This place is incredible. My wife and were here on an 08/21/23 (as part of our honeymoon trip--we…read moreare from Boston USA). It was a stormy day with high winds and raining heavily. we had to wait about 30 minutes to get in. the wait was every bit worth it. My wife got a scallop dish and I got a haddock. The scallop dish (there were at least 10 large pieces cooked in butter) is probably the best food we have ever had. Maybe being super hungry and waiting outside in crazy conditions, then getting inside a nice, warm, and cozy place was part of why the food tasted better but I highly recommend this place. FYI, this place doesn't take reservations. It makes sense because it's a small place and if someone doesn't show up, a table goes wasted.

Our favorite meal we had while in Scotland. Great view of the harbor and right in the main town…read moresquare. We liked the warm environment and welcoming service from the staff. The food was excellent, perfect if you are looking for a classic seafood dinner or want to try something new! Loved 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!

"Harry Potter" Train Interlude -- Just What We Were Looking For…read more We took the early "Harry Potter" Jacobite train to Mallaig with our adult kids and their significant others. Having been to Mallaig previously, we knew there wasn't a lot to do during the turn-around time, and were looking for lunch reservations at a restaurant with a good view that could get us in and out easily in time for the return trip. The serving staff was clearly accustomed to the Harry Potter train crowd, suggested presenting our appetizers and mains together, and easily had us out in time to look around a bit before the train was due to leave. Despite our reservation being at 13:00, we showed up at 12:40 and they seated us. It was not overly crowded. The food was quite good, and the view just what we were looking for.

The view is amazing. The staff were so helpful and accomodating. We arrived about 5mins before the…read morekitchen closed due to some road construction. The food was great. I had the langostino and my husband had a steak. Both were good. I really loved the crab cheesecake though. I'd go back just for that!

This is very over rated and the hype is not worth it. They are in a new location sharing anther…read morerestaurant. But it was touted as some great seafood and was very sub-par. The atmosphere is hot and stuffy. Service was good and friendly. The menu was good just most of the food was marginal. Was really looking forward to a special night out but this was not it.

THIS IS THE BEST MEAL I'VE HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. Located in the middle of nowhere Scotland, this…read moresmall restaurant pops up along the road and sits on top of the loch (lake). They pull in fresh seafood constantly and you can tell. They have a set menu, as well as daily specials, but it truly doesn't matter what you order. We tried everyone's dish at our table and they were all 10 stars across the board. The cod with pesto was incredible. It melted in your mouth and even the pesto was clearly homemade. Stunning. The oysters were huge, the lobster was buttery, and the cod with seafood ravioli was incredible. The sauces, toppings and proteins were all cooked to perfection in addition to the quality of seafood being the best in the world. Each entree is about $20, which is more than worth it for the perfection of a meal you'll receive. Be sure to book your reservation weeks in advance -- it's known that this place rocks!

We lucked into this place near the water. The food was delicious, and the hosts were warm,…read morefriendly, and hilarious!

Food was really good!! The service was good thr server was funny too. I think the restaurant…read moredeserves this review.

We were recommended this place by a local. It was interesting - right on the pier. A bit expensive,…read morebut that's the going rate for fresh seafood. We got a plate of scallops (they were huge!) and a crab meat sandwich. I was disappointed in the crab meat sandwich - as it seemed to be minced really fine - hardly any flavor. Also, it was cash only, so we had to walk to the ATM. Not too far, though. It's a stand up and eat place - though there is one huge table if you're lucky.

The prawn sandwich on regular wheat bread was very good. The crab sandwich was just ok. I wouldn't…read moreget that again. They can improve on using a sandwich roll instead. Looks like a sandwich you would give your kid to take to school. Everyone seemed to order steamed mussels. Must be very good. I wouldn't know cuz I hate mussels! Also they only take cash.

We after hiking Ben Chracaig and Scorrybreac (and in case you do not know this, it's a…read moremoutain--tall, rocky, and when wet, slippery), we decided on Cuchullin dinner. They do not take reservations. When we got there about six, and they had just sat everyone at 5:30, so they said it was about an hour wait. But they have a little bar (!) where we ordered bread and olives and drinks (gin--I don't remember what I had but it was localish and good, and not too sweet). Anna, the bartender was amazing and gave us some great suggestions of what else we may do Skye. They sat us about 20 minutes later. We had the sea bass and gnocchi. It was so so so good! I could eat that sea bass about every day. The service was amazing.

Amazing outstanding. Will do again!! Loved the food, the service and ambience. Worth the wait. Esp…read moremussels!

This is a whole in the wall restaurant that has good service and a great sea food platter for 2. It…read morewas very popular.

Saw amazing reviews for this place online and it lived up to the hype!! We were spending the night…read morein Portree on our two day tour of Isle of Skye so i looked into where to get dinner reservation for the night. This place was excellent!! You have to call and get reservation. It is very small and I believe may be reservation only. Super yummy and fresh seafood! Loved every bit. Our waiter was beyond lovely (can't recall name!). Loved loved loved this spot.

I got the special which was duck breast, and it was AMAZING! Best dish I had on my entire 12 day…read moretrip to Scotland! The service was excellent all staff friendly and professional. Timothy was our server for lunch and at the bar earlier in the day, sadly I cannot remember the name of the young lady that served us at dinner time, but she was lovely as well. The restaurant was very nice with a beautiful view of the loch.

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.

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