Portree is famous for nice restaurants that you, likely, will not be able to just walk into and get…read morea table without a reservation. Not so at Isles Inn...a more casual environment with a separate bar/pub area and dining room. Reservations not taken, but there might be a wait to be seated. We went twice, actually on the same night...once for dinner (about a 20-minute wait for a table), and a second time back later for dessert, where we offered to eat our cranachan standing in the bar, but by the time it was ready, they offered us an available table back in the dining room. They're nice people here, and the food is good enough. They've got a vegan dish of the day. (I'm a vegetarian) On this night it was a smoky bean casserole...I opted for the vegetarian burger, which came with tomato relish, Monterey Jack cheese, chips (a.k.a. fries) and a salad. It was basic but filled me up. The vegan patty on the burger was a good "meaty" style patty a-la Beyond or Impossible. (As opposed to a black bean or grain-based vegetable patty.) The cheese kind of disappeared into the burger when cooked. The fries were really good! This place was packed both times we were there...the second time, musicians were setting up in the pub area. (Though we were finished before they started.) They used to have a fried halloumi cheese on the menu which would have been akin to a sort of vegetarian version of fish and chips. Emailed them in advance and they said the chef would have been willing to make it for me if I'd wanted it. (Again I'm a vegetarian but the fish and chips I saw at another table looked really good.) This may have been the only spot in town we could get into without a reservation. It was a good experience.

They have a separate pub area and restaurant area with drinks served at bar between the two. We ate…read moreat the restaurant both of the two nights we were in Portree. We follow a travel rule that says return another night if you had a great dining experience. This was one of those places. The restaurant tables are close together, it's loud and hopping but friendly to tourists and locals. We had the catch of the day special which was sea bass. Try the Cullen Skink chowder, it's great. Wish I had tried some of the local brews instead of Guinness. Service was good.

Set in the middle of Portree, Scorrybreac is absolutely a restaurant to reserve months ahead of…read morewhen you intend to visit Skye. The service was outstanding, our servers were everything that we could have hoped for. They explained everything and answered questions about specific items of each course. This is not a Michelin star restaurant and I asked why it is not. The presentation, the creativity and the ambiance are all certainly Michelin adjacent. The server said that they want to be more relaxed and not work for that 'star'. I would certainly not have known the difference. The 8 courses are listed in the menu. It is a fixed menu and fixed price. The choices are to request a wine pairing and coffee/tea at the end. We chose the red wife from Slovakia that was dry and quite nice. It's not possible to describe each of the courses. My favorites were Hebridean haggis-haggis with a turnip espuma(or foam) and buckwheat. The combination of flavors and textures was amazing. The other two dishes I lived were the halibut in a chicken reduction and small veges. It was so fresh and flaky and moist. The Seabuckthorn curd was incredible. That plant does not grow in N.A. the berry was pureed and explained by yogurt ice cream. There 2 small tufts of white chocolate infused work pine oil. I've never tasted something like that dessert. Make a reservation here if you can. The price is £105 from £95 from a review 3 years ago. It's well worth it.

There is little wonder why this small dining space is so incredibly popular. Local mussels, fresh…read morecaught sole and isle greens for salad are just a few highlights that ensure the presence of the place here. A focus on using ingredients within a small radius and delectable preparations make this a hidden gem in the town of Portree. The team who works here is absolutely incredible. When talking about working hard, this is the definition of it. Hopefully some of the staffing challenges they currently face get addressed to provide more consistent service for guests and a less hectic experience for the crew. So, book early, get the trout porridge, the delectable focaccia, some Pommes Anna and fill in the rest with freshest seafood. Happiness will undoubtedly persist from there.

It's fully booked Friday night! We saw many people trying to ask for a table but being turned…read moreaway. Please book ahead and stop asking the waitress if they have a table while holding the door open - it was a cold and blustery summer evening and she didn't have time for those who can't read the sign which already said "Sorry the restaurant is full tonight!" There is just one waitress and I only saw 2 people working in the kitchen. It would take a while before she could come over to take the order and a while longer for the food to come. We both ordered the squat lobster as starters. It was similar to the crawfish tails but the meat was more tender and sweet. I ordered entree sized scallops that comes with a salad with crispy lardons and purée - they are only available as an appetizer on the menu but the waitress allowed me doubling the size as an entree. The scallops were so sweet and cooked to perfect perfection. It came with butternut squash puree (wished there was more) and crispy lardon, cubed butternut squash and capers salad - wished there were more betterment cubes and less capers as the later made it too salty). Wished I could gave them 4.5 starts! This is the quintessential Skye experience we aimed for! A small local restaurant with locally sourced seafood!

For the second time in three days, a restaurant i had a reservation at was closed. We drove for…read moreover an hour to get here and they were closed. They should have contacted us to let us know since they had our contact info. Terrible service, I have no interest in ever coming back

Each night of my time in Skye, I spent here at Haakon. They had the best priced pints of anywhere…read moreI've been in Scotland and the best of staff. The Haggis balls and summer salad are among the best meals I've had here. Each of the bartenders, and the Chef, Adam, were incredibly friendly and great to talk with. Should life lead me back to Skye and Kyleakin, this will be my first stop.

This was one of the two restaurants that was open on a Saturday evening. Place was fairly large and…read morehad a pretty decent crowed when I walked in. Mostly families with kids and a few guys drinking and playing pool. I ordered at the bar and they told me to pick a table and they'd bring my stuff. I just ordered a glass of wine the Cullen Skink(smoked haddock soup)and chili beef with boiled rice. Cullen skink was creamy and delicious tastes pretty much like clam chowder and it hit the spot for me. chill bead was very flavorful and I enjoyed every bite of that food. Everything was tasted fresh and so good. Servers and the bartender were pretty friendly and helpful. They took credit cards but I still had to get my money changed for the tip because you can't do tips on the card. I was bummed that I didn't eat there he night before. So if you are in the area I highly recommend this place and don't be like me and miss out on the food. Given that there are very limited choices in the area just go there multiple times and order different things. You won't regret it. ;)

VERY delicious, moist/tender, sauce was peppery & bomb! Service was wonderful! Love the restaurant…read moreambiance!

Had lunch here after coming off the train to Mallaig. Got crowded as we waited for our food so the…read moreservice lagged a bit - Our meal came before any of our drinks - including water! Hence the 4 stars. That being said the quality of the food saved the day. I had the seafood chowder with mussels that was amazing. Colleagues had the Brie starter and the chicken - all good!

Almost everything about our experience at The View was fantastic, except for the view itself and…read moreour initial interaction with the woman who seated us, which was so terrible that it tainted our entire experience there. We had a late reservation on our second night in Portree...we arrived early, planning on having a dram at the adjacent whisky bar while waiting for our table to be available. Our experience at the whisky bar itself was fantastic. The bartender was very knowledgeable in the selection; he guided us as well, and having tasted quite a number of whiskies during our visit, the 2 he served us were easily at the top of our tasting list in all of Scotland. When it came time for our actual restaurant seating time, we headed back to check in, where Angela greeted us and took us to our table. Our seat was in the corner of the restaurant, next to the window, but with a large column blocking our view of Portree. (You know "The View," which the place is named after.) I asked if we could wait for another table to open up. Angela immediately got a frown on her face and responded: "If you want to wait another hour." Those words on their own were hard enough to hear after having already been in the restaurant (at the bar) for over an hour...but the way she said it was snide, mean, and it felt like she was scolding us. And then she said it a second time. It was just one sentence from her...but it made us feel terrible, like we had made some kind of offensive error asking for a different table (with an actual view). We completely understand that sometimes requests are not possible, but surely there could have been a nicer way she could have communicated the answer to us. Maybe "Ahh, I'm so sorry, but all the other tables are booked. It could be up to an hour wait if you want." Angela could have been much kinder, but instead she made us feel like she was doing us a favor by allowing us to be in the restaurant at all. What would have been a 5-star experience overall gets dinged an entire star because of that tiny, terrible reaction with her. Writing this a couple of weeks later, I still can feel the sinking feeling in my stomach after she said what she said the way she said it. Maybe Angela was having a bad day. Maybe she was fed up with customers in general...but that one tiny interaction will stick with us for a long time. Our server was lovely, and the food we got was great. I appreciated having fine-dining vegetarian options. I had the Twice Baked Scottish Cheddar Soufflé. It was light and fluffy and served on a gorgeous bed of different colored tomatoes and lettuce, and topped with pesto. I enjoyed it. My wife got the wedge salad, which was also really good...a full wedge of bib lettuce and a nice dressing...very fresh. She also had scallops as a starter...a cold dish, smoky and tasty. (According to her, I'm a vegetarian.) The bread was cute...a little baked ball...fun to look at, served with a dollop of butter served on a on a stone slab. (Though it was cold on the inside, so wondering if this may have been out of the fridge or freezer for a while.) We saw a couple other tables order chips, and they looked so good we added an order...these were perfect, lightly coated with truffle oil and parmesan...easily the best chips we had in all of Scotland. We finished with cheesecake for dessert. It was topped with raspberries and a raspberry compote. It was served with raspberry sorbet and topped with a wrapped waffle cookie-like topping filled with a delicious chocolate ganache with freeze-dried raspberries sticking out either end. Raspberry-heavy but quite indulgent. We enjoyed the food a lot. Our server was nice and sweet. Our experience at the bar ahead of time was fantastic. The view could have been better based on where we were seated. Unfortunately, the thing that we'll remember the most about our experience here was the egregious interaction with Angela.

High-end restaurant as part of the hotel Cuillin Hill outside Portree on Isle of Skye. Delicious…read morefood, excellent presentation. Nice view even on a rainy day. Service not the best (for such a top establishment). Not attentive. Even worse, no apologies when there was plastic in the dish! That is a major fail to be honest. Waiter said he'd talk to kitchen and never came back. When the bill came we had to tell this different waiter about the whole episode. Again no apology but when she came back with a revised bill she quietly took the charge off (so that dish was free). Fine but why such bad handling of this whole incident?

Super chill vibes. The wait staff was really good and PATIENT. The beer was COLD 10/10.read more

So friendly and comfy inside! We couldn't figure out what Cullen and Skink was but a kind gentleman…read moreand his daughter who were sitting down beside us helped us out. He stated he was the chef who mad e the soup and we'd be sure to like it (said in the most local Scottish accents). It was so good! The smoked haddock's was perfect I'm the velvety cream sauce. Don't miss out on this little gem in the town. Mary might even be seen, but won't be remembered for her face, but her breasts. (You'll just have to go in and read the story about saucy Mary.

There are 3 thugs on which a great meal is based: the quality of the Food, ambiance and service…read more Edinbane lodge excels in all three. The food is Just amazing, absolutely amazing. The staff forage the area for many of the ingredients. It's extraordinarily fresh. The preparation of the food is truly creative. The chef combines ingredients in the offerings, I had not heard many of them. The building dates back to 1534; it exudes charm. At the same time, it has been updated and maintained incredibly. All of the servers are superb: in their ability to describe the courses, itemize and explain the numerous ingredients in each dish, and in their professionalism. This was one of the best meals I've ever enjoyed. The cost was about $250/person, including drinks, VAT and service. It is expensive, but a complete dining experience.

We made dinner reservations months in advance for a special meal. The service and food was superb…read more Would come back here again if we are ever in the area!