The Colonsay Pantry in Argyll & Bute

Been coming here many times for years and it never fails to be amazing, the food is incredible and the staff are always so lovely and kind! Every year the staff are so welcoming and friendly and it really adds to the atmosphere.

Party of four went for dinner at 5pm prior to ferry departure. All ordered fish & chips however fish batter "soggy" and chips "soggy". Disappointed as other reviews painted a different picture. Getting the oil in the fryer to the appropriate temperature to ensure "crisp" batter/chips is not rocket science.

We had a fantastic welcome to the island from Gavin and Jen serving in the pantry. They served afternoon drinks & shared info on the islands highlights. We then returned for dinner which was well prepared, delicious and wholesome. The staff were attentive and we left with full bellies. We had breakfast and coffee before the ferry. There was a great atmosphere amongst the locals also waiting to board. All in all a must see. Would highly recommend. Gavin has taken a family business and made it modern whilst honouring his relatives who opened the cafe in 1988. A true gem of the isles.

Our Seafood Night at The Pantry was both memorable and magical. The sharing platter - langoustines,scallops,crab,gravadlax,2 kinds of mussels - with home-made bread, was absolutely delicious. How on earth did we manage the scrumptious pear and rhubarb crumble and the tasty cheese platter as well....? Not to mention the crisp white wine and mellow glasses of port.....

We had both lunch and dinner here during our day trip to Colonsay. Lunch offerings were sandwiches and baked potatoes amongst other things. Dinner was mussels followed by Colonsay honey ice cream. All absolutely fantastic!

Top notch wee gem serving great food with friendly staff in great location World class scones don’t miss out on visiting this quality place

Welcoming and helpful staff, good service, lovely food, dog friendly, ideal location close to the ferry terminal and the village.

Four of us ate here twice during our week on the Island. Food, drink & staff were terrific. Fish was enjoyed by all as was the superb mussels & burger. We love the ' new' dining room, not there the last time we visited. The pantry is well worth a visit.

Gisteravond heerlijk gegeten Grote portie en een enorm groot stuk cheescake met rozenbottel jam van het eiland. Lokaal bier was ook lekker Vandaag voor de lunch ook heel lekker.

Best cup of tea got 10 days on islands, best scone I’ve had for years - fresh and not dry, and lovely avocado and almond cake. A fitting end to great day on the island before boat to ship.

My husband & I have had several lunches & dinners here. There is outdoor seating for warm, sunny days & a lovely restaurant with huge windows looking towards the sea. The food is great. We’ve tried the soups, baked potatoes, sandwiches & baking at lunch. At dinner we’ve had the fish & chips, sea bream, trout, scallops, the burger, the chicken dish & the vegetarian pasta. Every meal has been excellent- and the local honey ice cream is homemade & a real treat. The staff are all locals & the owner Gavin is lovely. The homemade empire biscuits are the best I’ve ever had! This seems to be the heart of the island, it’s where you find good food at decent prices & the locals seems to hang out there too. It’s brilliant to support a local family business when travelling to an island. Would 100% recommend.

Went along to Seafood night on Wednesday and was not disappointed. Enjoyed scallops, followed by seafood linguine then finished with the Colonsay honey ice cream. The whole meal was delicious and staff were so friendly. Great choice of wines and I even purchased a tea towel as a gift when paying. I leave today but going to pop in for a late lunch before I head home on the ferry. Next time I’ll definitely bring the husband 😂

Friendly atmosphere, good info , good food , Gavin the owner is very helpful, great extension to building in grounds we eat there and the set up was 👍

Can't say enough positive things about this island eatery, how they manage to provide such a fantastic varied menu in such a challenging location amazes me. Visited every day we were on the island and the fantastic service and quailty food was never a let down. Keep rocking it Pantry till next time

The views from the dining area are absolutely gorgeous. What a place! The food was exceptional, the seafood is fresh and locally sourced. A must visit on Colonsay, on such a small island, the choice as are limited but luckily, The Pantry was excellent! Great for lunch and ice creams too as all the home baking it's amazing as well. A must visit!!!

We had booked for a Wednesday because it was advertised as a seafood day. We both had scallops with black pudding as a starter and mussels to follow. We also had a glass each of local beer. The bill for 2 came to £66. I'm afraid the only things we enjoyed were the black pudding and the brown bread that came with the mussels. The scallops were insipid and the mussels had no taste at all. The liquid in the bowl was just water not mussel liquor. Neither scallops nor mussels are hard to cook- they require very little cooking and we can't think how these delicious foods had been treated to have so little flavour. Some of my mussels weren't fully open. We tried to be positive about this disappointing experience so can commend the prompt and friendly service.

Great food and very friendly service right next Colonsay harbour. We went for seafood night which I highly recommend - you do need to book. Amazing seafood platter, but also great fish and plenty of options for those who dont like seafood, They also seem to have menus for coffees, snacks, lunches etc and dinners on most nights - a great facility on this small island.

I’ve visited The Pantry 4 times over the last 5 years and always had lovely food and friendly service. A great place to eat on this small island. Hard working family business. Varied food offered with theme nights.

We had sandwiches and cake from The Pantry every day while staying on Colonsay, they where always lovely and great value. We also went one evening for a meal which was excellent and also great value. Staff all very friendly and helpful, will definitely be...

Only open odd days and need to book at night. Missed sea food night as only there 3 days. Good menu and food was freshly cooked and excellent. My trio of fish was tasty bu too much. Thankfully they boxed up the salmon and it...

We enjoyed a delicious supper at the updated Pantry. Huge windows looking across the port and friendly clientele made for a memorable evening and the hospitality delivered by Gavin made us feel very welcome. Reasonably priced food and drinks so top marks all round!

Ate dinner here one evening. It is only a small room with limited tables, but not busy . They have an excellent menu including a range of seafood dishes. The food was excellent and very reasonably priced. Wine and other drinks all very reasonably priced....

Amazing food, the sea food platter was so good. Staff are very friendly. The whole place was very clean. They where very good at making small portion for my three-year-old daughter And pensioners potion for my dad with out any fuss. Highly recommend this for...

Visited as a large group, had pre-booked and ordered in advance. The group ordered a number of items off the menu, all of which were delicious and it all came out in a timely manner. One of our group accidentally knocked over their drink just...

Went for lunch Family of 6, it was for my Birthday and also my Uncle's. I had pre ordered a Birthday cake., well 2 years prior, due to Covid. Well the cake was huge and worth every penny. I think too cheap to be honest....

After being stuck a little longer than planned on Colonsay due to ferries we were delighted that Gavin opened one evening just to feed our large family including children. It was JUST what we needed after slightly running low on food. We were all very...

We enjoyed the seafood platter evening stand out items were the oysters, langoustines and the fried cod. Could maybe have done have done with a wider selection of sauces beyond Marie rose and some soda bread but chips did the trick! Colonsay honey ice cream...

Had lunch twice here. Awfy nice folk, nice place, nice. Dont really see what the awards can be for though. Four staff on duty, four people dining outside but took an age and was then OK, no more. Pie was hard as a brick! However,...

We booked for seafood night (they also do steak nights) and shared a generous platter for two at a very reasonable price. The Pantry has the ambience of a café rather than a restaurant but the food and the service make it stand out. Nice...

A cafe rather than a restaurant but offering some good food nevertheless. The surroundings are quite basic, the service is adequate and the food is good, especially on themed nights. Fish night is very popular so would advise booking. House wines are recommended.

So well looked after by Gavin, Dillon and the guys. Great local produce and genuine value - enjoy the oysters, mussels, Gavin’s haggis concoctions and great steaks. There were 5 of us and despite distancing inside and out - we had great fun. Thank you...

We ate six meals at the Colonsay Pantry over a four day holiday on the island. Gavin and his team looked after us really well. The fresh, local food was excellent and the menu changed daily. Dylan served us with attentive ease and wit, nothing...

We stayed on the island for one night, and came here for breakfast. It has a really good menu choice, including vegetarian and some vegan options. The food was great, and the staff were just lovely. We'll definitely be back on the island, and head for this place.

Fabulous seafood dinner at the pantry. With so much shut it was lovely to find the Pantry not only open but turning out fresh and delicious local seafood. For £38, two of us stuffed ourselves with giant oysters and langostines, crab, mussels (in the shell and smoked), scallops, smoked trout (or salmon, not sure but gorgeous) and little white fish bites. It was so good and so reasonably priced and all done with attentive friendliness and conscientious Covid compliance. It was fab. Gavin and his staff were great and the food superb.

Two fantastic family dinners in this excellent and homely diner, with great food and friendly staff. Very Covid conscious. Highly recommended.

My partner and I were on holiday here in Colonsay and as there are only two places to eat out on the island, we wanted check out the pantry. We arrived at 2.20pm and were given a table outside that was disinfected. We sat and looked at the menu and waited for our order to be taken. Over 20 minutes has passed, nobody had come to the table to take our order. So being patient, I thought I’d order using the app suggested, Hopt. I placed our order and was told by the app it would be ready by 2.50pm. We waited, and waited whilst other people were being served, new customers arrived, were being served, had eaten and even then left before we saw our meal. My partner had to go inside to enquire as to where our order was, to which the reply was ‘that it had been done for a while’ and something about running out of paper. Out came two cold toasties, a limp and lifeless salad with a pot filled with scraps of potatoes meant to be chips. To top it off, a chocolate milkshake which was out of a carton and a rather mumbled and poor apology.A very expensive lunch, and an incredibly disappointing and annoying experience added to our holiday.

We visited Colonsay for a week very soon after cafes and restaurants opened and agree totally with the previous review from The Boatman. We booked evening meals for 3 nights and we weren't disappointed. The food is locally sourced and very tasty. Gavin couldn't have done more to make us welcome and make our evenings so enjoyable, despite one night when windy and wet weather did not alter their excellent service. Thank you so much. We have booked for next year and can't wait to return to the pantry.

The Pantry is a Colonsay institution that has gone to great lengths to meet and exceed COVID guidelines and continue to offer excellent hospitality in a unique setting.Lunch today in a comfortable protective “tent” that kept us from the drizzle but allowed an uninterrupted view of the neighbouring islands.Great food and coffee’s wonderful cakes - all in a safe and comfortable setting. Great stuff and highly recommended.

We had two lunches at the Pantry during our time on Colonsay. The cafe was very busy on our first visit but the service was still prompt.The food we had for lunch was simple but tasty, sandwiches and soups. Unfortunately, we were not organised enough to book in for Seafood Night.The Pantry also sells a range of food products and Colonsay souvenir items e.g. aprons, tea towels, so you can pick up a unique souvenir from your time on Colonsay.

A busy little cafe which was welcoming in all weathers. The service was excellent and very friendly. The range of hot and cold meals was very good, catering for a range of diets. The Sea Food Platter available on sea food night was a real highlight.

A great spot on Colonsay with fantastic food and friendly service. Whether you are stopping in for breakfast (the full Scottish is a must-have) or lunch (we loved the leek and courgette soup) or the evening seafood platter you won't be disappointed. There is also a fine selection of home baked cakes and biscuits plus wine, beer and spirits are also available.Whilst there is not a lot of choice on the island for places to eat, the Pantry really is a little gem and reasonably priced. Pick up a jar of Colonsay honey whilst you're there!We visit each time we come to the island and we will be back again! Can't recommend highly enough.

We visited the Pantry a few times during our visit to Colonsay, once for dinner and another few times for coffee and cake!Our dinner was one of the best I've had anywhere, never mind on a small island - it beats many meals I've had in supposed upmarket establishments in lots of big cities! The seafood platter served up was fresh, delicious, well prepared but with none of the 'nonsense' sometimes associated with it, the smoked mussels were a particular favourite. The honey ice cream we had for dessert was fabulous - made using honey produced by Colonsay's own black bee population! We sampled a few cakes on our other visits - all were superb. The coffee too was excellent!Overall the food, the welcome & service were first class. I would definitely recommend.

We ate both a breakfast and evening meal at this fantastic little cafe/restaurant, both were excellent. We were over for the music festival where The Pantry also provided excellent food. Lovely food, staff and atmosphere.

Visited here whilst waiting for the Ferry. Friendly staff and a really interesting menu. We had coffee and a honey bakewell tart which was really yummy. We would definitely book to have a meal when we return to Colonsay next time.

The ferry would leave at seven so we booked a table at a quarter past five. When we came in early, the table was already set and service was quick friendly and efficient. Expect no fancy restaurant or culinary extravaganza just delicious fish perfectly backed to be eaten with or without a good sauce on the side. The place to eat on Colonsay and I would say anywhere!

Had a great evening meal. With having a vegetarian in our party was pleasantly surprised at the depth of the menu with all preferences catered for. The fact all the dishes we had were fresh and of high quality was impressive due to the distance from the mainland. Genuinely locally sourced ingredients. Salads that have crunch and taste. Highly recommend this to anyone especially if you have strict dietary requirements.

We liked everything about this place - I had the seafood platter on one visit and that was delicious (and plentiful!) and ribeye steak on my 2nd visit a few nights later (also delicious). The food was lovely, the staff were so friendly and the other diners were also the friendly individuals we had met either on the ferry across to Colonsay or out and about on the island or at our b&b. My only sadness was that on neither visit did I manage to have room to sample the caramel tart - I am told it was utterly delicious ! (I cheekily asked for the recipe but was very politely refused - ahh well, worth a try ..)

A great little place for coffee and cake and even better for the wonderful evening meals. Beautiful sea bass cooked to perfection - well worth visiting!

I visited the Colonsay Pantry with two friends on a short trip around Scotland- and what a treat. We booked

Haute cuisine this is not, but it is an extremely good pierhead cafe with no pretensions to be anything else. Extremely welcoming and very accommodating, very friendly staff and nice food, with local beer to wash it down - thoroughly recommend the Pig's Paradise. Would have given 5 stars except for a fish supper which had been fried after the fat had cooled down following the pre-ferry rush, resulting in soggy mushy batter. Maybe a little more attention needed to the dietary balance of meals on offer, but overall I would say full marks to Gavin and the staff - keep it up!

This is such a great place whether it is for breakfast...coffee or their fabulous seafood specials. Everything is so good and Gavin and his team cannot do enough for you

We timed our short visit to Colonsay well As We arrived on a Wednesday, Seafood Night. We booked our table from the ferry which was just as well as the small bistro was busy. 2 of us opted for the shared seafood platter with a portion of chips. It was truly amazing. The various items - prawns, mussels, scallops, oysters, crab, salmon and cod bites were perfectly cooked, in total, a large portion. I wasn't keen on oysters so was allowed to swap these for extra scallops. The other member of our group had a beautifully cooked fillet of trout - also delicious. Desserts and coffees were also wonderful. Staff here are all smiley and an absolute delight.

Gavin was so kind to stay open a bit longer to accommodate us from the evening ferry. A lovely wee restaurant, complete with a selection of pretty Colonsay gifts. An ample and varied menu at reasonable prices - whether it is just coffee of a full meal. Definitely a recommendation for visitors to the island.

Ah what a find Superb selection of soups and lunches Homemade delicious sweet honey A must visit Just a 2 minute walk from the ferry terminal Perfect

Arrived just out of season, but the owner opened specially for us. We went for the Sharing Platter; superb quality and excellent value. Includes a wide selection of seafood, including smoked mussels, oysters, langoustines, scallops, cod bites and hot smoked salmon to die for. Good selection of accompanying wines and friendly service. Too full for deserts but they looked enticing.

We visited a few times during our 10 day stay on the island. Always a friendly welcome and a perfect place for a lovely coffee and a choice of delicious cake.

We were in Colonsay for the Music Festival and I wanted to do something special for our anniversary - the answer - The Colonsay Pantry. I had Cottage Pie - perfect. My husband had the Seafood Special. He loved it. And we had Colonsay Crumble - perfect Rhubarb and Apple Crisp. My anniversary gift - my husband bought me an Apron from the Colonsay Pantry - I wear it with great pride. The owner is personable and the staff is great. If you go to the Isle of Colonsay, you must have one meal at the Pantry.

After a few days of walking, popped in a couple of times, for coffee and some home baking at resonable prices. Plesent staff who you could have a conversation with, neat and tidy premises. When back for a meal before boarding the ferry. Would recommend a visit.

Fantastic little café serving seafood platters a couple of nights a week. Huge portion with a great selection of seafood. Would highly recommend!

We had dinner here twice and were not disappointed. The fish sharing platter is really good but is not served every night. The portions are good and there's a range of beer and wine at reasonable prices. Service is friendly, and you are advised to book. It gets very busy. Recommended

You might have been greeted by Gavin as you landed from the boat, with him handing out helpful island tourist info. Well, prepare to meet him again as this multi-talented fellow and his team put together a great value meal for you at The Pantry.

We were on the island for four days and had lunch, dinner and two lots of takeaway sandwiches from here. Everything was excellent and staff were lovely. The restaurant opens a couple of evenings a week and we had a fab seafood platter. Fish so so fresh and delicious. It also sells some Colonsay produce - honey, beer, gin etc. Again all great and so important to support the islands economy

We enjoyed a marvellous pre boat return supper here following a magical 3 days on the island. The chef/owner couldn’t have been more helpful choosing a seafood platter for 2 which consisted of scallops, mussels, oysters, crab, prawns and hot smoked salmon. This is not anything like a french version but interesting, satisfying and well presented. Mussels cooked and cold as were the scallops ( would have liked them seared or marinated in something). Added to that a bowl of chips and lovely white wine, what better way to end our trip. It looks likes they have lovely homemade cakes etc through the day but we never managed to try them. Believe the oysters were from the island. In addition you can peruse gifts to buy while waiting for your food.

Great food, great coffee and amazing cake.

Great little coffee shop, very helpful and friendly staff and great menu. Try the Irish surprise and Tiffin they are amazing. The evening food is brilliant but book as it gets very busy.

We visited here three times during our short one-night stay on Colonsay and we weren’t disappointed. A great snack lunch menu, super supper meals in the evening (have the local fish as it’s lovely!) and good quality breakfast items. The Pantry is run by a local family and with such good food and reasonable prices, they deserve to get the tourist trade. Hopefully we will return some day and will definitely recommend this place to others who visit the island.

Decent range of tasty soup, toasties, chips, coffee & cakes etc etc and a good selection of postcards and gifts for those back home looking after the dog/cat/children/pot-plants - the service is fairly laid-back, so don't cut it too fine if you are hoping to catch the ferry

Enjoyed , only restaurant on Island, outwith the one hotel, very reasonably , great choice and quality , staff very pleasant .

We enjoyed our drinks and ice cream here after a hot day's walk, sitting outside in the shade. Also a good selection of local honey, postcards etc. to buy. The girl who served us was welcoming and helpful.

The staff and food at the Pantry are really top class. Lovely little place which really made our stay on the island worthwhile. Helped by the good weather which meant we could sit outside and enjoy the views. Well done guys.

We were fortunate to be on the Island on a Wednesday night . The Seafood platter was excellent and despite the comments of other reviewers regarding the prices it was very competitive with mainland and other island pricing. I would suggest that the "price critical get a grip on the reality of Island economics. It was also an advantage not to have the platter dominated by a "pile of crustacea in shells" : good to look at maybe but little edible sea food after all the effort of exacting the edible . Everything was very fresh.

We had breakfast, went for large at £9.95 instead of small at £6.95. We ate outside, it was a nice sunny day. When it arrived I immediately asked my wife if she'd mistakenly asked for small, no was her reply. It consisted of Bacon (2) lorne sausage, egg, tattie scone & beans accompanied by a small glass of orange juice, slice of toast & tea. We checked the menu printed outside and the content was correct. The small breakfast did not include the orange juice and the tattie scone (90p for a pack of 6 in the local shop) so presumably these two items were valued at £3.00. However, it was well cooked & presented. Compare this with breakfast we had a few days later in Dumbarton on the journey home. Cereals + orange juice, Bacon (2) eggs (2) sausage (2) tomato (2) mushrooms, beans, tattie scone, fried bread, black pudding + tea & toast - for £7.00. Back to the Pantry, to follow tradition from previous years (repeatedly from 2000 to 2009) we decided to have an ice cream, small cone gone in seconds was £2.20. We fully realise that Island prices are at a premium for obvious reasons but we left that day feeling as of we'd been the victims of daylight robbery. Had the breakfast and ice cream been priced more fairly (say £1.40 for ice cream) we would have returned many times and the Pantry could have made a tasty profit from us instead of leaving a nasty taste with us. The tragedy of this review is two-fold, we did not (and will not) frequent the Pantry again, despite having patronised it well on all our ten previous holidays, and (secondly) it's the only poor comment we've got after many years of wonderful holidays.

This is a lovely cafe with good basic food and a really special fishnight weekly when it stays open later. The food is very god value and has lovely friendly and kind staff. It is well managed and looked after. Excellent alternative to the hotel.

Stayed on Colonsay for 10 days. Had a truly wonderful time. So much to see and wonderful walks. Only bad experience was the appalling service from CalMac ferries. The timetable changed so many times that we were forced to cut our holiday short and leave early. Shame as this must effect the fragile economies of these islands.

Every wednesday evening they serve fresh seafood, very high approved! Also they sell Colonsay honey and beer from the Colonsay Brewery, together with some other souvenirs.

We only went initially for a coffee. The staff were really helpful and pleasant. The real purpose of this review is to recommend Colonsay honey which is available at the pantry and village shop. It is delicious and you will never want to touch mass produced honey again. Others have rightly praised the bread but it is best to order it in advanced as they can run out. To be fair there is a notice to tell u this but you can get caught out on your first few days on the island.

A surprise to find this little coffee shop on Colonsay with such a large choice of cakes. Unfortunately there were no gluten free alternatives. All meals come with chips. Clean and welcoming. Friendly staff. Simple gifts and souvenirs also available.

The menu isn't extensive (chips with everything) but we were more than satisfied by the choices - the home-made soups were excellent and we'd recommend the Argyll scramble. If you've still got room for a sweet try the Colonsay honey ice-cream.

Colonsay is a terrific island, full of enterprise and with it's offering fully integrated. And its offer includes a cafe/restaurant that could easily compete with the best on the mainland. We're veggies so not attracted by seafood night but its attraction was not lost on us. The soup was top class and the service is what makes it; we were there with Margaret and she is wonderful. And the place sells the gorgeous Colonsay honey and great gin!

Home cooking, friendly staff and deservedly busy. They even supply home-baked bread loaves, and have an impressive range of confectionary. Also do alcoholic drinks.

ungezwungene Atmosphäre, guter Service, sehr gutes Essen und frisch gebackene Kuchen, Was will man mehr?

We called here a few times for coffee and home baking. Got a very friendly and warm welcome. Close to ferry terminal so very handy before or after ferry journey. Very reasonable prices so quench that thirst after a drive round the island

I was hoping to book a table for the seafood evening on a Wednesday but The Pantry isn't large and...

Hecho en casa comida y pasteles. Mejor chocolate tiffin nunca. Bueno para el desayuno, el almuerzo y abierto algunas noches para cenar. Disfrutamos de una noche de pescado. Sopas caseras. Pequeño y compacto con mesas de juntas pero un destacado cerca de la isla.

Si el hotel es la opción "pijo", la despensa es la opción más básica. Situado una calle poco del muelle, con un gran aparcamiento, hay asientos en el interior para quizás 20 y el personal de cocina con Gavin comprenden otros pedidos y una persona...

Paramos en nuestro yate mientras Scalasaig camino desde Liverpool a Mallaig. Caminamos desde el muelle a la despensa para desayunar y encontramos el lugar muy acogedor, con un personal agradable, buena comida y una buena relación calidad-precio. Una 'joyita' bien merece una visita.

Very conveniently located near the island's harbour and the CalMac ferry jetty. Has more extensive opening hours than some of the island's other 'retail outlets'. Offers drinks, snacks and is also the best place on the island to buy souvenirs (not handicrafts which you need to go elsewhere for). This, for example, is where one can purchase golf club-related items.Good place to visit once you have booked in and parked up for a ferry crossing.

Enjoyed 2 evening meals here last week. Food and staff were excellent. Gavin was so friendly, making up meals for the four of us on the second night from the previous night's menu as we had enjoyed it so much. Nothing was too much trouble. One of our party was using a wheelchair and the weather was pretty awful so Gavin popped the wheelchair into his boot and gave us a lift home. True island hospitality indeed. Thank you. We all hope to return.

This review is a little late, we visited the Isle of Colonsay early in October '16 and The Pantry featured on our daily itinerary, often more than once a day!. Gavin and the waiting on staff were lovely, accommodating our vegan diet so easily by making a few changes. The cafe offers soya milk too so it was lovely to be able to have a cappuccino. The staff and locals were so welcoming and friendly, we really felt at home in The Pantry. The wi-fi connected us to home too which was a bonus! We can't wait to return in October and look forward to one of Gavin's veggie/vegan breakfasts and the Colonsay Crunch cake (which was vegan) which we became ever so slightly addicted to during our stay! The shop also stocks Colonsay Honey and other gifts and has an extensive range of drinks - both soft and alcoholic. No visit to Colonsay is complete without a visit to The Pantry!

We went to the Pantry for the local fish night and boy what a feast it provided. £35 for a sharing platter, Oysters, Prawns, Mussels, etc. Was huge and beautifully cooked. Great staff, good alternatives on the menu.... but why would you choose anything else apart from the fish? Just wish we could get back to Colonsay sooner for another treat. If you are visiting the island this is a must visit destination!!!

The pantry offers loads of fresh home baking, the homemade bread is just delicious. The team are very friendly and are happy to accomdate you. The coffee is amazing. We will be back.

Spent a week on Colonsay and visited the Pantry at least once a day.-the soups were delicious and the fish fresh and tasty.,the owner was delightful and enjoyed talking to her.Also loved sitting outside and taking in the view..Purchased honey to take home-should have purchased more as it disappeared all too rapidly..Beer too was excellent....highly recommendable

Visited here several times whilst on holiday with my family excellent coffee, fresh bread made to order was excellent,cakes were nice on Saturday but getting a bit tired on the Tuesday.Staff friendly

Called here to get some items for a picnic while on a cycle tour of the island. Owner happy to make up sandwiches to order with local produce. Home baking delicious too. Licensed to sell local beers which are worth a taste.

The Pantry is the only place on the island that could cater for all of our dietary requirements (gluten free/vegetarian/vegan). The homemade soups are amazing, lovely home baking and great coffee! The friendly owner and lovely lady who run the place made us feel very welcome and our requests were no problem for them to deal with. I would highly recommend a visit here although it's easy to see why you want to go back every day! The highlight for us was mentioning a favourite soup of ours and we went back the next day and they had made it for us! Brilliant customer service!

We hired Gavin from the Pantry to organise a BBQ on Machrins beach the day after our wedding. It probably helped that it was a beutiful Sunny day on an amazing beach but Gavin and the other people from the Pantry made it really special. The food was excellent and they even came round to make sure our drinks (wine and Colonsay IPA) were topped up. It was my idea of heaven as everyone could just relax as the kids played on the beach and the adults were really well fed. I couldn't recommend them more!!

Having cycled around the island we needed food and drink. Lovely friendly little cafe. Sheep wandering outside. Lots of local stuff like the Colonsay Brewery beer. All good tasty food -haggis melt baked potato. Jolly good coffee. Coming back for the seafood evening.

Lovely place to visit, very friendly staff and owner. Have visited The Pantry many times during our stay. The have a great variety of dishes available. Youngest is coeliac and they are able to cater for her easily and have also made a few special dishes for her. Bread is baked to order and this was also very good. Would recommend a visit to anyone.

Stopped off at the Colonsay Pantry for lunch with all the family. Food easy excellent, service was very good and prices all very reasonable. Lovely people that served us and generally a very good experience. Well done guys.

Friendly service and walking distance to the ferry. Quite s big selection of food from snacks to full meals and licenced. We just had Mr Whippy ice cream, which can go surprisingly wrong but this was perfect, ice cream of perfect consistency, fresh flake ( very rare!) and crispy cone. Lovely tea and coffee too. We were there on a surprisingly warm day, the café is very warm so be prepared for the midges if you want to sit at the tables outside!