The best restaurants in Argyll & Bute Central Scotland

Had a takeaway while on holiday on Islay. To explain why it dropped a star, the Pakora batter and Naan bread were disappointing. That is where the disappointment stopped. The cry itself was amazing. King Prawn Balti with their own special pilau rice. The Balti itself was beautifully and tastefully prepared, with prawns of the quality that one can expect on Islay. It was crafted very carefully with the right balance of fresh veg and spices. Their special rice too was outstanding. Well worth a try for a takeaway.

The absolute best ice cream! Of course, everyone is a fan of ice cream, but this surpasses all! Absolutely a must try if you ever visit the Isle of Bute - extremely reasonable pricing and the *best* quality & taste. I personally recommend trying their standard vanilla flavour + the raspberry (?) sauce on top as this is genuinely my favourite ice cream in the world, but of course all their flavours are great regardless. I believe they make the ice cream themselves via a milk-based recipe, its very light and refreshing, perfect for any occasion. The staff are friendly, the chippy-chips they serve are decent, though I can’t comment too much on anything else they serve since I haven’t tried much else myself! Their cafe is normally busy when we visit so I’d say that’s a good sign, their ice cream’s standard has been very consistent as well during our countless visits. I’d never hop on the ferry to leave Bute without having a Zavaroni’s ice cream!

My meal had been forgotten and so I had to wait for another 20 minutes whilst my party ate theirs. The fish pie was full of bones and when we went to pay I was offered no recompense. We tried to add a tip for the staff but the bar man used some colourful language to the staff around him as he couldn't work the till. Very poor all round

The restaurant is currently closed and doesn’t look like it will be opening anytime soon

Excellent meal well presented very friendly staff and good atmosphere we had the Sunday roast veggie option cooked to perfection would not hesitate to recommend

The most overpriced poor quality food served in a recycled polystyrene box and coffee in take away cups. 2 black pudding and fried egg rolls , 2 scrambled egg on toast were shocking . The fried eggs had broken yokes and charred edges , the scrambled egg was without any flavour , and given it arrived in a ploy box the toast was soggy. This “ meal” cost just under £45. Add to that the tables- outside were not being kept clean , and no place to deposit the left over / packaging. Honestly totally embarrassed as a Scot to experience this ..goodness knows what travellers from afar must think. Quality of food, service and the preparation needs a complete overhaul.

The hotel has great views and friendly staff, but hotel feels very tired. The evening meals were expensive for the poor quality, breakfast was cereal's, porridge,toast and fruit juice. The tea and toast very slow in coming. The bedroom was shabby and not that clean. There was loud banging from the staff area below from 6 in the morning till 11 at night which we complained about several times with no success. Left after 3 days of a 4 day booking. Not good value even at the discount rate.

Truly terrible, my wife asked for a 'ploughman's jacket potato ' got a jacket potato with at least two tablespoons of Branston pickle and no cheese, service was slow and chaotic I had a chicken and bacon baguette, and if there was any bacon in there, I missed it. Meanwhile the kitchen was filled with loud conversation/argument at all times. Also, as a lot of other people have said, check your bill carefully as they seem to have a bit of a blind spot when it comes to adding up. We were smoothly overcharged, and we made them check the bill 3 times before they came up with the right answer. Plenty of other options on the street, avoid this one.

Arrived for a reservation we had booked, the place was closed and nobody inside. Phone went straight to voicemail. The website and sign on the window says closed Monday Tuesday however locals then told us they have decided to close on Wednesday? Very very disappointing and inconvenient as we traveled quite a distance with my disabled mother.

Absolutely delicious food and such a warm welcome from the delightful staff especially our waiter who had only just started and had come from Peru. Sorry, I can't remember the name of our waiter but he was utterly charming and attentive. We will be back and would recommend The Grey Gull 100%

The dining experience and customer service here is absolutely dire. I ordered a vegan burger and was brought a beef burger - when I politely told the waiter that this is not what I had ordered he was argumentative and clearly annoyed. 90 minutes after ordering, both myself and my friend who had ordered a carbonara had not received our dishes, although others in our group had received their (very subpar) dishes over 30-40 minutes earlier. We went to the bar to request refunds, only to be told that they were being cooked right now, and so we could not get refunds. We were told the food would be a few minutes. A further 15 minutes later, the carbonara came out and was clearly just a microwave meal. My burger was still nowhere to be seen, so I again went to the bar to ask where it was. I was told by the same member of staff that it had just been sent out, so I went back to my table. I then sat for a further 15 minutes, waiting for this elusive vegan burger. At this point I had been waiting 2 hours. I went to the bar again and told the same staff member that I didn't even care about the burger anymore, I just wanted a refund. I was again told that it would be a few minutes, which of course at this point I didn't believe a word of. He then suggested that instead of a refund, he'd make me some drinks rather than the burger? Not free drinks mind, just drinks up to the value of the burger. Absolutely baffling honestly. Finally, a different member of staff came out and processed a refund for me. He gave me a vague apology about being understaffed. I left absolutely starving and with nowhere else to go for food. The single highlight about this disaster of an experience was the singer who appeared about half way into my long wait for a nonexistent burger - he was hilarious and kept me laughing despite my rumbling stomach. Avoid this place if you want to keep your sanity intact.

After a walk in the area, this was an ideal stop off for a cuppa. I didn't have any food, so I can't comment on that, but it's in a great location. I sat outside: relaxed and with great views, but I do agree with another recent review to say it could be so much more. For instance, the seats outside were fairly basic and broken plastic chairs. That said, service was friendly and it definitely ticks the box!

Never disappointed, friendly service, good value for money, would definitely recommend the Korean Chicken, to die for

The Hotel, restaurant and bar have all been re branded. Now the Perle Hotel bar and Eastern Med restaurant.

the staf are very friendly and the meals are very good, the outside area across from the restaurant has lovely views and it is possible to sit there with a drink