The Cottage in Argyll & Bute

Lovely little quaint restaurant, reasonably prices , food excellent and staff very friendly and helpful Highly recommend a visit Book ahead to avoid disappointment

I am a frequent visitor to Inveraray but usually go self-catering. Very impressed by this 'bijou' restaurant! Delicious meal plus a tempting choice of desserts.

Très bien, service rapide, bonne ambiance et personnel agréable. Nous avons très bien mangé ! La salle est petite il est préférable de réserver.

Lovely place, warm comfortable, and a great relaxed atmosphere. Staff are attentive, chatty, not pushy, knowledgeable & very welcoming. The menu is just the right size, small enough so you know it’s fresh not microwaved frozen junk, and big enough to have something for everyone and making your choice a tough decision as it all sounds delicious. The food, all three courses for all three of us, was absolutely spot on. Tasty, portion sizes were good, garnish salads were fresh as can be and faultless. Beef Stroganoff with wild rice was excellent, steak pie was a real pie with pastry top and bottom, veggie burger was moist, well garnished with very tasty relish. The desserts were an absolute triumph, orange cheesecake which is one of the best things I’ve eaten in years, a white chocolate roulade which my wife said was fantastic. Water is available at the table for no charge which is always a big thumbs up, drinks menu is comprehensive and well priced. Overall bill was excellent value for money. Book a table to avoid disappointment, as the place was full and was having to turn people away throughout our visit, although it might be worth chancing for a table just in case your luck is in. A must if you’re eating out in Inveraray

very tasty best chicken and BBQ sauce I've ever had cottage pie was also leng. Highly recommend good munch and family loved it

We tried to get in Saturday but unfortunately it was fully booked, so we booked for Sunday, we were greeted by lovely staff and shone to our table, be aware that the restaurant is cosy and not a lot of stretching between tables, the menue is great with a lot to choose from and ther is a specials board We ordered our meal and drinks. The food arrived pipping hot and a decent portion all home cooked and delicious, this place is not fine dinning so if your looking for pipes and whistles this is not for you, on the other hand if it's a good ho.e cooked meal and a pleasant atmosphere then go no further, the food the staff are all first class and we look forward to our next visit later this week we hope.

Fantastic place food was amazing, and lots of it, first class venue staff are very attendant small cosy and welcoming atmosphere. Recomend a visit.

Sehr gutes Essen, auch Vegetarisch, sehr nette Bedienungen! Perfekt für einen Zwischestopp Mittags zum Essen! Sehr gemütlich!

Had a fantastic dinner with friends. Food and service were great, portions were very generous for what I consider a very reasonable price. Only downside was we were all too full to try the fab looking deserts. If I’m ever back in this town I’d not hesitate to come back to the Cottage Restaurant.

Our B&B host recommended us this little gem for dinner. After reading the reviews, we gave it a go. We were not disappointed — quite the opposite. Cozy place, really good food, and friendly service. You couldn't expect more. It's easy to miss if you just pass by while strolling through the village, but it's highly recommended. As it's a small place, booking in advance is highly recommended.

He comido en este pequeño restaurante pequeñito muchas veces al visitar amigos en Inveraray. La familia que lo dirige son todos muy amables y serviciales ... y, lo que es más importante (para mí de todos modos) plenamente conscientes de la importancia de la contaminación cruzada o ingredientes que contengan habían previsto en mi comida ya que tengo enfermedad de CELIAC. Hoy tuve un curry de gambas que fue genial, y fue entonces que ofrecía (si tuviera cualquier habitación izquierda, que no lo hubiera hecho ) un pedazo de tarta de chocolate sin gluten, zanahoria tarta o pastel de chocolate! Todas caseras localmente, cubierto todo en la exposición y todo servido con utensilios separados. Bien por el restaurante Casa, Rosalyn sin duda volveremos. Ev y Terry

Un petit restaurant caché entre quelques maisons, qui se découvre. Une carte éclectique. Un cadre familial. Pas de grandes prétentions mais une cuisine bonne et un excellent service. Très bon rapport qualité-prix.

Ate here on Saturday 8th (breakfast) and Thursday 13th (lunch) On both occasions, my wife and I received a very warm welcome from Mrs Munro the owner, and extremely enjoyable food. If you are in the area, The Cottage, is well worth a visit.

Dined there on Monday Evening -- 10.08.2015. My Wife and I had 2 superb Main Courses. We will definitely eat here again superb food and superb staff.

I had a wonderful dinner here during my stay in Inveraray. The fish was savory and the desert, a toffee cake, was amazing.

After a dreadful experience at the George hotel we came here a little earlier in the week than expected. Fantastic, Lovely people, Lovely experience, Lovely food. We will be going back this week.

Tenía un vistazo a otros lugares para comer antes de decidirme por este restaurante. Es bastante pequeño pero acogedor. La señora que nos servía era encantador y amable. Tuve un pequeño gambas Marie Rose ensalada y mi marido tenía un gambas Marie Rose baguette. Mina venía con patatas fritas (yo compartimos ellos! ), las comidas eran muy sabrosa, y a un precio razonable. Tuvimos suerte ya que había en otra mesa ocupada cuando fuimos en pero muy llenado rápidamente. Recomiendo este restaurante.

Grazioso locale nel centro di Inveraray ( Loch Fyne)- Serve porzioni abbondanti e discretamente cucinate ad un ottimo prezzo.

El local tiene aspecto de cafetería o salón de té pero también sirven comidas y cenas a un precio razonable, todo casero y realmente muy bueno. Es comida típica de la zona, y para mi sirven los haggis más buenos que he comido, el fish-pie también de sabor suave y delicioso. Además disponen de un surtido de bizcochos y dulces increíble, recomiendo guardarse hambre para pedir postre. Personalmente creo que es una elección perfecta para comer sabroso y casero.

From the outside this place looks very quaint and inviting but Don't be fooled !We decided to have the home made soup which was lentil and the toasted sandwich.The menu offered cheese OR ham toastie but you could not have both without paying extra .My partner ordered the ham one and I asked for tuna mayonnaise as they offered this filling in a bread roll but not on a toastie.I was promptly told that this was not an option so I could only have the cheese or ham on a toastie .Oh how I wish we had got up and left at that point ! When the soup arrived it was awful .The lentils were hard and it was very salty.I think I found one piece of carrot which seemed to be the only vegetable in the bowl.When the toastie arrived it was just one slice of cheap ham between two slices of bread which had only one side toasted.It was not toasted in a toastie machine.A very small handful of supermarket bag salad that was limp to say the least (it was not freshly made )completed the so called lunch.The waitress was very cold indeed and I am sorry to say that this is the worst place we have had lunch in a very long time .My partner was really annoyed as he was looking forward to a nice lunch and it was awful.I also heard another foreign gentleman question the menu stating that it was not clear what he was paying for .Take our advice and avoid We will never return here !

Ended up in the Cottage as the pub across the road said it would be an hour wait. From the moment we walked in the service was great. The food was lovely. Would definitely recommend.

fantastic homemade food fish pie really lovely. staff very welcoming, food hot and lots of it a hidden gem in Inverary

I spend a good deal of time in Inveraray and quiet happly too .this family run business is a lovely turn to keeping a hold of the past values and yet still keeping up the present day .although with the business a small one and can seem very closed in it in fact has a lovely free and homie feel . The family that run the business are very nice and helpful and always willing to chat .

This lovely little restaurant is homely and the food is good and well served by the attentive staff. Very good for lunch or dinner.

lovely little quaint place in the basement.Lovely home cooking.I had a delisheous salad and my husband had the steak pie,really enjoyed our meal here.

Siamo capitati qui in una serata brumosa e piovigginosa eravamo solo in sette ambiente molto raccolto cibo buono ottimo salmone con tante verdure ottima birra scozzese

Vinimos aquí por recomendación de nuestro anfitrión de la casa de huéspedes, que nos dijeron que era una pequeña joya. Bien, no hay ni una piedra semipreciosa es nuestro veredicto. El ambiente es rústico de manera no-encantador, la comida se sirve mucho para rápidamente y obviamente sale del congelador y un rápido chapuzón en el aceite para freír. Los Scampi estaban sin sabor, las patatas fritas estaban aguados y las zanahorias y guisantes pálido y recocido. Lo único bueno que puedo decir de este lugar es que la camarera era amable y acogedor.

Lungo la strada tra Oban e Glasgow, se cercate un posto per mangiare dopo le 14:00, questo è il luogo giusto.Panini e zuppe testate

Se trata de un pequeño restaurante, metido justo fuera de la calle principal en Inveraray, pero tuvimos una buena cena allí! que parecía ser dirigido por sólo dos personas, pero era eficiente y hospitalario, y la comida era maravillosa. Tenían brócoli, demasiado -- justo lo que tuve hambre, y no es fácil de encontrar. Si vivimos allí, nos gustaría estar en este lugar todo el tiempo!

I ate dinner here. The small family-run restaurant was well patronised, and for good reason. The food was tasty and the service highly attentive.

Staff r good small restaurant but very good. Food made to order and fresh.. good menu covers for older generation smaller portions but excellent choice. Really recommend this restaurant

Nos quedamos boquiabiertos me dijeron que no sería un recargo de 50 pence té descafeinado para tener como parte de una merienda. Cuando me comentó que la tarifa era excesivo, me dijeron que no comercial, la señora hablando con nosotros lo hicimos! En retrospectiva, deberíamos haber caminado por allí y luego pero nunca comer allí de nuevo.

Visited this little gem for lunch, lovely warm welcome on a dreadful day. They were busy but we were served promptly and the food was delicious, tasty and hot, definately visit again.

Petit restaurant calme et tranquille, particulièrement apprécié un soir d'orage. Accueil sympathique. Excellent saumon préparé à la mode méditerranéenne. Délicieux ragoût de mouton. Bon rapport qualité / prix.

Very small restaurant with a good choice. Hidden away from the main streets but recommended to us as 'somewhere the locals eat'. Cake and coffee deal and main course meal deals when we visited. Up-to-speed and accommodating re food allergies. Reasonable prices. Proper coffee.

Just the place to get out of the rain for a home cooked food. Loved the very cheesy lasagne AND the serve alcohols, if you want a wee dram to warm you up.

Was actually heading for one of the more well known eating places when noticed the sign. So glad we went in. Small but perfectly adequate. lovely welcome from the staff. Good choice of simple home made food. Vegetable noodle soup - lovely. macaroni- lovely. Reasonable prices, tasty food, good sized portions. Nice friendly atmosphere. noticed the home made cakes as i was paying ( and leaving) i don't have a sweet tooth but OMG - even was drooling. Will certainly be back - have a whole menu to work my way through!

Stopped in here for a snack and had some lovely home made soup. It's up a side alley near the art gallery with reasonably priced snacks and lunches

This is a fantastic wee place just off the Main Street. When you enter you feel as though you have just walked into someone’s front room. It’s very basic but very cosy. The two girls serving us were just so friendly and intentive to our needs to make sure everything was just right for me and my dad. They have a good menu selection with fair prices to go with them. I had the seafood salad and it was so fresh and the seafood delicious and lots of it. Will most definitely go here again and recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good place to eat while in Inverary

Warm reception, great food and good value for money. The place was quiet, but it was out of seson, just how we like it. Could not fault the food, so much of it, we did not order pudding.

Stopped off here for a late breakfast on a journey to Fort William. We had a very warm welcome from one of the owners who continued with a very friendly conversation while we waited for our Scottish breakfast being cooked to order. The breakfasts when they arrived were not disapointing, they were excellent and lots of it. I can thoroughly recommend stopping here and we will certainly return.

Don't miss this gem as it it set back a little from the Main street at the top of the hill by the church square. You go down a few steps into a charming dining room where you will be served excellent food from an extensive menu and you will come away totally satisfied. They cater for many tastes and have a good selection of children's meals.

Found this little place by chance on a day trip round and about Loch Fyne and Loch Lomond.Great home cooked food and lovely lady!. Small cafe was warm and welcoming. The menu choice was impressive and good value. Home made soup hit the spot.Thank you.Seek this place out if in the lovely town as its not obvious at first.

What a lovely little cafe. Has stairs so not suitable for prams or wheelchairs. We had soup which was a hearty bowl filled to top and pipping hot. Followed by toasties with a side salad. Only cost us £11.90 for soup and toasties for two. Would have loved to eaten dinner here as they do a set 2/3 course meal but it closes at 4pm in the Winter. Delish x

Myself and my partner recently went to inveraray and stopped in at this restaurant and had the two course special both had vegetable soup to start which was lovely homemade, I had the macaroni and my partner had the lasagne and both were delicious there was a three course available too and both were reasonably priced would stop in again.

Popped in here for lunch with my wife and parents as it looked nice from the outside thats where the cottagyness stops inside its a cafe a very cold cafe at that with a waitress who added to the coldness and needs a big lesson on customer service ( the worst example being the rolling eyes when asked for fruit tea that she had to go back to her station to find out then shouted what they had across the room) my mother and I asked for ham salad no dressing it arrived covered in dressing supermarket mixed leaves a tomato and egg the ham I will say was nice but was all we could eat as the side of potatoes with it were rock solid, my wife had baked potato no butter it arrived covered in butter so couldnt be eaten my father on the other hand loved his mac cheese it pays to be the only one with no differing dietry requirements, when the table was cleared there was no questioning on why 3 of the plates were still predominantly uneaten in all wouldnt go back would choose one of the other cafe's we later came across

Had the misfortune to eat at the cottage restustant this evening. It's more of a cafe pretending to do dining. Curry was the blandest meal I've ever had and my daughter even left the chicken goujons(burnt!!) desert was brought n left on table whilst still eating main course and place was closed up round us. Clearly the staff wanted home and couldn't get rid of us quick enough. Waitress was rude and abrupt. Worst £27 I have ever spent!

quaint little cafe /resturant went here for lunch when we went in quiet but within ten minutes the place was packed in fact people were turned away .the food was very nice and well presented .friendly helpful staff i had chicken curry fabulous but a big portion .the others i was with one had the cottage pie very tasty the other macarroni garlic bread and salad very nice and all at a reasonable price .

Reasonably priced and quiet out of the way. However the staff hovered whilst we were eating- the last bite was no sooner in my mouth and the plates were away. The soup (carrot and coriander) was chewy, not nice. The tuna mayo was nice though. Not really a restaurant more a cafe.

salle de restaurant en contrebas de la route, accueil sympathique pour un repas délicieux e bien servi. prix raisonnable.

Absolutely loved this restaurant. The food was delicious, the service was outstanding and the place was spotless. We would definitely return.

Il ristorante è piccolino ma accogliente, il cibo è buono, abbiamo preso sia carne che pesce entrambi buoni e abbondanti, il personale è molto gentile.

Loved it. Basic, down to earth, cheap but brilliant food and service, actually preferred food in her to Loch Fyne Hotel a la carte restaurant.

Good food, nice atmosphere, really friendly staff. A place we would like to come back to again! The cakes looked great too..

We had dinner 2 nights in a row because our 1st evening's meal was outstanding. The salmon was fresh; the Scottish beef was tender and cooked to perfection. The cottage has a cozy atmosphere and very friendly service. The menu offered a wide variety of food at good prices.

Excellent dinner on Friday night, lovely waitress and very pleasant, good food, main course portion was a little large for my liking but non the less excellent, we will be back, thank you

Fuimos a cenar algo rápido. Fueron muy amables. Pedimos sandwiches y traían ensalada de acompañamiento, estaban muy ricos. El sitio no es espectacular pero estaba bien para lo que queríamos

Food was delicious and a reasonable choice on the menu. Wine available. Friendly service in a cosy setting.

We had lunch in here and it was fantastic I had the seafood salad and the portion was enormous with lots of seafood. My husband had a Panini which he really enjoyed and he also had a scone which he said was one of the best ones he'd tasted. Great service and friendly staff, next I am up I will return!!.

My wife and I have visited Inverary a few times and everytime we arrive their we have to go for lunch here, the food is really good and all homemade you have to come here.

popped in for dinner, lovely welcome, great service and the best steak dinner we have had in a long time.

We had dinner here when the George was full and we weren't disappointed, the food is delicious!. Plan to return next time Im up to try the afternoon tea!

Called for coffee and a cake,good coffee and a good victoria sandwich. A nice place to relax with friends.

Visited today for lunch. Looked at a few eating places but were unable to get a table. Found this place just off the Main Street and only a couple of tables were taken so thought we would give it a try. Friendly staff and nice wee seating area. However think it should be named a cafe and not a restaurant. Menu is more cafe like than restaurant. Good choice though. Think it is over priced! £1.70 a can of soft juice! Looks like they buy some of their cakes from Costco so not all homemade which is disappointing. Lunch was lovely! Food great and atmosphere was nice also. To be honest if I went back to Inveraray I would maybe go back as the food was nice but think they need to reduce their prices to attract more customers as everywhere else today had every table taken but not this place.Very clean place with great staff providing great service.

We went for dinner on a rainy weekday evening - were the only ones in the place - but it was cozy and nice - you go down a few steps, there are maybe 9 tables, old stone walls - the modern pictures on the walls seemed out of place, would have preferred something more old fashioned and quaint - but it wasn't that important. - food was fine, prices not bad. We weren't crazy about the waitress sitting behind us the whole time , reading the paper. But all in all, it's worth a visit.

Nice wee place to go for lunch. Food was really good, all homemade. Thought prices were a little bit high but I do appreciate they get many tourists.

We called in for lunch on a damp Saturday in February. Everything we ordered was spot on - the fish & chips special with bread & tea, the burgers and the fantastic, home-cooked, rich gravy, huge pieces (of) steak pie with chips and lots of tea and Irn Bru. The sole waitress (owner?) immediately moved tables to accommodate our party of 7. We pass through Inverary a couple of times a year and we'll be back.

Enjoyed my second trip . There was a nice friendly face and enjoyed what I had. Good value as well. Locals were eating here which always makes me think its good

We went here for a light lunch over the Christmas period. It was a small, cozy cafe/resteraunt with very fair prices. The food was pretty much as you'd expect in terms of quality (the homemade coleslaw was particularly good) and it was piping hot and delicious. The staff were exceptionally friendly, so we'll be back here again.

After an early start on our journey from Oban to Manchester we stopped off here for our breakfast and I'm very glad we did! Not fancy or glamourous - head to Loch Fyne for that - but just what my tired family needed. We had big Scottish breakfasts that set us up for the rest of the day that were well cooked, quickly served and good value. Our 9 year old now complains that other breakfasts are "not like that one in Scotland". Inveraray is a natural stopping point for us on our way to the Western Isles and I guess I know where we will be eating from now on

We found this place more by chance when a rain shower hit Inveraray. It is a small cozy restaurant, about 9 tables and great service! We had haddock and shrimps with chips - kind of a standard and it was well done an reasonable priced and included a coffee or pot of breakfast tea.

My wife and I had a snack lunch at the Cottage restaurant at the end of June and liked it so much that we returned for an evening meal. We both had platter meals, which were both excellent, together with a carafe of wine. The owners were very friendly and they deserve some good reviews to balance out some of the less than complimentary reviews that have been submitted recently.

My wife and I visited Inveraray in February. We stayed at the George Hotel, which was great, as always. We had dinner at the Indian Restaurant at the foot of the main street. It's called Ban Diuc, it's great, go there! Now the point of this review...., lunch at The Cottage opposite the George... we both ordered their macaroni and cheese at the Cottage. I would liken it to something you would get in the " City Bakeries " in the 1970s, we honestly couldn't bring ourselves to eat more than about four mouthfuls. We drank our wine and departed. The experience was so bad that we struggled to get out the door before laughing. Once back at the bar in the George, we cringed over our discussion about what European tourists, from the likes of France and Italy, would make of that place. Best described as what your six year old might threaten you with after a first cookery class at school.

There are not too many evening meal places in Inveraray. This one is convenient; just round the corner from the main street. They serve wine by the glass, carafe or bottle and there is a reasonable choice of food. Altogether we were perfectly satisfied with our choice and would eat there again.

My wife and I stopped in for lunch and saw a very simple restaurant, but they have a wonderful menu and the serve is very good. It's all home made and very fresh. I strongly recommend the Cottage

As other reviewers have mentioned, the restaurant entrance is down a little alley so it's easy to miss. I would recommend missing it. It's more of a diner than a restaurant, and not a very good one at that. I ordered the duck (which makes sense in a restaurant but not in a diner), and it came out undercooked in the middle and dry on the outside. The boiled potatoes were good, but then again those are pretty basic (peel and boil). While the food was being prepared my wife and I could hear the microwave oven going, and we both just looked at each other. The service by the waitress (owner?) was decent and she seemed to be trying so I do give her marks for that, but the quality of the food was poor which ultimately is the most important thing to me. My sense if that if we had ordered cheeseburgers and fries, or an omelet, it would have come out fine since that would probably be in the "mainline" of what gets prepared there. Perhaps they just don't cook and serve the duck often enough. I don't agree with the other reviewers that Inveraray itself is a bad place - we had a lot of fun at the jail and the castle, and just walking around the small town was nice and scenic. However, this review is for the restaurant and not the town, so I have to give it only two circles. This was unfortunately one of our second worst meal in 9 days in Scotland, and I would not recommend it to others.

The restaurant is in a semi hidden location in Inverary so it is not difficult to miss it. The food is not good although it appears very quickly at the table suggesting that it may have been pre-prepared and reheated. Not enjoyable but that sums up Inverary - not good but a reasonable toilet stop.

My family and Ihave been going to this restuarant al least twice a year for the past 15 years. The staff remember and welcome us. The food is wholesome and delicious. We have never had a 'bad' meal. When we are thinking of a day away the request is "Inverary please, so we can go for mac cheese!" The decor has updated since we were last there. It is very quiet and maybe lacks a bit of atmosphere, but it's good points outweigh the one thing it lacks.

We, my wife and I have visited Inveraray many times but have never come across this little gem of a restaurant before. It is hidden away a bit of the main street and it was delightful. It is between the Bank (at the top of the street) and the whiskey shop.We just needed a light snack to keep us going and everything in this cute basement restaurant fitted the bill. We found the "packages" available to be very cleverly marketed.We had the Apple pie combination, i.e. a delicious fresh apple pie, pastry a delight, tasty and light with cream and a delicious large cup of coffee. All the food was fresh and organic but for us it was just downright tasty.So impressed I thought it was a new restaurant and to my surprise when I asked, I was told proudly that "No we have been open for the past seventeen years". Highly recommended and while we just had apple pie, they serve a "proper" lunch and dinner.Complements all round, well deserved.

Such a disappointment when you enter this 'restaurant'. The stairs clearly weren't expected and may be a problem for some, although there is a disabled toilet should you need it.The cottage hasn't been sympathetically decorated, varnished wood looks so dated now, and the design layout has killed off any sentimentality that would have existed in its chocolate box glory days.The menu lacks imagination, the scones were bland, the tea served in a knackered stainless steel pot, and the latte a let down given the price. There was only one other table taken the afternoon we went in so its a shame more isn't being done to improve the footfall into this restaurant.

Have been twice now, and it seems to have gone downhill recently. Food is cheap and plentiful but quite basic, nothing special. The decor is dated and drab though you could argue it gives a traditional feel. Polite service but quite slow.

We stopped in Inveraray on our way to Oban and found this tiny little restaurant. We were very pleased. Even though it was very small, there was one table we were lucky enough to get. Our server was very friendly and our food was bought to us very quickly. It was delicious! Many people tried to get in, but had to leave because no tables opened up very quickly during the lunch hour. Everything about our experience here was top-notch.

We found this little place by chance,friendly staff and fantastic food,very resonably priced.would definately reccommend it.

Trato familiar, comida casera. Buena relación calidad/precio. Opciones de menú para niños, aunque al estilo británico.

nice hot chocolate, good amenities to shop too, food expensive though but nice share if you can dont eat a cake yourself its too much a slice for one person

Very friendly service and great value for money. The mixed seafood dish in a creamy tomato sauce was to die for ! Big portion and full of seafood.

The menu has plenty of choice but husband opted for a angus cheeseburger and I opted for a scampi tea. For afters we had banana split and carrot cake. Including drinks the bill came to £24 which we thought was reasonable. The decor was a bit outdated but there was service with a smile.There are nicer places to eat in Inveraray but those also come with higher price-tags, so if you're looking for a hearty meal then The Cottage is an ideal place to come for a bite to eat.

We had a Ham Salad. When it came I gasped at the amount of food on the plate. 4 big slices of thick Ham, mixed Salad,Coleslaw,egg mayonnaise,beetroot,tomatoes,grated cheese. I could not manage to eat it all. All this for about £7 well worth the money.

basic surroundings but lovely homely food and friendly service.

Good menu and attentive service. Nothing over the top just good food with interesting twists. Buzzing atmosphere

I come there for more than 10 years, whenever I visit Scotland. It is a small hidden place on Church Square in Inveraray. But all the time I've been there - I enjoyed it even more than those big Restaurants in the scotish capitol...The Menu consists of very tasty Seafood and Fish dishes, of traditional Cottage arangements, daily specials and sweet scotish deserts...This August I came back to Inveraray - to celebrate my 10-years-traveling-to-Scotland anniversary - and of course I returned to The Cottage Restaurant as well! This time with my girlfriend, who has been there for her first time. (yet)It is a very kind and friendly atmosphere - the quality of the Menu is simply great - and it is situated in one of the most beautiful small hidden Places in Scotland! what more can I say... (?)oh - maybe one more thing - If you go there, ask for The Cottage Combo - that will make you come back for sure!

i visited the cottage on 19th of augusta lovely little place not to big or smallfirst the prices i found these very resonable compared to some places i have visitedthe service very polite and helpfull given plenty of time to browse the menu i settled for chicken curry it came in two separate dishes unlike some places where you get it all on one plate the servings were ample very tasty in fact i would go as far as to say better than some main restaurants in the cottage they use the breast of the chicken diced in strips and the sauce was not to hot although i was asked if i would like it spicer it was just right

This 'restaurant' is basically a greasy-spoon cafe and a very poor one at that. Everything, from the deep fried starter to the mixed veg, to the rubber apple pie desert came out of the freezer. Any wonder the service is fast - the food takes no time to prepare. My partner was horrified, having ordered fish and chips at restaurant prices, to be served low-end supermarket quality frozen crumbed fish. We ordered wine at restaurant prices to be served a carafe of gut-rot which had come out of a bag-in-a-box. The waitress was pleasant enough but in line with a previous reviewer we did hear her give out to some customers who dared to complain. Our table was 'sticky' and while we tried to find some redeeming features (the fried haggis starter was ok!) this was a truly awful dining experience and as it was our first night in Scotland didn't bode well for the remainder of our stay. Fortunately things improved as we moved on.

My Partner and I including six year old son decided to have lunch at 'The Cottage Restaurant’ on Saturday May the 14th 2011. At first it seemed a quiet quaint place with reasonable prices in comparison to other little café’s in the town.I had decided to order was advertised as fresh homemade soup, My Partner had order a BLT melt and we had ordered a cheese and ham toastie for my son, as well as what was advertised as a fruit shoot, which turned out to be some cheap version in a battered bottle.My soup came before everybody’s order and can only be described as a luke warm gluttonous bowl of slop with a few dried herbs and vegetables to make it look a little less grey; I think a blended pot noodle would have been far tastier and more appealing! There was no seasoning as to speak of.When the waitress, who had seemed friendly when we first arrived, brought our tea and coffee over and my partner asked her if we could swap it for something else as it didn’t’ taste or look like homemade soup. Her response was quite shocking and had the whole establishment staring at us including the other staff. She raised her voice and started shouting “I beg to differ, I can assure you that is most defiantly home made soup, and if you don’t like it you can just leave!!” at that she snatched the drinks away and stormed of to the kitchens shouting at the top of her voice now “Cancel table 24’s order they are leaving!I was sat in shock for the first few seconds as I couldn’t believe her response, neither could my son who is Autistic as it frightened him and he looked wide eyed and close to tears it certainty effected his mood for the rest of the day.I did ask her to come back over as I wanted to speak to the manager she told me rather proudly that she was the manager and that everyone is entitled to their opinions, but how dare we tell her that the soup wasn’t home made.We made our exit with her still continuing with her to shout at my partner, who was calmly trying to tell her he had been a chef for 20 years and he had never seen soup or service like that, to which she retorted her chef had been one for 30 years! My advise is don’t go there yes there prices may be a little cheaper than other establishments in the area but with food and service like that, I’m surprised they still function as a business.

We found this restaurant tucked away down by the side of the RBS in the church square. What a delight to find such friendly service and good food at reasonable prices.The atmosphere was warm & welcoming and we enjoyed it so much that we went there for our evening meal for the 3 nights that we were in the area. The choice of food with the daily specials was excellent. The portions were generous, the service was fast and if you are a curry lover you must try there chicken curry that is has good as any Indian restaurant.