The best restaurants serving Other cuisines food in Shetland Islands Highlands and Islands

I'm always on the look out for something different and this quaint tea shop in the wilds of Shetland fits the bill. I had the Victoria sponge, which was excellent. The café has a warm comforting ambience and the staff and service are excellent.

Cute cafe in school building in Bressay. Serves home made cakes, soups and sandwiches. Friendly staff. Crafts available.

A very popular and busy cafe that can be difficult to get a table in, especially in the cruise season. I often end up walking past as the place looks packed when peering through the window. The service is table service, but you need to order at the counter just inside the entrance on the left. This area can be quite loud so you may have difficulty hearing yourself order. My table was clean and ready to use. There is little room between the tables so you might find yourself dusting off your neighbour's table with your trousers/skirt. You can't help but get into friendly conversation with the cutomers on nearby tables so you might make new friends! The Cullen skink soup needed more fish, potato and cream, but less leek. Not as good when I was in there a number of weeks ago, although I understand that they have had some turnover of kitchen staff in the relatively short time that they have been open. The blackcurrant sponge cake/flan was superb. The others that I didn't try looked very good too. The portion was quite generous. The flat white coffee was disappointing. It was very strong suggesting a double shot of a dark roast, perhaps it was Peerie Spiggie coffee? In blind testing in the UK customers almost always expressed a preference for a lighter roast, but many cafes use a dark roast. The cup seemed smaller than eight ounces, the accepted size for serving flat whites, but I may be wrong about their cup size. The drink seemed watery. The proportion of milk to coffee was wrong. It may also have been that the milk used was not full fat milk, which is a shame as the local Shetland Dairy's full fat milk is particularly good for coffee drinks that have stretched milk, as it seems to have a high cream content. I would recommend weighing the water that has passed through the portafilter: 18g of ground coffee in to 36g of coffee out then top up with stretched milk. The younger staff are busy and very good at clearing and cleaning the tables quickly, freeing up space for the next customer, as well as being polite, professional and cheerful. I noticed some of the customers lingering longer than was polite in the circumstances, i.e. other customers waiting for seats. Pete's Cafe is one of the best cafes in Lerwick, but also try the Olive Tree in the Bolts Shopping Centre. The soup will be better, as will the coffee, and you will have more space between the tables. The cakes won't be as good though.

me and my partner had a take away breakfast and they were both really good! I loved my veggie breakfast it was perfect. I would definetly recommend

Excellent setting, good amount of seats. The menu is ok, though it doesn’t change much throughout the year but it has the best coffee in town and the tabnabs are yummy. My only grumble is I want to see the tables being cleaned after use with an actual cleaning product not a sad looking cloth. Haven’t we learned anything from covid in the spread of germs, plus it’s a restaurant this should be a given.

We had a very pleasant time here. The food was nice and the service was prompt and smiley! 😊

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.

Had some disappointing coffee experiences, so my expectations were low. A pleasant surprise - this is the best flat white in Shetlands.

We had an excellent lunch yesterday at a more than reasonable price. Two of us had the meal deal and the other a wrap but it was a difficult choice as everything looked so good and fresh. The meal deal included a delicious bowl of soup, bread roll, piece of fruit and a hot drink. A little off the main town as it is on the lower floor of the Toll Clock Shopping Centre but well worth the effort. We were served by lovely staff and a good chat with one the owners. Would highly recommend.

This was an excellent stop for breakfast (wish we had gone for lunch too). Had bacon and sausage whilst wife had bacon and egg - cooked from fresh and were very tasty Had a decent choice of jacket potato and fillings available too It’s not luxurious - down to earth with great food

When you first realise that the building is actually a shop you are delighted to have found somewhere to buy food or in fact almost anything else you can think of. The bakery section is particularly welcome for hungry explorers. It’s a shame they don’t still have the DIY cafe.

OK technically. We went in around 3.20, to be told that as it closes at 4.00 only takeaway cups were available. A black mark from me. My coffee and my wife’s tea were tasty. At my age (high 70’s) going into a cafe for a drink is usually because a sit down is desired. Equally a proper cup and saucer. It was not said, but probably we should have sat outside. After 10 minutes all the other chairs were being turned upside down on the tables.

Excellent cafe based downstairs at Bonhoga Gallery and shop. Cakes, made by young woman who runs cafe, are amazingly good and reasonably priced. Nice views of stream and countryside. Can be busy at lunch time but otherwise OK. Simple lunch menu...soup, quiche. Friendly service.

Had a fabulous stay at this amazing hotel!! Staff were very helpful, friendly, welcoming and accommodating and went over and above with service! Had breakfast each morning and dinner on a few occasions and both were beyond exceptional (love that the menu changes each day… a bonus in itself) Rooms were well equipped and spotless Would highly recommend a stay here and I will most certainly be back!!.. thank you to all the staff that made our stay so amazing!! 😊

If you are visiting Unts, you should definitely visit for a drink. Keep an eye on their Facebook page as they seem to offer food on a few days a week. We were incredibly lucky and managed to book a table for 12 just a day in advance (we really didn't want to stay for dinner at our hotel nearby). The lady who runs the pub was very friendly and replied very quickly. We were in Unst 2 nights and had drinks here both days. It also happens to be the UK's northernmost pub :)