The best restaurants in Kintyre and the Islands Argyll & Bute Central Scotland

The cafe is comfortable and the food is surprisingly good. The Cullen Skink soup is delicious. The sandwiches are also very good. The staff is attentive.

We sailed to Skipness Bay, anchored and took the dinghy to the beach. The short walk to the cabin took us past the smokehouse where there is a shop. The weather was unseasonably warm so we dined alfresco. The seafood platter for two arrived fairly quickly after ordering and it was fantastic! Langoustines, gravlax, crab, hot smoked salmon, mussels and a side of bread washed down with an Arran beer and a small Sancerre. Can’t recommend this place highly enough, a real gem in the Scottish food crown.

Had a lovely meal at this restaurant within the Anchor hotel. I had Cullen Skink, which was a proper chef made one, followed by tagliatelle and sticky toffee pudding.

Well, what can I say? Had a appointment at Catherine's of partick today with Roma. My time spent there was fantastic, I went in with one dress in mind and came out with something totally different and I love it. Roma was trying to assure me that what I thought would not suit me was absolutely perfect on me ❤️ I left the shop feeling happy and positive in myself. Roma is an asset to your team, keep up the good work Roma. I will post photos of today and the special day after it happens at the end of May 😀 xx

We came to Jura Isle to take a self driving tour of the isle with a visit to Corran Sands. Our family migrated from Jura Isle to the United States leaving from Corran Sands. Beautiful beach for finding little shells, wandering in the water and just sitting and pondering.

Wife and I had lunch at the Glenbarr garden centre cafe. We were able to book a table online. The staff were really friendly and I had one of the best burgers I've ever had anywhere. Really tasty and succulent. Nice range of scottish produce in the shop.

Visited the island 8th- 11th August with intent to visit gardens and cafe Only open Tues and Thurs. Not on the Fri / Sat / or Sun Not very helpful for those on holiday looking for somewhere for refreshments.

Friendly and helpful, even if we took over most of the seating, on on freezing half term. Freshly cooked great sarnies and salads. Thank you! Would recommend to anyone.

The hotel is in a great location on the edge of Loch Fyne and the hotel has a long road (around a quarter mile) leading up to the small castle. The view is great and from the outside, you can see the conservatory (breakfast & lunch is served there) looking out over the water. The outside of the castle walls are black in places and could do with a jet wash to brighten the stonework up like other exposed parts are. Inside, there’s a musty smell but it’s a castle after all, part of the character, right? I’m filled with fear when I’m asked what time I would be wanting breakfast, which usually means hotels can’t cope with large groups appearing randomly and guests need allocated a timeslot…never a good sign. Another bad sign is getting handed those types of keys with a long piece of wood attached (rather than a key card) which in my experience means a tired and outdated hotel. I’m led to my room up two flights of stairs (no elevator), I feel the place needs a little TLC and is tired and dimly lit. The room itself was OK but the loud creaking floorboards did annoy me a little. The bathroom has been refurbished and modern which was a relief. I go to the dimly lit conservatory and the tables, chairs, cutlery and dishes scream 1970’s but the view is lovely. Here's where it all falls apart. I order the chicken burger which strangely has cheese and bacon added (usually left for beef burgers)…never heard of it but let’s see. It arrives promptly (quicker than expected) and as I take my first few bits, I feel a jelly substance in my mouth at times and quickly stop to cut the chicken on plate to discover the chicken is not cooked! I stay overnight around 100 times per year, and I have never returned food but on this occasion, I alerted the waiter, showed him the uncooked areas and to his credit, offered to replace the burger. When he returned, he said the chef had stated that this was not the breast but the thigh as if this was some sort of explanation. It doesn’t matter if it’s the head of the chicken, it wasn’t cooked plain and simple. I felt like throwing up after taking a couple of bits as my appetite was now gone. Fortunately, I was OK, but this must be a huge red flag for the hotel…this could have been very serious.

A quick stop at the wee Isle Cafe 5 minutes before closing time. My partner had an amazing Vanilla ice cream that is made locally on the Isle and I had a plain scone and Latte. All were amazing and the location and views are superb. What a little gem for this fantastic small island.

All 3 of us had the Bacon and Brie Sandwich either Brown , White or GF Bread . Eaten before - was definitely the best … ever Cullen Skink soup was perfect and the simple Cafe Lattes were excellent Wow what a great find

Lovely food and good service. My husband had the sea bass and I had a fabulous meal of duck. We both indulged in the lime and lemon cheesecake. Everything was great quality.

We found this to be a very interesting book shop with lots of crafts and other interesting items to browse and look at. Clothes and good coffee and cakes upstairs. All good quality stuff - no ‘tat’ but interesting as well. Worth a visit.

Lovely staff. Great coffee, and the perfect cheese and onion toastie - nice strong cheddar the perfect cheese to onion ratio.

First visit to this delightful cafe - the service was cheerful & thoughtful with delicious home bakes all served on lovely china - we will be back - a real treat & fun