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    Black Isle Bar

    4.6 (71 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Bars
    Closed 11:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    New friends from Indiana USA and Montreal, Canada
    Paul L.

    A great selection of beer and pizza! If you time it right, you are able to snag a table when someone is leaving, then invite others to join you. So us Americans met some Canadians and made new friends as we are on our respective trips touring beautiful Scotland. Service was excellent for a very busy pub with great ambiance!

    Anchovies and olive pizza
    Pat B.

    Black Isle was recommended to us by a local we met on a tour. There are several large community tables inside. Menus are on the tables. Once you decide on your selection you order and pay at the bar where you pick up your drinks and wait for your pizza to be delivered. They offer a nice selection of beers and interesting pizzas. We got the anchovies and olive pizza. We like a crisp crust and asked for the crust to be on the charred side but were advised they come one way. The pizza was good and has a lot of cornmeal on the crust which helps with the crispiness. I would have preferred Kalamata olives to the canned black olives but it was still enjoyable. My husband liked his beer and my wine was fine.

    Stout, Imperial ale and bourbon ale. We like them dark.
    A L.

    Black Isle Bar left me speechless. Good food, good drinks and awesome staff. What more could you ask for! We will be back again. Keep up the great work.

    Mediterranean salad
    S D.

    Good food. Great atmosphere. Order downstairs and they'll bring it up. We sat inside the wood huts which was a lot warmer than sitting straight outside. Pizza was thin and delicious. Next time I would try different toppings. Salad was great and had like a pepper in oil dressing. Friendly bartenders. 9/10 would recommend.

    Meg D.

    We got back in town late from a day tour and were on the hunt for dinner. Most of the pubs' kitchens were closed when we found Black Isle. It was packed so we opted to order their black pudding and goat cheese pizza with a salad for takeaway. The pizza was delicious! Savory black pudding and tangy goat cheese atop crispy wood fire crust drizzled with wild scottish honey. For those that aren't afraid of black pudding, this one isn't to be missed

    The Venison pizza

    Ordered a Spider Money IPA and the venison Salami Pizza. It's an awesome place for beer and pizza. I would highly recommend this especially if you're hungry and thirsty. Service was awesome!!!!! Ambience was as it should be.

    Kids drink :)
    RM P.

    Pizza was awesome!! Ordered a simple pepperoni pizza, a mushroom and - we came at the perfect time - because right when we were sat, and got our drinks and pizza there was some kind of a rush. People there were stellar - service was on top. Definitely recommend! Ambiance was casual and simple. Urban fun!

    Kilt, on cask!
    Todd O.

    Great service, beer & pizza. Estimated 30 min wait for pizza, it was out in 16!! We ordered a plain cheese for our 7year old, they mistakenly brought out a pesto margarita and immediately let me know the chef is remaking the plain cheese, as they made a mistake. Awesome service! Kids cheese pizza was out minutes later and all was well!! -they let us have the pesto marg, it was delish too!

    Very good pizza
    Winglo A.

    Very good pizza, but great beer. Bought an eight pack (hand carried) and t-shirt to bring back to the states.

    Pepperoni, Chili and Honey pizza

    Really good pizza - welcoming atmosphere - great staff - on Church Street - for locals and visitors alike

    Big tables !!

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    The winter salad is fabulous. Love the pizza and the beer selection does not disappoint great place for lunch with a large group.

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    Pizza was delicious, service was fast and friendly! Tables are self seating. Beer is great.

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    Loud and clearly a joyful atmosphere. Well stocked beers on tap. Pizzas are delicious.

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    Best pizza I've ever had. We had the Goat Cheese pizza. Highly recommend. Service was great too.

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    Great location, fun yet family friendly setting. The pizza was also good! Great travel stop.

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    Yummy pizza and great local beer close to city center. Would recommend for a nice meal.

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    We've tried the pepperoni, the venison salami, the mushroom, and a special they had with olives and the olive one was the only one that blew me away.

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    I'm struggling to even justify one star…read more Table of 6, arrived, shown to table, drinks order taken, food order taken, 30 minutes later drinks arrive.... 30 minutes after drinks the starters arrive - very average - after starters long 40 minute wait for main courses - average burgers with 7 chips which were soggy - youngest sons burger wrong - waiter says he will get a fresh burger - 5 attempts & 45 minutes later a burger arrives over cooked and not very good Waiter friendly, manager couldn't even manage a smile let alone a restaurant. Will not be back. Beyond poor

    This bar is attached onto The Premier Inn hotel on the banks of the canal just outside Inverness…read morecity centre. The bar and restaurant are open to residents and non residents alike and in fact the majority of the clientelle are guarenteed to be locals! The whole place has just been done up and re-opened as the front section is a listed building and boy is it looking good! Food is typical Beefeater style so lots of burgers, steaks, nachos etc. You won't leave here hungry however it isn't fine dining if that's what you're after. They offer daytime and evening value meals but this is only within certain hours and outwith these times the prices hike up! If you just want some pub grub to enjoy along with your pint then this is the place. The sharing combos are great snacks for a few of you to share and at £8.99 it isn't bad value as the plate comes fully loaded with everything from potato skins, chicken kebabs, garlic bread, breaded muchrooms and coleslaw - finger licking good!!! However this being said, it is Inverness we are talking about here. So, for them to be serving pints and spirits + mixers for £3.60 it is pretty steep! They shut the bar before midnight so you could always head into town from here. Nice outside area with tables and chairs to soak up the Scottish sunshine though and all in all a nice little place.

    Mash Tun

    Mash Tun

    4.4(22 reviews)
    37.2 mi
    ££

    We stopped here for lunch while we were whiskey tasting in the area. Service was excellent,…read morebeautiful park just outside. We tried the gnocchi, mussels, steak and chicken parm pasta. Everyone enjoyed their meal except me. The chicken was good but the pasta was bland. The mac and cheese was kind of bland as well which is surprising. Its a very nice bar restaurant. Big selection of whiskeys and they have a really cool cigar and whiskey room.

    Like many of the eateries we're trying on this trip, we came across Mash Tun online. I was excited…read moreto try the venison pie. According to my husband it was less gamey than what he's used to, likely due to the domestic farming of the deer and every other time he's had venison it's been wild. So if you're not into gamey meats, but curious to try venison, this could be a great option for you. We ordered a few cocktails and a glass of wine during dinner, but we've noticed a trend. It takes a long time to get drinks out here in the country and I'm not sure why. There were 3 waitstaff for the 7 tables and while the food came out like clockwork, drinks were slow to come by. We got our first set of drinks before dinner and were able to sip them during our meal. I was really excited about dessert and we ordered the cranacan and the sticky toffee pudding. My husband ordered an old fashioned and I ordered a glass of wine, but they weren't delivered until well after dessert was concluded. We even considered canceling the final drink order until our server informed us that the drinks were being made just then, and yet we still had to wait another 10 minutes before we got the drinks. In total we waited about 30 minutes for the 2nd round of drinks and by then we just wanted to leave. The restaurant itself is quaint and cozy with a nice loca feel. And once again, be sure to set a reservation in advance.

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