Ralia Cafe in Highland

Nice place to stop for coffee, snacks, sandwiches, and soup. We had a potato and leek soup - home style, simple and delicious.

Great place to stop - lovely food, friendly staff and easy to park.

Their own made sandwiches are great, bought in ones not so much.

Visited on the 4th of January. The service was very prompt and very friendly. Coffee and muffins great.

Superb cafe with at a really nice spot and the coffee and the snacks there are amazing. The service was really good. There are toilets and the cafe is really nice wee one. It's a nice stop on the way to inverness and highlands. There is nice parking space and walkway. Surely you will love it. We had sandwiches and They were really tasty.

Nice cafe at road side for travel to stop by.

Always a stop when I'm passing and it's open. Quality food and drink avaliable and lovely friendly folk.

Great little place to stop on the long drive up to the Elgin though the Highlands. Clean toilets reasonable priced food and drinks in a lovely setting. Ideal place for when you need a break.

A lovely cafe and so convenient for the A9. Easy parking surrounded by trees, plus picnic tables if you are doing your own thing (they ask you to contribute 30 p towards the toilets if you are not using the cafe). But the cafe serves really nice coffee with a range of foods as well. Much more relaxed than the alternative, a few miles to the south.

Nice place and nice staf. Easy to talk to and gave me good recommendation for the

Great place to go for a coffee break. Scones are delicious and the staff was super friendly.

Always excellent and very friendly service here. Very good quality and generous fillings in a wide range of sandwiches and delicious home made soups. Regularly coffee stop for me travelling to and from Edinburgh.

Updated 28/10/24 Wee quick stop. Grabbed a sandwich, something sweet and used the facilities (free for customers and a polite request to pay 30p if non customer to keep the upkeep of the place. Picnic or grab lunch there. Not an extensive menu but what they do have is nice. Indoor or outdoors. Soup, sandwich, cakes and ice cream is about the jist of it. Toilets available. Stairs up to the cafe. Animal friendly too. Loads of dogs, we travel with a cat.

This place has been a regular stop off, but the sandwiches were disappointing. I would have expected them to be sourced locally and there were lights out in a portion of the restaurant area. It just looked a little unloved. It wouldn't take huge changes to make a difference.

Lovely staff. Always service with a smile. Soup and sandwiches are always delicious. Best stop on the way north . Nice wee walks for dogs.

A first for me and only had a coffee, but liked it

Good spot to have a refreshment break and stretch the legs

A great place for a break on your journey. Tucked in the trees with plenty of parking and fully accessible. Food and drink offering was really good. Can get very busy.

What friendly staff and so helpful. Great coffee, shortbread and millionaire's slice!

Nice place. Would like more food options thoas only seemed to be soup or sandwiches.

Always my favourite stop on the A9, recommended highly 👌

Coffee was awful. The cake was ok. Very expensive for what it was.

Ralia is a cute driving pitstop just half a mile ish off the A9 route Inverness/Glasgow/edin. No fuel. Picnic benches in green trees and free parking while you go up the stairs to the hexagonal shaped little building with windows onto the trees and get a reasonably priced coffee (2 hot drinks here about the same as 1 coffee in House of Bruar!) Baking and sandwiches. Toilets on ground floor. Friendly, Refreshingly local, clean but not super-fancy, and non- chain. Recommended!

Good recommendation for a stopover

Very quaint and beautiful little place, coffee amazing and the man who served us was so polite and friendly, made our day.

Lovely place to take a break off the A9

I gave the food a 1 as had to put something, had 4 drinks and 4 toast and bacon as that was the only option for breakfast. They were already made up in the fridge in a toaster bag then put in a toaster to heat up. Bacon was more fat than anything and all 4 of us just ate the toast. Would not recommend this place for food😡, maybe just a coffee and a cake if you have to stop but I would stop in Aviemore

A lovely wee gem of a place, perfect to stop and enjoy a coffee.

We stop here a lot and I love everything about it. The food and drinks are just right right and the staff are friendly.

Sorry to say but the most atrocious coffee I've had in a long time. My partners Americano tasted like it was watered down and the same for my Latte, a vague hint of coffee but not much more. Very disappointing, especially as a pick me up on a long drive North

This is one of few places to stop in the road. We stopped on both ways. The food and coffee are acceptable. The customer service is extremely poor.

The millionaire shortbread was the tastiest!!!

Lovely cafe, friendly staff and a good price point

Basic but good cafe. Straight off the A9. A customer left his wallet on a tray and the staff scoured the carpark to find him, speaks volumes.

Fairly seedy looking balcony area, selling stale pre-packed cheese ploughman’s sandwiches. Really gone down hill in that regard since it was doing its own home made ones. The girl behind the till was the very definition of gormless and had to be reminded to serve us, eventually.

Very disappointed with this cafe. Wish I hadn’t bothered to pull off the main road. Very little choice for food. Prepacked sandwiches and some biscuits. The only items available for breakfast was a pre packed porridge pot , toast or a bacon sandwich. I tried the porridge pot which was as bland as I expected. The latte was awful, one of the worst coffees I’ve ever had. Seating is mostly very uncomfortable. Not everyone wants to sit on a high chair Such a shame as lovely surroundings

A good stopping point on the A9

Had read a glowing report on FB so decided to Stop when passing. No White Bread Sandwiches, not everyone can eat Brown Bread. I got a Gluten Free Sandwich, paid over a £1 extra for the privilege but couldn't taste the Filling. Building has wood rotting all the way round. Toilet wouldn't flush either. Wouldn't Return.

Very enjoyable hope to return on home journey

Good stop off place plenty of parking

Clean toilets, food good. Excellent place for a rest break.

A lovely cafe to stop and relax for a while. Super staff and great food. All well presented, clean and tidy.

This cafe was a welcome break on a road not too full of service centres. It was a convenient place to stop on the way, but there wasn't too much by way of choice in food. The people at the counter were very friendly.

Bacon toasted sandwich - stunning!

Long day's travelling on a Sunday. We usually stop here on the journey but we weren't sure it would be open on Sunday late afternoon and it was! Great soup and sandwiches..friendly staff..great for walking the dog too and lovely wee shop with doggie treats as well.

Stunnng location, plenty of parking spaces. Food well over priced, £4 for a pre packed sarnie.... price of soft drinks over inflated.. there is 5 of us so you soon slip in to over £30 just for a short break.. the staff were friendly. Toilets were a little on the grotty side, but to be fair it was busy.

Clean. Polite and communicative and obliging staff. Closes at 6,but still prepared to serve at 5.59.

I've stopped here many many times as a delivery driver and now on holidays as I'm retired. It used to have straight forward food like bacon rolls but changed to toasties. People/staff are nice and helpful.

We’ve been stopping at the Ralia Cafe for years. It’s been an ideal place to break our frequent journeys to Inverness. Great coffee and a selection of sandwiches and cakes. They also do soup. Unfortunately they don’t seem to do bacon rolls. Friendly staff and pleasant surroundings.

Only stopped to use the toilets, lovely and clean and they are happy for non customers to use with a 30p donation. Well worth it, plenty of parking

It's such a nice cafe with yummy sandwiches.

Nicely situated coffee shop. Interesting selection of food. Useful collection of information panels. Good place for a break on the journey.

We arrived late and staff bit overwhelmed but good hot chocolate x

Mazeballs looking sandwiches but slow, slow service. Like i had to call my wife to warn her I'f only just put the order in.

Stop on the way to Inverness at this Roadside Cafe, delicious chocolate and vanilla coffee at a good price.

Probably the only place with public toilets open 24/7 year round on the A9 between Perth and Inverness. There is also a cafe but more restricted opening. Picnic facilities However, £4.35 for a sandwich is an utter ripoff - That's about £1 more than M&S and about £2 more than Aldi or Lidl.

Excellent wee cafe and rest area, very busy at times. Some people just park wherever they like no matter how awkward it is to get past.

Absolutely amazing and friendly place with the best muffin's and Latte!!!

Lovely surroundings. Only went in for a coffee, had to queue for some time to be served.

A cafe for the flow of people. Neither nice nor unpleasant. Ordinary. There's a draft inside because all the doors are open. However, a nice bull greets us in the parking lot.

La mia famiglia ed io ci siamo fermati per una sosta e abbiamo preso due caffè, che erano terribili. Inoltre avevano i prezzi alti. Assolutamente sconsigliato.

Typical “services” stop. Clean washrooms. Priced in accordance with this type of food stop. Advertised as dog-friendly, which is why it was chosen, but pooches are only permitted on the terrace, exposed to the wind and rain, so only any good for dog-lovers on the rare dry, warm day in Scotland.

One of the best coffee I had in Scotlad

We were disappointed that it's now pay on app. Last time was free parking. Will definitely put people off visiting

Excellent as always. You can tell just by how popular it is

Fantastic stop on the way to Inverness. If you're stopping for the toilet please either pay a bit as you go in or go and buy a coffee and a cake or a bowl of soup. These facilities aren't free to keep clean and it's not fair to expect the owners to keep stumping up the cash to maintain them. By the way, the soup was amazing! And the coffee hit the spot.

Very efficient service dealing with a constant queue of customers. All with a friendly face and pleasant manner.

Stopped on the way up North for a quick bite to eat. Yes the food is not the cheapest but the quality of the sandwiches is fantastic! Very tasty, very fresh and very full! Great coffee and tea too. Fab place for the dog to stretch his legs on a log journey. Couldn’t fault it. So much so that we stopped again on the way back down south. Lots of moans on here about the staff. The whole family in front of me were awful, picked up and threw down every sandwich in the fridge, demanded ketchup without a please or thank you. The young lad serving me after them was really pleasant, asking where I had travelled from etc. talk nicely to the staff and they will be nice back. It isn’t rocket science!

Handy stop off. Staff were friendly and no complaints about the coffee or food. Nice parking bays with tables if you are traveling with a pet

Everything was good except the price. 2sandwiches and two coffees£18. Toilet could be cleaner too.

Usual stop-off when travelling north. Good parking and pick nick area.

The coffee is fantastic. I really enjoyed it that much i stopped on my way back home for another cuppa

Fine as long as you dont want gluten free. Great selection of sandwiches for everyone else.

Coffee was very nice abd good quality. Made a bit of an impromptu stop here but will call in again for a nice coffee.

Always stop here to break journey, relax and enjoy the peace, and very good food.

After a long drive, we came across this place and stopped thinking it was a Visitors Centre as the signs described. Instead, it is a cafe and a gift shop with toilets and plenty of parking. The cafe is up some stairs with a lovely balcony to sit out on. The lady who served us was very friendly and explained that the road signs are very old and there hasn't been a visitors centre there for some years. We only bought a cup of tea but prices were reasonable and it was a pleasant place to take a break.

Always a good stop off on the route up or down. Good selection of sandwiches, soup, coffees and cake. Public loo too.

A nice place to have a food stop and rest. The area has plenty of tables and good parking. There are toilets. A gift shop is also on site we did not visit it so I cannot comment on it.

Stopped on the way up from edinburgh good facilities quick table service and reasonable food offering.

Great coffee, sandwiches, friendly staff and the Sambal Dahl soup is awesome.THE place to stop on an A9 trek

Our stopping point when travelling north and south on the A9. Had some drinks and cake. Kept us going and used the facilities as well.

Stopped for a quick coffee. Well prepared brew (double espresso and a long black), cups were pre-warmed which is always a good sign. Staff were knowledgeable and friendly. The cafe is simple but clean, car park can get very busy and not particularly suitable if you're towing a caravan but fined for cars and motorhomes.

Nice place to stop with good homemade soups. The coffee is good too 👍

Cute little place, perfect for a pit stop!!

Great as always for a quick stop. Coffee, tea, cake, sandwiches &c. Easiest reached if you're traveling the A9 northbound as you slip in and then leave from the Newtonmore junction at the north side, rather than southbound where you have to return to the Newtonmore junction to rejoin the A9 to go south. Entry is upstairs but there is a level entry from the other side.

Popped in for a takeaway coffee and a sandwich. The sandwich was amazing. Packed with chicken and salad. Definitely worth a pitstop

Nice BLT sandwich. Nice place. Awful flat white and my husbands latte was no better. Hot/warm milk does not constitute a coffee. You need to taste coffee not just milk. Disappointed... sorry ...

Nice BLT. Nice location. Awful flat white and latte - just warm milk. Really disappointing . Staff pleasant enough but this is the type of establishment that must leave some tourists with a poor impression. Sad.

Nice cafe. Lovely staff. Good food and drinks.

Stopped to use the toilet and grab a coffee on the drive up north. The food looked delicious and a good selection of cakes too!

Always stop here. Great place. Lovely coffee and sandwiches. Good value as well.

A cuppa and an overpriced but tasty, fresh sandwich…. a shame that the young lad behind the counter’s attitude was so rotten, to the point of rude. Nice picnic benches if you’re taking your own refreshments. Toilets not too bad. The young lass clearing up was the only one with a smile and was pleasant.

Good place for a stop. Shop next door is very good compared with tourist shops.

No dogs allowed inside, only butty or soup, no hot food.

We Italians are used to drinking better coffee, it wasn't the best

Stopped just for the bathrooms but the cafe was so charming we stayed for lunch. Got some yummy sandwiches on the softest wheat bread, a hot chicken noodle soup, and some yummy coffees. Thoroughly enjoyed this rest stop.

Lovely little place to stop off for a break lovely views and staff very pleasant

Actually quite well located, a little away from the main road and on the 1st floor. You can't say the guest room is comfortable, but it is practical for a short stay. The service is decent, nothing more. The toilets on the ground floor are spacious and clean.

Great Pitstone for a coffee and a snack going up the A9

Great place to stop of for a coffee and sandwich