We arrived about 10 minutes before the kitchen was closing for the afternoon and boy were we happy…read morewith that. We ordered a fish and chips and it was big enough for us to share. One of the best fish and chips I've ever had. The service was amazing as well.

Food service and ambience is top notch just what you'd expect for a Scottish pub! Not big on space…read moreso fortunate when you do get a table

We stayed here for 4 nights in August and loved this place. The rooms were clean, the bed was…read morecomfortable, and the hotel was quiet. More importantly, the bathrooms had been updated recently, with a good shower and heated towel rack. My only complaint about the bathroom was that the hot water took a bit to heat up but it got plenty warm and had good water pressure. We also ate in the bar for lunch and at the restaurant for dinner. Both meals were excellent. The staff was very helpful, let us use left luggage when we arrived early and let us settle our bill the night before/gave us instructions for leaving our keys when we checked out very early. Location is convenient to buses at the visitor center and to the city center for shopping, sight seeing, and dining.

The shore provides some lovely rooms, a restaurant, a back bar and a bar open to the public. The…read morefood is always delicious, the staff friendly and everything is spotless. The bar is the only place in town where you can get a proper cocktail, which are always delicious. The interior is stylish, with leather sofas, a tv showing sports and a tempting display of bottles behind the bar. It is right by the harbour and open for lunch and dinner for food.

Busters Diner used to be good, but alas now it is very different…read more When I was a teenager Busters used to do great food, which seemed freshly made. Nowadays it's under new management, and I am told that the women who owns the place is so cheap that she just gets a whole load of "Super Saver" brands from TESCO to stock the place with. The difference is definitely noticeable. The Busters fries used to be very good, but the ones I had a couple of months ago were saturated with grease and had a very unimpressive flavour. The tattie wedges used to be good as well, but the ones i had about a month ago were flabby, not well enough cooked, and just plain not very nice. There was no salt or ketchup, which did nothing to improve the already uninspiring and generic flavour of this menu item. However, what was truly horrible was their crisscut fries. I had these along with what must be the most miserable, dejected, pathetic and exhausted salad I have seen in a very long time. Half of the salad box was filled with a tub of coleslaw, meaning that there wasn't much salad at all included... but that was a small mercy as it wasn't very good to eat. The crisscut fries claimed to be savoury coated fries... but they weren't fries... they're some kind of big frittter thing in a lattice pattern. They're assumedly meant to be crispy, but a lot of them were not that well cooked and were mushy and congealed together in the box. They were completely saturated with grease which tasted very much not fresh. I had to throw out most of them, because eating them made me feel really ill. A little while later i puked up right in the street, which was a mercy to get that stuff out of me I can tell you. I won't be bothering to waste my money at Busters in the future, I reckon.

This diner isn't what it used to be; a proper fifties style American diner. It's been toned down…read morequite a bit in recent years but the menu is still the same. It's the only place in town where you can go and eat pizza, criss cut fries, a club sandwich, milkshakes and a knickerbockerglory, as there are no fast food places. It's still a fun place place to eat.

We've been here a couple of times before and quite honestly can't find a fault. Excellent food,…read moreservice and stunning location.

I guess people in this area don't use yelp because there should be hundreds of ratings for this…read moreplace. It was so good that it is worth a special trip to Orkney. The focus on local fresh food is complete with excellent seafood and unusual foods such as beremeal bread from flour made at a local mill for hundreds of years. The setting had a beautiful view of the water and the interior was decorated in a warm and inviting way. Everyone on the staff was very pleasant and the whole experience was memorable.

A right ol proper chippy. Yeah so it was raining really hard during the day when my homie and I…read morewent to John o'Groats and it was nice to go to the north coast VC then pop over here for some fish and chips. It was excellent, I just got the haddock, chips and mushy peas and I couldn't have been more satisfied. The chips were crispy, no seats for lingering, a great vibe and friendly staff they seemed to know the locals. If you are ever wandering through, pay them a visit.

An outstanding little hidey hole just off the main street in Thurso. Robin's is not just great…read morefood, but great variety. They have at least as many specials as they do regular menu items. When I went, monkfish and cod were specials for £8. So I did monkfish, one of my favorites. So tasty. 7 good sized morsels in there. Got my mushy peas in for a veggie, added some salt to taste and it's wonderful stuff. So many more choices on hand, and with Thurso being a tourist town, the staff happily accommodates people from all places. (The first night, I just showed up to ask questions. So glad I came back on day 2.) There's even a side alley with a couple of tables if you'd like to sit - covered to protected from the usual British weather. They've thought of everything. Absolutely recommend making this your Thurso stop.

Oh this place is a GEM. We are doing the NC500 and ended up here randomly and my mind was blown. I…read morehad Kiln Smoked Salmon and the slow braised shredded beef, my wife went for the sea bass and the salmon.

Newly opened restaurant, formally Le Bistro. Completely renovated and new menu. We had a wonderful…read moredining experience here tonight. Started with roasted root vegetable risotto to share. I had mussels in a creme sauce with bread. My partner had pan seared chicken breast with mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables. Dessert was chocolate hazelnut dileche. Chef took the time to visit customers. It was really nice. Recommend this restaurant

Even though we were just visitors from the US, this was the most welcoming pub I've been in. As a…read morelover of all things automotive, especially old Brit cars, it was great to sip my beer and examine all the memorabilia of better days gone by. We were treated like family. Can't recommend it highly enough.

The best part of our walk through Kirkwall. We were looking for a pub on the way back to our ship…read moreand saw this one. Not very inviting from the street but if you turn towards it, it is quite charming. Inside there is car memorabilia and a cute bar with wonderful service. The patrons that were there were very friendly and we enjoyed our pint here and the conversation! We would definitely come back here and if you are in Kirkwall you should definitely stop in.

One of Kirkwalls' best bars, The Torvhaug is a modern, lively bar full of pub goers on Friday and…read moreSaturday nights. It has a dance floor area upstairs, tv screens for music videos, plenty of seating, a coffee machine and lots of choice of alcoholic drinks. Open during the day as well as every night.

Part of the Albert hotel, The bothy bar is open to the public. It has a very rustic looking…read moreinterior, with wooden booths and a coal fire in the corner. It definitely has an old-fashioned feel to it which it very popular with patrons. A nice, cosy place to come in Winter with reasonable drinks prices.

First choice every time when it comes to pubs in Kirkwall. Lively most of the week, only really…read morerowdy at the weekends. Friendly staff, & a pretty decent drinks selection, especially whiskys, & usually at least one local ale on (though you'll pay a fair bit more for it than anything else on draft, possibly as it's mainly drunk by tourists.) Good for a quiet one or two or a good session. & speaking of sessions, stumbled across some folk music on a Sunday evening, hopefully this is a regular thing