The best restaurants in Kirkwall East Orkney Islands Highlands and Islands

What a place I was in Whiskey Heaven, my girlfriend was in Gin heaven I sampled some, in my price range drams, from the magnificent Highland Park distillery, I was not disappointed The bar was tastefully decorated with various bottles of whiskey in cabinets adorning the walls and a large display in the rear bar Barman seemed to know his stuff and was very helpful Didn't see much Gin on display, although I did have my Whiskey goggles on, but my girlfriend was very happy with the various tastes available

We had dinner there twice during our stay in Kirkwall. The food was superb both times. The venue and the service were excellent. Highly recommended.

Just back from staying 3 nights in the wonderful very dog friendly Lynnfield Hotel in Kirkwall. We have stayed in several other hotels in Kirkwall but none of them came up to the standard of the Lynnfield Hotel. Malcolm and his staff couldn’t have made us feel more welcome than they did. Our room, the Melsetter Suite was just wonderful. A fantastic mira shower and a space age jacuzzi bath etc etc! The food was simply delicious. We had intended eating elsewhere on one of the nights but after dinner in the Lynnfield Hotel the first night we continued to eat in house for the duration of our stay. For dog owners, look no further. All the staff are very dog friendly. Rusty our Welsh terrier can’t wait to go back! Very highly recommended.

Coffee was nice but there was a member of staff who was exceptionally rude, with extremely poor customer service. She knew we were waiting, we even made eye contact twice as she proceed to then potter around doing nothing whilst we waited, and a queue of others formed behind us. Eventually the poor barista who was already rushed off of his feet took everyone’s orders whilst this member of staff chatted to people in the kitchen and drank water.

The food we had today was of mixed quality and the price structure seems a bit odd - the 'panini' was overpriced and burnt and tasted more like a toasted roll, the toastie was good and the cakes were nice quality. Some of the staff were friendly and helpful whereas some of the others need to work on their customer service skills a little bit. We normally enjoy going here, so I might write this off to being a bad day! I will also read the menu a bit more carefully next time as some items definitely seem to represent much better value for money than others!

Got some salt and chilli chips this time around. their food never disappoints, very tasty! Chinese food and usual fish and chip food.

After a bit of a walk for a disabled person this place is permanently closed. We ended up at the St Magnus Cafe opposite St Magnus Cathedral. This seems to be one of the few places offering breakfast in Kirkwall if your self catering.

Very unsuspecting place when you walk inside but greeted by some very friendly staff. Traditional Italian vibe inside with a nice sized menu and each dish (either pizza or pasta) that was ordered was really lovely. Left feeling satisfied with full bellies. Thanks again 😊

Only had chips suppers at lunchtime, but everything was fine. Haggis a bit overdone and dry, so a star off for food. A basic Take-away, so no atmosphere expected. Edir: been back a couple of times since, and all has been good. 👍

Very disappointing and an experience I will not be repeating. My friend was rudely told the soup wasn't ready, so she settled for a ham sandwich, the ham was razor thin and hardly covered the bread. I asked for a toasted panni and was told it takes 15 mins to heat up the machine, so I settled for a coffee and a doughnut. The cafe was not busy yet the order took over 15 mins to reach the table. The doughnut was quite stale and I left most of it!

This restaurant is a hidden gem. It's not at the harbour front, but near the cathedral. We ate the best steak in kirkwall, perfectly cooked (rare as we ordered), good whisky and peppercorn sauce. The chips are great as well. As a starter try the smoked fish plate.

5/5 for friendly service, great tasting coffee and the bacon roll was yummy - nice soft roll and the bacon was well cooked and thick!!!

Mientras esperaba la llegada de mi amiga busqué donde comer. Sorprendentemente como era viernes pensé que muchos lugares estarían abiertos pero para mi sorpresa no lo estaban. Miré las reseñas de Daily Scoop y no estaba seguro, pero decidimos probarlo. Cuando entramos el personal fue rápido para tomar nuestra orden! Aunque me gustaría que hubiera un cartel para decir que te quedes aquí si quieres helado. Tenemos café, té y helado ya que no mucho puede salir mal con eso. El té era lo que esperaba, y mi amiga dijo que su café era bueno. Pero lo que más me sorprendió fue el helado. Relación calidad-precio desafiante! Si vas a conseguir una cosa consigue el helado. Tenemos una cucharada y para el tamaño que era pensé que sería £ 5 pero no £ 3 era un robo! Mi única queja al respecto sería que el helado estaba en el lado más suave, así que se derritió rápidamente! ¿Quizás un problema con el congelador?