The best restaurants in Isle of Bute Argyll & Bute Central Scotland

This is the first place I head to every time I get to Rothesay. The best coffee on the island - no competition. Plus an incredible salted hot chocolate (I buy bags of the stuff to take back to London), plus amazing pastries and excellent soup for lunch. And Mhairi and her team are always good for a natter and to bring you up to speed on the island gossip and recent celebrity sightings. I also rarely leave without a new pair of earrings thanks to the Bonnie Bling range they stock.

Went for breakfast before we got on the boat home - excellent food and great, friendly service - just wished we discovered it when we arrived on the island so that we could have used it more - really enjoyed our visit

Amazing food every time, never disappointed. Milkshakes are also fab, the most friendly and helpful staff. The tiktoks are also brilliant

Best place on Isle of Bute ice cream is brilliant, great food and great service I love the Isle of bute

Didn't expect to find halal food on the island. Tried their Syrian breakfast platter which was very close to the food I've had at my Syrian friends. The staff was very lovely and welcoming.

We were staying on Bute a few weeks ago for a family wedding & anywhere we stay, I always try to find “the” local coffee place. These guys are doing third wave style coffee up there with the best of them, they really care about their product and service & it really shows. There’s a great curation of items from Bonnie Bling and my daughter was super happy to find something Sanrio too! In some places you can have a great product and be let down by service, but certainly not here - it was up there with the quality of the rest of the place. We ended up visiting twice over our three day stay which says it all. As some of our family are going to be moving back to Bute soon, we’ll no doubt make it a regular stop anytime we’re up visiting :)

Fab community pub. Pauline was great too and very welcoming. We will be back again soon.

The Waterfront offers a delightful dining experience with delicious, fresh food. Gabriel, the most welcoming and attentive host, sets a warm atmosphere for guests. Chef Pav prepares exceptionally tasty dishes, with a notable focus on gluten-free options. The Waterfront impresses with both hospitality and culinary excellence. We are so lucky to have the Waterfront in Rothesay!!

Sadly it was not what I had hoped for, the meals seemed to be microwave meals and not presented well 😕 It is now closed....

The service in the Galatea is top notch, you go to the bar and literally your served quickly regardless if it's busy, there is no messing about. The inside is traditional but not dated and they do live music as well.

When we went to go get food, it said on google maps it was open and it wasn’t. My mum went to go get food while I stayed in the car and she said that 3 dogs were about to jump on her, there were bin bags everywhere and it looked very dirty and it looked like it was permanently closed so

Disappointed. Friday night on a bank holiday weekend, arrived at 8pm and asked for a table for 2. Restaurant still had more than 50% of customers but we were told kitchen was closed. Clearly couldn't be bothered. I'd never return based on that lack of customer care.

1st Visit to Bute, looking for relaxed,budget friendly place for Sat evening dinner, arrived 6.45pm perfect time for last orders at 7pm... Really efficient, friendly service. Looking at food other diners were having was fun as all cooked fresh to order, piping hot & tasty. Bring your own bottle for £3 corkage charge , a few tables brought their own wine along. Great menu variety 😋, highly recommend as a lovely relaxed dining experience which won't break the bank.

Lovely cafe with a nice atmosphere. Very friendly staff and very reasonably priced. We went there twice and they were very friendly and helpful Definitely worth a visit if you are in Rothesay. 5/5

Booked an evening meal here and we’re a bit surprised at how basic and cafe like the restaurant is. However, the waiter was very friendly and helpful, menu choices covered every taste and the food was really good solid Scottish food. The steak pie was especially good.