The Bridge Cafe in Highland

After poor experiences in Oban and Fort William this place restored our faith in a Scottish breakfast and hospitality. Great service, even better breakfast made with quality ingredients.

Abbiamo preso 2 caffè espressi erano caffè americani alla fine e li abbiamo pagati 8£. Mi sembra eccessivo per essere fuori città.

We had early lunch, the fish and chips were tasteless, salad with no dressing. The sandwich was not toasted or warmed, just ham and cheese with nachos and salad without dressing. It is definitely not worth the price and it doesn’t taste well.

On arriving at the cafe we were met with a sign that said “Wait here to be seated” although the cafe was empty. The lady on reception, completely ignored us and carried on a conversation with a couple of locals. She eventually said sit at a table beside the window, the Waitress who served us was cheery and very helpful. We ordered 4 coffees and 4 scones with butter and jam. The cofffee was very nice and hot but the scones were the worst we have ever tasted. I feel this establishment are not interested in customer service only making a profit. I feel we were ripped off and certainly will never visit again.

We popped into the Bridge Cafe this morning before visiting the Commando Memorial and doing a local walk. On entering we were totally ignored by the lady at the desk ( beside a sign that said to wait to be seated ) who was chatting to a couple of locals who were leaving. . It was a general conversation and nothing to do with the cafe. Eventually she acknowledged us and we were told to sit at a particular table. We were unsure whether to order at the counter or wait to be served so we eventually had to ask. The lady who look the order was very pleasant and quickly went to get our coffees. We ordered scones and it’s best to say they were hard and tasteless. Again on leaving we had to get someone’s attention to pay the bill. All in all not a good experience and usually I don’t write bad reviews but I was disappointed with the lack of service by one member of staff ( or owner )

Ordered a coronation chicken &Cheese toasty( no choice give of white or brown bread, hubby ordered fish&chips, Food arrived,smallest portion of fish&chops salad I'd use that term loosely, mine no cheese ,cheapest nacho ever tasted like cardboard, I had a sparkling water hubby a coke and had to pay £28.50 for this pleasure,food of cheapest quality, smallest portion of fish and chips £15 Only plus about vist was staff lovely,overpriced and terrible quality

VERY LIMITED LUNCH MENU,FOOD AVERAGE,PRICETYPICAL TOURIST PRICES MY WIFE AND I HAD 2 SMALL GLASSES OF WINE,MY WIFE HAD MOST OF MINE,RETURNING HOME WE WERE STOPPED BY POLICE WHO INFORMED ME A COMPLAINT BY AMEMBER OF STAFF AT THE BRIDGE ALLEDGING I WAS UNFIT TO DRIVE,I VOLUTARILY TOOK A BREATH TEST,WICH WAS NEGATIVE,DINERS BEWARE!

convenient place on the main road home to Skye. Served straight away by lovely smiley girl and food was great.

Very disappointing breakfast - we were looking forward to a nice Scottish breakfast and almost everything about it was poor - cheap sausage, tinned tomatoes, cheap bread and fatty bacon. The fried egg was nice!

Sub standard, greasy food, cheap bread and ketchup. Latte was lovely. The staff can’t see when anyone arrives and the younger members of staff need some customer service training as they didn’t acknowledge any customers. Could be awesome and is clearly popular due to its location

Lovely little friendly café at Spean Bridge Very welcoming and accommodating to our dog Sheldon, even brought him his own bowl of water and a selection of treats :) We visited once on our way up to the highlands and made sure to visit on the way home. Both times we were welcomed, the food was tasty. Clean cafe, friendly staff, good food. Perfect

Great breakfast Convenient location on route from Loch Ness to Edinburgh Staff could not have been nicer Very alert to allergies

Menu very limited. Hubby ordered fish and chips and fish had no taste and not worth the £15. Had much better and cheaper in Kilchoan and Tobermory. My baked potato was ok. But why serve side salad if you don't have any type of salad dressing? This café needs to move with times in menu and quality, not just on pricing!

Dictated as to regarding what I can drink and can’t drink (ordered shandy )then when they get the order totally wrong and you show displeasure at the product sold to me they come to table and lecture you that you can’t complain to her staff. Not very helpful or friendly at all - won’t use again, better off getting food in fort William. Soup was watery and poor.

Situated about 2 hours from the Skye Bridge and 30 min from Fort William, v straightforward, non pretentious cafe serving simple food, we ate v good tuna and cheese toasties, drank excellent coffee, and the cakes looked good. There are surprisingly v few cafes on the road to Skye and we are glad we called in here.

Great breakfast, totally sets you up for the day. Busy but service was quick and efficient. Will definitely recommend.

What a delight! Everything a cafe should be. Clean loos. Amazing wholesome breakfasts. Good coffee. Superb cake selection. Lovely ladies. And fast!

A gem of a place. We were a party of 10+. The menu range was more than enough to suffice all of our requirements. The staff were absolutely fantastic. Great food, well presented, great service. All in all, would definately recommend to anyone in the area.

Great atmosphere, felt welcome, were not hassled to order or get out as a table of 11 people. Food fantastic, ordered the steak burger, added bacon, haggis and cheese (this should be ordered by everyone as a staple). Everyone in the group enjoyed, aunty desperate for me to get the cooks job (I'll think about it). But hands down one of the best cafes I have been in that's not in that is privately owned for a very long time.

unfriendly staff and being treated like a child. I walked in five minutes before the kitchen opened and asked for a menu to read so long, only to be shouted at in front of other people. I was told to go and sit and that I would get a menu at 12. - 5 minutes later. 10 minutes later the woman who shouted at me came out and slapped a menu on each table. needless to say, I had lost my appetite for lunch. this place is rude and horrible to be at. No wonder the tables are empty... Final note. while sitting here there were two tables who left without being served

Super food and service and great choice , the place is very clean and luminous , we were 3 and really appreciated it

Stopped off for a coffee and cake . Friendly ,clean ,welcoming staff and service good Price good for coffee and cake . Atmosphere good .

We were looking forward to a lovely Scottish breakfast - unfortunately it was not to be. The portion size was very small, sausage really cheap and bready and expensive for one piece of bacon, one sausage, a few beans, one egg and a piece of...

We stopped here for a coffee and a snack. The cappuccino and a flat white were tasteless. I don’t like to give bad reviews, but this one is well justified. These were the worst drinks and snacks that we have experienced in whole trip to...

Excellent location on a popular well travelled road. Beautiful brekkie selection of cooked breakfasts and rolls. Very good prices! Beautiful surroundings, tons of parking and made very welcomed by staff Pay them a visit

Welcoming staff, dog friendly, good service, good home cooked choice of food. A delicious selection of cakes too. All felt and looked nice and clean and well kept.

Been here b4, but yesterday was quite disappointing, they had ran out of Cole slaw, so my daughter chose the chilli chicken, was like wee bits of rubber with no chilli sauce that I could see, staff were not as friendly as they had once...

We visited on the weekend for lunch when we were passing. Quite expensive in relation to the portion size and pretty average food. Turnaround time was good though and the staff are very pleasant.

We often stop here and the food is always great. This visit we both had the fried breakfast, I had the smaller version, the food was delicious, great toast and tea as well. We’ll worth the stop

Unfortunately I think that being so busy was a challenge to staff. The large please wait to be seated notice was ignored by some people who pushed past to grab a table, we waited then grabbed a table as there weren’t any staff coming to...

Just had an amazing breakfast and would like to recommend it to anyone passing through Spean Bridge.

Visited for lunch and had jacket with chicken and non gf fishfinger sandwich. My error as I could have had coronation chicken but the meal was dry as no sauce on the chicken pieces. The sandwich however was good. There were a few people in...

We all went for the 'Big Yin' and it didn't disappoint. It was really tasty and filling. Best hot chocolate I had all holiday....and I have sampled quite a few. The service was friendly and speedy. Nothing was too much trouble and all was well...

Fantastic breakfast and good quick service Recommend the Lorne sausage and the price was decent too Would certainly visit again

Met my friend here today & loved this cafe. Staff very friendly & welcoming. Had a brew & they allowed us to leave one of the cars in the car park while we went wild swimming at the Witch Couldron 🧙‍♀️ Lunch back at the...

Passando per caso siamo andati in questo locale per fare colazione e devo dire che non ci siamo pentiti. Nostro...

Stopped here on the way home to have breakfast. The service is good, but the food is not at all. We had 2x scrambled eggs with toast and 1x english breakfast. It was all dredged fat and tasteless. A pity, because this restaurant looks good,...

£2.50 for a mug of tea,small portions and not very well cooked and staff too busy talking to each other so we won't bother again

Stopped with my three children for lunch... 5 empty tables and asked for a table for 4, "we don't have one" was the reply, "you can put two tables together (this clearly had been done for a couple in corner)" was my response but the...

We have used this cafe for many years for a breakfast stop on our way south from our home in the Highlands. It has gradually become more expensive and the food quality has declined, due in no small part to a change of ownership. We...

Very expensive for such a limited menu. £7 for a sandwich....seriously 🙈 Very nice place and lovely friendly staff, just so expensive.

A great place to stop on the way to Fort William. The staff was very friendly and considerate. The restaurant is bright, modern, and clean. We had two good coffees and the big breakfast was tasty.

Popped in for breakfast with the family. 4 of us plus 2 dogs. Very welcoming and very dog friendly, they provided water and even a couple of dog biscuits. A fairly limited choice for breakfast but they are very helpful and were happy to vary...

I have never returned a meal to the kitchen, but today was the first time it happened. Absolutely horrible burger for 12 £.

An airy, clean and spacious Cafe in Spean Bridge. Very welcoming to humans and dogs alike. Dog was offerred water and a biscuit or two whilst we drank excellent coffee and equally good fish finger sandwiches and fresh chips. Staff were first class and we...

Very clean & fresh, lovely, hard working staff. Great coffee & great choice of food available. Highly recommended.

5 of us popped into today Sunday and advised of 20 minute wait for food but arrived in 10 minutes.Fresh hot fish and chips.Served by a happy cheerful Faith. Well worth the £12 as it was large.

If you don’t want straight forward cafe food don’t stop here. If you do want happy, friendly staff who let your dog come in too, sparkling toilets and a simple, hearty menu then you won’t be disappointed. Don’t write bad reviews just because you wanted...

Had lunch here the other day. I had Fishand Chips and they were so good. Beautiful fish in a lovely light batter, not greasy, good portion of chips. Had some Black Pudding, that was delicious, proper Stornoway pudding. Piece of cake for afters and a...

We stopped here for lunch on our way to the west coast and what we had filled a gap and was quite tasty. The service was very good but the cafe itself is in great need of a makeover

Nach einer langen Wanderung machte ich hier einen Halt für spätes Mittagessen. Die Leute waren freundlich, das Cafe nett. Das...

A convenient location and pleasant cafe, but I didn't appreciate being curtly asked to move twice to make room for other guests.

Stopped in for lunch. Service was friendly and punctual and place was very clean. However the food was at best, basic. The macaroni cheese was tasteless and a 50p size of a bit of undressed lettuce does not make a salad. My husband's panini was...

We stopped here on our way to Fort William. Trade was steady but not busy. We were shown to our table and waited to order. And waited! And waited! Despite there being three women front of house we had to ask for someone to take...

We stopped here on way home for quick lunch break. Quick couple minutes wait. Ordered straight away. I had tomato and basil soup of the day. It was hot in more ways than one! Delicious and tasty! Hubby wanted sandwiches but wanted chip rather than...

We stopped here on the way to Skye for burgers and then on the way home for breakfast. Great food, friendly staff and dog friendly. Good value for money…highly recommend for a break point if you are heading north.

We always visit The Bridge Cafe when we stay in Spean Bridge. They offer great service, great food, great value & also had great covid processes in operation. What more do you want? Make sure you visit when you're in the area.

Fabulous cafe with great food and friendly staff.. super-clean place with well spaced tables and good safety measures! Lovely homemade aouo and fiah finger sandwicjes!

Stopped for lunch. Staff really, really friendly. Good value for money. Nice baked potato (cooked perfectly) and tasty panini. Only groan is side salad was a bit scarce, but all in all, would go back!

Welcoming friendly staff, super quick service. Tasty food at a good price, allergy aware and offers alternatives. Would visit again.

We visited several times while staying in Spean Bridge with our dogs, sat outside with her. Really solid food and good service, staff brought out water and biscuits for dog which she appreciated.

I was on a day tour trip with my family, 6 adults and 1 child. Bus stoped for lunch there and recommended the place. We were having 45 minutes break, we went directly there to order, we saw that all the tables were reserved, we...

We arrived and got a table, were told wait on food would be 20 minutes. This was grand. Place seemed nice. We waited about 20 or so minutes to get some drinks ordered, after which one of us went to ask if we could get...

Ordered takeaway fish and chips for two on Friday night. Excellent quality and service! We could have sat in with our dog but preferred to take food back to our lodge. We always stop off here on journeys for lunch or a snack as it's...

Nice cafe for lunch. Parking on-site. Simple menu - soup, sandwiches/paninis, pasta,fish&chips etc. Table service. Few outdoor covered tables too.

We stopped here as a family of 4 & had a lovely break on our way to Uig. We booked in advance to secure a table. It’s clean & friendly. The food was tasty & we only had to wait 10 minutes. This place deserves...

Great food, simple yet tasty, and at a great price. Well worth a visit for lunch if you are passing through the area. Outside seating available.

We stopped off for lunch on the way back from a wee holiday in Mallaig. I had pesto and parmesan pasta with garlic bread. It was horrible. There was loads of pasta (dried variety), but the pesto was very sparse and tasted awful; like a...

Fantastic Food and brilliant service. Would make a point to stop here any time I’m passing through. Well worth stopping in.

We found staffs not friendly. We were there for coffee and some breakfast. Before we order something we went to toilet and they mentioned, the toilet is just for customer. They could have said it politely but it was loud straight voice in front of...

We went for lunch and the first impression is the cleanliness and friendliness of the place. Absolute great and so welcoming. We all had different food and it was all so tasty and plenty of it. Thank you to all the staff and we will...

Stopped off for a drink with our 2 dogs after a lengthy woodland walk. Excellent service and good hygiene and cleaning of tables and chairs (for covid) dogs well looked after with treats and water. . Didn't eat from the menu but the food and...

Stopped off during a cycle trip. Staff very welcoming and friendly, outside seating was well laid out and food was perfect selection and portion size looking for a quick lunch on the go. Also had the local ale on top. Highly recommend.

We looked at menu before arrival so knew the it was limited, so no issues there. However, it was a bit of a disappointment. I get we're just coming out of a pandemic but the staff were dour and insincere, food mediocre and over priced...

Came across this establishment by chance, glad we chose to stop!!Clean, tidy, helpful staff lovely chocolate cake!! 😊Thank you

Having been here before and having had reasonable food but poor service, I was sceptical about going back. However, I found myself in the area and thought everyone deserves a second chance. Much to my surprise the service we received was far better than our...

Excellent cafe. If you are looking for a good lunch this is a perfect stop. Very clean, excellent service and tasty fresh food. Could not fault it

Great service. Polite. Quick. Staff were kind and helpful. Would deffinatley visit again and it's nice and cheap

We visited last in October and as we would be driving home this way from a trip up North we booked ahead for breakfast. The tables are well spread, good procedures in place during the pandemic. The breakfast menu is varied and reasonable, the food...

Excellent place Great food Really clean & tidy Super friendly staff Also do an great pint of Stella !!

I visited for breakfast (had the Big Yin) on Saturday morning, and returned the next day with friends to sit outside for a cup of tea/coffee.The breakfast was delicious, proper food cooked breakfast. What really set this cafe apart though was the service. The woman who was managing the cafe was incredibly kind and helpful to every single customer who walked through the door, every member of staff I had interaction with was not just polite and competent, they were all really actively friendly and great at creating rapport with their customers. When I had breakfast I sat near the kitchen and was so impressed with how seamlessly the whole process (ordering, making, serving) was, I barely heard a word from the kitchen all the staff just seemed to be in sync with each other!!In a town so small I think it’s really easy for cafes/restaurants to be mediocre because there’s not a lot of competition, but this cafe was wonderful. When I was there on the Sunday I bumped into the owners of the B&B I stayed at, which shows that The Bridge Cafe is loved by locals and visitors alike.

On the way to Inverness we decided to break the journey. Nice little cafe, (on the road, so no detour) well spaced tables (cv19) friendly staff. An indulgent cake and coffee was very tasty! Would recommend

We passed this cafe most days and it always seemed busy so we planned to stop in for breakfast on our last day and were not disappointed. Lovely friendly service, good procedures in place with the current pandemic and great fresh food. Clean cafe and toilets too.

Lovely friendly staff, fab cakes, coffee and hot chocolate. The best hot chcolate ever according to my 11 and 14 year old.

We visited this cafe three times during our recent stay in the area, brilliant every time. Excellent service, warm and friendly staff always asking us what we had planned for the day. We felt safe with all the measures taken to safeguard us,fellow customers and staff. Thank you to all staff for your hard work, well done.

Stopped here for breakfast on our way between two short stays in the area and found everything to be great. Different options of breakfast items were available from a menu as you go in, you order at the till and sit at the table for your food to arrive. Perfectly safe, good socially distanced tables and a in and out system that worked really well. Food was tasty too!!

Had breakfast 2 days during our stay in Spean Bridge. Excellent covid guidelines in place and good social distancing. Breakfasts were good and not expensive Would recommend

Came with husband for breakfast on arrival lady behind till attitude not great supposed to be table service in this current climate other staff members attitude not great barking we had to get up and go look at menu on wall and go to till you order mortified as other customers sitting looking on, food fine but wouldn’t go back on leaving said thank you to the lady she just stood and stared at me customers looked uncomfortable

£19 for 2 coffees, jacket potatoe and a plain burger. Jacket was rubbery as it was microwaved and the burger was a frozen catering one, the bun was dry no mayo. All I can say is people must be easy pleased in this neck of the woods.

While breaking camp at Fort William, had to endure the aroma of frying bacon for over an hour. So on our way home, stopped at The Bridge Cafe in Spean Bridge. Not only were we able to park the car easily, but in the warm sunny morning there was outside seating. Got two Wee Yins that were just spot-on and satisfied the hunger created in us earlier. Really lovely waiting staff too.

Very limited seating inside and out. Order inside then if your lucky sit outside, only had coffee. Service brought drinks to you

Very clean & safe stop over, baked potatoes all round, coffees & weel run with excellent service ! Definitely return !! Could have done with more outdoor seating & with such lovely sunshine it was a day for being outdoors !!

Popped in for lunch today myself and another couple both had our dogs with us. They even gave the dogs treats and water. Had the fish and chips and they were lovely. It got very busy and at the moment there are limited tables inside to comply with Covid restrictions. All in all well worth the visit.

Got a haddock supper on Sunday 13/09/2020 from this cafe, and it was the best takeaway fish supper my wife and I ever had. First rate service and the cafe was spotless.

A normal cafe not a posh restaurant but the food was very good. Due to Covid 19 restrictions only 3 tables inside but we had booked in advance. Limited menu burger, pasta, fish n chips and pizza but freshly cooked and nice quality. Lovely service. Thankyou

Stopped for a late lunch on our travels. Friendly welcome and good COVID-19 precautions in place. Good menu, food arrived quickly and was really tasty. We left happy and well-fed!

We arrived in Spean Bridge in the late afternoon and hadn’t booked anywhere for tea. After being turned away elsewhere we came across here - what a result! We had a pizza each and shared chips, some of the best chips we’ve had! The missus was happy to get a pint with hers. I was equally happy with my Lemon Fanta. An excellent start to our mini-break.Great service, good prices and good precautions taken for Covid. We even returned for brunch the next day!

Lovely friendly staff, good food and excellent social distancing / Covid-19 precautions. Couldn’t recommend enough! Thank you very much ladies!!

Had a lovely Big Yin breakfast and coffee at The Bridge Cafe. Outside seating all socially distant and cleaned after each use. Nice staff and great food. Recommend.

We had a burger and chips each, which also came with a small amount of salad. The burger wasn't anything special, just a good quality beef burger without much extras (no fried onion, mushrooms, gherkins, etc.), and the salad was pretty standard as well. The chips were probably the best chips I've ever had (best normal sized chips at least, maybe I've had big fish and chip shop chips which've been better).