Rannachan Restaurant in Argyll & Bute

Reasonably priced - excellent seafood - menu caters for all tastes and requirements. Let them know in advance if you have specific dietary requirements

Desayunamos y cenamos aquí y el servicio fue muy bueno, el personal atento. . . calidad de la comida y buena variedad. . . marisco excelente, pescado y patatas fritas sabroso. . . esposa amaba el lado de aros de cebolla. . .

De passage dans la ville d'Oban, nous décidons de réserver une table dans ce restaurant car la carte semblait attractive à des tarifs peu onéreux. Premier point négatif, en arrivant sur place, nous apprenons que comme nous ne sommes pas de l'hôtel, nous devons payer un supplément de minimum 4 pounds par plats. Donc mauvaise première impression. Puis le serveur ne nous prend notre commande qu'après 30 minutes d'attente (je précise qu'il n'y avait que quatre tables d'occupées sur une vingtaine). Nous commandons des plats de poissons (nous sommes dans une ville portuaire donc nous préférons manger local) avec une entrée végétarienne pour l'un des membres de la famille. Nous attendons à nouveau trente minutes pour être servis. A l'arrivée, énième déception, les plats de poissons sont des produits surgelés dignes d'un supermarché bas de gamme, mon gratin de pommes de terre n'était même pas décongelé, en en guise de plat végétarien seulement quatre rondelles de tomates et cinq billes de mozzarella lancés dans une assiette. Tout cela pour la modique somme de 50pounds. En résumé, fuyez cette arnaque indigne de la générosité et de la tradition de la gastronomie écossaise.

Después de algún aliento de Susana, el personal de la cocina se unió a mis problemas de salud y la necesidad de alimentos GF / DF. Desde los camareros hasta el chef hicieron un gran esfuerzo para acomodar y estuve encantada con los resultados. Esta fue mi primera vez en un hotel desde que descubrí la razón por la que estaba enfermo hace 4 años. Fue maravilloso poder descansar y ser alimentado sin cuidado ni preocupación.

Mi madre y yo tuvimos una cena reservada para nosotros a las 6:30 pm en recepción en el vecino Oban Bay Hotel & Spa. Llegamos para esta reserva justo a tiempo y nos sentaron casi instantáneamente. Me pareció interesante que la mayoría del personal fuera francés. Esto es un poco difícil cuando se comunica, especialmente cuando se trata de ordenar. Me hubiera gustado una comida de un menú que era para el bar, no me di cuenta de que era un menú separado. Eventualmente, esto se consideró aceptable, así que elegí los 'fideos salteados picantes con verduras y salsa de chile dulce'. Mi madre optó por el "pescado y patatas fritas" y mi hermano la "hamburguesa de carne Cairnhill Farm 8 oz". Todos disfrutamos nuestras comidas, y aunque eran enormes, todos llegamos al final. A la mañana siguiente desayunamos en el restaurante. Era una gran variedad para elegir, sin embargo, a diferencia de la mayoría de los desayunos de restaurantes del hotel que he experimentado, no era estilo buffet; Tuvimos que pedir todo, incluidos los artículos de desayuno continental, del personal. Esto fue algo incómodo ya que sentí como si el personal nos estuviera juzgando. Sin embargo, aprovechamos al máximo el amplio menú y nos permitimos ofrecer tostadas, muesli, hojuelas de maíz, ensalada de frutas y ciruelas pasas, yogur, huevos revueltos con pan tostado, café, manzana y zumo de naranja.

set menu available very limited but a la cart was excellent choice especially black pudding benedict.

We stayed and ate here. The food was delicious and was excellent service from the staff. Overall it was a great experience for us

The salmon was quite good. The steak burger, not so much. Pleasant dining room ... though it became clogged with a busload of seniors on a tour. Noisy bunch.

once again we enjoyed a lovely meal in the hotel's restaurant. we both started with the prawn and languistine cocktail nd I had the main chicken dish and helen had the fish main. lovely meal and staff most welcoming.

Food is excellent, quality, presentation and value for money. Choose from a la Carte, or from varied table d'hote.

During our three night stay at the hotel the meals in the restaurant were exceptionally tasty, beautifully presented and served by very attentive staff. Ten out of ten for all concerned.

staying in this hotel for our break we decided to eat in the hotel's dining room for dinner tonight & both of us enjoyed a lovely tender & perfectly cooked fillet steak.service was first class & all staff very pleasant.highly recommend eating in this restaurant

As non residents, we dined in the Hotel's Rannachan restaurant last week (17.10.16). Whilst the food that we had was nice, our 'Local Lobster and Prawn Cocktail' contained no lobster and our 'Locally Smoked Haddock, Oban Bay Chowder and warm chunk of olive bread' was...

We ate here 2 nights and also had a late lunch in the bar because of the weather. Good value for money. Some standard dishes, but also some surprising ones. I recomend the brushietta goat and the smoked haddock if you are into surprising tastes. Didn't try the deserts.

our last night meal of our weekend break saw us having dinner in the hotel restaurant.we were not disappointed. we had the chateaubriand steak which was cooked to absolute perfection.our servers could not have been any more pleasant to make us enjoy a beautiful meal.

Hier gegeten omdat we te moe waren om naar de haven te lopen. Het eten is op zich best redelijk, maar het kan veel beter. Voor de st jacobsschelpen genomen, deze waren erg klein en daarom ook ietwat te gaar. Van de surf en turf is de langoustine (zij zeggen lobster maar dat is het dus niet) droog en alleen te redden met wat boter. De steak is daarentegen wel erg goed. Voor een betere prijs/kwaliteit kun je beter naar de haven lopen, ondanks pijn in de voeten. ;-)

We enjoyed 2 great breakfasts and 2 fantastic taster menus on a 5pm DBB deal. In the morning, a wide selection of cereals, juices, fruits and hot options awaits. Free-range eggs with runny yolks competed with herby sausages, sliced haggis, smoked bacon, and Stornoway black pudding. Very good first impression from the chef - and the service team could not have done enough for us.Impressive standards rose at night with both taster menus, with 3 standard courses and 3 tasters. In short, the imaginative and impressive presentation of all 6 delicious courses on both nights left us wanting more. Notes on wine recommendations, artisan bread and citrus-infused water were very impressive touches. In line with the ship emblem of Argyll, the food was solid throughout where crab mousse would be followed by a haddock tartlet, an espresso cup of squash soup, rib of beef with tarragon mash, sticky toffee pudding and brie. In short, fantastic dishes that hit all the rights notes, and delivered by a very friendly team.Even better was the second night, where a scallop wonton in lobster soup was followed by sweetcorn soup, loin of lamb, rhubarb tart and the crowdie cheese plate.Enjoy!

We ate as part of our stay package but I would recommend even just the restaurant as the service is good, the food is superb.

E xperienced lovely 6 taster meal menu both nights. Very friendly staff and prompt service. Nice dining area.

Friendly staff made you feel welcome. Service first class. Food very good, especially local seafood and steaks.

Good restaurant a little further out on Oban’s waterfront, serving conventional, traditional dishes and seafood.We popped in as a couple for a dinner on a special occasion and it was great for an unfussy, quality meal without being particularly exciting. The decor is a bit of a subtle mix of hunting lodge and nautical, but is basically warm and unpretentious. Being a hotel, when we visited there were a lot of residents scattered around, which made us feel a little out of place, having dressed up for dinner! The restaurant is at the back of the hotel so unfortunately doesn’t have any views over the harbour, but this wasn’t a deal-breaker for us (there’s only so much rain you can watch).There is a relatively sedate a la carte menu offering seafood and a selection off the grill, but we plumped for the six-course tasting menu. This wasn’t really a “tasting” menu in the sense of lots of small dishes to nibble at, that will fill you up by sheer weight of numbers. Instead, it is a proper three-course meal with three additional mini-courses. So, pretty filling!Almost everything we had was good, from the gravadlax to the rather naughty black pudding-stuffed chicken and even the tablet to finish. The only let-down was the crab linguine, which was a sort of thin, weak soup with some pasta resting unhappily in its depths. Not sure what they were trying with that one! However, the prices were very reasonable and we left very satisfied.Presentation was lovely and service was genuinely excellent, from friendly and attentive staff who were only too happy to help a couple of tourists, despite it being a relatively busy evening for them with the regulars.Worth a look if you’re looking for a solid meal a little ways out of the bustle of the centre of town.

We really enjoyed our food and presentation. We will certainly return. We would recommend eating here. The Staff are very friendly also and keep you informed which makes a difference when eating out.

I had the oysters to start and they were lovely and fresh. I really enjoyed my chowder main course. My partner said his steak main course was very good, although not top notch, and was a very plentiful portion. My son, who is a chef, enjoyed the langoustine starter but was not so keen on the scallop main. The service was good. All in all a very good meal and not too expensive.

Great choice of food and breakfast was served to you, the 6 course tasting menu was varied and if you were on a DBB break and didn't like anything on this menu, you could choose something off the a la carte at half price. The eggs Benedict for breakfast were amazing

service is fantastic, food lovely. it is quite fancy, we are plain eaters whereas the taster menu we had (for us) was quite posh. broccolli and blue cheese quiche, venison, cullen skink, scallops, pancetta, etc etc. we had our breakfast as well, fantastic selection to choose from. we had cinnamon french toast with bacon and maple syrup, tea and toast. lovely. the resteraunt is warm and welcoming, staff couldn't do enough for you and the decor is lovely.

The six course taster menu is fantastic. You will be doing well to get to the end of this but it is worth trying. The breakfast is the best choice menu I have seen.

Excellent food served with a smile, its well worth it and served with a smile and a great location if a little busy at times

great service dishing up very good food and plenty of it. all the meals we had there were very good but not cheap as one would expect in this restaurant. menu was varied to suit all tastes, and a very peaceful atmosphere.

This is the Oban Bay Hotel restaurant where we had dinner on two of the nights of our 3 night break. The 6 course taster menu was lovely and adequate for older folk like us. Second night we had the main course from the ala carte menu and the portion size was huge. We paid the small supplementary charge. Only complaint from my husband was that the mussels were not available either night we dined though there seemed to be an abundance of all shell fish available in the many restaurant and stalls in an around Oban.All staff very efficient and friendly and helpful.

We were staying in the hotel so are in the restaurant on the first night. The service was good; friendly and attentive staff and the good was delicious - we both had the sirloin steak as a main, my boyfriend ordered pepper sauce and didn't touch it because the meat was so perfectly cooked. Would stay in the hotel and eat at the restaurant again.

Friends were staying at the Oban Bay Hotel for a few nights and we joined them for dinner one evening. The hotel has a splendid view of the Bay, across to the isles of Kerrera and Mull, and this view can be enjoyed to the full from the conservatory where we had coffee. But unfortunately the dining room is towards the back of the building and misses out on the views. The food made up for it, exquisitely prepared and served. I had steak (I have had steak here before and enjoyed it) but my wife opted for the six course special. It was a very pleasant evening. At £55 plus drinks it would have been quite pricey for our budget, but fortunately our Tasetcard reduced that amount by half.

My recent stay included the six course taster menu. The food was fabulous perfect portion sizes really well thought out menu. Tasted perfect my favourite was the duck it was just lovely. Breakfast was the same the choice was huge which is great and properly cooked poached eggs. The service was absolutely top notch, polite friendly staff who could not do enough to please you. Food was quick and served piping hot which is rare in a lot of restaurants. Could not fault this restaurant.

Very fast turnaround. Piping hot food - very nice food. Waiting Staff very efficient and polite - couldn't do enough to make sure you were happy.

We had Sunday lunch yesterday and were well impressed. They are currently offering two courses for £9.95 or three courses £12.95.We had the choice of soup or pate, roast turkey or beef with vegetables, yorkshire puddings and thick onion gravy followed by sticky toffee pudding or icecream. The food was really nice and homemade but our only complaint is that there was far too much! It was great value for money.The service was also very good.

I have just spend three enjoyable days at the Oban Day Hotel and the highlight this New Year was the Rannachan Restaurant. The quality of the food was very high and the service from the staff was secind to none. All food was cooked to perfection from the full breakfast to the evening meal and served by the best friendly staff I have experienced in a long time. For the three days we were the quality and quantity never dipped. If you are ever planning a trip upto the North West of Scotland I would highly recommend that you consider booking into the Oban Bay Hotel and try thier full breakfast. Particularly their combination of black pudding and haggis served with bacon, egg and sausage. If you get the opportunity I would recommend that you try the haggis starter. It is wonderful. Although the staff work long hours they are always friendly and helpful. From the Receptionist to the waiters and waitresses in the restaurant to the Bar Staff and all other staff. they are a testiment to Darrel the Manager.

Travelled from Bristol to Take advantage of a Buyagift Plc Afternoon Tea Experience. But their Afternoon Tea was awful. The expected delicate sandwiches would have disgraced a builder's lunchbox: thick cheap sliced bread, including crusts, containing cheese & tomato, and poor quality ham. The cakes were sickly and some stale. Cream for the scones, but no jam. Not just ourselves, but the same for two elderly ladies before us who had had the same treatment. Staff friendly, but brought us even more doorstep sandwiches when we complained! The expression on our B&B host's face, when we said we were going to the Oban Bay Hotel, said "Why?" Now we know. Don't go there.

This is the restaurant in the hotel we stayed in on our trip to Oban ! The breakfasts were very good But we were very disappointed with the dinners,very school dinnerish!!!!!!!!!!!

Great honest to goodness well cooked tasty food served with care, attention and sometimes humour. Worth a try

Food was very tasty and cooked to perfection, waiters very attentive due to the time of year (after the new year)

food very good a part of the package only complaint one of the male staff had a very negative attitude work is a bother

We thoroughly enjoyed ts restaurant - after a week in Scotland, we were looking for something that wasn't Scottish and this place hit the spot, made it even more convenient that we were staying in the hotel.