Excellent gin! Interesting and informative tour. Tip: sample sips means just that! I sipped, then…read morefinished the shots... oh! Was feeling mighty fine before the tour even ended. The gin fizz I had waiting for the tour to start was delicious, but probably didn't help my condition! The staff were super! Got to see casks made of wood from my home state of Oregon! Definitely a must visit while here.

On Harris? Stop by. Not on Harris then make a trip…read more Like gin? Harris is great with a great story. Don't like gin? Give it a try. I'm a whiskey drinker, but I found a standby. This place is great with a great story. If you are on harris come by and check it out. Thanks Sam for the heads up. We stopped by during our trip to Lewis and Harris and it was exceptional. A great little shop. Check on their tours, they are limited.

Nice to see a business back in this old place, and even better that it's a cafe…read more Over the years I've seen this building as a local corner shop to even a pet supply shop then for it to close and lay empty for years. A group of us drove from the other end of the island just to come here for a coffee and nice coffee it is just as good as some of the best places Glasgow. Large menu display board on the wall, with filled various types of sandwiches, jacket potatoes, salads and some home baking, I doubt that it's all home made as most did have the bought in look. Plenty of parking around the back, free wifi even though I had difficulties logging on. Nice place, I just wish there was more of them around.

Stopped there to grab a coffee and was very much suprised by the quality of the coffee, the range…read moreof products offered, the hospitable atmosphere and the free WiFi. Just a 2 minutes detour from A865 which crosses the island north to south. Give it a try for a quick snack, a proper lunch or a good quality coffee.

One of many local village store's in the centre of South Uist…read more In recent months they have moved the post office to this location, pretty handy as its central to the Island. This shop has a cash machine inside that does not charge for use. There is a hot drinks machine inside with coffee, tea & soup. Snacks are available, from fresh local sandwiches from the local bakery. Souvenirs are also available, Postcards, daily news papers, local stockist of animal feed, coal and Gas. Dvd rentals available from this shop.

Bayhead shop is a small independent store that stocks a wide selection of provisions serving the…read morelocal community, Stocking local fresh meat and fresh fish from portknockie. You can come in for a quick juice, crisp's to a coffee from the vending machine. Selection of fresh sandwiches are also available to go and pies & cakes from the local island bakery.

This is an adorable coffee and decadent sweets shop. The presentation alone of the treats in the…read morecase is worth the stop.

Fantastic little bakery and cafe along the main street in Dunvegan. Don't waste your time at the…read morebakery down the street...for real. This place was excellent from the latte we ordered to the two different tarts we ordered served warm with cream and berry sauce. Amazing taste, quality and freshness and very friendly staff in a cozy setting. Be aware they only accept cash but you will not be disappointed!

Italian Tourist: "S'cuse! Do you have, ah, looonch?" Granny:…read more"Sorry, we don't have lunch. We only have drinks, pastries, soups, and sandwiches..." My wife and a got good little laugh at that. For the rest of the world that is plenty to offer for lunch, but for the British, those are just light snacks. The Italians were plenty happy with the offerings. £1.60 for a basic small teapot. Scones come with a lovely ménage trois of tasty jams. My walnut coffee cake is the best coffee cake I'd have ever eaten. The charming grannies that run this place are a delight. Most importantly: your last chance to use the toilet before hiking Neist Point!

Lovely little cafe where I stopped and had grilled cheese with onion and tomato and lentil soup…read more It's a very small town and the other restaurants were closed but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. The proprietor was lovely and the service exemplary.

John and his wife are working be bakery alone now, due to labor shortages in the area. Hours are…read morefrom 10:00AM - 2:00PM, closed on Sunday. They are only doing carry out for now. Wonderful bread and scones and charming people. I'm going back to sample more.

World's best shortbread, no doubt about it! Thick rounds, with lots of butter, and baked at high…read moretemperature so it stays moist but is also firm on the outside and perfectly crumbly. Worth making a trip to Skye just to try this shortbread!

Hebridean Smokehouse is located on the Isle of North Uis, in the Outer Hebrideas clean waters that…read moresurround the shores support all the salmon and sea trout they use to make their special peat and beechwood smoked products and the small local inshore fishing fleet land the very best hand dived scallops for them to smoke with locally cut peat. Smoking locally reared and landed fish and shellfish here on North Uist for nearly 30 years. The expert team that has earned Hebridean Smokehouse a reputation for producing the very best smoked salmon - in the words of Prue Leith, "the best in the world". They also have oat cakes, hampers their own flavoured butters, pate's to heberdean wool throws. Mail order available and samples available in store