The best restaurants serving British food in Highlands and Islands

Superb evening meal, welcoming fire in August- not warm outside! Very friendly and helpful staff, fantastic menu choir, beautifully presented meals, super tasty, what more could you want?

Description on website is totally different to the experience we had. The manager was not in residence, there was no proper cook/chef so there was no food being served, not to speak I'll of Donnie who was left in charge as he was so helpful and friendly but the breakfast he cooked was inedible. Room not up to much shower had absolutely no pressure was just a trickle. We booked in for 4 days left after 2. If manager knew this was going to be how our stay was going to be he should have cancelled as we expected a bed and breakfast that served food this was just a pub with rooms. I would never recommend this place to anyone

We came ashore off the Jewel of the Seas and the captain onboard had said that we must try fish and chips in Shetlands and there were several good ones. So we selected here. There was a staff member female about 20 and she was rude to customers and a male in his late 50/60s who was maybe the owner and he screamed at people not to stand in the doorway and it was belting with rain. Coming from Australia we were shocked at how greasy it was as well as the demeaned of the staff who seemed overwhelmed - whereas they should have been happy and grateful for such a thriving business opportunity. My advise is sell and chase your dreams elsewhere.

We found this place by chance and it was quiet outside, on a nice sunny day; there were five of us (four adults and one child), and were given a table near the pizza oven part of the external court. The staff were good with us and the food was also well made, and the waiting was not too long. We had a lovely experience and would be very happy to return.

After poor experiences in Oban and Fort William this place restored our faith in a Scottish breakfast and hospitality. Great service, even better breakfast made with quality ingredients.

Wat problemen gehad met reservatie. We hadden gebeld en ze zeiden dat het restaurant volledig volzet was, maar online bleek dat niet het geval. Ook als we toekwamen, hebben we het eerste halfuur helemaal alleen gezeten en toen we weggingen, was het restaurant maar half gevuld. Mindere start, maar het eten was verrukkelijk en van topkwaliteit. Klasse zaak. Het is prijzig en dat mag als je zo’n gastronomisch eten serveert, maar voor dat geld verwacht je wel dat de porties groter zijn. De voorgerechten en sommige hoofdgerechten waren echt klein.

We came here for dinner on a Saturday night. The service was friendly but the food was frankly poor. I ordered a sirloin steak "rare to medium rare" and it came seriously well done. It was accompanied with peas that were clearly poured out of a frozen peas bag and cooked without salt, butter or onions. My companions had fish that was clearly also frozen. Seriously disappointing that so little care was given to this meal.

There were four of us and we all rated The Merkister highly! Indeed it shared top place of our many dining places during a two week stay in Orkney. The welcome was warm, the service excellent, quiet and gentle and venue pretty amazing. We all ate different dishes and were all 'wowed' by what we selected. The Westray Seafood Parcel for starter was simply amazing and the seafood salad exquisite - as was the monkfish curry! Hopefully the Merkister will be at the top of the dining out list when we return to Orkney - twice - in 2025. Top marks all around.

We had a lovely lunch, everything was perfect; the asthonishing view, the nice setting, the sea food platter, the friendly service, even the music was great. Would definitely book here if ever I come back to Skye!

Stayed here for one night before getting the ferry to Mull. Perfect to break up the travel, and a delicious meal for dinner. Helpful staff, comfortable large room, was worth the recommendation to head out to the lighthouse in the morning before the ferry, thank you.

Love this place. Authentic little chip shop. Lommy and the girls are always friendly and provide service with a smile. We get a white pudding supper and battered fish. Portions are generous and fish always fresh and crisp. I tried a battered Mars bar this time and although it wasn't on the menu, Lommy was happy to make one for me and wowsers it was good. Not sickly as I thought it may be. Perfect gooey goodness w a light crisp batter. I went in for a second the next day!!

Great meal last Friday. Menu has plenty of varied choices and when the plates arrived the food was excellently presented. Really nice and friendly staff made it a lovely evening.

The chefs did everything in their power to make our meals and stay a great time. So great, in fact, we had every dinner there after being out during the days sight-seeing!

We had booked 3 nights stay here but were a day late arriving as our ferry was cancelled, owing to fog. A 7 unit site with 2 showers with a toilet in the same room [En-suite]. One of the rooms was, imo, suitable for disabled guests. The facilities were clean with no extra charge for the showers. As the area was "remote" from the main site - hundred yards away and out of sight of the main site - access through the gate, into the shower/toilet block and chemical disposal point was by padlock code or Door Key Code. It worked and probably necessary as adjacent to the main road but slightly annoying. Good water supply and Grey water runoff easily accessed. The most expensive site we used in our holiday through the Outer Hebrides but West Harris Trust is a Community Charity so any profits presumably channelled back into Community Projects

Stopped for a quick lunch . Service very good. Nice soup and sandwiches. Able to buy a beer to go with lunch .Warm surroundings. Definitely recommend.