Port-na-Craig Inn in Perth & Kinross

Very cute restaurant by the river with simple but good cuisine, a cozy atmosphere and attentive staff.

Lovely place to stay, warm and very homely. Amazing room comfy bed extremely large en-suite

Asymptotically close to perfection. Awesome food & service next to the lovely river Tummel, washed down with great beer & wine. What more can you ask for? A real hidden gem in the heart of Scotland

This is a lovely wee restaurant with a lot of outside seating available. On a nice day, dining outside would be a lovely experience. There was a reasonably varied menu. Prices are probably slightly on the high side, but our lunch was very enjoyable. Despite the restaurant being busy, service was quick and friendly. For anyone taking a car to the restaurant, the car park is not very big and on a steep slope.

Went for lunch with a large party for a family birthday. Our party was looked after by Alan and the service was excellent. Delicious food in beautiful surroundings. Afternoon thoroughly enjoyed by everyone, could not fault it. Would highly recommend!

A restaurant on the opposite bank of the river from the center of Pitlochry. Indoor and outside seating, if Scottish weather allows. 😀 Stopped by for food on our way east from Aberfeldy and wasn't disappointed, fantastic service, price proportional to the portion and quality of food. The fish chowder that my wife had was perfect and the wagyu burger that I got was the best I have had in a long time. The non driver had a passion fruit martini which was perfect and strong 🫶 Highly recommend this restaurant if in the vicinity, you want be disappointed visiting. Thank you very much! 🤜🤛

Back here again for drinks today. Quick and friendly service as always, with views to die for.

What a lovely place this is. We booked a nearby hotel and we were desperate to find somewhere else to go dine because the hotel was just awful. They managed to squeeze us in for a last minute booking for 2 people on abusy september weekend. The restaurant is in a lovely situated area of the town. The food was reasonably priced and it was honestly the nicest food. Hats off to the chef! The staff were all lovely and chatty with us. It was clean and cosy. So glad we went and would definetly recommend. 5 stars!

Beautiful setting for a restaurant and hotel, unfortunately as a restaurant the food is poor. Frozen chips and half a slice of fish, not sure what the small portion would’ve been had I ordered that, small poor salad to accompany it too. Definitely won’t be back to eat, I think they might be reliant of tourists so will never need to rely on return visits from customers.

Great friendly restaurant, serving good food at reasonable prices and adjacent to the Pitlochry theatre.

Great food, we had the pie and the burger! They were pretty full already because of the highland games, but tried everything to accommodate us. Nice, idyllic location, and, even better: The service, friendly, helpful and charming! We felt at home and enjoyed every minute!

It’s in a very lovely spot but I think they are a little confused & believe they are situated in St Tropez. £22 for a Guinness & an Aperol Spritz? Come on guys!!

It’s in a lovely spot, especially on a fine day when out for a walk but I feel they are a little confused & believe they are situated in St Tropez. £22 for a Guinness & an Aperol Spritz?!! Come on guys?!! Had to wait an age on both of them too so it wasn’t as if any service charge was value for money either. We do like this location & have stopped for a drink many times before but this was ridiculous & we will walk on by in future. Sorry guys, you have got this wrong!

Nice location but rip off prices. No bitter available. IPA at £7 a pint! No cold normal tonic. £15 for an aperol spritzer. Will never go back there in an hurry again!!

Such a blessing visiting port na craig for something to eat and sit out outside next to the river tummel can’t beat it is so peaceful The staff are so nice thanx for the fish n chips Not to mention dog friendly 😎😎

Delicious sticky toffee pudding. Highly recommended. Super friendly staff. Great

Stopped here for lunch before a matinee at the Theatre next door. Menu is a bit pretentious and overpriced for a riverside pub. Probably right up some people's street but its not for me. Didn't enjoy my light lunch at all and it cost more than the show we were going to see. Having said that on a sunny day it is a prime location and hard to beat, would be nice for a riverside drink.

Had a fantastic meal and thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent service from allan and his team and food was sooooo good. Would totally recommend and we should definitely be back

Fantastic meal !! Loved the cheese board & panna cotta !!! Huge shout out to Allan and the team as really made our visit ultra special .. highly recommend booking as busy restaurant , relaxed atmosphere and totally the best location with friendly efficient staff 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️

Lovely place, quaint and welcoming, stayed there on a Sunday night but the restaurant is closed, I suppose it’s in line with the theatre opposite being closed then too so I suppose they wouldn’t have the same volume of custom on a Sunday evening. Our room was really warm and cosy which is a rarely these days in most of the hotels we have stayed in lately, on thing missing from our room was a dressing table where I could’ve sat and did my makeup etc, there could’ve been one put in the corner next to the built in cupboard where there is another easy chair placed, also they could put up a shelf in the lively bathroom so that there is some where to put a visitors toiletries etc, other than that I would say that it’s a really comfortable place to stay and the breakfast was absolutely excellent and the lunch was second to none also, we have been here a few times before for pre theatre

Lovely little pub. Excellent service. Friendly staff. Lovely views of Pitlochry. Dog friendly.

Fabulous probably the best in Pitlochry !

Although I live locally this is the first time I've eaten here and it did not disappoint! Even though the waiting staff did seem a little stretched, they did a fantastic job of looking after us and the food was phenomenal! I would go so far as to say it might have been the best steak I have ever eaten. I heard good things about the wagyu burger and fish and chips from others in my party too.."the best burger I've ever had". Thank you - we will be back!

Nice location but you are paying for it in your food and drink bill

Great place to go for a drink, but like everywhere else in the area very very expensive.

We love coming to Pitlochry and this is one of our favourite restaurants especially on a sunny day as it’s situated right on the river with stunning views all around. We stopped in for lunch yesterday, got a table outside and I went in to order drinks and food at the bar. This is when it all went so wrong, the staff are clearly busy so I didn’t mind waiting to give my order, there was one gentleman in front of me. He got his order in and then it was me next or so I thought. The server behind the bar still hadn’t acknowledged me, then she went out from behind the bar sat at a table beside where I was standing, she opened up a laptop and still completely ignored me! No other staff took over behind the bar and I’m still standing waiting. I hate writing a negative review but staff training clearly needs to be done - how difficult would be to say “excuse me I’ll be with you shortly” or something. I actually started to feel embarrassed just standing there and left the premises, my wife and I were very disappointed.

Really nice spot right next to the river. But not the quality of service & food I expect in such a pricey location. 2 people in service, customers had to line up at the bar to order, collect the cutlery themselves, and the order takes forever.

Food was very disappointing and over priced for what it was. Shame as it's a lovely location. Side salad was just a pile of lettuce with 2 olive and a third of a tomatoe chopped up.

Very nice place but basic food (and below what one would expect for the price)

It’s a real shame as we have been a customer for approximately 10 years(only annually as and when we are on holiday). Infact on one occasion we had drinks with the owners and their family.The food was great previously but I cannot comment on this year as we cancelled our booking for Wednesday 14th August. Having had a quick drink on the previous Saturday afternoon and introduced ourselves we booked for the Wednesday evening (minimum spend would have been £250/£300) Having gone for a long walk we had a night cap on the Sunday evening also . Having been for a walk on Monday evening we popped in for a night cap at 21:25 (it is open until 22:00 hours ) there were two gentlemen having a pint , the open sign was still illuminated. We were greeted by a guy who said sorry we are closed! We said we just wanted a nightcap and you are open until 22:00 but it was a definite NO. What was worse is that a young lady who had previously served us and we believe is a family member agreed. A real shame but they are obviously making so much money they don’t need the custom ,repeat customers!!

Arrived tonight at 9:25. Sign said open ( they advertised they were open till 10:00. Refused a drink saying they were closing early as it was a quiet night despite other people sitting outside with drinks. Cancelled our reservation for dinner later this week ( we would have spent £200-300). Glad they are doing so well that they can turn away customers and business.

Très agréable restaurant où nous avons déjeuner en terrasse. Cadre calme et reposant. Bons fish and ships. Les quantités sont très raisonnables.

We booked the restaurant as part of an evening meal on a tour I was leading. We had 20 in our group. The initial booking was done via my company. My only comment is that it took some time for the menu choices to come through. The manager was very helpful as we needed to bring our meal forward so that our coach driver didn't go over his driving hours. So this put the staff under pressure. However, they really pulled the stops out, and considering how busy it was, our meals arrived fairly quickly. The standard was excellent; everyone said they enjoyed their meals. Sadly we had to leave promptly and I never managed to completely finish my dessert, which was very tasty. I am surprised by some of the negative comments; so much so I was expecting a bad experience. Some referred to the cost of drinks. Mine were very cheap- I didn't have any! No one is forcing you to pay the prices that you paid. I wanted to leave a comment as I feel you may be getting a bad rap, which may not be justified. Anyway, we were very happy, and on behalf of the group I apologise for some of the last minute menu choice changes, which you coped with very well. Based on my experience, I would recommend coming back in the future.

Walked in for a casual drink, with my partner, completely ignored by the female bar staff to the point we left. Sent an email privately to them, this has been ignored. Stuffy atmosphere and we were ignored looked down on. Easy answer voted with my feet and would never recommend and never go back

Although the food was ok....why do most restaurants put salt on every portion of chips.....do the customers not get a choice?? Slow service. Expensive drinks.

What a fantastic spot! Dreamy surroundings, awesome food, friendly staff, such a good vibe! We ate here for dinner twice on our recent trip and the food was so tasty, steaks were fab, burrata salad so fresh and the haggis Bon Bon’s were fabulous (we had them twice). The sticky toffee pudding and brownie both were tasty, with lovely ice cream. Sampled several cocktails too and they were all great. Also the scrambled egg and salmon breakfast at breakfast was delicious, wouldn’t stop talking about it the rest of the day! Would highly recommend and can’t wait to go back!

Great garden overlooking the river for a drink!

Wonderful location off tge beaten track, great food, draught ales and lovely staff. A little piece of paradise

While out walking stopped off here for a drink, we sat outside watching the world go by and an angler in the river fishing, we spoke to him later and he didn't catch anything but enjoyed his time there, lovely relaxing place to spend some time.

Disappointing. I had the steak - it was grisly and a poor piece of meat just from the appearance. It came rare, which is okay except I asked for medium. Ultimately paid 32 pounds to have chips with peppercorn sauce :-(

Beautiful location, we just stopped by for drinks but the food looked amazing. Dog friendly, definitely worth a visit.

Very cute place on the river with outdoor seating. Service is great and food is AMAZING. The pesto gnocchi is the best meal I've had in a long time, 11 out of 10 would come here again.

After waiting to be served at bar area was informed that as I didn't have a table booked I was required to stay out in the beer garden regardless of the weather, purchased 2 pints San Miguel and 1 orange J20 and was charged £17.50 , bit pricey but that's what you have to pay for some scenery, started to rain so some parasol's at tables would be appreciated, especially at those prices.

Superbly located little gem, especially when the sun is shining & you use the outside garden. Great coffee's lots of good eats, all in all a place I always visit when in Pitlochry.

Very nice pub on the bank of the river, serving delicious food.

What a beautiful find Food excellent Service friendly Beautiful beside river

An upscale restaurant with beautiful indoor and outdoor seating and delicious dishes

Other reviews for this place seem quite exaggerated. We had a lovely time eating here, the staff were very polite, and the food arrived quickly, and was delicious. There is a 10% service tip automatically added to your bill, which i would say is fair. The only fault I can think of is the cocktails are listed at £15, which is a little overpriced in my opinion, but that's the restaurants prerogative.

Beautiful place right on the river. Fantastic cleaning standard for Britain. Nice food and service

Delicious food, lovely surroundings. Nice place to relax and enjoy with a good wine.

Excellent food served by friendly efficient staff. Lovely situation looking over the river. Our party of four children and eight adults arrived two minutes before end of lunch service but were made very welcome, service at its best.

Lovely little place with a nice atmosphere, the people there are all very welcoming. We stayed there for two nights with our dog and would definitely recommend it, the breakfast is really good too.

Lovely restaurant set in a beautiful location, food was delicious and catered for my granddaughter's allergy to nuts and oats. Staff were excellent and very friendly, definitely a must for us next time we are in Pitlochry.

Just stopped for a coffee but a beautiful peaceful place on the river to rest for a while.

Price of drink very expensive £9 for a tiny glass of presseco!! £3.75 1/2 pint lager

We were stuck due to having to check out of an airbnb at an earlier than planned time before a wedding. I happened to call Port-na-Craig to ask if we could pop by for breakfast in between. After explaining our predicament, the gladly informed us that they would be able to accommodate our small group, despite us not being residents and after their breakfast hours. On arrival we were made to feel so welcome. Despite them having a change over between breakfast/lunch service and readying the rooms they accommodated us like royalty. The quality of the produce was exceptional and the presentation of the food equally so. May we once extended our thanks to all of you for making the morning an equally memorable experience to the day. Your kind hospitality, which even included giving the bride a room to get ready will forever be remembered. Port-na-Craig will be the only option we will consider when coming to the area. Thank you to all of you!!!!

Always a great stopping place after a wee walk

Beautiful place in beautiful settings

Very pretty bar restaurant with a riverside terrace

Update - May 2024 Popped in here while walking around Faskally Loch on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Amazing view over the river, with plenty outside seating available. Small bar area inside. ******************************** Great outdoor beer garden with views over the river. Lovely relaxing afternoon, great atmosphere.

Really went down hill from last year ,uninviting dirty needs some major TLC in the outside areas,some live plants instead of dead ones,clean highchairs.come on it does not take much to keep the tables clean and plant some nice plants in the existing pots. IT makes us look to visitors that we are a dirty nation and we have no pride.

We had a great stay here with our dog and staff were just lovely! Beautiful setting along with the sunny beer garden!

Phoned to make sure they were open. No problem, they can fit the tow of us in. Drove 40 plus minutes through heavy rain from Loch Rannoch only to be told the kitchen was closed. What??? Who did we speak to? I have no idea, I just called the number on Google maps. I rang it again and the phone in her hand rang! That answered the question of who I spoke to! Turned out for the best, though. Went to the Bridge Restaurant across the river and it was brilliant! Found out the Port-na-Craig is a bit of an overpriced tourist trap, all view & meh- food. So, if you want good food, skip this place & head straight for the Bridge Restaurant. Not only will their kitchen be open but the food will be amazing!

Booked well in advance to be phoned on the early afternoon of our arrival they had overbooked!. Totally out of the blue ! Really disrupted our plans for our weekend which had been planned for ages. We were offered a stay within Craimore Lodges with an upgrade to their delux accommodation and told our booking for dinner would be honoured withe complimentary drinks with our meal and a taxi back to Craigmore Lodge accommodation. This sadly never happened as when we were on our way for our evening meal 15 minutes prior to our meal we recieved a phonecall stating through health & safety they had to close due to an issue with gas ! Absolutely disgusted that no follow up email or any form of compensation made what so ever ! Really would not recommend this place at all! Will await xny response to this message although doubtful there will be one. Luckily we were able to book Fern Cottage at the last minute, who saved the day x Amazing food, friendly staff and great atmosphere, yet again Fern Cottage thankyou for accommodating us with yet again another delicious meal thanks x

Excellent scone! Lovely stop for lunch. Service good.

Had a great meal in Port na Craig on Saturday night with family. Always wanted to visit and it didn't disappoint. Great food, service and cosy atmosphere. Thank you.

Stopped for lunch, quiet Monday afternoon. The food was outstanding, I had the Wygu beef burger, my wife had the steak pie. Both meals were so tasty I'd recommend stopping. Thanks for a lovely meal

By far the best dining and B&B we visited in Scotland! We considered cancelling the rest of our trip to continue staying here!

The most beautiful dining spot in Perthshire. Great food and excellent service

Absolutely fantastic loved our 3 night stay staff brilliant & food anazing, thankyou Alison & Gary

A charming and pleasant manager, very professional, at your disposal in a building with Victorian charm. The dishes, very elaborate and careful, are particularly tasty. A real pleasure to eat on the banks of this Scottish river.

Great pub, very welcoming, in for a few drinks and got some food between us. The fish and chips were excellent. I'm guessing extremely busy in the summer but we'll be back.

Great service very friendly and a lovely meal

We had an amazing lunch last week at Port na Craig Inn, we ended up going back for drinks and starters again the next day as we wanted to sample more of their delicious food. The menu was perfect - small but more than enough choice to keep everyone happy, even my fiance who is super picky! The restaurant is in the best location, is tastefully decorated, food is delicious and the staff are delightful. My only complaint is that we discovered the restaurant on the penultimate day of our holiday, I so wish we'd known about it earlier - especially considering the other places we visited in town. This one is in a completely different league. We will be back again very soon!!

Very poor menu unless you like fish. As there was nothing on the menu that I could have i asked for a sandwich and some chips and charged £14-95.the same as soup and a sandwich, I had sticky toffee pudding which was more like a chocolate sponge this was £ 8-75. On top of that there was a service charge of £2-37p Total rip off and certainly we won’t be back.

The food is more expensive than others but the extra is worth every penny! Really fantastic food. Staff were friendly and it’s a dog friendly restaurant 🙂

Expensive food and surly staff. Very very over priced. This restaurant used to be one of the best in Pitlochry it has gone down hill very fast and is now extremely expensive and the barman was very unhelpful and bordering on rude

The place is very nice. Everybody was very friendly. The food was very good.

Recommended this lovely restaurant and I wasn't disappointed. Food outstanding and friendly service. Tastefully decorated for Autumn. Great location next to River Tummel.

Very expensive drink and food dont they know people struggle for a holiday save up and then get ripped of it is disgusting

I'll start with the single bad point. The restaurant was freezing cold. People had their winter jackets on inside. I have to assume the heating was broke. I spotted a more internal area and asked to be relocated there. It was all uphill from here. Beautifully cooked, high quality rib-eye steaks. They had a golden-brown sear, were perfectly medium-rare and so tender. The chef is clearly skilled. The fries were amazing too, as were the sauces and salad. They have a delicious wine selection too, which I very much enjoyed getting involved with. I'd love to give 5 stars because I loved the meal. But come on guys, if everyone is wearing jackets and it's clearly freezing, we shouldn't have to ask to be seated in the non freezing area.

Visited for drinks after visiting the Dam, which due to the recent wet weather the dam was open and was spectacular to see, the water gushing over. The River Tay was very high and flowing very fast past us as we sat outside in the sunshine, two luvly young ladies serving you after ordering, Very busy as popular with families ( play area opp in front of theatre) dog friendly and visitors to the area. Njoyed our wine and the views. Worth a visit :)

Visited for drinks after visiting the Dam, which due to the recent wet weather the dam was open and was spectacular to see, the water gushing over. The River Tay was very high and flowing very fast past us as we sat outside in the sunshine, two luvly young ladies serving you after ordering, Very busy as popular with families ( play area opp in front of theatre) dog friendly and visitors to the area. Njoyed our wine and the views. Worth a visit :)

Great place for lunch, drinks or just a coffee. Pitlochry is always a good place to stop, this place makes it more worth while.

Just had drinks outside. Lovely place inside also

15 minute walk to find out no food service 3-5 pm on a Saturday.

What's not to like? Very friendly husband and wife owners Newly refurbished Great breakfasts

Poor selection on offer here, and prices not really fair for Scotland, more aimed at ripping the tourists off.

Had a lovely coffee and sat outside overlooking the river and bridge listening to the Highland games which were taking place near-by

Wonderful night spent having my dinner by the river. Whilst the view is stunning , the food and the service and just as good if not better. Super friendly staff happy to help with whatever. The pate is amazing! Can’t wait to come back again 😊

This is a delightful place to stay, the Inn sits just below Pitlochry Festival Theatre and is right on the banks of the River Tummel. The room we had was spacious and comfortable, with a large bathroom and all the facilities. No air conditioning or extra bedding that I saw. We stayed two nights and the room was reset for us after the first night which was a nice surprise. I would say it’s up a steep flight of stairs so maybe an issue if you have mobility problems Breakfast both days was included and was very tasty with a nice selection of breads and toast. Dinner was not cheapest, we paid £160 for two courses, a bottle of wine, two coffees and a whiskey but we did both have steaks which where not massive but excellent quality. I would definitely stay again as the staff were all so lovely and welcoming and friendly. Couple of wee things to improve for next time, there was no sweetener or saccharin for tea, there was no alcohol free beer and the car park is up a steep incline which would be much easier if concreted.

Service very slow due to low staff nos.will not return

We hat a great time in the Restaurant. The service was exemplary and the meal was yummy. Dogs allowed. Recommendation.

Arrived to every table having dirty glasses and cups. Hot day beautiful view but no food served outside. Menu a bit expensive, decided to have a coffee. Clearly short staffed, husband paid for coffees and said service was a bit slow to staff member serving to which he was told he didn't have to have a coffee there, having already paid, was then told there were no cups ,once found and washed would bring coffee out. Another staff member brought coffee with money back (having not witnessed conversation) accused husband of being verbally abusive and making staff member cry. She then went on to say yes they were short staffed and the girl had worked 3 18hr shifts (pretty much think that's against employment law), and you seriously think my husbands comment was the issue. Think there will be a few more folk than us never frequenting again.

Outstanding staff, absolutely gorgeous toilets(like a visit to Paris ladies) fabulous drinks garden with view of river 10/10.

Riquísimo fish and chips. Decepcionante que no tengan salmon fresco y solo ahumado. Los camareros son un poco lentos.

Stayed in cottage for two nights, excellent accommodation, then across into the Inn and had a tasty breakfast.

The location is spectacular. Beautiful. However, the menu was a major disappointment with very little choice, including burger, fish and chips etc. The kitchen service was friendly and quick bit the poor barman was over worked. Too expensive and a bit pretentious.

Dont put your butters fingers inside my pint glass. 7 quid a beer. Wow

What a great place for lunch. It sits on the side of the river, not far from the Pitlochry Dam. There were some picnic tables near the water, but it was still too chilly to be eating outside. We were in a lovely room with a glass ceiling. Lunch was fantastic. I had fish and chips. Classic, but so tasty and HUGE! I had sticky toffee pudding for dessert and it was delicious. I definitely recommend this restaurant.