Scapa Flow Restaurant in Orkney Islands

The chefs did everything in their power to make our meals and stay a great time. So great, in fact, we had every dinner there after being out during the days sight-seeing!

Closed for the weekend that we were there, no pre-warning offered, despite the current website describing it as:"The a la carte Scapa Flow Restaurant prides itself on using the finest local Orcadian produce – the very best grass-reared beef, fresh fish and succulent shellfish." Do trust Tripadviser reviews before you book.

Starters were superb followed by very mediocre main courses. A little expensive for pub grub. Staff superb and right in the middle of Stromness.

A carvery is available for Sunday lunch which can be either two or three course. There is a choice of several roast meats and accompanied by a selection of vegetables. Not outstanding but nevertheless a wholesome meal. As with most food on Orkney it is not cheap around 50 pounds for 4 and two courses. Drinks available at the friendly bar . First course is fairly limited with a choice of soup or smoked salmon or tuna salad. Down side no apple sauce with the roast pork.

We booked for 29 people and had a lovely evening. We pre ordered to make things easier. It was well organised, efficient and the staff were amazing. Food was well cooked and tasted very good. Many thanks all.

Myself, my wife and friends were visiting the Skara Brae prehistoric village and we all wanted a bite to eat and a strong coffee. The choice of baking is all local and the coffee selection is great and so was the taste of my americano. I recommend this restaurant to anyone

Located in the historic Stromness Hotel, this place occupied the second floor of the hotel with views of the harbor. The vibe was one of former luxury that had grown more casual over time. The furniture showed some wear and tear, but the place was scrupulously clean. Our server was a young woman who did a great job without being omnipresent. I had the steak (a filet) medium rare. The beef comes from the butcher next door, as did the accompanying vegetables (steamed carrots and cauliflower). The steak was super tender and flavorful, although they prepared it medium well, or it would have been even more enjoyable. I also had local scallops as a starter, which were delicious. My wife had a vegetarian, butternut squash lasagna which she found only adequate. My fillet was twenty-six pounds (cost not weight) which seemed too expensive to not be perfect. It could have been if more care had been taken to not over cook. There was no room for pudding. Might give them another try as the choice of restaurants in Stromness is limited, and their local food suppliers seem promising.

We were a big group of 12 and to make things easier for the restaurant, we preordered everything a week in advance. It was buzzing so everything was a little slow. Had the chickpea and lentil bites for starters, which I thought was alright. Was really looking forward to having some seafood in Orkney so I ordered the lobster tail and scallops - turned out to be disgustingly horrible. The scallops were so tough on the outside, lobster tail was so tiny and I still can’t believe I had to pay £22.50 for that dish. My friends went diving for the day so they were starving but most of them left food behind - proves how horrible the meal was... Will never go back again..

This restaurant is on the first floor of the Stromness hotel. I wasn't expecting to have an excellent meal but the vegetarian lasagne was really good and served with delicious NEW new potatoes. Nice staff and, if you can get a window seat, nice aspect.

We ate here late on a Sunday evening but the full menu was still on offer. The food was good, if a bit deep fried. The service was polite, helpful and extremely courteous. We would return here for a good meal without fine dining

we had pre-dinner drinks at the bar before being seated in the restaurant. The meal was good and well priced and the waiting staff were lovely, especially Marlene!

From the street the hotel may not attract you - the forecourt and exterior could do with brightening up - but go in and upstairs for a full scale hotel dining room, with good quality and good value meals.

Excellent choice of food. We came 2ce and really enjoyed the crab, lamb and scallops among others - and they have sticky toffee pudding. The golden wallpaper on the staircase is really quite amazing

We had dinner here in May 2018. The food was quite average, and the restaurant decor feels like a return to the 1970s. That said, we had a reasonable meal and the service was good. We wouldn't rush back.

My saag paneer was tasty but SUPER-salty, which I didn't love. My friend enjoyed her food (fish, I think). We went at night, and the dining room was done up quite formally. It was also very full, so we were lucky to get a table.

The choice of food was fine and the staff are very friendly and helpful. It is very busy, so you need to book in advance in the summer.

Waited over 50 minutes for lobster and scallops x 2 which was over cooked, dry and tasted horrible for half a lobster and 4 scallops £22, 1 x monk fish which was like warm, we complained and the Chef came out to us and told us "don't pay for your meal and don't come back again!" Top customer service.....1 star is too good for this place! AVOID AT ALL COST DISGUSTING AND THE WORST MEAL SINCE WE HAVE BEEN HERE.

The young staff coped well with my unusual food intolerance and the food was amazing. Try the aubergine vegetarian bake. The decor here is worth checking out if you fancy a flashback to the 80s - especially the women's loos with its giant old mirror

We have eaten here many times over the last 18 years. Two years ago, the food and service was very disappointing. It has certainly changed this year. The food was very good, and enjoyed by all twelve of us on both occasions we ate here. The only gripe was the barman was not as "attentive" to customers as he may have been.

Having frozen at the 1100 hours free talk at the dig at the Ness of Brodgar we made a beeline for the warmth and relative comfort of the small cafe. Despite the crowds of people the staff had the queue system working extremely well. The soup was delicious. Tray bakes were very good. Small but good selection of main courses. Coffees and other hot drinks were hot and just right after our exposure at the dig! We discovered that the dig at Brodgar concludes now but will recommence in July 2018 for another 2 months

Siamo andati in questo ristorante per due sere sulle tre passate a Stromness. Tutti in piatti provati erano ottimi: zuppa del giorno, crocchette di granchio, crumble di granchio, branzino e haddoch grigliato, aragosta. Anche i dolci erano molto buoni e le porzioni fin troppo grandi per essere un dolce. Consigliatissimo!

Ci siamo fermati qui senza troppe aspettative, ma siamo stati piacevolmente sorpresi dall'ambiente e dalla qualità del cibo.

Tomamos cócteles en el Bar Hamnavoe está aquí, en el lado derecho de el flujo de Scapa restaurante en el segundo piso del hotel Stromness. Las bebidas eran buenas y el camarero era muy agradable y amable. Aquí el tono es tranquilo y bastante conservador, y la decoración es de madera oscura y papel pintado con estampado. Si buscas un refugio tranquilo en Stromness, esta es una buena elección.

Questo è un ristorante che riassume bene le Orcadi: non sai cosa aspettarti, hai l'impressione che sia un posto essenziale e poi ti stupisce.

The Stromness Hotel looks a bit imposing and dour from the outside, but upstairs the Scapa Flow restaurant was lively and bright. The food was reasonable, with a fair selection, including a curry which I chose. It was not as good as the average Indian restaurant, but fine for a pub. I thought I was getting on in years when policeman started to look young, but this restaurant seemed to be mostly staffed by children. I guess there must be an excellent school or college on the Island as they were all pleasant, polite and hardworking, though a bit of education about types of beer might be in order. We were pleased to be squeezed in and as we are here all week, there is a good chance we will return.

We dined here twice while staying at the hotel. The food was middling without being terrible. The wine list was limited. The staff were attentive without being engaging. We dined lee where when we could. Are area for improvement in a hotel which we otherwise liked.

Just enjoyed a week in Orkney and visited Skara Brae twice and their restaurant. The food is a really high quality, the coffee was excellent and the home baking was to die for. Would highly recommend a visit to Skara Brae and the Visitors Centre.

All homemade eats.We had fresh scones and coffee.There was a delicious smell of Cullen Skink but it was too early!

Drei Mal aßen wir zu Abend hier und waren jedes Mal begeistert. Das Essen war immer lecker und reichlich. Besonders gut schmeckte mir der Wildauflauf aber auch für Fischgerichte empfehle ich dieses Lokal im Stromness Hotel gern. Die Bedienung war aufmerksam aber nicht aufdringlich - alles bestens.P.S. Der Cheesecake ist einer der besten den ich je in Schottland gegessen habe - einfach super!

We had a lovely dinner in the 1st floor dining room. It's one of the very few places in the UK that doesn't have music in the background and we absolutely loved this - finally a restaurant where you can just enjoy your food and have a conversation. The food was tasty and well presented - most of us had excellent seafood and the chicken curry was also a success. There's a good selection of ales as well. The decor is straight from an Agatha Christie novel - a bit faded and could quite probably use some refurbishment but we enjoyed it a lot and expected Miss Marple to walk through the doors during dessert. If you're looking for a trendy and loud place for dinner, this won't be the right place but it's a very good choice for good food and confortable conversation.

A great varied menu and as the Dining Room is on the 1st floor you have a wonderful view of the harbour. The meal was superb with quite large portions, and the staff were friendly and helpful, All this for under £10.00, we will certainly visit again.

The food was okay, the prices were reasonable and the portion sizes were adequate. It's nothing to write home about but it's nothing to complain about.

We just felt like eating out and came here. We both had the Orkney fillet steak and it was really good. The veg was great too and all perfectly cooked and reasonable portions!

Booked a table for a large group and ordered food as requested 24 hours in advance to assist kitchen staff. But this wasn't really enough as they struggled to deliver the goods... Food was served over a long time period with veg and potatoes arriving stone cold direct from the kitchen. One person being offered a complimentary desert as they only received their main after the rest of us had finished. I had a 1/2 of lobster, which was small cold and mushy. Maybe just unlucky in the Stromness Hotel that night, but the fact remains, the most expensive meal during my trip and the least enjoyable. .

Oh, I see.....this is the restaurant, sorryWe didn't stay here, but ate two evenings out of three cos the first meal was so great. This is a pub restaurant of the best kind: informal enough to be relaxing, but food good enough for a proper feast. The people at our B&B recommended this place; they said there had been some reported issues with the service earlier in the year, but this is clearly not an issue now: yes, one did get the feeling that some of the waiting staff are probably on their school holidays, but they were sweet, friendly, helpful, and didn't f u c k anything up, so all good as far as we're concerned.And the steaks! You know how some people can take a perfectly great piece of meat and basically ruin it? The chef here does the exact opposite! He clearly knows how to do a great steak (so much so that I ended up having one twice....it was just so yum! even the chips were great! go for the peppercorn sauce). My partner doesn't eat meat, but she had loads of yummy veg and fish things, all of which were also really good.

We had a good meal at the Scapa Flow Restaurant. The food was well cooked and it arrived quite quickly.

Met up with a few friends for weekend lunch. First impressions - no music on in the background so atmosphere wasn't that comfortable. Food was passable but certainly nothing special. Service was pretty awful - we weren't offered drinks or pudding after our main course - we took the hint and went to pay. Even this was tricky though as we were told we had to give the exact amount as there was no change in the till! It was all a bit faulty towers; we won't be hurrying back.

We booked a table at the restaurant to be in location for the Jazz Festival. The young waiting staff tried very hard but had no form of support from the more mature waitress who spent the night socializing with her friends and being less than helpful on the occasions she did attend to paying customers such as being too busy with her friends to take our payment which we left at the desk. I found a metal bag tie in my vegetables, the young waitress took this back to the kitchen after apologizing on behalf of the kitchen staff. Kind of put me off my dinner. The Jazz Festival started over an hour later than advertised. Overall, not a great experience.

We arrived shortly before 9:00, and aside from one other guest, we were there by ourselves. It was such a pleasure to sit at the table ty the fire, while watching the evening settle over Stromness. The servers were extremely welcoming, and did not rush us, even though we had arrived so late. Their recommendation of the local beer was spot-on.

Food at this place is very good. I chose to go with the scallops and a fish course which was well presented and deliciously cooked. Service was fine, perhaps smile more :)One thing that made me laugh was the name Scapa Flow Restaurant, having been on Scapa Flow and around it I can say that the restaurant does not look out over Scapa Flow. Its not even in the same area. For this reason you got 4* instead of 5*.Overall very good indeed and great food.

My wife and I ate her twice , the food was great on both occasions and the service was very good and attentive. An oldie worldie hotel that's nice to come across in these modern times.

We ate there 2 nights running and the service was great. Food good value in very traditional surroundings( none the worse for that!)

When on a dive trip you sometimes need to put up with not so great food. We stayed at the Stromness Hotel but initially did not realize how good the house restaurant was. Fantastic!! Nice atmosphere, fair prices and service was OK. (blond haired waitress was super)we ate there 3 out 4 nights

Mi sono avvicinata a questo ristorante con grande scetticismo visto che è il ristorante dell'hotel più in vista sulla via principale di Stromness, e spesso in queste cittadine gli hotel sono polverosi e poco invitanti. Invece l'esperienza è stata più che positiva: cibo cucinato con cura, molte verdure fresche ben fatte, menù bambini invitante e conveniente, buonissimo crumble di mele e un servizio cordiale, affabile e attentissimo ( a mio marito è stata cambiata la tazza del caffè perché una goccia era saltata fuori sporcandone leggermente un lato). I bagni dell'hotel, che servono anche alla clientela del ristorante, sono bellissimi e di una pulizia impeccabile.

De beste curry die ik tot nu toe gegeten heb. Goede en vriendelijke service.Redelijke prijzen. Al met al goed.

Hier konnten wir eine schöne Aussicht auf den kleinen Hafen geniessen, da wir auf Wunsch in den sehr schönen Erker gesetzt worden sind. Die Karte für den Lunch ist sehr angemessen und bietet nicht nur Alternativen, sondern - was uns sehr gefallen hat - teilweise auch kleinere Portionen. Fürs Dinner sieht die Karte aus, wie anderswo auch.Sehr geschätzt haben wir die sehr freundliche Bedienung. Das Essen kam zügig und hat uns sehr gut geschmeckt. Wie wir uns das wünschten, gab es am Tisch Gewürze und diverse Saucen (in den üblichen Beuteln) zum Nachwürzen - denn wie überall in Schottland sind gewisse Gerichte fast nicht gewürzt.

We had a table by the real fire and were served by a very friendly and knowledgeable waitress. The food was delicious and reasonably priced.

We were given a very friendly welcome followed by good service and a tasty meal. Information on the hotel's history at the entrance was very interesting.

We had a good table by the bay window with a fine view of the fishing harbour.The style of the restaurant was a bit dated but it was full of locals and tourists. I had dover sole and it was good. Others had seafood platter and scallops. All the dishes were good. The wine was well served. The service was fine but not sophisticated!The meal was quite reasonably priced

We had lunch here. Reasonably priced and well cooked. The service was very good - attentive but not intrusive. a nice place to eat

outstanding meal from start to finish.warm friendly staff,menu was perfect good choice of meals etc.starters were perfect tasty and well presented and not oversized.we both had the steak and mushroom pie it was served with chips,cougettes,red cabbage and carrots.wow it was very very good pie was stuffed with steak and mushrooms overflowed with gravy too,pastry was perfect too.we were too full to even attempt a desert.would highly recommend this resturant

Wenn man von europäischem Kontinent kommt, ist das Stromness Hotel ein Must! Das Gebäude, die Vertäfelung, die Tapete und die Whiskey-Bar sind 100% das Klischee, wie man es sich hier vorstellt. Der Portier mit dem langen weißen Bart, der eher aus wie ein gealterter Rocker, ist in in dieser Originalumgebung ein skurriles Bild. Das Essen ist gut, der Service freundlich - wie überall hier oben. WiFi gibt's hier übrigens auch.

Great laid back atmosphere, the food was really good, and the service was great. Everyone was very friendly.

A good menu with locally sourced food and a good range of choices, excellent service from the friendly staff and an friendly chef. I enjoyed the seafood in particular.

Tender steaks, big variety of things on the menu. They've got something for everyone and have very reasonable prices. I'd recommend it to anyone!

Love the ethnic themed dinner....the last Indian was delicious and the Chinese before was great! Looking forward to the Mexican.

You climb to the first floor of this interesting hotel, built at the beginning of the last century and used by some famous names in the world of exploring the North Seas and Arctic. The dining room and bar dining are adjacent in one room.My sole was perfectly cooked and the vegetables hot and tasty. My husband's steak and mushroom pie was also pronounced good, as was the apple and cinnamon crumble which had a good crispy topping. Service was efficient and with a smile. We would have visited again but there was a vintage car rally in town and servings for those not previously booked did not begin until 7.30. This was not fine dining but was a good basic (and sufficiently substantial) dinner.

At our B&B the owner told us about the Indian chefs who work at the Stromness Hotel and how they are known for the quality of their curries. We stopped by for dinner one night during our stay - the restaurant is upstairs facing the harbour - and both of us ordered the chicken curry. It was delightfully tasty. Combined with friendly, efficient service, this place gets our recommendation.

Came to Orkney for 3 days staid a week Staff here bend over back words to help you and give you what you ask for excellent food with equally excellent staff Raj Joe and the whole team are brilliant look forward to my next trip up net month hopefully thank you for making our week was a pleasure to stay with you and eat in your restaurant

We had the steak and mushroom pie and it was delicious. Even better was our dessert - apple crumble/pie with custard.

It's not easy to find a place where I can easily find food options, as I'm a vegetarian and newby gluten-free. During my research pre-trip I found out that the Scapa Flow restaurant could be a good choice, so my friends and I headed there last night.As we arrived we were informed that it was their last night open (not sure if for the holidays or thee entire winter season?), so there was no à la carte menu but a buffet.While the starters seemed to offer enough options for me, there wasn't much I could have eaten as main course. However, the cook came to rescue and offered to prepare something with whatever he could find in the kitchen. So we sat and started dinner.After the starters he came back from the kitchen with a lovely dish made of scrambled veggies in goat cheese and a side dish of mushrooms and chestnuts. Delicious!He was soooo accommodating and caring I can't thank him enough. It's great to still be able to enjoy a yummy dinner despite my food restrictions.The rest of the staff was also very nice and helpful, and the rest of my party enjoyed their food a lot as well.

Fantastic food!! Great fish pie - always difficult to find when you are used to living in Cornwall and really lovely waitress, thanks very much!

The food is so good.I think I tried everything on the menu. Lol The steaks we had were cooked perfect. The staff were so friendly and welcoming. Especially Rachael and Toby. I would go back anytime. Xx.

I don't know what the negative reviewers, are talking about, seriously.I live here, on Orkney, and can truthfully say, that the Stormness Hotel restaurant, is my favourite place to eat.The building doesn't have a "faded" air. It's an old building, which is kept well decorated, but without ruining the charater of the place. It's light, and airy, with big windows overlooking the harbour. Lovely. I really like my food, and I can honestly say, I've never had a disappointing meal there. The food is just always, reliably, excellent. And.....they will accomodate any dietry requirements,such as dairy intolerance, if they possibly can.The staff are well trianed and are attentive, but without being creepy, as can be the case in some restaurants. They are simply helpful, pleasant, and....attentive - they watch out, all the time, for when folk are reaidy for the next part of their meal.Seriously, I was very surprised at what some of the reviewers have written. I don't usually go in for this kind of thing, writing stuff on Internet sites, but, in this case, I felt that I had to speak up for the Stromness Hotel restaurant, for the food, for the place, and for the staff. I'm eating there, tomorrow night, and again on Sunday night, and it's where we take anyone who is here visiting - and we have NEVER been disappointed.Enough - I've had my say.Go there yourself, have a meal. Have some Baileys Orkney Fudge Cheesecake!

This restaurant is a bit worn and outdated, but the food we had here was excellent and the servers were attentive. We had a mixed seafood platter with scallops, lobster and monk fish; all locally caught.

Ordered Lamb entree that was strange at best. I was expecting a rack of lamb but instead I was served what looked like sliced roast beef in gravy. The shrimp appetizer was good. It was 3 large batter fried shrimp.The restaurant is in a historic hotel in prime location. There is view of the water and the ferry terminal.

It was good, mostly local food, well-cooked and plenty of it. The menu is not adventurous but it was fine for us to sit and chat quite late.

The Stromness Hotel is quite an old hotel with large windows, a grand staircase and a feel of faded elegance (peeling wallpaper, etc). However, the food was really nothing much to write home about. It was standard pub fare, presented and priced in the context of a more formal restaurant. Service was inexperienced but helpful and polite. No real complaints about this place but I wouldn't necessarily return.

Went with friends for Sunday lunch expecting something tasty. The food was very basic and the chief carved the roast so fine it was just a heap of scraps. Not inviting at all. Very ordinary bland food and not much to be said about the waiting staff. Don't seem to be trained at all.Very disappointed.

The hotel is an interesting building and the restaurant has lovely views. The room has not been refurbished lately and has a great retro feel. The menu was simple but tempting and the food high quality and freshly cooked. Prices were very reasonable and service prompt and friendly.

Bien situé près du port, il nous a tous décuAmbiance de club anglais bas de gamme, le repas était nul sauf le cheesecake.Nous avons osé demandé de l'huile et du vinaigre pour assaisonner notre "salade" et avons essuyé les sarcasmes du cuisinier.

The view from the restaurant is good. The ambience is superior pub-style eating and the food is in a similar vein. I had a very nice sole in sauce but the accompanying vegetables were simple but superb - beetroot, carrots and potatoes. Very nice beerto wash it down, as well.

We phoned to check availability for an evening meal and were told we did not need to book, We arrived and were welcomed promptly. The restaurant is on the first floor of this historic building but there is a lift if the two flights of stairs are daunting for anyone.The menu was comprehensive. I chose the roast lamb with gravy, mint sauce, boiled potatoes and a selection of vegetables. My other half chose the lamb curry. The roast lamb was served on a plate on it's own with veg in accompanying dishes. It looked good enough but there was lots of slices and I thought I would never manage to eat it all. The meat was beautifully tender and well cooked. This was local lamb and hardly any fat at all. Really delicious meal and I cleared the plates as did my partner who was also very impressed with the lamb curry. For two of us, the meals came to about £25. Excellent value for money for superb food.I have a sweet tooth but could not manage another thing... I would thoroughly recommend this for a meal but would book as it is understandably busy.

Ate here with my wife last week after reading the reviews and expected better. Our food was OK but only what one would expect in a chain pub for half the price. for example my wife had the beef pie, however it wasn't a pie but a bowl of stew with a puff pastry topping. My roast lamb tasted as if it was a ready meal. The puddings were equally disappointing. On a more positive note my crab with salad starter and that was excellent and the view from the restaurant is great.

Stayed 5 night early June and despite being run off their feet every night we had great meal every night.. staff really helpful nothing too much trouble .. being full every night tells its own story .. the place to eat !!

Great curry on offer every night - usually chicken or lamb - and really good it is too!Vegetarian option is good.

The staff were very accommodating - I was eating, but my friend wasn't, and they were happy to seat us both in the restaurant area. Then we spotted another friend, whose table we joined, and our order was brought to the right table without having to flag up the change with a member of staff! The portions were very generous - I had haddock (two large pieces), which was so fresh it still tasted of the sea, and I had the choice of batter or breadcrumbs. I also had the choice of chips or potatoes - and opted for chips. They were very tasty, and again, the portions were extremely generous - my meal also came with salad & coleslaw, which were very fresh & very good. I'd definitely eat here next time I'm in Stromness.

Lovely friendly service and a great meal. The Orkney Fudge cheesecake was a winner. Mushroom bruschetta was lovely and lamb was lovely too..

We had dinner in the stromness hotel last night. The food was delicious, fresh and well presented. The staff were friendly and efficient. Would highly recommend stopping off for a good feed. The hotel looks dated, but well worth a visit for the lovely meal we had

We ate twice in the restaurant and enjoyed both meals but would particularly recommend the curry. On the evening we were there it was a beef curry and looked very simple but was very tasty.

Wonderful evening, all 4 of us enjoyed our meal selection. The seafood was a taste sensation, there was also plenty to choose from for special diets. Staff were very attentive and quick.

Premetto di non avere soggiornato in questo hotel ma esclusivamente cenato. Il rapporto qualità/prezzo è pessimo e i piatti di pesce lasciano abbastanza a desiderare dato che in un posto come le Orcadi ci si aspetta decisamente di meglio. Il personale non è molto sveglio e il ristorante dovrebbe essere ampiamente ristrutturato.

Wir haben sehr leckeres Essen mit frischen, lokalen Zutaten erhalten. Die Aussicht auf den Hafen haben wir sehr genossen.Die Bedienung war teilweise etwas langsam, doch das feine Essen und die gute Lage haben dies wett gemacht.

Ate here twice recently and the meals were hearty and hot. They do cater for vegetarians. Service has to be prompted but the staff are all fine people who smile and work hard. 'Faded grandeur' describes the building. There are good views from the restaurant. Central location. There is a fairly grotty public bar on the ground floor. The worst feature of the restaurant was the men's toilets which can be left to one's imagination so, moving swiftly on... There isn't a great choice in Stromness. Sadly Julia's is not open at night and the Ferry Inn's food was not so good. This is good value and an experience rather than anything else.

uno dei pochi ristoranti all'estero che mi ha soddisfatto. Servizio veloce e personale gentile. Ho provato per la prima volta cibo che non aveva subito alterazioni di gusto: senza salse, spezie, creme ed intrugli vari (erano serviti a parte). Anche la pizza era ottima.

A bit of a shame here. We were a group of 5 and despite asking if we could have the table in the window, the waiter put us in the furthest corner from it.The food wasn't great, and there were some very weird concoctions going on. One of our group ordered lamb, but we were astounded when it arrived to see it smothered in cheese! Cook please note - lamb and cheese do not go together.The meal was also expensive considering it's just simple (slightly odd) bar food. We ate at a lovely restaurant in Kirkwall the night before, and the bill tonight was only a little less than there. Not worth it, especially for lamb and cheese!

Restaurant is located on first floor overlooking the harbour - try to get a window table to maximise the view.We chose seafood chowder and crab and prawns to start with fish dishes for the mains. Each course was very good indeed. Thought the menu was slightly odd in so far as it had a number of Indian Style dishes which did not really sit that well with the rest of the menu. Desserts were excellent - in particular the cheese cake.Service was quite efficient but the staff could be more friendly and came across as mechanical. I appreciate that most people are passing trade and there are no real regulars dining but given waiting staff are in the service industry I would have expected some interaction / conversation / engagement.The toilets could be checked more frequently. The paper towel basket was full so used towels were strewn over the floor. Not a good impression.

Good food reliable food.Pity the menu doesn't change much, but service is fast and efficient and get a view over the bay.

Spacious dining room on first floor overlooking Stromness harbour. Friendly service, excellent food. My Indian meal had all the right flavours, rarely such good Indian tastes outside a pure-Indian restaurant!

Popped in on a Sunday night around 6pm for meal and got a table without booking, although it soon filled up. Food was fine, but the local ales were rather warm - probably caused by the good weather outside.

We ate twice at the Stromness hotel, the first time because it was about all we could find at night and the second because the crab/prawn salad was so delicious! This place is an old traditional hotel and it is often rather full of tour groups but they willingly opened up a bar for us to eat in when there wasn't a table in the dining room. The food we had was all good but the crab and prawn salad and the scallops were to die for! My ONLY question is why would you smother delicious local lamb with a blanket of cheese? I scraped it off and the rest was very tasty.

We ate here as a family on the 16th July. Starters were excellent, particularly liked the squid and crab/prawn tower. The beef curry was really nice, so compliments to the chef. The beers were top notch as well. Scapa Special in my opinion is the best pint in Orkney! The only thing we noticed was the large group of ramblers who arrived shortly after us. A few were wearing tracksuits and other walking gear. One particular woman even took her shoes off and had them parked next to her seat. Being a restaurant surely there should be some dress code, even if it is casual.Overall the Stromness Hotel restaurant is excellent, great service, food and views over harbour.

Very oldie world setting and the food is excellentNothing fancy just does what it says on the menu - my lamb was perfectly cooked and the veggies also cooked (no al-dente here) and very reasonably priced too

We arrived in the hotel at 5.50 pm - the visit didn't get off to a very good start when a member of staff told us we caouldn't order food until 6pm, a somewhat childish attitude bearing in mind that it was only a few minutes away. She did however come and bring a menu at 5.55 and took our order at 5.59. She was reasonably knowledgable about what contained glutin or alcohol and willingly went to find out about those dishes where she didn't know. The food was served without undue delay and was quite tasty.

L'ambiance est très sympa, les serveurs sont plein de bonne volonté même s'ils font encore quelques erreurs de service.Le poulet haggis sauce aux champignons est excellent.N'hésitez pas à y aller

Fresh and deliciously cooked seafood and fish. Good service. The building and the restaurant's main room have an interesting style.

Made a booking for a busy saturday evening. Restaurant was full, yet service was very good, food came quickly and was tasty. Good range of options on menu, and jolly, relaxed atmosphere.

A large group of twelve walkers had a meal here, expecting merely pub grub......but we were pleasantly surprised. The food was excellent and very reasonably priced. The service was good and the upstairs restaurant had wonderful harbour views. The chicken and haggis with mushroom sauce was delicious. We booked in advance, as were such a large group. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting Stomness.

We didn't book a table but, although it was really busy, we managed to get in. The staff were very friendly and attentive and the service was very good. On the whole the food was very good and value for money. Only disappointment, my scallops were over-cooked, but they were very apologetic and we did get free after-dinner drinks.

After discovering that basically Stromness is closed until April, our plan to eat out or have takeaway in our holiday rental apartment was somewhat scuppered! As pretty much the only restaurant open in the evening while we were there, we decided to have a go. Unusual layout at everything is upstairs and is it very dated, with nothing matching! Considering we paid £50 for 3 courses for 2 people with one drink each, it was not cheap! The food was nice but basically a bar meal so very overpriced for what it was and it all reminded us a bit of Fawlty Towers... Considering Stromness has pretty much no takeaway food available ( we got excited seeing someone with a pizza box - not bought in Stomness though!) and there a quite a few rental properties, this place could make a bomb by selling their very passable curries from their little bar next door as takeaway. Just a thought....