The Village Inn in North Ayrshire

Son paid for a meal for me and his father the service was great the owner was very nice had a great lunch it was lovely definitely will go again and take all my family 👍

Lovely village pub, very reasonably priced delicious food, friendly owner and staff. Dog friendly in the bar area, what more could you ask for

Great pub .. friendly staff .. dog friendly.. food was really good .. I would recommend 👌

Food was great, esoecially the Cullen Skink quite quiet , type of village or country pub I like

We had a lovely meal here. The staff were friendly and the food was delicious. Would recommend.

Great pub and great pub quiz thanks to landlord and quiz master extraordinaire Brian. Always worth a visit

We had coffee and very tasty cake. Everything was fine, the service was very nice. Everything ok, would love to come back, thanks to the team!

After a long dog walk we popped in for the first time. Dogs very welcome and beautiful and very reasonably priced food. However the outside beer garden is in major need of an upgrade. Very tired. However we would go back

After a hill stomp with the dog, nipped in for a lovely ice cold Pilsner shandy (driving) & some pub grub in the beer garden. The steak & ale pie, baby tatties with carrots & green beans were tremendous. Great value for money, full plate, cooked with pride therefore I personally, highly recommend The Village Inn, Fairlie 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

Lovely wee hidden treasure in Fairlie near Largs

Excellent value and cheery staff. Hidden wee gem

Visited here last week and so far have made two more visits great traditional hearty pub grub all reasonable priced and excellent portions extremely friendly staff loads of wines.spirits n beers on offer aswell simply one of the north coast hidden gems set in in the wee village of Fairlie definitely worth popping in well worth the a visit...

We really can't fault this place! They also do quiz nights etc and some live sports on TV. Cullen skink is to die for 😋

We visited here for Dinner on two nights -27/05/24 and 29/05/24. There were three of us on each occasion and one was a vegan. As we had our dog with us we had to eat in the bar but there is a magnificent dining area within this pub. On both occasions the food was excellent and the service both friendly and efficient. We would highly recommend this pub.

Friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere, delicious food. Our 8 year old requested brownies and jelly! A first! Brilliant!

I cannot recommend this place enough. The staff are very friendly and the food is consistently excellent and great value for money. They offer smaller portions for those of us either trying to cut down or with small appetites. The macaroni cheese is superb.

A large party of 19 people were served promptly and with great service. A very friendly pub/restaurant.

We had our main meals here when staying along the road. Friendly staff nice choice of food which you can eat in the restaurant side or the smaller pub side.

Great place friendly staff & great food & drink if you are looking for a nice place you couldn't find better

Discovered a gem in the lovely Ayrshire seaside town of Fairlie. The Village Inn is a old fashioned pub with fabulous food. Fantastic value for money with attentive friendly staff. We definitely will be back.

A brief business lunch with a contact that lives nearby. The staff were friendly, and the relatively simple menu cooked well. This is the kind of place we all need to have a break occasionally. The bill was low, the food was good and the staff pleasant. A real asset to the community.

Top food and hospitality with great heart. Thank you.

Walking in, it was like the bar scene from Star Wars but the clientele were mostly harmless. Very low on draft beers when we were there for some reason. Had to pick from a very limited bottle selection.

Great food and a great Village Pub atmosphere 👍

After a good day of hiking this place offered us exactly what we needed. Cullen skink was phenomenal, the main dish was also very good. I'm quite fussy about my coffee and I can't say a bad word about the one I got at The Village Inn. Friendly staff, nice music in the background and very affordable prices. I'll definitely be back when I'm in the area.

Always get a good bar meal here

A thoroughly great Christmas Dinner

Was in for Christmas Dinner with family and Brian and his staff went above and beyond make our Christmas so special it was the best day ever the kids had a ball santa came In aswell the quiz was brilliant so well done Brian and staff 10 out of 10 well done 👏 xxx

What a gem. This cosy, friendly pub served us a delicious dinner, complete with a treat for our dog, and made us feel totally welcome and comfortable.

We rented a house in Fairlie for a family get together and decided to book dinner here on a Saturday evening. The food was typical pub food bur we were all quite satisfied with what we chose. Service was good considering it was quite busy. This is not fine dining but they do good, wholesome food at very reasonable prices. Well worth a visit.

Gorgeous and friendly pub and resteraunt. We love this Village Inn. In summer the garden patios are full of flowers, and in the winter the log fire and cosy lighting welcomes everyone warmly. The food is fresh and cooked to perfection. It is also excellent value for money. From experience it is perfect for individuals as well as groups.

A really good night in the Village Inn. Food and service brilliant.

Perfect wee spot for a bit of lunch and the Bar has a dark comforting feel that takes you back I highly recommend

Lovely tavern with outstanding ambiance and food. Can’t wait to come back.

We went there for a family meal, there were seven of us, we had starters that were good. Between us 3 had fish and chips, 1 has a burger, 1 has a lasagne and 2 had a pasta. All the meals had dried out, they had been on the hot plate too long. None of us finished our meals. The pub was very busy and there was only three members of staff which I think was the problem. We will not return

So happy to have found this place, dog friendly pub that serves vegan food 😋 very reasonable, and big portions. The owner came over to check if everything was fine, and you could clearly see he was invested in his guests. Great find!

Limited menu but good portion and quality

Friendly enough could pay more attention to customers

Great wee place to eat and drink. Home made soup and Steak pie delicious.

Freindy owner, fantastic staff, great beer ,excellent food drop in if you're in Farlie

Lovely food inexpensive and good selection of beers

If you want a tasty meal in stunning surroundings then this is the place for you! Brilliant value for money, my daughter was asked where she'd like to go for a birthday meal and she chose here immediately! Good choice, we enjoyed our lunch and didn't get a fright with the bill either. Win win!

Great wee find, great food and friendly staff. Friendly atmosphere so we will be back, I would definitely recommend a visit here

Nice friendly pub/restaurant in Fairlie. Not too busy in the restaurant, so atmosphere was quiet. Service friendly and helpful..food was lovely

Popped in on the way home from doing a drive along the coast. Staff friendly and helpful food was delicious and hot. Service was quick. Definitely would visit again and it was a lovely find on our route.

Traditional village pub with good home cooked food and a Jaffa Cake dessert to die for. Well worth seeking out

We were meeting friends who live further down the coast but have visited the village inn before and had suggested here for our lunch. We had visited just after opening time so it wasn’t particularly busy. We were able to choose a nice table and sat and waited for friends. While we waited we were approached by a friendly member of staff who took our drinks order and the drinks arrived promptly. When our friends arrived again drinks arrived promptly and our orders were taken. The food arrived and was piping hot. We all had different mains and can’t complain about portion size! Would recommend if you are in fairlie to give them a visit. Premises (and toilets) were clean, food was delicious, staff were very pleasant and friendly menu has all the usual suspects. I would go back anytime

Lovely food at a reasonable price, and good friendly service. Highly recommend.

Lovely meal. Big portions, good prices. Worth a visit.

Stopped after a walk literally as needed a cup of tea with my dog. Bar very quiet and had a lovely earl grey presented with little biscuit. Was nice and relaxing and only £1.55. I def will come a day for lunch or dinner as nice pub menu and I have heard nice things! Great with cost of living that they are not ripping people off

Went in for a coffee, we ordered two americanos and it was the worst coffee I've ever tasted. Will definitely never be back.

It's fun to have a dram of whisky here with pint complimenting it. And not to forget food is good

Great friendly atmosphere and service

Lovely food and a great price. Most mains £9-10 Nice restaurant.

Fantastic Inn had a great meal. Plenty of room very friendly staff. Will definitely be back

Food and atmosphere was amazing! Be glad to return, staff and other patrons made us feel very welcome.

Great asset to the village. Fantastic pub.

We were down visiting family after my wife's sister moved here and we went in for some dinner, the food was great and every plate was cleared. Lovely atmosphere. Look forward to coming back next time we're down

Lovely local which usually has a cask ale on tap. Good food I recommend the Cullen skink

Great little pub/restaurant. Very friendly staff and reasonable prices

This was our third visit to The Village Inn, and it’s a firm family favourite, having stumbled across it on a visit to Fairlie in April 2022. The food is really excellent. We had a Vegan curry on our first visit (specials board depending), and the Vegan burger on our last two stops, which is handcrafted and portions aplenty. Their apple pie (with vegan ice cream!) for is a triumph. The staff couldn’t be more helpful in explaining the menu, and they even had soy milk for coffees too! The restaurant area is really spacious and relaxing, with lovey maritime decor and natural lighting. We highly recommend.

Well if carlsberg did christmas dinners lol! Came for Christmas Dinner yesterday and was totally blown away, food quality and portions were fantastic, attention to detail and service spot on! Been going out for Christmas Dinner for over 10 years now to various hotels and this has been the best by far! Even the wee added touch of the owner thanking everyone for coming during our meal was so lovely. Just a shame we didn't realise years ago they were open and hosted Christmas day dinner. Won't be going anywhere else from now on, it was like a real good home made Christmas Dinner with a real homely feel. Booked again for next year on our way out! Thank you all so much for everything and hope you all got a bit of time to yourselves later to enjoy some of the day!

Great spot for lunch, dinner and banter

Good food and friendly staff, nice wee place for locals to hang out

The Food was very nice and the new breakfast burger was amazing

Great service and food, must visit 😎

Friendly staff, very reasonably priced menu and extremely tasty steak pie. Definitely pay them a visit if you're in the area!

Aptly named. A real village feel. Good beer food and staff Even the landlord is alright 😀

Really enjoyable evening in a lovely warm atmosphere. Good food - especially steak pie! Nice service and good value. Would definitely recommend.

Food very acceptable.... Service friendly & efficient ... Surroundings very pleasant 👍

Burger ok. Co do czystości lokalu mam duże zastrzeżenia.

My family and I stopped off here on a rainy April day when exploring the coastline, and we were very glad that we did. The food was delicious, and the staff were really friendly. My husband and I highly recommend the steak pie, and my boys really enjoyed their chicken nuggets and chips. The desserts were also delicious! We will definitely be back, and would highly recommend a visit to The Village Inn.

Brian is a wonderful bartender. The village inn is the heart of the village. Best pub ever x

Lovely food and very reasonably priced, huge servings but also do a smaller size for those with less of an appetite, these too were generous helpings.

As usual lovely food and great service. Would thoroughly recommend the Village Inn .

Brilliant village pub. Great food, friendly atmosphere and the staff couldn't be more helpful. We'll be back!

This is one of the friendliest pubs I’ve been in for a while, food was all freshly cooked and was delicious. The beer and cider were good too😃 They serve food all day up till 7.30 so there is no sorry the kitchen is closed which often happens in Scotland. Pop in if you are passing you won’t be disappointed

Excellent restaurant visited twice with the intention of going again before we leave. We stayed at Coalhill so Fairlie is about a 15 minute drive away. This was one of the best restaurants we ate at. Very friendly staff. Good selection of drinks including a Scottish cider which was really nice. Starters we had were deep fried brie wedges and king prawns with chorizo and chilli - both were really nice and tasty. Mains we had chicken strips with sweet chilli dip. Steak and ale pie, scampi all very tasty. Desserts sticky toffee pudding and cookies and cream cheesecake which was oreo based again very nice I would definitely recommend eating here

As pastor's out for the day to chill out. The village inn met all our needs. Friendly staff fantastic meal reasonable prices next to a open bay and shore walk. People were extremely friendly in the inn and on the beach ⛱️🏖️🏖️

Great food places was lovely people where friendly lovely place to go

Great pub ,friendly, good banter etc.what is not to like. Vbrian the barman knows when to say nothing and when to chat. . Enjoy

We stumbled upon the Village Inn while we had a short stopover in the Kelburn campsite. The pub is an easy 20 minutes walk from the estate down quite country roads. We needed a quick dinner and a few pints to remedy a long, wet drive - and this place ticket all the boxes! It's also dog-friendly (providing you sit in the bar). The chicken and tarragon pie I had was honestly great restaurant quality, and my partner had some delicious tortellini. The whole time the bar staff were super attentive, kind and paid so much fuss to our dog that she didn't want to leave! Would 100% recommend for anyone looking for a cosy bar supper. The locals were also incredibly friendly, and even bought us a round of drinks! Special nod to the bar man who made us feel so at home.

Fantastic food and a bonus of half portions fir those with a small appetite. ........Not me though!👍🙂

food is absolutely delicious, had the souther fried chicken strips and they are to die for. so much better than fast food too. tried some of the chilli and loved it.

The Village Inn is set it the lovely coastal village of Fairlie in North Ayrshire. The staff are friendly and the food is reasnably priced, with good options for vegans and vegetarians as well as meat eaters. The beer garden is a really nice place...

After the road to Balloch being closed off after an accident, my husband and I decided to stop somewhere for lunch , we decided to try the Village Inn in Arrochar as we had heard good things about it from friends, The pub itself is...

Having the owner/manager conduct his paperwork & make phonecalls v loudly at a table near 2 us in the lounge whilst we were having a meal was not a pleasant experience.

Just checking it out today very nice we will have a meal next time looks like a great menu with good size portions.

Great food, great atmosphere and an outstanding location. Staff were all lovely. See you again soon!!

Just how luck are the people in Fairlie to have such a great local pub. Good honest pub food, well cooked. And a fantastic landlord, thank you Brian for making us so welcome

Lovely staff they can't do enough for you and the food is great to. Lovely homely feeling very relaxed place to eat.

Lovely veggie burger, and delicious Village Inn Beer! Spent the afternoon enjoying the sunshine on their terrace.

Spotless , good food and friendly staff.

A lovely pub situated in a quiet street near the beach. We were a sailing crew looking for good hearty food. We found it! Can thoroughly recommend this friendly pub. While limited the menu is perfectly balanced. It’s possible to pick up a mooring buoy...

Great pub for food, well worth a visit. Landlord and all the staff are so friendly and nothing is too much trouble. If you don't want chips then your offered baby potatoes or mash. Prices are excellent for both food and drinks. We stayed in the area and went back every night for the week.

So pleased this pub was recommended to us during our recent stay on Ayrshire coast. Excellent food and friendly service. Such good value in these difficult times with no compromise on quality.

Always great. Food anx Staff top notch top nosh...

We had been walking along the beach and asked a couple of locals where we could grab some food and they suggested this little gem, we wouldn't have noticed it at all otherwise. Such a lovely welcome from Brian the owner who quite obviously puts his heart and soul into the place. Food was plentiful and well cooked. Wish I'd tried the special rather than the safe option of Scampi. Would have loved it to be homemade tartar sauce. Jaffa cake and fudge cake absolutely brilliant! Within an hour I'd been offered a job and two locals had tried to sell us their house! 😂 We can't wait to come and visit again and maybe settle there for good.

Quick phone call re open and if dog friendly. Brian said both. Starters and main courses absolutely excellent. Nearly too much on plate but just managed. Friendly welcome by host. Well worth the visit. Thanks. PS My wife thought the home made Colesaw was tremendous.

If its a traditional Scottish Village pub and grub you are after, then you will be hard pushed to pass by the Village Inn. Great atmosphere, great food, quiz nights, sing- alongs and sports. Large beer garden and ample parking.