This is far and away the best food in ullapool* The place absolutely feels like the seaside cottage restaurant that it is. It's been around longer than you and I combined. The food however is a solid mix of traditional and new, ranging from fish n chips to lamb shanks; and oh man that lamb, it came served on the bone, but then promptly feel right off in the most tender pile of meat ever. The fish and chips were the best I had in Scotland this past trip, the burger (late night visit) is nothing to write home about (it is huge tho, only get if you're starving). The folks who work here are super nice, and you're more than welcome to get a drink at the bar and go sit by the water as you wait for your table - you can watch the ferry go out and have a pint , ptery much the most highlands thing one can do. --------- * And everyone knows it, make a reservation or you won't be eating herr read more

The Arch Inn - You can bring a pint to their outdoor benches - Seafood Near Me - Ullapool, HLD

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The Arch Inn is easily the best meal we had in Ullapool. We returned twice in our short stay. There was beautiful clear weather the first evening when we arrived. There are a few tables across the road so we grabbed a beer to take in the beautiful view of Loch Broom. We put our name down for dinner since there was a wait and were seated after about 30 minutes. We poured over the menu and the large list of specials up on the wall. Chuck decided his first meal would have to be fish, while I chose a roasted lamb shank. We were not disappointed. When the food came out, the portions were very large but it is high quality. The piece of fish was almost larger than the plate. My lamb was cooked to well that it just fell off the bone with the slightest touch and melted in my mouth. It was the perfect way to start our adventure in the highlands. The ingredients were very fresh and locally sourced. We returned for dinner again for our last night. They were slam packed and we were unable to put our names in for a table. Instead, we went to sit in the bar section, which is first come first serve. Thankfully, we were able to get two seats at the bar and sat for a few rounds before ordering some food. We saw the burgers on our first trip and had to order them for our last meal. These were also very large. It is served with a tomato chutney which was very tasty. As we wrapped up, an accordion player started a set in the back corner. He was really good and everyone in the bar was having a great time. If I ever find myself in Ullapool again, I hope the Arch Inn will still be there to enjoy another meal. read more

The Arch Inn - Outdoor seating is absolutely perfect. - Seafood Near Me - Ullapool, HLD

I guess I can see why people vote this highly compared to what else is on offer in the smaller-than-you-might-expect Ullapool. Quite dark tables, it was rather busy, with lots of huge groups spanning long tables. I was travelling alone, and I was posted into the back corner, and kind of forgotten about. I had a local gin, 7 crofts- it was okay, but didn't stand up to the night before's enamour with "Misty Isle", but don't be put off- I like super fragrant gin- so if you prefer something a bit more traditional, it's still a good punt, my server was pleasant enough too. The place has a simple set up filling a plainly dressed clean room with blocky tables, it's a low frills establishment, and the food is good. My scallops to start were plump, local, fresh and perfectly cooked with snappable salty bacon. For main I had mussels, which were fab, although a few at the end of my meal were gritty- which soured the last few bites. I ordered the seaweed fries, thinking I would go a little scot/belgian- completely passing the fact that the mussels came with big chunks of both white and brown bread- I faced, with very little horror, that any no carb diet is not happening up here. I would recommend the fries all day long. It is good food, and I feel like it would be a fab place to eat with a big group of people and pinch bites from each other's plates to span the extensive menu (not just seafood, don't worry), but my experience here had me feeling lonely, rather than alone for the first time on my travels. I understand that when there has been such a busy run, than even when the dining room calms down there are rushes of well deserved breaks and plenty of sorting behind the scenes, however there just wasn't the chat made with me past telling me that 7 crofts is the region's juniper tipple- I felt like a bit of an inconvenient lower profit table. read more

The Arch Inn is - obviously - an inn, but also a restautarant and a bar and pub. So three-in-one covers it pretty well. On a Wednesdaynight in September we decided rather spontaneously to spend the night in Ullapool. We tried a couple of hotels and B&Bs, all were fully booked. Then, when we drove along the cute little harbor of Ullapool we saw the Arch Inn. The sign/logo is very stylish, so we gave it a try. The reception is the bar, I was told upon entering and asking someone. I waited some minutes, and then the manager or probably even owner came along. She did have a room for us she said, and the rate was something like £80 for two people including breakfast. We took it. It's an old house that has been renovated. With a lot of style, as we thought. It's not a design hotel and the furniture is rather cheap, but still very nice. The two beds were comfy and the bathroom spacious - we got the wheelchair accessible room. We also had dinner here, after waiting for 45mins to get a table. Fortunately there's great beers at the bar, so the wait was okay. I ordered some onion rings as starter and the sirloin steak as main dish. It was okay, not the best meal ever. You might want to consider eating somewhere else. Breakfast is served upstairs, and it was really good. The staff is really friendly and everything was clean. We'd stay again, but as said eat out somewhere else (go early or make reservations). read more

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Great restaurant recommend as the place to go for dinner by our landlady. Local beer on tap changes all the time, but give it a try. For dinner I got the Hot smoked Sea Trout salad with Balsamic syrup - was lovely and very generous amount of the trout was on the plate. My brother got the Pan fried West Coast Hake fillet - the fish was cooked to perfection, not to mention how fresh and sweet it tasted! They were also good enough to switch out the black pudding for fries instead and when the fries did come, they were delicious steak fries, lightly salted, so very pleased with the substitution. We arrived late so pretty much all the specials which featured local fish and venison was sold out, but this is a restaurant I would love to go to again. Hands down the BEST Brownie and ice - cream dessert I have eaten in a long time. Brownie was just awesome - warm and crisp and decadent, but not heavy or cloying on taste. The vanilla ice cream had real bits of the bean and perfectly complemented the brownie - would heartily recommend read more

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There aren't many restaurants in this town so we flipped a coin a decided on this place. We're so glad we did. I could handle more fish and chips so I got a burger, something I haven't ordered in a couple years. It was THE BEST burger I've had in so long! It was so good I can't even remember what my husband ordered. The icing on the cake was the live music. This guy was amazing. Sounded like there was at least 4 people, but it was just one guy and an accordion. AMAZING! Just a fun night out. read more

Food from the restaurant is pretty good. I had scallops, they were amazing! Tho the celeriac puree got a bit much... Service was ok.. Drink selection at the bar is a bit limited.. there's pool tables & a dart board & sport on the tv. They have a beer garden and tables out front by the loch where you can take your drinks on a sunny day. Not a bad place to go, but the drink selection lets them down.. read more

Stayed here for 4 days while attending a wedding at the Celideh Place and would definitely stay again! We had a second floor room that overlooked the loch (compared to a friend who had a room that overlooked the car park in the back) and at night you could hear the wind howling outside. It was pretty cool. The hotel also had free WiFi, though it could be spotty at times. And the complimentary Scottish breakfast each morning was filling and delicious. We never ate dinner at the restaurant but we spent a LOT of time drinking down there and getting to know the staff. Everyone was incredibly friendly and welcoming. Ullapool is such a small town that every location is a good and close location but I loved that The Arch Inn was right on the water. Like I said, if I ever found my way out there again I would definitely stay there again. It was comfortable and accommodating. read more

I went back and forth between 2 &3 stars many times and finally settled on 2. Note this is the "bar & grill", on the main level. There is also a high end restaurant called "The Seafood restaurant" on the second floor. I did not have a great feeling once I saw ketchup packets (Heinz) at our table. I figured it would be more touristy. Once the butter also came in packages (they asked us if we even wanted butter! Is this not Scotland?? :) ) I lowered my expectations. We ordered a sweet potato soup and Stornoway mussels for appetizers, and Aberdeen steak with chips and Canelloni for our mains. We were happy with our starters, disappointed in our mains. The chips also tasted less homemade and more like McDonald's fries. The service was decent. The bar seemed good but we did not try any drinks. They have some malt whiskey tasting which also looked interesting. read more

I had a quick meal of chilli and veg tagliatelle and a citrus creme brûlée and all was good. Very busy but service was quick and attentive.

Lovely inn, just tucked away at the end of the waterfront in Ullapool. Staff were so friendly, we came in for drinks but the food menu looks great so will have to pop back and try the food whilst we're here! Nice mix of locals and tourists as well which is always a good sign! read more

We stayed here for four nights over NYE. We were told when we booked that no breakfast would be offered on 1st Jan so knew in advance and they amended the price accordingly. Breakfast is of good quality, as is the bar and restaurant meals. The staff are polite and friendly and the view of Loch Broom is impresive if you have a front view. Room was spacious and very clean. Would stay again. read more