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Another great meal last night. David and Sophie are great hosts and always take time out for a chat even when they’re really busy.

Schon ein paar Meilen vor Wick sind uns die Reklameschilder aufgefallen. Da das Lokal von aussen gemütlich aus und so entschieden wir uns, unser Abendessen dort einzunehmen. Die Wirtin empfängt jeden neuen Gast sehr freundlich, wie wenn er ein Stammgast wäre. Lässt ihn sogar den Tisch auswählen und ist in ihrer freundlichen fröhlichen Art immer in der Gaststube anwesend. Das Ambiente ist französisch. So hat es Keramik-Strassenschilder aus Paris und natürlich Bilder im französischen Stil. Die Speisekarte ist ebenfalls mit französischen Spezialitäten und so macht es einfach Spass. Das Entrecôte mit der Schalottensauce und dem hervorragenden Kartoffelgratin ist nur ein Highlight, welches man hier bekommt. Ein wundervoller Abend im Norden Schottlands konnten wir dort erleben.

Stopped for a piece of cake and a cup of tea. It was a lovely, easy quick stop on our journey and we enjoyed it very much. The almond and cherry cake was delicious.

I appreciated that they have gluten free options with gluten free bread. I took French toast with mascarpone cream and Shetland milk. Everything was good and tasty. One little thing.. I didn't like eating in a cardboard.. however it was a minor issue and I would recommend this place to other people.

It’s a wonderful chip shop, great chips, sunny location and wonderful view. We had scallops . They were sublime, as good as the best restaurant anywhere and yet it’s a chip shop in Shetland. It’s worth travelling a long distance for

Great service. Food was amazing g. Will definitely be back.

Were staying across road and after all the amazing reviews had to go. Did the big seafood platter and paid the high price as trying local Scottish seafood was on our bucket list. I would have said no but hubby was keen. Now it was lovely but I would not rave about it as much as others have. It was extremely expensive but unsure of local prices so it may have been normal. Two of us could not eat it all so was able to take left overs with us. Setting was lovely. Nothing flash but a great view. Staff lovely and wine great. If you can get fresh local seafood somewhere else on your trip for less expense, give it a go.

A wonderful location for dining. We came for dinner. Limited menu and apparently it was too difficult to swap chips for potatoes . Very poor.

Very poor starter and dessert but mains good and service OK. The onion bargee was awlful-flat and greesy and desserts straight put of rhe freezer but mains OK.

Wow the Cullin Skink soup was fantastic to start. We had lobster betwen us for main course, tasty delious food. Only a small place, you can't book. (I kept trying to ring) Top Tip Get of the train and get there asap as it fills up, and they only do lunch. When we arrived they had a note on the door saying full ,but my wife went round the side asked if they could fit us in. Ime so glad as he squeezed us in. (Thankyou so much) people kept coming but we were lucky. Does not disapoint.

Food options ok Bonus choice free fries to 2 specific burgers Ordered cheese burger with fries and a IPA beer from Black Isle brewery The burger was a bit to soaky

Lovely location right on the foreshore. Easy access by bus and car (there is ample parking, with dedicated disabled badge holders space). The coffee is very good and the cake portions are enormous! I ate half and took half home. (They can provide a take away box, but I just used a napkin as the boxes were polystyrene - maybe cardboard would be better? )

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.

Absolutely perfect. The haddock was the best I've ever had and I'm getting on! It was beautifully cooked, lovely light batter, tasty and flaky, served with horseradish peas salad and lemon. The peas tasted like they'd just come out the pod literally. It was absolutely smashing. Friendly service too. If it wasn't 500miles away I'd go every day!

We went to the Shieling twice when we were staying in Poolewe. Firstly just for a snack and drink after a walk however ended up having soup and a sandwich which was very generous in portion size “he doesn’t do small “ the waitress said laughing. I had mushroom soup which was delicious and my partner had the Cullen Skink which she declared the best ever! As it was so good we booked to return with our friends for lunch on the Friday, we all had fish and chips or scampi all of which were really fresh and tasty. The staff are really helpful and friendly and service was great. I would definitely recommend the Shieling if you are in the area but booking ahead especially in high season and weekends are a must.