Eating Further Afield

Eating Further Afield

Kishorn Seafood Bar, Kishorn
(45 mins drive)
Freshly landed seafood on the road towards Shieldaig and Torridon.
www.kishornseafoodbar.co.uk
01520 733 240
Opening hours can vary, worth calling ahead to check.

Carron Restaurant, Strathcarron
(25 mins drive)
Family team who have been serving good local cuisine for many years
www.carronrestaurant.com
01520 722 488
Daily 10am-8pm, Sundays 10am-4pm

Lower Deck, Portree, Skye
(1 hr drive)
Good local fish café in Portree, a nice lunch stop when heading to northern Skye
www.lowerdeckseafoodrestaurant.co.uk
01478 613 611

Applecross Walled Garden, Applecross
(1hr 15 mins drive)
Lovely family-run café/restaurant based on the restoration of the Victorian walled garden of Applecross House, serving fresh local organic produce – especially worth a visit in spring/summer
www.applecrossgarden.co.uk
01520 744 440

Tigh an Eilean, Shieldaig
(1hr drive)
The more formal sister restaurant to the Shieldaig Bar and Coastal Kitchen, and part of the Tigh an Eilean hotel
www.tighaneilean.co.uk
01520 755 251

Hotel Eilean Iarmain, Isleornosay, Skye
(1hr drive)
Restaurant Dining and Hearty Bar Meals provide something for every taste and budget at Hotel Eilean Iarmain. Especially recommended for lunch outside on a pleasant day.
www.eileaniarmain.co.uk
01471 833 332

Sligachan Hotel / Seumas Bar, Sligachan
(45 mins drive)
Lying at the foot of the legendary Black Cuillin ridge, this famous mountaineers’ inn is less about the food and all about the location and the range of single malt whiskies on offer, numbering 400+ at the last count.
www.sligachan.co.uk
01478 650 204

Applecross Inn, Shore Street, Applecross
(1hr 15 mins drive)
Over the steep hairpin bends of the Bealach na Ba on the wild, windswept Applecross peninsula, lies one of this country’s most remote but popular pubs, serving great local fare, especially the fish dishes (their monkish and chips is a personal favourite). Always a good atmosphere at the cosy bar and plenty of tables outside for al fresco pub lunches and dinners with views of Raasay and Skye. Very busy in summer.
www.applecrossinn.co.uk
01520 744 262

Glenelg Inn, Glenelg
(45 mins drive)
Over the Ratagan pass from the end of Loch Duich you descend into the secluded, magical Glenelg peninsula. The Inn is a wonderful highland pub, with at atmospheric interior and a spacious garden looking directly across to southern Skye. Great food and beer selection.
www.glenelg-inn.com
01599 522 273

Shieldaig Bar and Coastal Kitchen
(1hr drive)
Friendly village pub downstairs and a restaurant upstairs, with fresh seafood and a large pizza oven being the main draws, set in the very picturesque village of Shieldaig with its magical wooded island in the middle of the bay. Tigh an Eilean restaurant next door run by the same people.
www.shieldaigbarcoastalkitchen.co.uk
01520 755 251

Kintail Lodge Hotel, Kintail
(20 mins drive)
At the far end of Loch Duich, at the foot of the Five Sisters ridge, this is a good choice after a walk in Kintail or if heading in the direction of Glen Shiel
www.kintaillodgehotel.co.uk
01599 511 275

Lochcarron Hotel, Lochcarron
(30 mins drive)
The main pub in Lochcarron village which you pass through on your way to Applecross, Torridon and beyond (rather than a destination in itself). The food is usually decent (good venison stew if available).
www.lochcarronhotel.com
01520 722 226