The best restaurants in Heldon and Laich Moray Highlands and Islands

There's always a warm welcome and great selection of hot pie's and cakes to enjoy along with a coffee or soft drink on a windy winter's or lovely summers walk on the Esplanade 😊

Worst restaurant in Elgin. Words cannot explain the hatred we felt leaving after a work lunch. From the staff to the food everything was not enjoyable. Should definitely take tips from others on how to run a restaurant. Can only imagine what the hotel itself is like.

Lovely fish & chips cooked fresh to order. Spicy Haggis was also excellent. Good portions, reasonably priced, was fairly busy when we went mid week. Would go back again

We received a very warm welcome. The rooms were all en-suite. They were very clean with tea and coffee making facilities. A perfect stopover for our Moray Coastal walk.

Popped into The Bothy for morning coffee and a scone with a friend. Alas no scones - plenty of sweet cakes which we did not really fancy in the morning. So I asked if we could please have toast but the waitress didn't think so. I asked if she would mind asking in the kitchen which she did and she came back and said no sorry you can't have toast.I should have known because we had heard the gentleman next to us ask if he could have a roll with bacon and Lorne sausage together. The waitress said they did not like to deviate from the menu. On the menu there was a bacon roll and there was a Lorne sausage roll but they could not put that into one roll . Surely you try to please your customers if you want them to come back. I know my friend and I will not be rushing back.

Booked ahead, as we had been turned away the previous week. On arrival, we were left standing for some considerable time whilst a number of staff scurried about. We were eventually acknowledged and rather offhandedly told to take that table there - good start. Long waiting time for drinks order, very limited range of soft drinks. Very strange confrontation when my friend tried to substitute mash for chips with his main meal, this was obviously a big problem, including the chef becoming quite vocal front of house, this, however, was eventually agreed, not sure why it was a problem. 40 minutes for main couses to come - chef's revenge? Our main meal was cleared from the table before I had finished my chips - ah well. Ordered deserts of apple crumble and custard, waitress comes back - don't have custard ! Ok, ice cream then, apple crumble arrives cold and has to be comped. Chaotic? Lack of training? Not interested? Don't think we will be back to find out.

Simply the worst Chinese takeaway we have every experienced Food had been re heated at least once and was simply inedible

Very friendly and welcoming food was very nice and reasonably priced , they are a dog friendly establishment right on the beach with good views

We were a group of 7 with 3 children. The restaurant was clean and cosy. The staff were friendly and welcoming. We all ordered different dishes. The food was tasty with substantial portions. But most importantly it was all home cooked. We travelled from London to visit family and this was a great find for us, beautiful home cooked food at reasonable prices. The Cullen skink was delicious and a local dish. The fish pie was hot, hearty and full of all different fish. Eat here and you won’t regret it

The time we were there for drinks was so good, the staff are lovely so welcoming and there is always someone there if you need anything, I will definitely be back

Ordered online from here during a work course up in Lossiemouth. Overall, fairly average. No issues with the staff, the two guys behind the counter were friendly. However, the food (in areas) let me down. My Van Gogh Pizza fell apart - to elaborate, the Cheese fell off with all the topping going with it. Ended up with Tomato based Bread and piles of topping. However, it was tasty enough and the Chips were faultless. Not the biggest fan of the Garlic & Herb Sauce unfortunately - found it quite sickly. Cost wise, it was about £17 so in the grand scheme of things, about right in comparison to other takeaways in the area.

Takeaway on holiday with family it was great, very tasty, good size portions and freshly made. Delivery was on time, excellent value for money. Will be returning before end of holiday and would recommend a visit.

Amazing meal. Fabulous value for money enjoyed by all . Nhs deal was great value. We are on holiday here so unfortunately can't make this a regular event. Wish we could. Delicious 😋

Great food and service as usual. Can't beat it.

Everything about this experience was really bad. The staff couldn't have given a toss about our business and the girl behind the bar had a laughably bad attitude. The quality of the food was awful and the pizzas were absolutely rank. Far too greasy, almost no pepperoni, not a hint of chilli flakes and they burnt the cheese to the point it should ever have been served. But they did anyway. Ingredients were all horrible and the chips were barely acceptable too. It's 10 quid for a 10in pizza but 50% more for 2 more inches. Majorly bad call for us to choose the bigger ones but that plus 2 kids meals and soft drinks came to £60. A hilarious rip off for the quality of food and awful service. The girl behind the bar actually made me angry, such was her blatant disinterest in serving. This is basically a locals pub that acts like a restaurant to cater to the tourists on the odd sunny day that we were there, where the staff clearly were wishing they'd been out enjoying. We will not be back.