The best restaurants in Ardrossan and Arran North Ayrshire South West Scotland

Just had a plate of the gnocchi. I was kind of expecting the usual plate of rib sticking mush but instead I was dished up a beautifully created plate of flavours. Very impressive. Each mouthful gave a surprising wee nugget of something different. Perfectly cooked, a myriad of texture and the perfect portion size served on sparklingly clean crockery and served up by an enthusiastic and happy lass with red hair. A crisp pint of cider was an unintentionally perfect pairing. First class stuff. Thank you.

We went for dinner and drinks. Such a welcome atmosphere and warm and cosy. Very friendly helpful staff . The food was really good and to a high standard .

The good is decent enough but I always leave feeling it’s never quite worth the money. Kids meals are 9 quid and don’t even include a drink. It could easily be (and often is for us) the most expensive meal you’ll have on the island, without ever really delivering anything to justify that tag.

Lovely cafe with a bright open outlook and a nice atmosphere. The Arran Brekkie was fantastic and so tasty - the Eggs Benedict had perfectly cooked poached eggs and lovely bacon. The service was warm, friendly and prompt and it didn’t take long before our food arrived. As far as breakfasts come - this is as good as it gets, we absolutely loved it

Friendly staff who were very helpful and accommodating. Lovely food and a great place to spend an afternoon/evening with a pleasing window view of the ocean.

My wife and some friends went to dinner here and had a lovely relaxing time. It’s bring your own wine. It was very quiet in the restaurant on a Friday night (Peak summer season) so had little atmosphere but the place was chill and the staff were nice and friendly. Maybe some louder background music to fill the room a bit more would’ve been nicer. I think it’s quiet because of the restaurant location, but the window views looking onto the water are stunning. Decor is cute because it’s all lighthouse themed. The meal itself was delicious and had lots of options available on the chalk board menu. Our group all had empty plates and the desserts afterwards were to die for. Seriously unreal, the banoffee pie had tonnes of caramel on it and the creme brûlée was perfect!! Will definitely return.

Last time we were on Arran, the café was sadly closed, and so we were very excited to try it this time. Very friendly staff and a lovely selection of cakes and traybakes to choose from. Lovely views from inside the café and from the outside seating. Would recommend if passing and we will return soon.

Had lunch and cakes here, one of the best places for to go for food during the day on the island. It’s well liked and well known by a lot of visitors. People have been going for 20 years+. Got some history about it and the place has never changed. Highly recommend the specialty meringue cake dish. It’s huge but worth it. Really disappointed about the annoying opening hours. We drove to visit one day on a Saturday and it was closed. Turns out it was SHUT FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY EVERY WEEK DURING THE SUMMER PEAK PERIOD!! And we’ve found it it’ll be closed over winter too. We hear it’s to do with staffing issues which is a current issue but it was really disappointing to be closed on such busy peak days. Doesn’t make sense and we drove all that way

Can highly recommend the homemade lamb curry which is very tender and tasty and the homemade Cullen Skink is perfect, served with homemade bread. Very healthy and made with good quality ingredients as was the sticky toffee pudding made with dates so must be one of your five a day! Lovely, friendly staff that make you feel welcome. Easily accessible for day trippers as a bus will drop you right off from Brodick ferry terminal or a welcome stop on the circular Fisherman's Walk.

Nourriture très bonne même si un peu chère pour des sandwichs et des soupes. Personnel très sympathique. Localisation un peu excentree de Brodick.

Hotel looks uninviting from outside but inside the decor and soft furnishings are excellent. The three course meal was delicious and the staff were well trained friendly and polite

This was a great three night stay in the Pub we were made very welcome plus our three dogs certainly plan to return If you want to get away from it all sit by a cozy fire this is the place to go

Dog friendly and disabled accessible not at all. After booking lunch and asking about the accessible assess for a tour I was told not a problem for both but on arrival only assistance dogs and no lift to get upstairs for lunch. A real waste of my time. Lots of staff standing around chatting. Might be nice whiskey but not great service

So nice to see a proper bakery, a great place to pick up a coffee and pastry after an early start. So much choice and a very warm welcome

Best fried rice I’ve had in a very long time ! chicken balls were absolutely perfect and not greasy , chow mein loads better than everywhere . Chips ! Just perfect ! Very authentic food ( well what us Scot’s expect ) 5 *