The best restaurants serving Italian food in Highlands and Islands

A delightful restaurant! Lovely atmosphere, food delicious. Staff are helpful and make suggestions. Nothing is too much trouble. Had 2 pasta dishes and desserts. A wonderful gem in Inverness. It gets busy...we were lucky to be seated right away at 7pm, as it was full 5 minutes later!

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 😊

Pizzas from the art, delicious.

I’m not one to complain especially at a restaurant, as someone who also works in hospitality. However, this meal was extremely poor. The service was fantastic especially when short staffed managing big tables and birthday parties, this complaint isn’t for the servers but the chefs. I myself had the BBQ chicken (which is breaded btw not stated on the menu) it was OK but very mediocre and bland, the bacon was overcooked and chewy. The chips with the chicken weren’t cooked properly they were cold in the middle and also went cold very fast. My friend had the Mac n Cheese which was tasteless like dishwater with cream to be honest. Very flavourless and disappointing, wouldn't recommend. For a total bill of £72 for 2 people would expect better tbh. Needless to say, the starter pretzels were very nice highly recommend and the hot cookie dough dessert and Malteser shake was also very nice. Again service was fantastic we didn’t mind the wait inbetween finishing starters and mains as again they were busy and short staffed.

Google said it was open and sign on the wall says open 7 days a week. Definitely not open on Wednesdays or Thursdays at the moment and no phone line to call and check. Such a shameas we'd driven into Aviemore especially 🙁

Really nice place to eat,great very reasonably priced lunch menus as well as good selection on ala-carte menu

Speedy service and the best fish and chips ever!

Well located, great service and usual food for those who don't want to risk the menu

We went to this restaurant because it had a very good atmosphere. Pascual, the owner, is very friendly and all the waiters were very friendly and served us very well and very quickly. The pizzas were delicious. A highly recommended place to go for lunch or dinner.

Un sitio espectacular , junto al río Ness con vistas muy buenas, fantastico ambiente hasta bien tarde para ser Reino Unido y calidad inigualble de la comida , especial mencion a la tabla de masrico con su pure de mejillon ahumado y al Tomahok de vaca escocesa que tambien pedimos

If zero was an option I’d take it. Serving staff were great but some looked like they were going through the motions. Asked for a panini and got an over fired French baguette. Very disappointed at the quality of the food and presentation. From now on Howdens is for me.

Was visiting Lossiemouth for a few days and popped into Smugglers 3 times for drinks. Great selection of drinks. Lovely bar, very relaxed atmosphere. Lovely staff especially Aaron who liked to have a chat! If I’m ever back in Lossiemouth I’ll be popping back in.

Was advised to book a table if we would like a table with a view overlooking Loch Broom. We arrived at 6.30pm. We ordered : Traditional Fish n Chips, very fresh, a large portion Monkfish tail with veg rissotto, a smaller portion, and a tad overcooked. Grilled chicken breast, with veg and mashed potatoes. Followed by cheesecake, which was a little dissapointing. We had a prefect panorama of Loch broom from our table. The service was very attentive and prompt. The total bill was around £80 for the four of us. If you are looking for a comfortable dining experience with a great view over the loch then do book a table.

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.

A lovely little pizza place serving thin crusted pizzas. It's mainly takeaway, but there are a few seats outside the back of the restaurant (facing the parking). Although the official timing is till 7:30 pm, the last order is at 7 pm - so make sure to come earlier. Had the Deamhan (Demon) pizza and the Vegeterian. Both were absolutely amazing. A definite place to eat while in Portree