The best restaurants in Thurso Highland Highlands and Islands

Great cafe. I had a bacon bun and a pot of tea ( big pot , three mugs ). Nice girls , even charged my phone as I was in a bit of a pickle.

Great locally sourced fish, our menu (fish) options were haddock and monkfish scampi. We both had the haddock & chips and it was lovely. The diner overlooks the ferry terminal so interesting to watch all the comings & goings. An excellent, good value meal. Highly recommend.

Good food at a good price. Order online ahead of time (earlier in the day) and drop by to pick up. Or drop by and order and pick up. It was a pleasant surprise while in town. Places to park by pier, just pull up or walk up and order. Picture shows room to park if needed. Old cafe next door with outside sitting, didn’t look open, so could sit at tables possibly.

Superb place to eat before getting on the ferry and very good value for money. Top quality tapas with a great seafood selection. It was so good we stopped for lunch here on the way back from Orkney as well.

Very good food. Service at the highest level. I recommend it.

A must visit! Returned several times.. our absolute fave restaurant in Thurso. Great service, great food..

Wonderful, friendly pub, stopped in before my ferry. Staff are lovely and the whole place has a super friendly vibe. Didn't try any, but food looks n smells cracking.

With just one night in Thurso we chose Bydand for our evening meal. It was amazing. The set menu had lots of choices. The amuse bouche was replaced swiftly as there was an ingredient we couldn't eat. The food was delicious and imaginative as well as substantial. Only sorry we couldn't manage a dessert!

Its unassuming exterior belies an incredible experience within - excellent service and incredibly taste full food. The marinated beef starter was just mouth watering as was the halibut. Very much value for money - and on my return list

I was there with three of my friends on a bike trip, our hotel cancelled breakfast as the chef was ill so we wandered aimlessly around Thurso looking for somewhere to have breakfast until we found this oasis of food. Breakfasts consumed and a big thanks to the staff for putting up with our nonsense, if we are back in the area we will be back and we will certainly recommend this little gem for food. (Hopefully you will remember us, the 4 bikers, two from England and two from Scotland.

Stopped for the night while doing the NC500 with my husband and 8 + 9 year old kids, one of the only places in Thurso that you can have a sit down meal! Absolutely delicious meal, got the chicken Ceylon roll as a starter and it came out piping hot and so fresh!! The flavours were absolutely amazing! My husband had the medium spice chicken Ceylon curry and said it was amazing, the flavours and spices were absolutely spot on! I had the mild beef Ceylon curry and it was equally as good! All cooked fresh to order and you can tell as it was piping hot and so fresh to taste! There is a children’s menu for the fussier eaters, my daughter had spaghetti and my son had a burger and there was no complaints from them! Our first time trying Sri Lanka food and won’t be our last thanks to this restaurant! Staff are delightful as well☺️

Posto incredibile in mezzo al niente. Sì respira aria di autenticità. Cibo squisito prezzi onesti e nota di merito alla gentilezza e alla cordialità del padrone di casa. Ci ha consigliato anche un ottimo whisky per concludere la nostra bellissima serata

Been a few times when on holiday and daughter (3) enjoys it but felt this visit was a bit let down by the scruffy uncleared tables and it felt a bit grubby as there were toys and food everywhere and play area was chaos. A few broken toys and play kitchen lacking items - that area could be improved. Daughter didn’t linger there. It was quite busy but the owner was not around this time and the girls were not massively welcoming or very good at clearing up and people arrived to dirty tables. I tidied up the toy area as the kids could not get through the entrance. If tables are dirty you worry more about general soft play hygiene and it gives a grubby feel. I think there was a bouncy castle upstairs but nobody told us so we were not sure if that was a private party. Didn’t eat as food seemed a bit generic. Could hardly stand at the counter for bikes and toys so just ordered coffee and tea which was fine. (Bigger mugs would be nice though and easier to clear up). Might have had a cake if we could have seen any and if it was homemade. Dont think a baby-cino was available - or a smoothie - could do with some healthier options but was hard to see properly as counter was obstructed by toys. No menu on table. But daughter enjoyed the soft play and it is nice to have somewhere to take her when in town. Would like to try the craft activities in future. She would have enjoyed that.

Really nice meal, cocktail wasn't that great so I'd maybe plump for a beer/wine if I go back. Service was a tad slow but they were really busy and tried there hardest, an extra member of staff probably was needed for the weekend rush.