Fantastic food. Great, friendly waitresses. Cozy atmosphere...very Scottish!!!…read more Try the Meat Pie or the old time fall back, fish & chips!

The service and food was very good! Not many restaurants in town. Its like home style cooking. The…read moresteak pie and banana shake was pretty good.

Cute little shop and the service girl Stephanie is beautifulread more

Nice little cafe in the main street near the castle in fact you can get a good view of the castle…read morefrom one of the windows. As I said, it is quite small as there are only six small round tables to seat four each and it can get full quite quickly. We were lucky recently to find a free table and have a snack and some welcome coffee. The coffees and teas are varied and delicious and there's a reasonable choice of 'light bites' on the menu, from sandwiches (freshly filled on wholemeal or white bread) to the home made soup of the day, and fresh cakes (the cherry pie is an absolute must!!) or ice cream. There is a rose in a vase on every table, a ceiling fan, and pleasant decor a mixture of natural stone and wallpaper which seems to work.

Well, it took us ages to find this place which we'd heard about, and when we asked directions no…read moreone seemed to know about it either! Basically, the thing to do is to ask directions to the library because the cafe is in the same building. It's not far from the shops or the castle - just tucked into a small side street behind. A great place for vegetarians (they claim to offer 80% veggie dishes), and some vegan choice too; there's also soya milk for tea. Mainly snack-type meals like filled pitta bread and salads, but the presentation was superb - they must have a very good trained chef! (See examples from the menu on the website) The woman who served us was very friendly; the place is bright and clean and the prices were quite reasonable too. We would definitely go there again.

WOW! Seriously, people...if you are ever on Bute, you MUST visit the Ettrick Bay Tea Room. The…read moreportions are generous, the quality is great and the location is lovely! The burger I ordered came with chips and a real honest-to-god mixed leaf salad that was falling off the edge of the plate, it was so plentiful. Oh, and did I mention the amazing variety of homemade cakes they have on offer? It's a good thing we hiked in from Rothesay because I made an absolute pig of myself there! I'm half tempted just to go back to Ettrick Bay right now just to get another one of their transcendent burgers and a slice of heavenly cake!

Bookshop which has a little coffee and sells cracking cards and stationary,I love stationary,and…read morepens,they havd a range of gel pens that neatly made me keel over (sad lifec that I lead,I know),quirky gifts,stuff ive never seen on mainland. They sell a book and calenderscetc with photos of wildlife andcscenery on bute,called 'Isle of bute by john williams' (google this snd youl get his facebook page up too,with otters,golden eagles,yes really on bute,ospery,every bird under the sun,whimbrel,water rail,coal tit,heron,green finch,plus deer etc),great souvenier to take home. Quirky,unusual gifts and a wide range of books,does fax/photocopying too,and printing,a little gem ,only a minute from the ferry terminal,seek this out,you won't regret it,relax with a good coffe and peruse the wide range of goods,I have to avoid it at times ,I can't go in without spending a fortune.!