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Nº 78 in 129 in Eilean Siar

Nº 32 of 51 British in Eilean Siar

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Woodlands Center is located in Stornoway. It is a very peculiar wooden house, a teahouse made entirely of trees, and it is built in the jungle. The scenery is beautiful and the temperature is cool.

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En Yin Liew . 2024-08-16

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Nice choice of food and drink in a pleasant location in the grounds of Lews Castle

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Ian H . 2024-08-13

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A lovely space to have a coffee and food, however it was a very long wait for two coffees and a roll. Would definitely go back though, just for the scenery.

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George Hines . 2024-08-10

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Having checked out the limited choice at the castle, we wandered the grounds and walked down to the Woodlands cafe, which are still within the grounds of Lews Castle. It has a small car park but it’s not far to walk down and back. Alternatively you can park across the river and walk across the bridge. It seemed to be short staffed the day were there and the upstairs was closed and it was busy and wet, so there was limited seating, but we were lucky. I had the sweet chilli chicken toasted sandwich with salad and added chips. It was OK but a little disappointing.

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Julie P . 2024-07-11

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Very pleasant place to eat. Friendly staff lovely black pudding and reasonable priced for drinks.

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Adrian Trinder . 2024-07-02

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Nice spot for lunch after a walk around the castle grounds.

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Emma Kay . 2024-06-27

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Nice cafe with a variety of nice warm options as well as cakes and scones. Definitely recommend since it is directly nestled at the castle grounds and really nice to sit in.

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Anna . 2024-06-14

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Went twice in few days, once for lunch and the other for breakfast. The breakfast had been rated by friends, but not from our experience. A big pile of microwaved eggs claiming to be scrambled eggs. The black pudding was tepid and the sausages were tough. The sandwiches from the lunch includes some Pringles on the side and very basic bread, but loads of lovely cheese on the sandwich. A very ordinary experience compared to what is now available in Stornoway.

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Colm . 2024-05-29

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Superb coffee. Wooden decor and very pleasant service. I had the soup and a Toastie, it was very good and very filling for the price!

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Hugo Massing . 2024-05-06

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Service and food were great, food was also good

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Donna Cay . 2024-04-08

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Visited for coffee and a breakfast roll after parkrun. Service was prompt and the coffee good. The Stornaway black pudding roll that we both chose was lovely.very good value too especially the cafetière for 2.

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horseyj . 2023-09-10

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Lovely staff, great service and the food is great and at a good price.

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Melissa Eller . 2023-09-09

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Came with friends for lunch. We all had the brie and cranberry toasted sandwiches and chips, and the were excellent. Gluten free friend was easily catered for Service was great and friendly. Nice lunch.

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Charlotte Ann S . 2023-09-08

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The food is fine but the service is appalling. I doubt many of the staff would find employment in the hospitality sector anywhere off the island, or anywhere that depends on custom rather than grants. We were there with our baby daughter and asked for a baby seat. They said they would bring one. But by the time we left they didn't seem to have done what they said. Then when we got up to go, we noticed that in fact they had brought a seat but they'd left it behind me without telling me. This is quite typical of low-intelligence staff: "You told me to do take the seat. You didn't tell me to tell the customers I'd brought it". You have to ask what kind of mentality is required. Hospitality is all about relating to customers. "Here's the seat," someone could have said, and I would have turned around and thanked them. How many brain cells does that take? But as I said, the food is fine albeit expensive.

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Donald J . 2023-08-29

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Highly recommend the soup! Nice situation and friendly staff.

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Sarah Duce . 2023-08-23

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Love it here, but find they are run of their feet often. Grub is great, even if we do have to wait a bit. Location is fantastic, great having outside sitting areas too. Parking can also be an issue

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34milliem . 2023-08-07

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Great location and easy to find, a good selection of food and drinks. Very quick service

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Charlotte Brown . 2023-08-02

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The Woodlands Center has a lovely cafe. The selection of food choices available are good with there being vegan and gluten free options. The food is fresh and coffee decent. The staff are all friendly. Nice selection of tourist gifts, lovely grounds, and good parking.

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Kyrsta Macdonald-Scott . 2023-08-01

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Beautiful walk Fantastic photos

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Jan Lamb . 2023-07-29

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Food is great but service is very slow.

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Robert Bicknell . 2023-07-18

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Bad service. Food ok. Beautiful setting outside with the woodland.

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Sarah N . 2023-07-10

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Lovely place for lunch and a wander through the castle grounds

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Gavin Jones . 2023-06-30

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Very relaxed place to eat in the Castle Grounds Freshly made soup and Sandwiches daily ..Little play area just to the side of the cafe A selection of Local artists work can also be bought on site

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heather Murray . 2023-06-10

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Just a tea stop. Service good. Ambiance good. Food good.

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Gensho-Richard Jones . 2023-05-30

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Good customer service, friendly staff, nice place to eat. Food was great.

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CALEB BEATTIE . 2023-05-26

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Had a lovely lunch here with my family, such friendly staff and always made welcoming definitely recommend the woodlands to anyone from breakfast to lunch and such a good atmosphere

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Jim H . 2023-05-23

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Nice food and freshly prepared, attentive staff. But a bit pricey for what it was. Sorry, but it was the most expensive lunch we’d had all week.

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Andy B . 2023-04-21

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Great cafe - we enjoyed our lunch!

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gabrielle couzin . 2023-04-16

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Great food and service in a Beautiful location

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Jason Coles . 2023-04-14

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Fresh food,good value, excellent cakes and varieties of hot drinks

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Mina Lindsay . 2023-04-14

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Food ok, busy cafe. Severe shortage of places to eat around Stornoway.

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fiona shannon . 2023-03-31

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Great coffee. Friendly staff with rapid service

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David Macbeth . 2023-03-13

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Food was nice,we sat outside as we had our dog with us.I really would have expected better,the tables outside were dirty dog bowls had green like moss or algae on the bottom of them inside ,bins were full and overflowing and therefore rubbish was all round as the birds had been scavenging from them.Really would have expected much better than this.If it's as dirty as this now how do they manage in the summer when they have tourists. Food fair,surroundings dirty.

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Jean Duncan . 2023-03-02

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The food was so yum it's unreal We got a toastie and a sausage roll and honestly it was best toastie I've ever had the pleasure to scran. The staff are so lovely

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874twinklet . 2023-02-24

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Lovely baking, hot chocolate and friendly staff.

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Donald Maciver . 2023-01-31

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Lovely environment. Food always lovely.

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Alison Bruce . 2023-01-08

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Pleasant place to spend a while enjoying a cuppa tea and a Panini. 🙂

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Donna Daniels . 2023-01-08

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Lovely building for breakfast. Staff were friendly and accommodating when checking on dairy-free alternatives for my son. Vegetarian breakfast and coffee was lovely!

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Scott Mitchell . 2022-12-30

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Fab lunch as always. I am a happy regular customer ☺️

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Alison Morag Smith . 2022-12-08

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Nice friendly staff and nice food

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June Baker . 2022-12-02

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Enjoyable setting good service good food

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Kathleen Fox . 2022-11-20

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Nice lunch with fresh ingredients but to busy with screaming kids for my liking but then again i am a wee bit of a quiet seeker !

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chrismF6456TE . 2022-10-25

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Pleasant environment, friendly staff and good service. There used to be more local information and history boards around which are sadly no longer present.

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Brian Dalton . 2022-09-25

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Had nice breakfast here good black pudding!!!

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martin kenward . 2022-09-24

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Would not go ... Beautiful Saturday morning couple of tables free we are a party of 5 so asked young lady if we could arrange extra seats .. told straight up we are short staffed and she walked off ..

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Grant Jeffrey . 2022-09-10

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Popped in at 11.00 on a beautiful Saturday ... One table free but a party of 5 ..when inquired could we move a seat told by the young lady " we are short staffed " cannot help you and walked off ... Been to 1000's of cafes around the world across many nationalities but this is in the top 10 of ... See ya not interested

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281grantj . 2022-09-10

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Excellent food. Chaotic order taking and service. Worth the wait but only just.

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Charly Hamlyn (Charly Hamlyn Ceramics) . 2022-09-01

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Husband and I had paninis and a portion of chips with cappuccinos, everything was made to order and tasted lovely, would definitely recommend

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M860EBlorraineh . 2022-08-28

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Lovely coffee and cake and found a book my husband did not have on the area....that rates as a miracle.

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Glen Grass . 2022-08-25

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Lovely little cafe with fresh, homemade selection of lunch food: sandwiches, soup, baked spuds and more.

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Margie Porthouse . 2022-08-22

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We ate at this cafe twice during our stay on the outer Hebrides, the breakfast food was delicious and the staff were very attentive and friendly. The man who served us was happy to be flexible with the order when I wanted to swap an item out on the breakfast that I can’t eat for another which i appreciated. The food came quickly and it was a relaxing atmosphere with a nice view into the trees. The woodland centre also has lots of parking and clean toilets.

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Emfi3 . 2022-08-19

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In the shadow of Lews Castle. Lovely walk around the headland followed by a wholesome, homemade lunch. They have: sandwiches, toasties, soup, jacket spuds... Plus cake. Family friendly but still pleasant atmosphere for those with friends.

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Margie Porthouse . 2022-08-16

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Lovely place to stop for a cup of tea and a cake. They also do nice lunchtime fare.

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Joe Adams . 2022-08-08

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Lovely setting, tasty breakfast, really helpful staff, definitely recommend

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Gary Wildman . 2022-08-01

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Rude and unhelpful staff refused to seat us despite there being plenty of tables.

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Rory . 2022-07-23

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Sehr leckere, frisch gebackene Pizza, empfehlenswert. Wir hatten Stingeroni (die mit Salami) und Smashed Pumpkin mit Zucchini, Pesto, Pinienkernen und Mozzarella. Yummy!

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Babette Kesselhut . 2022-07-21

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After a long walk we went for a coffee but ended up having one of their breakfasts ,nice and hearty . Friendly staff and nice place.

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Colin B . 2022-07-14

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They are very short staffed so there is a wait for everything which is to be expected. They were very nice and friendly but it is more suited to coffee and cake than meals.

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Jenny Marsden . 2022-07-11

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Had a few lunches at the Woodland Centre while on Lewis on holiday. Great tasty food served speedily by attentive staff. 10/10

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728finlaym . 2022-07-10

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Had a meal with my granddaughter here to cheer her up. She went home smiling

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Marie Longfoot . 2022-06-18

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Stopped off for refreshments before our castle grounds walk, The scones were very nice and they do a nice cup of coffee.

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Sarah M . 2022-05-28

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petit déjeuné typique très bon. rapport qualité-prix correct pour l'île

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Bastien Le Menn . 2022-05-26

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Lovely food in beautiful surroundings. Staff were very pleasant and polite.

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Judith Macleod . 2022-05-16

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Staff, service food are average, nice location and venue... prefer the cafes on the other side of the river.

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Lionel Rishi . 2022-04-28

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Stopped off at the Woodland Centre for breakfast this morning. Wonderful service! Lovely breakfast rolls too! Don’t often write reviews, but service was excellent.

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Pamela M . 2022-04-15

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Great food. Friendly and helpful staff.

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christine macdonald . 2022-03-08

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Always high quality food, well presented.

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JUDY HARRY . 2022-02-15

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Terrible experience today. Coffee and tea was cold, full english was vile, couldn't even eat it as full of oil, The team member didn't seem bothered that we left EVERYTHING. POOR QUALITY ingredients. Such a shame as the settings is idyllic.

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Wayne Lyne . 2022-01-18

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Promp, friendly service and tasty lunch. Good variety on the menu.

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Janice MacDonald . 2021-11-20

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Good food and reasonably priced.👍

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Old ScratHead 73 . 2021-10-31

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We visited the Woodland Centre a few times when we were in Stornoway. Great brunch and lunch menu and cakes!

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LoveTravel259980 . 2021-10-26

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Lovely food, nice, clean and friendly.

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Petet Alexander Renshaw . 2021-10-09

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Really lovely cafe and gift shop. The deluxe hot chocolate is amazing as well as the selection of cakes and goodies. Definitely would recommend coming down to have a nice hot drink and relax.

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Lee Lewis . 2021-09-18

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You will get a small map at the beginning of the trail and then it is all up to your navigation skills. 😄. Quite boggy at places and we managed to find a fairy village in woods and a jungle tent!

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Santosh Dadi . 2021-08-17

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Nice affordable spot near the centre of Stornoway. Minus 1 star because dogs aren't allowed in 😞

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Cara . 2021-08-04

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Very nice, not "fine dining" but good place to eat none the less. Staff all very helpful and friendly.

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Dolina Mackenzie . 2021-07-31

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Enjoyed a lovely lunch in a great setting.

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Andy Harrower . 2021-07-23

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Great menu, great location and great food! Perfect meet up spot

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Jamie MacGillEathain . 2021-07-14

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We booked a table for lunch on our way to the airport. Prompt friendly service. Good range of choice on the menu, very enjoyable meal. The smoothies particularly the apple one are worth trying

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Alan B . 2021-07-10

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Great place for coffee/tea and a cake. Also have a nice selection of lunches. Nice location in the Lewis Castle grounds. Close to the harbour and various walks. Staff are friendly and helpful.

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Alex Matheson . 2021-06-29

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Staff very helpful and attentive. Good service.

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Graham Jacek . 2021-06-25

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We visited at 14.10pm we noted the cafe shut at 14.30 good covid measures in place we waited as advised and were shown to a table given menus and advised orders taken from table After waiting 15 mins concerned re cafe closing time I asked...

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Darren C . 2020-09-09

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We visited as a group of 4 for breakfast on a Monday morning. Nice place, good service but very few of the breakfast menu options were available. They didn’t have any Stornoway Black Pudding (the Woodlands centre is in Stornoway!) and they only had 3...

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DonaldF346 . 2020-03-06

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Good coffee. Great food. Friendly staff.

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Ian Blakeley . 2020-02-25

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Could do with some heating, very cold in winter.

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Eric Anderson . 2020-01-20

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The only place I’ve been refused service until I moved round the service counter. Was totally ignored until I asked to be served. Was then told I and other customers were queueing at the wrong place. Ludicrous service skills. Willnae be going back.

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stuartg293 . 2019-12-11

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Lovely soup lunch in a lovely cafe but would love table service.

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Catherine Matheson . 2019-11-07

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Lovely setting in the Castle Grounds, very good food, well priced

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Sandra Green . 2019-11-05

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Food and coffee was good however the speed of service was brutal.

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Iain Weir . 2019-10-19

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We arrived in the rain and were very pleased with the warming split pea soup. The ambience seems rather primary school'ish. Desk-type tables, etc. I thought it needed a makeover, and it needs more space. Great food however.

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CondadoJohn . 2019-10-15

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I visit my family on Lewis a few times a year, we often go to the woodland centre for lunch and a beverage. Parking isn’t the best especially for those with blue badges, you can hardly if at all see the parking lines on the...

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leodhaslass . 2019-09-22

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Lovely spot in the castle grounds. Great food and service.

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Shona MacLeod . 2019-09-17

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It is a very friendly cafe in castle grounds with a good selection of sandwiches and freshly cooked food in lovely surroundings.

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PAULINE WINTRINGHAM-GREEN . 2019-09-13

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A stunning building, coffee and cake are served

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Tim Pickering . 2019-08-30

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The gardens are lovely and nice to wander around free of charge There’s a lot of restoration work going on so some of the paths were closed off

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Nancy M . 2019-08-27

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expensive but nice walk for the family

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Alexander b t lol . 2019-08-22

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Having visited before & very impressed we decided to return.

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sweetpea5460 . 2019-08-18

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I enjoy meeting friends and family at the Woodlands Centre for a nice, generous, well presented lunch. Always excellent value for money! Thoroughly recommend!

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Islandbird52 . 2019-08-09

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The Woodlands is a gorgeous little spot serving light meals and refreshments. I have been there a couple of times while going to HebCelt as it's across the bridge at the foot of the castle grounds. Good place to meet friends.

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Teksiz . 2019-08-06

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Good as always. So nice to go to after a walk.

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Diane Mackenzie . 2019-08-05

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