góndola, alquiler de esquí y de venta de entradas.

Came to the Glen Nevis range to go on the gondolas however they weren't operating on the 1st day so we stayed in this cafe for coffee and cakes. Really nice staff and reasonably priced. Free WiFi as well which the kids appreciated

After a long walk, me and my mother fancied a bite to eat. After ordering from what can only be described as a surly, rude, fairly tall, blonde waitress, I had my drinks chucked at me, had to ask for a glass and then sat down. When my food arrived, the nachos were littered with extremely spicy jalapeños, even though the surly woman has said it was only cheese on top and there was no mention of said jalapeños on the menu. I ate them anyway, even thought I despise spice and picked out the jalapeños - though there was still a strong spicy taste left. I thought that as the service I reciebed before was so poor, there was no point complaining.As local customers, I am overall VERY unimpressed.

Our tour stopped here for the gondola/tram tour, as it was overcast we all opted out of the 12 pound tram ride, instead had lunch at the Pinemarten Cafe, the food was good as was the service. You know you are in Scotland when you see haggis nachos on the menu!As there were no takers for the tram in our group we would have preferred to spend the time in Fort William. But you know how it goes with tours; you are a captive audience.

It is located next to the gondola. They offer drinks, sandwiches, cakes and meals. It is always busy, are very efficiënt and friendly. They have comfortable tables and sofas and you can also sit outside. The view is stunning ben nevis is clearly visible. With loads of mountainbikers there is always something to look at. Can be reached with bus 41.

Having driving for 2 hours, with a further 3 to go we stopped here to take in the views on the gondola. Unfortunately the gondolas weren't in operation due to high winds. Instead of just heading into Fort William we stopped at the Pinemarten Cafe.....how we wished we had just driven a further 5 miles down the road. Having waited in a rather disorganised queue the girl taking the order looked a me strangely when I asked for a cheese and onion panini, turns out you can't deviate from the menu, so cheese and ham it was. Then asked for a children's ham sandwich, would think that would be easy but again she had to go and ask if this was ok......I settled on a tuna melt (safe bet as it was on the menu) plus a bowl of chips. I returned to the table with the chips and waited on the rest.First issue, chips weren't that hot however as my three year old was hungry and the queue wasn't getting any smaller (people must have been asking for onion with sandwiches) we settled on the cold chips. Shortly later the girl came over and said they had run out of ham, it was 12:45 and middle of lunch service how can you run out of ham?So was offered egg mayo, tuna or cheese for the children's sandwich. We had hoped we might get cheese and onion as a panini, but nope it was more cheese or tuna.It then all came out.Egg Mayo sandwich, think they forgot it was a children's one I asked for. It was huge, ok not a major issue. However the top slice of bread was stale, as if it had been left under a heat lamp while the paninis were made. So much so my daughter just pushed it away.Paninis were ok, however the crisps on my plate were clearly the last few in the bag and we're all broken, tiny pieces (small hint, just open a new bag). Coffee was ok, nothing special but certainly now worth the price.Overall, I wouldn't go back. In fact I was very disappointed when I discovered there was a burger van round the other side. At least you know what you will get there for your money.

A lovely cup of coffee and cake in this charming restaurant to warm us up on a cold day. The staff were lovely and the views and food very good.

Quite basic and expensive although staff friendly and helpful.Clean, tables cleared promptly. Would have probably got more business if things were more kids orientated for race day.So just ok, nothing to write home about but one thing is that cheaper than the on mountain restaurant which whilst accepted as expensive because of where it is was just so so very expensive.Bring your own best so to avoid both restaurants !!

It was quiet the day we visited as the gondola was closed.Lunch was tasty and value for money.Bright and airy.

Poor management. Lovely location but terribly disappointing. Poor quality food and bought in cakes. Constantly running out of ingredients. With some upgrade and some basic common sense could be excellent. No ambience, would be improved by open fire or wood burner. Poor opening hours also.

Good fresh food and tasty baking served by friendly staff in a cafe with breath taking views... Ideal for snacks or meals

Enjoyed a nice coffee after biking for the afternoon. Also had a Victoria sponge which was a bit dry, and a gypsy cream which was lovely. Still worth a visit if your in the area

Myself and 4 friends visited earlier this week while skiing in the area.Excellent service and very reasonable prices.Staff were very friendly and helpful with local knowledge.Shop is well stocked and the coffee/cakes are amazing Will definately come back when I'm next in the area.

Thought it was very expensive for Chicken burger with salad £7.20!! The burger was over cooked, dry and crisp. I had to take it back and ask for something else. Also asked for Ham salad on a Panini, they served my ham salad on a baguette with salad on the side and charged £5.40. It was very quiet when we were in. Nice clean warm spacious cafe but don't think I will be back.

We had a beautiful coffee here. Served by great staff in a warm and friendly surrounding. However the reason I have marked this cafe as a two is because despite it having wooden floors and furniture we were told to leave our dogs outside. Not very good in a wilderness surrounding!!!

Had a hot chocolate when up on business today. Was excellent :)Excellent views and settings. Will be going back when up mountain biking again.

As far as a restaurant goes, it was clean, the views are stunning and the food was good. What let it down was the service. We were made to feel like a burden to the waitress who didn't seem at all fussed with our custom. A big disappointment for us considering everything else was spot on. A tip, a smile goes a long way....

We had lots of great cafe type meals and coffees here over the cycling weekend. In fact we were in here every couple of hours as the event was a 24 hr non stop event. No matter the time the staff were great, helpful friendly and ready to do what they could. The food and coffee was nice.I would definitely recommend just popping in as it's got a massive car park and on the road from fort William North. This is now on out list of coffee places to stop at as it's hassle free great service good food.

A welcome delight with delicious food. Prices are very reasonable and the food was hot and quite tasty. Very busy with mountain bikers so you might have to wait for a table but well worth the wait.

Hamburger e baked potato (molto buoni e molto meno costosi rispetto a quelli venduti giù in città) con vista, e compagnia, dei ciclisti pazzi che si buttano a capofitto dalla cima della montagna!

After a long drive to Fort William me and my boyfriend thought we would find somewhere to eat and this cafe was perfect as after we could take a relaxing gondola up the hill to enjoy the peaceful views. We both ordered burgers and coffee, I ate the venison burger and chips and my boyfriend had the chicken burger with haggis. I couldn't finish all my food as the burger filled me up so much so I got help from my other half as the chips were just too good to leave! From the cafe we could see all the mountainbikers reaching the bottom of the track and jumping off the last ramp which was a pretty cool view.

We can here 3 years ago on our first trip round Scotland and had to pop in for a snack this time. Coffee reasonably priced for a tourist attraction, very nice. Had the beef and onion panini and then a Malteser slice. Panini comes with a few crisps and a side salad very nice. They have a great selection of slices. Also they have free wifi which is great as phone had no service.

We were really disappointed when we stopped for a mid afternoon snack. The coffee was expensive but quite bitter and the cakes uninspiring. The empire biscuit was too hard to eat and the rocky road didn't taste of anything. We would advise visitors to use the cafe at the top of the gondola instead. They do great scones and the view is sensational

We stopped here so some of our crew could take the cable car up to the top. We all had coffees and they were divine. Great new looking building with plenty of tables inside and out.

Simply the cutest ramshackle of a cafe with amazing postcards, pics and souveneirs adorning the walls, the service is lovely but patchy and it's not for the OCD cleanliness type but what a fab bar they have opened on the back, woodburner and the promise of live music. The shop sells mountain pack food, snow shoes, booze and much more, you need to call in, chill out, bird spot and soak up the ambiance, it is proper cool

A lunchtime visit, with good food and coffee. The meals were reasonably priced, freshly cooked, appetising and the coffee good. Nice ambiance, very new and smart building with eco credentials. Recommended if you are in the area. Lots of parking (donation requested).