Stayed here while doing the North Coast 500 drive with husband. The Hotel overlooking the Kyle of…read moreTongue, Ben Loyal and Castle Varrich. The hotel was built in the 1800s. Our room still has some original wood paneling and antique furnitures. It's like living in the past. We hiked the Varrich Castle ruins. The restaurant food is okay nothing spectacular. There was a complimentary sherry our room. I do recommend this place.

the girl that checked us in is fantastic (Lorraine)and friendly.she is very efficient and even…read morethough she is young she is obviously a person that takes pride in what she does. I wasn't expecting the room to be as comfortable as it is (unsure why) it's large with a big and clean bathroom. great view and comfy bed (afternoon nap). will be back again when fat Jimmy hits the highlands again

Great people working the hotel pub. Not much else nearby, we arrived after the kitchen had closed…read morebut were treated to a delish Scotch Egg (a boiled egg wrapped in sausage, breaded, and deep-fried) with mashed potatoes and gravy to go with a pint of McEwan's.

Nice pub with great food. We enjoyed the special catch of the day: monkfish, one battered and one…read morebreaded. Both excellent. With chips and salad. And wine and local beer.

What a great little restaurant! Warm friendly staff, no frills but they seem honestly happy to see…read moreyou. A couple of Orkney ales on tap - very tasty. Creative and well-presented menu. If the owners read this, I would say that their dishes are delicious and sophisticated in their own right - tasty fresh fish, great potatoes, flavorful meat - and there is no need to add pathetic little olives or package haggis into a pakora! Their food is great and doesn't need these unnecessary "embellishments". Anyway, I have been texting my friends about how awesome food in NW Scotland is, and this little gem is a great example!!

nice place for a drink, even has a pool table, electronic darts calculator and juke box. Good food.read more

You won't find any deer heads on the wall and there won't be someone at the door to valet park your…read morecar, but we found this hotel to have the very best qualities that we look for. It was clean, inexpensive, safe, and with a convenient location. We would gladly stay here again.

This review is for the restaurant portion of the hotel. My boyfriend and i ate here three times in…read morea two day period and every meal was lovely. Wonderful food and the service was fanastic.

What a lovely destination hotel/restaurant this is. First impressions count for a lot and the…read morefirst impressions here are first class. We arrived, on a overcast September day looking forward to hunkering down for the afternoon. Upon arrival we were greeted warmly and after we were shown to our room were served with complimentary tea and cake in the hotel's conservatory. It was just what we were after and the cake was delicious which boded well for our meal at the hotel's Michelin starred restaurant (our primary reason for the visit) later. Non-residents can dine here too but it is much more pleasant to be able to stagger off to bed rather than mess around with taxis etc. Our room was perfectly pleasant and clean but not the reason to visit. That was to come at dinner. We assembled in the conservatory for pre-dinner drinks and the set-menu was explained to us. Dietary requirements had been taken when we arrived so there were no unpleasant surprises waiting for us. Then followed a huge single langoustine as a pre-dinner snack. It was exceptionally good, tasting as if it had been farmed the same day. The dinner was similarly successful with the stand out dish being a beautifully roasted piece of roe deer with candied beetroot among the accompaniments. The following morning we were treated to a beautifully cooked Scottish breakfast before heading out into the hills and repeating the same experience all over again until our stay came to an end.

John o Groats is the furthest north you can go, it has a few touristy shops but the hotel itself is…read morebeing regenerated into a hotel with leisure facilities, you can also take boat trips just around the coast to see the local wildlife including puffins or a slightly longer trip over the water to Orkney

John o Groats is the northern most tip of the Scottish mainland. It is at the same latitude as…read moreJuneau, Alaska. There are several nice local gift stores and the ferry terminal to the outer islands. It is often cold and rainy but it is worth the trip. 5 Stars. By Gregg L. Friedman MD

Found this little gem as we were driving across Orkney. It's easy to find, park, and has an…read moreinviting dining room with a big bay window. There were but three empty tables when we came in for lunch. The decor is part bar, part restaurant with letter stools and banquettes that are clean, and comfortable. It seems to be a spot for people who like to fish, with a few fine specimens mounted on the wall, and an art piece of tied flies (surprising delicate and beautiful; I would bite on these). The grab-a-menu-from-the-bar menu is large, and offers conventional Scottish cuisine of fish, and meat, tatties (potatoes), and salads/vegetables. You order at the bar. They tell you to give them 30 minutes to prepare each meal to order, but ours was out in 15. And it was some of the best food I've had in Orkney. All three kinds of potatoes (!) were tasty. We both had slow-roasted pork with apple sauce and it was tender and delicious, with a light gravy on top. There were also steamed vegetables, and they were as expected. Each plate cost thirteen pounds, which seemed more than reasonable for the quality. Service was minimal but just right. Loved this find. Pro tip: Kitchen closes at 2:00 pm.

A stunning location especially if you are a fisherman :-)…read more Food is excellent and the resturant is well worth a visit. Accomodation is a little tired but the staff are very helpful and friendly.

Everything was wonderful!…read more My relationship with Royal Marine started months before we got there. When we were told our friends would be getting married in a castle, they found this hotel for all of us to stay at. Since I was told the hotel only had twenty rooms, I thought I should get on it. I emailed them and paid my deposit. When I received a copy of the Bride Guide's schedule of our Scottish Adventure, I had to call/email again to extend our booking. Since our group didn't book the whole hotel, there were still other patrons around... I hope we didn't bother them. When we arrived, we were shown our room. There is no elevator... luckily I had my massively heavy backpack. The large staircase was only two short flights. Our room was a nice size. There was a beautiful armoire, a desk, a sitting area... the bath had a towel warmer. So every morning we had breakfast in a very beautiful dining room with large windows streaming in light... FULL SCOTTISH PLEASE! Some mornings, some of my friends just wanted some of the cold items from the buffet: a couple different juices, cereals, fruits, a cheese plate... there might have been other things, but I'm a late sleeper and more interested in the black pudding with runny yolk eggs running into them. They also had toast, oatmeal... the bride's brother ordered all three fish delicacies. He said it was salty. I thought all the food was good. Usually, I am a toast with peanut butter kind of person... they reignited my love of frosted flakes. The staff is lovely. Really accommodating. Rob was amazing... a hero that saved the day since the wedding planner really fell short. Scott from Dunrobin Castle and Rob working in tandem made the day wonderful. Royal Marine also catered the dinner at the castle and it was lovely. All the food was good... The Beef Wellington with a layer of my summer love- haggis. So yummy. It was also my first encounter with Cranachan. Who knew cream and raspberries with oats could be so good? If you're going to be out past 10pm or 11pm, you have to let the staff know so they can give you a key to be let back in. They do have two night managers, but they could be dealing with other things and not hear you knocking. I don't know where you'd go though. Brora seemed to be a sleepy town. We stayed up late a couple of nights in the foyer rooms. One night, one of the night managers asked if I had phoned them... I thought back to when the bride got mad and called them and had words... I said no, wasn't me. They have pool, but my friend's family walked out to the North Sea instead.

this is where we got married (well where we had a short honeymoon). this is a lovely hotel with…read morequite a grand entrance and foyer with big coal fire and mantle piece. we had the honeymoon suite where there was a 4 poster bed and lots of space. it wa s areally comfy room. we are both veggies. the hotel is better for meat eaters but the staff were really good to us and made us a little vegetarian menu. the food was delicious. brora is a smallish village north of inverness. there are absolutely fantastic beaches here too

we are in the river house, it's charming with a beautiful garden, birds flying about their…read morebusiness, salmon jumping about and wild flowers stretching out toward the sun. The bar in the main house is amazing as is the restaurant. All the staff are warm and friendly. we are here for 3 days, wish it was a week