We had a reservation at Rocpool on the evening of our wedding anniversary and our first night in Inverness in the middle of our 12 night Scotland adventure. The place was packed when we arrived for our early evening slot so doubling down on anyone's recommendation to make dinner reservations if you want to go to nice places in the North of Scotland. We were seated immediately. Everything about the experience was beautiful and delicious. I started with a Passionate Laddie Cocktail made with a peated whiskey and egg white. The texture reminded me of the Ramos Gin Fizz drink I had in New Orleans. It was well mixed but I didn't taste smoke from the whiskey, The tomatoes in the "Green Salad with Cherry Tomato and Parmesan" we're amazing and, truly, the star of the salad which had a generous amount of shaved parmesan on top satisfying my cheese-mongering sensibility. I had the Cornage Cheddar and Feta Cheese puffs for my main. They were fried but delicate, served over mango with cooked pear. It was quite indulgent - like dessert for dinner My wife enjoyed the prawns dish she got, and the salmon as well served with perfectly cooked asparagus and really good mashed potatoes. Everything was beautifully plated and tasted great. Inverness is not huge and there are a finite number of finer dining restaurants. We ultimately chose this one as I'm a vegetarian and they had the most abundant options to choose from (including a separate vegan menu which I didn't end up ordering from as the options on the main menu served my desires for the evening. The tiniest disappointment - It was our wedding anniversary and I had put that on the reservation (as well as emailed in advance about it) and we didn't get a "happy anniversary" or any kind of acknowledgment of it. I mean we were perfectly happy to just be with each other, but it would have been nice. :) Otherwise this is undoubtedly one of, if not the nicest restaurant in Inverness. read more

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The food was delicious. The staff were very nice to us. They have soft jazz and other music playing in the background. The tartare has some texture. The chips were fantastic. The bathroom is also interesting because it's connected with sinks in the center. read more

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A very difficult restaurant to get a table. Full booked a lot of days. Ambiance is up scale, but no dress code. Service is impeccable. The food is perfectly cooked and delicious. I will go back if I'm ever in town again, and it will be worth the journey. read more

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We took the train into Inverness for a day visit and found this restaurant listed on Yelp while looking for a place for lunch. We tried to book online, but it was full. However, we got lucky when we went to the door just at the 1:45 cutoff and two guests were leaving to free up one table in the completely full restaurant. WOW! What an amazing dining experience! My daughter and I started with sweet potato soup, and then I had lamb and she had sea bream. My wife had the Isle of Skye crab salad. ALL of these dishes were DELICIOUS, and the wine and service were impeccable. This dining experience was truly one of our highlights in the UK over our 11 day trip. Cheers! read more

We were in Scotland for a wedding and happened to be there for my husband's 30th! Found this place online and booked it because of the great reviews. Get a reservation! Lovely ambiance, delicious food, and super super great staff. Perfect spot for an upscale meal in Inverness! read more

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This was a spectacular lunch! Service was attentive, food scrumptious and atmosphere friendly and inviting! It was my birthday and they made it very special. read more

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I had the crab and the fillet of beef. Some of the best food of my life. I hesitate to post this, I want to be able to get a reservation the next time I am in town. read more

Excellent food and service. Seafood pasta dish did not disappoint. Would definitely recommend this place. read more

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Easy to get to, great staff , great selections . Great tasting food and wine. Overall a great dining experience

I was here with John at least four years ago and enjoyed it then. This time I chose a gin and tonic. It was the best gin I had ever tasted! We had a lovey time sitting outside until we were chilled then we went inside and enjoyed the comfy seating area inside. read more

Best food ever!! The staff is so nice here. I dined alone because my husband wasn't feeling well and it was such a wonderful experience. The appetizer, the meal with dessert , the drink none of it could've been any better. This was truly the best meal I had had in my life. The desert was rhubarb something. It had a few different types of rhubarb, and every part of it was delicious. My appetizer was a curry risotto with prawns. I wanted to lick the dish. and my piece of fish for the main was amazing as well. I don't even like fish and I wanted to lick this plate clean as well. I had a passion fruit cocktail, and the presentation as well of the flavor was as good as it gets. read more

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Came here on a golf trip with a group of eight. Lovely little place with great views of the River Ness. Service was fantastic and 8 guys with a hearty appetite for wine did not deter them The food was excellent, i had the duck special that wonderful. Cooked perfectly, we pretty much covered the menu with 8 people and everything looked great. I highly recommend this restaurant read more

Loved the food here right in the city center. Classy modern place with attentive staff and excellent service! Had the carpaccio and lamb - amazing! Others had the duck and steak - also very good. For a special night out this is the place to go! read more

American Tourist here. Food was really good, prices are pretty much what you would expect for this type of restaurant. Not cheap but not horrendous. The Speyside Venison and Wild Sea Bass Risotto are really some of the best i've ever had. The service was average...pretty slow but that seems to be the norm in the UK... read more

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Great all around. Very reasonsably oriced. Recommendations on wine and food were welcomed.

Delicious wine menu. Gorgeous food. Fabulous service throughout our dining experience. Took the seafood soup as a starter. This was so delicious and rich that it honestly could have been my entire meal. Also took the linguini. Also delicious -- with huge scallops and tender shrimp. For desert the pavlova. Two bites perfected the meal. Highly recommend. read more

We stayed in the Palace Hotel less than a block away. The fish was good and service excellent. Make reservations ahead of time as they were booked up with a notice of it on the door. We had made reservations the day before. Ambiance is nice but somewhat crowded. read more

Came for a Good Friday lunch with friends and had a fantastic time. Food was amazing, great service and ambiance. We were looked after brilliantly by Steven and his staff. Can't wait to return read more

Bravo, Rocpool! You pulled off a very successful evening the other night for the large group that I brought through your doors. And you did it with little notice! I had heard of Rocpool from a friend who had visited the area before. I doubted I could get a same day reservation (especially for a group of 9) but I called with my fingers crossed and they said they could accommodate us. Since it was a short walk from our hotel, we all arrived en masse and were immediately seated at a large table in the front window. This place is lovely. Contemporary, in tones of green and brown with dark wood set off by glittering lights. Even the bathrooms downstairs are artful with separate facilities but 5 or 6 communal sinks with sparkling fixtures. If you get there before 7 there is a prix fixe menu with your choice of a starter and entree for £15.95. The catch is that you have to be out of your seat before 8:30. Some in our group ordered from that menu, and others, like me, chose to go off of the regular dinner menu. I had the heirloom tomato salad with feta cheese (amazing!) and the linguine with shrimp and scallops (also amazing!). My friend went with the risotto with peas as his starter and the pork. Both were equally delicious. And for dessert, we shared fresh raspberries and strawberries with ice cream, honey and pistachios. I have never seen such plump, sweet berries. This was the perfect ending to an amazing meal. Our servers were outstanding, and didn't even flinch when we tried to explain that we needed the bill split in a variety of ways. And whoever was making our cocktails was able to make a pretty decent Manhattan (even though they had never heard of it) with just a little coaching. If you don't go for the set menu- it will run you about £30 a person (including drinks and dessert) so the set menu is a pretty good deal. I don't get surprised often when I eat out but Rocpool surprised me with it's amazing food, excellent service and lovely ambiance. It rivals some of the best restaurants I have eaten in and that should tell you all you need to know! read more

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One of the best dinners I've had ever. It's the type of food that makes you dance while you eat it. Steven knows how to turn a dinner into an extraordinary dining experience. (She says as she dances away). read more

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This is the best restaurant I have ever had in the Scotland! The risotto here is amazing ! And every dish looks so good and tastes good as well! 5 Star! read more

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Best restaurant of our 5 weeks in Ireland & Scotland. Best haggis on the planet. Great location near the river in Inverness. Superlative food and service! Beautifully decorated as well. read more

This is a lovely restaurant - lovely food and great atmosphere! It's nice little walk from the centre of town so is ideal if you're looking for somewhere nearby to eat after/during a days shopping. The waiters are lovely too - they flirt with the girls and call the men handsome - what more do you want?! The restaurant itself is quite big but narrow, if you get stuck in the seat near the walkway then prepare to move a lot. Foodwise, rocpool offers a good selection. They keep it simple so they can't get it wrong. It's quite expensive though, and serves the same type of food as the mustard seed opposite the river bank. The location of rocpool is brilliant, it sits on the bank of the canal and overlooks the city. Lovely! read more

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I just can't understand how anyone that comes in here would leave without giving 5 stars! Went for our anniversary with my girlfriend (vegetarian) and had to book weeks in advance as is so popular. From the moment we arrived we had first class service. The food was exceptional! Beautifully presented and pure quality. Had great service with really good recommendations for wines. Had an amazing espresso martini that was just to die for. In my opinion this IS the best restaurant in Inverness without a shadow of a doubt read more

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Pretty good although one of those places who makes their food far more pretentious in presentation than need be. Starter soup -- mushroom -- was delicious. I had the halibut as an entree and the fish was very fresh and well cooked, but there was a lot of extra stuff on the plate that took away from that. read more

It's a shame that this fine restaurant is not listed among the 'places to eat' available from the Information Center. Close to the St. Andrews cathedral and across the river from the center of town, I strongly recommend this restaurant. Food is tasty and nicely presented by friendly servers. I would definitely go back. read more

This restaurant has it all - great atmosphere, service and food! Service was very attentive, and our every need was taken care of. Great wine list at reasonable prices, and the food was fantastic! Probably the best meal we had on our 2 week holiday. Make reservations, as they seemed very busy. Will definitely be back if we are ever in Inverness again! read more

We heard about the place via friends, and the hotel recommended it too. So here we are during our holidays... First of all the location is nice, on a street corner next to the river. Easy to find. Then the welcome: the staff is extremely friendly and welcoming. For the food: simply delicious. The dishes are original, perfectly prepared, tasty, refined. A mix between probably somekind of scottish heritage and modern international cooking. The only negative, but that's common to 99% of restaurants in Scotland and the UK, when you order rare meat, you get medium rare. But still it was delicious. The desserts themselves are also excellent and a good way to finish the evening :-) And their whisky menu is great too for after dinner (as most other places in Scotland ;-) ) read more

'This place is outstanding' says I whilst I give a standing ovation, a round of applause and a few wolf whistles thrown in for good measure. Honestly, I cannot sing its praises enough! This small but stylish restaurant in Inverness city centre is such a pleasure to dine in without paying outrage prices of the likes of The Ivy (yes, that's what I'm comparing it to!!!). It is a definite treat without being too much of a splurge price wise. They offer a two course lunch menu for £13.95 or two course early evening menu for £15.95. Although these are a little more expensive compared to some of the other restaurants offering lunch and early evening menus around Inverness, it is well worth paying the couple of pounds difference. The owner Stephen is always around to welcome you, top up your glass and ensure that you are not left wanting for anything. With a few jokes chucked in for good measure he makes sure that you have a memorable experience for all the right reasons. Don't worry, you won't be rushed out the door here as you can sit with an after dinner drink or coffee all afternoon. Their menus are always well varied so there should be something to suit everyone from vegetarians, to fish lovers to red meat carnivores. This is fine dining without the price tag. If you haven't noticed already then I'm a huge fan but then again so is all of Inverness so make sure you reserve a table. The complimentary home (or kitchen) made olive and tomato bread are simply divine but make sure you leave room for desert! The sweet menu is simply heaven and must not be skipped! At £5.95 a desert this is a complete bargain for the taste and quality. The only bad thing I'd say about this place is I want everything on the menu and it takes me ages to decide what to have! I'd give it 10 out of 5 stars if I could and go every week if I lived in Inverness. Amazing, AMAZING, A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!!!!! read more

First time to Scotland and we were told to not miss this place. It was fantastic. The food was all well balanced and flavorful. The service was excellent. Great location. It wasn't super cheap, but for a Michelin star restaurant, I did not find it overly expensive. Quality was excellent with every dish we got. You can not go wrong. read more

A huge disappointment. A waste of time, and money. After walking around Inverness for 30 minutes, being turned down by 3 restaurants on a Friday Night because every place was booked, my father and older brother, walked into this joint. They sat us down at "the last table" (next to to the toilet, next to the kitchen). I swear, the same waitresses walked by us at least 5 times before I eye fucked the shit out of the MANAGER. I am usually very patient when eating, but entering this place was just a bad vibe. The food was expensive. The plates and dishes were SO little. These kinds of restaurants make the place look very elegant, make the food look good, and hip, but it does NOT taste as good as it looks. Above all, we spent an hour and a half in a place that was shit, and should have taken 45 minutes. Don't go. Oh, the manager had corn for teeth. read more

Amazing place. We had a big table of 7, split between generations, and the staff was extremely attentive, knowledgable, and patient. I had the scallops & chorizo to start and it was a special dish. The server/sommelier knew their wine list well and was able to pick a great rioja to go with my main. Next time I find myself in Inverness I know I'll visit Rocpool again! read more

Classiest act in Inverness, fantastic atmosphere and phenomenal food is why this is Inverness's best restaurant. Service is great, wine list sensational and don't forget to ask about the wines of the month. Prices are spot on for the quality of food and the owner, Steven Devlin, is passionate about his business as well as being a great guy. Update - back for dinner last night and BLOWN AWAY, langoustines to start and the best Halibut main course I've EVER eaten. read more

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Amazing dinner, very good service, excellent allergy accommodation. Highly recommend for a high class dinning experience.

Great place. My wife and I ate here while in Inverness. The food was excellent and the service was spot on.

Amazing food, nice wine list; the 2 course menu is excellent. The chowder is beyond of this planet!

Rocpool was recommended by our hotel and we could not be happier for it, both food and service was excellent. Recommend the Scallop and chorizo appetizer, filet or shrimp linguini for dinner and white chocolate and coconut with banana and butterscotch cheesecake for dessert! read more

One of the best experiences for dinner we have had in our trip through Ireland and Scotland. The food was great. The service was incredibly friendly. The owner is very charismatic and makes you feel like it matters that you have a good experience. Great wine on the menu. read more

While it's nice to see innovation in Inverness dining the Rocpool doesn't quite manage to rise to the challenge of its aspirations. The dishes draw well on local produce and are competently prepared but lack neither the simplicity to maximise the quality of the ingredients or sufficient complexity to make them more than the sum of their parts. Neither the dining experience nor the service rate the higher price tag especially with many equally good, or better, restaurants within a short walk. read more

Our fine dining choice while in the Highlands during our UK trip. Place is a bit packed, a long corridor of booths and tables, I was seated sort of in the aisle. Rocpool was packed by the time our food was arriving, and it was arriving a bit slower than expected due to the rush I imagine. The food was well prepared and using local produce, a nice touch. The cocktail menu was a bit lacking, settled on some good whiskey by the time my venison arrived. Under seasoned in spots, a common issue among most restaurants we visited in the UK. Overall a great light meal to end our day however lacking some additional flair. I think Rocpool could do with some more intimate dining areas, a more structured 3 course arrangement, and a spruced up cocktail menu. read more