The Grog & Gruel in Highland

Food was bland. Straight from freezer to microwave, only chips were fresh made, salad was very disappointing, service poor and prices way over value, sadly ripping tourists off is there business,

Great place for relaxing socializing with my tour group @

This was a really busy place. The food was not great. was there with my family, kids got pizza which weren't great, I got fish and chips which was greasy and poor. Went for a local beer which came without fizz and I was told was an Ale, but it wasn't. Eventually got it replaced. Bar downstairs was relatively busy. Wouldn't recommend eating here.

Rather primitive, not great service. I've had pubs where I had more fun drinking beer. Don't go here.

The chicken in my flat bread was indeed as sparse as it would be in a bowl of gruel ! The bread itself, although beautifully presented with pretty drizzles, was so chewy it was inedible. The so called buffalo chicken filling was the tiniest, meanest little tiny bits cut into thin shavings, and so sparingly placed inside inedible bread as to be a joke. Luckily my husband had ordered a chilli dog which came with chips, slaw and salad… so I shared his food to prevent going hungry. The whole experience was really odd. The signage outside said they opened at noon. We went in at 12.25 to be told they weren’t ready yet and to wait outside for five minutes. We also chose this pub because of the menu outside, but when we went in it turns out the lunchtime menu was disappointingly different. There was a very warm and friendly welcome from one member of staff, but unfortunately the rest of the hospitality did not live up to the initial welcoming greeting. The ladies toilets were also sparse being only two, not very salubrious cubicles - one with the lock hanging off. Our table wasn’t properly clean when we sat down, even though we were there on opening - there was old dried food stuck to it. Needless to say - we’vewon’t be back.

Indian Jay :- 4 star because there is too much waiting in the afternoon needs to wait more then 45 minutes..Veg pizza 🍕 in thin crust 5 out of 5 star. Vegan burgers are not up to the mark for me.

Fish was watery and tasteless. Would not go again.

Good fish and chips, pleasant pub atmosphere. The starters are a little expensive for what they are, but the whole thing is still nice.

Decent choices of ale on tap. The staff was very friendly and professional. The beef ale pie left a little to be desired.

We dined upstairs, a better beer selection in the main pub below, we learnt later. The meal was below par after paying so much and service was quick but no attention to detail.

Grog & Gruel is a fascinatingly weird mixture of old and new, offering both traditional dishes and the newfangled food, locally crafted ales and world cuisine. But it all works! The service is no-frills, no-nonsense, the décor might be a bit eclectic but the essence of your visit here will be fully satisfied - the food and drinks are top notch! Wholeheartedly recommended!

We we're a big group which we're catered for at short notice which was commendable but the angus burgers which a few of our group ordered we're warm and very dry which was a shame and certainly not value for money at around £18.00 each

Nice pub, people friendly Nice beer But the food was awful Kids had a pizza, it was an Aldi one warmed up in a microwave Wife has a burger, you needed a hack saw to cut it, and the price for everything was basically the same as a good pub across the road The Ben Nevis We had food there the night before so much better If the owner is reading this please Fire the chef

What a great place! Despite it being really full...and most of us arriving at roughly the same time..service was excellent! Food was brilliant & reasonably well priced. Buzzing with all ages & groups. We will eat here again when we come back to Fort William

Not to be missed, refuge atmosphere and simple and delicious dishes without frying

The pizza was average and overpriced. The wait staff seemed indifferent to their customers, and on top of a 20% VAT they asked for a tip. I’d pass on the cutely named restaurant and opt for something a little more authentic.

We had a great time eating in the restaurant. The food was tasty and the waitresses very nice. Thank you!

Well worth a visit, good selection of beers and food, (Grog & Gruel).

Good value for money restaurant. They have vegetarian options and are pet friendly. We ordered the vegetarian haggis, the salmon, a portion of salad and a portion of chips, as well as two beers. Portions not very abundant and not served on the tables. But the food is good. We paid £35.70

I travelled from Glasgow to Fort William to meet my daughter and sister who had just finished the 96 miles of WHW, we came here on Sunday 13thApril for dinner. On arrival we were shown to our table and told of the special 's on the board. We then ordered our food and it was absolutely delicious and cooked fresh. We had pizza's and a burger (chips) nice drinks and a lovley tablet pudding. Service was 100% waitress 's very friendly and attentive. We would highly recommend here.

Great pub, didn't eat here but it was a very friendly place with a great atmosphere and very dog friendly

After walking WHW found this gem of a place for dinner. Food was absolutely delicious, best food we had all week. Cooked fresh and piping hot , generous potions., reasonably priced .young ladies on service (13/4/25) were lovely very attentive and had lovely manners. Definitely would return.

Perfect for a drink. On the other hand, don't eat there... The waiters are drunk (but nice) and the food is scandalous.. Stay pure

Really welcoming staff, lovely food at great value prices.

So very helpful and friendly couldn't do enough. Even spoiled our dog very dog friendly offered her dog sausages and put out fresh water bowl . Lovely staff 👌

I came to this restaurant with the intention of drinking a delicious Dass beer and trying some fish. After we sat down and tried to order, we were told that they were out of draft beer (even though there's a pub downstairs, from the same company?!?!?!) and that they weren't serving fish anymore either. The staff wasn't particularly friendly and could have pointed this out to us upon entering. Then we would have left. My colleague's pizza wasn't good, and neither was the soup of the day. It came with pre-baked bread and plastic-wrapped butter. They did a good job with the pie, though! Overall, not recommended.

A lovely freindly pub. Only ordered a little starter but it was delicious and beautifully presented.

Great spot for a nice lunch. Service was fast and staff were all super friendly! Highly recommended the Grog dog and the wild boar burger.

Excellent time in this typical bar. Top notch music. Didn't eat the meal unfortunately. Top whiskey beer

Delicious food at regular prices. Generally a bit noisy, but still highly recommended!

Great place. Loads of different ales and beets including some nice alcohol free ones too l. Food is proper pub grub with a cosy atmosphere. No issues at all.

Myself and my partner came in for food today with our 2 young kids and 1 of the staff members went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed for ourselves and the kids, really friendly and welcoming, really appreciated.

Very friendly and also for dogs

Service and food was fantastic.

Fantastic prices for the drinks vodka and coke and sorthern confort and coke came to 5.55pounds 🤗🤗

Good food and a good atmosphere cost the same as a regular restaurant

Popped in off the street for lunch on a Saturday afternoon in March. It wasn’t too busy. The staff were very warm and friendly and attentive and accommodated our dog. Great hearty food - lively atmosphere Will be back 😃

We had 2 x Grog Dogs here and my partner had a recommended local lager. Delicious food, great service from friendly, chatty staff. Would come again in a heartbeat☺️

Nice food, surprised they only had small bottles of wine but the restaurant was closed at the time

Very good service, food was piping hot and very tasty. Dogs welcome.

Burgers and chips were good! They don't open until about 1230 so be aware that times on Google are incorrect.

Great experience overall. Will return over the weekend.

Actually- I only had time for a small glass of Cider cos, on a Cairngorm Travel coach trip! It was delicious and the girls were FAB, even told me I could buy some more in Morrisons but, tragically- not enough time left! Tut! Happy Days!

Fancied some chilli and stopped in. Service from staff was absolutely first class. Others could take a leaf out of this book. If everyone was as welcoming and friendly as the staff from the Grog and gruel, businesses would perform far better. Food was quick to be served, tasted amazing and prices were very good too. The welcome and friendly manner of the staff made the visit all the better. 👏👏👏

Lovely place to stop for refreshments

Stopped off for a drink. Very friendly barman who was happy to guide me regarding the beer selection. A good range of gin as well.

Loved this place food was lovely

Very nice Pub Excellent service lovely atmosphere Very good pub food And they welcome and love dogs.

Highly recommended! Very cozy place, with an incredibly friendly girl at the bar. Not too many people in (which is a shame!). The local beer and food were good and we loved the dessert!

Pizza pork taste good!!! Ambience also great. Dog friendly! They even have a menu for dog.

Our dinner was great, the burgers are great, the pizza is so-so. Our server was very good.

In the centre of town, dog friendly with special offer of a chopped pork sausage for your dog. Great food and great staff.

Really lovely pub!! Staff were friendly and the food is absolutely worth the visit!! Our kids highly recommend the Ice cream tablets! The steak and stout pie was delicious, the meat cooked so it was tender, it just fell apart in your mouth! The venison burger was also delicious and cooked perfectly. Just what our family needed on a wet cold day! Thank you for sure a wonderful meal!

Staff were absolutely lovely and very accommodating of us and our wee dog, service was great the only reason for the three star is the food, which was average at best, prices were high (tourist area) but was average. I would still recommend this if you are in the area and have your dog with you as they were very dog friendly.

Just two traditional beers on, both Cairngorm but with 6 handpumps available it is a pity there wasn't an alternative from one of the local breweries, even though the tourist visitors are less in late October

Excellent steak pie and whiskey cider

This place is not bad, quite well priced and both times very full of people, acceptable service and average prices.

Delicious food and the atmosphere and service were great!

Food lovely and fresh, service also very good, nice relaxing place to have lunch

Heerlijke pies gegeten! Een van ons met kastanjes bij het stoofvlees in de vulling. Vriendelijke bediening. Eenvoudig en sfeervol om te zitten en wat later open dan overige eetgelegenheden

Great tavern where we tried haggis for the first time in our lives, and it was great! Recommended to everyone!

Lovely dog friendly pub. Staff were really nice and good food.

Great food. Good selection of alcohol and great staff

Unfortunately, our visit to this restaurant was disappointing, and both my friend and I left feeling unsatisfied with the food and overall experience, especially considering the price we paid. While the menu had a great variety, especially for vegetarians, we noticed that most of the options (particularly under the Quesadillas) were marked as ‘spicy,’ with no indication of whether adjustments could be made. This limited my friend’s choices to just one or two items. I ordered the chicken and bacon salad, without the bacon, and was quite let down when it arrived. The chicken appeared to be pre-packaged chicken (rather than fresh) and cold, making it difficult to enjoy. For £14, I expected something much more substantial (freshly, grilled chicken for example) than what felt like a £5 supermarket meal. We even saw another customer return her fish and chips because the chips were cold. As for drinks, I ordered a whiskey with soda water—a favorite of mine when traveling around Scotland—but this one fell short. I’m not sure if it was the whiskey or the soda, but I could barely finish half of it. The service was also underwhelming. Although it wasn’t particularly busy, the bartender seemed rushed and twice turned away mid-order before I had finished speaking. Ultimately, we didn’t finish our meals or drinks, paid the bill, and left for a reheatable meal and a bottle of wine from Morrisons, which, sadly, was more enjoyable.

Nice cozy place with good selection of coffee, bar drinks and food. We had some coffees, beer and hot dog. The service can be much better. Its largely counter service and maybe the person on coffee counter was having a bad day.

We sat upstairs above the pub. It was a nice space. The food was very good. I had a very nice haggis taster appetizer and fish and chips. I also had a side salad with a very original bright dressing. The Local craft beers served were great.

Best service ever . Really nice choice of beers and food .

Good welcome and good beer. I chose one of the day's specials - Haggis Nachos. Really recommend you choose this for a great lunchtime dish. Just the perfect portion size. Thank you.

Great little pub, went here twice over the weekend I stayed in FW, drinks first time and food and drinks second. Good selection of ales and the staff were friendly. went for the wild boar and haggis burger which was good, glad I tried it however it was on the smaller side as burgers go.

There are so many great eateries with local produce and real ales in Fort William that there is no need at all to visit this place. Dirty glasses, sticky tables, overcooked and underwhelming food topped off by ambivalent staff. All in all a really disappointing experience for a friend's birthday. The local Spoons does better for value and service

Small restaurant above the bar so get there early. Wait staff are very friendly. Food was good but pricey for what you get. No alcohol free beers.

Popped in to warm my freezing hands after a great boat trip on the nearby Loch. The pot of tea was delicious (and also a welcome handwarmer!) and the food the rest of our group had (soup) went down very well indeed. Although happy with tea this time, the rea ale bore in me just had to have a nose at the beer on offer and I was very impressed. Several handpulls all serving local ale and cider on tap too. Definitely a pub I hope to visit again some day.

Popped in to warm my freezing hands after a great boat trip on the nearby Loch. The pot of tea was delicious (and also a welcome handwarmer!) and the food the rest of our group had (soup) went down very well indeed. Although happy with tea this time, the rea ale bore in me just had to have a nose at the beer on offer and I was very impressed. Several handpulls all serving local ale and cider on tap too. Definitely a pub I hope to visit again some day.

A Scottish pub...here or next door rhe Tavern...Really awesome...black goat beer...better than Guinness. Really good.

We were a walk in party of 11, seated immediately on a Saturday night, across 2 separate tables, but we kind of liked that. The service was speedy, the food hot and delicious and the overall experience very satisfying. Would visit again.

Nice high street bar. Classic style alehouse with food and some really good ales on tap. Decent selection and nice service too.

An old fashioned bar in the middle of Fort William pedestrian street.

I just revisited after a couple of years andvit looks like the G&G has found back to its former glory. Top Pub in Fort William

Very cosy pub with great food! The service team was really kind. We loved it!

Lovely pub with friendly and helpful staff. Food is excellent.

Google says they open at 12. The doors didn't open until at least 12:30 and when they did, we were unaware that only the bar opens at 12 so we went upstairs and sat down. About 10 minutes later a woman was very very rude to us in telling us the restaurant part was closed and then CONTINUED to tell us as we were packing up our things to leave. Overall very disappointing experience with the very rude staff. We will not be returning. We instead had a wonderful pleasant experience with kind friendly staff a few restaurants down the road.

A warm and cosy pub/restaurant with delicious food and wonderful staff. We found this delightful pub/restaurant on the High Street in Fort William. The staff were extremely kindly and friendly, especially the lovely Beth, who looked after us for the 2 nights we visited. My toddler absolutely adored her! The vegetarian pizzas were crisp and covered in fresh vegetables and the garlic bread was utterly yummy. We were very worried as we walked into restaurant after restaurant with a hungry toddler and struggled to find a decent vegetarian dinner option. But Beth’s kindness allayed our fears, as Grog & Gruel’s pizza kept an energetic toddler (and parents) well fed. We are very grateful! Highly recommend visiting this place, particularly if you are vegetarian.

We only popped in for the whiskey cask Thistly Cross cider on draft and it was gorgeous. Staff wanted us to go upstairs to eat but we wanted to eat in the bar (and we did). I think they would prefer the American tourists upstairs! The stag pie was ok but for £18 real potatoes would have been nice for the chips. Not the greatest bar staff,passable.

Loved this pub had my wee dog with me & she was welcomed you can even get your dog a wee snack for a small cost, lots of Scottish Beers to choose from & ciders I had the strawberry thistley cider brewed in Scotland was lovely. I had fish & chip which was delicious. Service was good. Staff so friendly & welcoming. Pub itself has nice decor & has a lovely welcoming feel to it when you enter. Highly recommended when you head to fort William high street.

Restaurant was closed but the bar was open. Super friendly staff. Interesting menu but also lots of standards. My husband had a bison burger and i had pizza.

Had a lovely time. The staff is very friendly and the food and drinks are tasty and very reasonably priced.

Amazing pub! During our stay in Scotland, this might have been the best pub food we've had! Can totally recommend the Chestnut & Seeds Salad for lactose intolerant people like me, as well as the onion rings - best ones I've had in my life! You can see they're homemade, really amazing! And if you like Guinness, try out their black gold stout. It's much better than the original Guinness, surprisingly! Totally enjoyed this place and will recommend it to everyone coming to Fort William.

Quesadilla was bang average. Some of the young male staff just seem to muck about. Annoyed with myself for eating here.

The food was not good. The service was not good. The prices were way too high for what we got.

Cracking local boozer with quality food on top

AVOID AT ALL COSTS! Worst burger I’ve ever eaten. Grey on one side, burnt on the other. Tasted like it was purchased from a local supermarket and frozen for months before being cooked. Service was also not good enough, didn’t once come and ask how the food was during the course of our meal and gave us main meals even with plates from starters left on the table. Extremely expensive for the quality of food.

Location centralissima, nella via dei ristoranti solitamente strapieni in questo periodo, siamo riusciti a trovare riparo in questo ristopub. Aldilà dell’incomprensione secondo cui siamo rimasti un quarto d’ora in attesa che qualcuno venisse a prendere l’ordinazione mentre invece è il cliente che deve recarsi al bancone…. Aldilà di questo la cena è stata buona, veloce e di buona fattura. Un ++ va alla qualità delle birre. Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo.

Non-touristy place to eat in Fort William.

I thought it was fine but nothing to write home about.

I highly recommend, simple and good lunch or dinners in the center of Fort Williams, a good option among all the other less economical ones.

I wasn't really convinced to eat there however as all other places been already full, we have stayed and I have to say I was really pleasantly surprised! I have ordered cajun chicken burger and it was very tasteful, my dad had a venison burger also good, my hubby ordered venison hot dog it was big and good, fries were nice too as they weren't oily at all, the only let down regarding food I would say from what we have ordered were chicken nuggets from kids menu as this weren't fresh made sadly. Service very good. I would give 5 stars if interior itself would be more pleasant for the eye.

I sat down upstairs on a table for 2 just before 6pm on a Saturday and ordered a chilli hot dog and fries. The sausage was placed on top of a section of French stick and tasted like I would expect a sausage to taste like if I bought a really cheap one from an Iceland store. The fries were oven chips and there weren't many. It was accompanied by a meagre and boring little salad lettuce, tomato, cucumber all cut up really small (probably about a serving spoons worth). The food and service screamed busy (surprisingly) tourist turnover. Why oh why did I not choose to eat at the Spice Tandori restaurant or Sonas restaurant, which my fellow travellers had much praise for. Advice for the Grog and Gruel......hire a decent chef and some staff who have respect for the customers and who actually don't see the job as an inconvenience in their lives!!

Unfortunately, my experience was disappointing. The table we sat at was too dirty and sticky, which made for a really unpleasant start to the evening. The staff seemed inattentive and did nothing to improve the situation. Even the food, which I hoped would redeem the evening, definitely failed.

het restaurant zag er vrij authentiek uit aan de buitenkant, dus we dachten het een kans te geven. We kregen vrijwel meteen spijt, want we kwamen terecht in een overvol en ongezellig zaaltje. Ik bestelde een soep en gerookte zalm. De soep 'van de chef' was niet vers en niet warm, er werd een slecht bake-off broodje bij geserveerd. De zalm en het slaatje waren wel lekker. Mijn man hed fish and fries en werd er nog koud noch warm van. Hij was gewoon blij dat hij geen honger meer had. Mijn advies: zoek iets anders in Fort William.

The restaurant itself is really nice and cozy. The food is so-so, but the price-performance ratio is not right. The staff is a disgrace. We had a waitress who was incredibly unfriendly, rolled her eyes when we asked her to take a little more time to choose the food, didn't know any please or thank you and didn't speak to you at all and just threw the food and drinks at you. I would definitely not recommend the restaurant!!!