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                           FORT WILLIAM: Crannog   ££  INVERNESS: Rocpool     KILCHRENAN: Ardanaiseig   £££
                           Seafood       Map C3  Restaurant      ££           Modern Scottish   Map C4
                           Town Pier, PH33 6DB  Brasserie     Map D2          By Taynuilt, Argyll, PA35 1HE
                           Tel 01397 705 589   1 Ness Walk, IV3 5NE           Tel 01866 833333
                           A splendid seafood restaurant   Tel 01463 717274   Closed Sun  Local produce and foraged food
                           over looking Loch Linnhe, Crannog   Rocpool is a contemporary   feature in the superb gourmet
                           offers dishes with interesting   eatery serving modern European   meals offered in this country
                           culinary twists. White fish,   food. Dishes include Parma ham   house hotel. The five-course
                           molluscs and crustaceans are   salad served with balsamic   dinner is served at 7pm.
                           sourced from the local loch.  roasted purple figs and baked
                                               parmesan brûlée. Good wine list.  KISHORN: Kishorn Seafood Bar  £
                           FORT WILLIAM: Lime Tree   ££                       Seafood       Map C2
                           Modern Scottish   Map C3  ISLE OF SKYE: The Three   Strathcarron, Ross-shire, IV54 8XA
                           The Old Manse, Achintore Road,   Chimneys   £££    Tel 01520 733240  Closed Sun dinner
                           PH33 6RQ            Modern Scottish   Map B2       Don’t be fooled by this simple
                           Tel 01397 701 806   Colbost, Dunvegan, IV55 8ZT    wooden cabin. It offers world-
                           Known for its warm welcome and   Tel 01470 511258  Closed mid-Dec–  class food. Try the great-value
                           excellent food, Lime Tree is an   mid-Jan          seafood platter laden with crab,
                           acclaimed restaurant. Specialities   Enjoy a superb dining experience   oysters, scallops and squat lobsters.  Ardanaiseig restaurant, located in a 19th-century manor house in Kilchrenan
       Elegantly laid-out table in The Three   include pan-seared Glenfinnan   in a spectacular location by the
       Chimneys, Isle of Skye  venison, mackerel, west coast   sea at this charac terful converted   KYLESKU: Kylesku Hotel   £  PLOCKTON: Plockton Hotel  ££  fish with some unusual treats
                           crab and smoked haddock.  stone croft with head chef Scott   Scottish   Map C1  Seafood   Map C2  such as scallops and blue mussels.
       AVIEMORE: Mountain Café   £             Davies and his team. Book ahead.  By Lairg, Sutherland, IV27 4HW  41 Harbour St, Ross-shire, IV52 8TN  Full breakfasts are also available.
       Café          Map D3  FORT WILLIAM: Inverlochy                         Tel 01971 502 231   Tel 01599 544 274
       111 Grampian Road, PH22 1RH  Castle   £££  KILBERRY: The Kilberry Inn   ££  In a former coaching inn, this   The varied menu features fresh   SHETLAND ISLANDS: Busta
       Tel 01479 812 473   Closed dinner  Modern Scottish   Map C3  Inn   Map C4  spacious bar-lounge serves   fish and shellfish including scampi   House   ££
       This friendly café sells everything   Torlundy, PH33 6SN  Argyll and Bute, PA29 6YD  quality meals including creel-  tails and langoustines. Other   Scottish   Map G1
       from wholesome soups and   Tel 01397 702 177   Tel 01880 770 223   Closed Mon &   caught lobster, langoustine and   mains include venison casserole,   Busta, Shetland, ZE2 9QN
       hearty burgers to delicious home   The three regal dining rooms at   winter  crab. Scottish meats and fish are   burgers and fish and chips. Out-  Tel 01806 522 506
       baking. Children's books and toys   Inverlochy Castle make for a truly   This award-winning inn serves   on offer as well.  door tables have lovely sea views.  Located in a historic house
       keep the little ones occupied.   memorable experience. Sample   flawless dishes created with local             in a remote spot, this revered
                           Scottish dishes with a French   ingredients such as surf clam with   MULL: Highland Cottage   £££  PLOCKTON: Plockton Inn &   restaurant boasts first-rate dishes
       BADACHRO: Badachro Inn   £  twist. Do not miss the hot   spaghetti, white wine and cream.   Scottish   Map B3  Seafood Restaurant   ££  at reasonable prices. The lamb is
       Pub           Map C2  cranachan soufflé.  The atmosphere is warm and cosy.  24 Breadalbane Street, Tobermory,   Seafood   Map C2  exceptional, as are the scallops
       Gairloch, Ross-shire, IV21 2AA                                         Argyll, PA75 6PD    Innes Street, Ross-shire, IV52 8TW  and halibut.
       Tel 01445 741 255   GLENCOE: Clachaig Inn   £  DK Choice               Tel 01688 302 030   Tel 01599 544 222
       Bar lunches and evening meals   Pub   Map C3                           Talented chef Jo Currie delivers    This award-winning, traditional   TORRIDON: The Torridon
       are served at this friendly local   Argyll, PH49 4HX  KINLOCHLEVEN: Lochleven   a menu brimming with quality   inn in picturesque Plockton village   Restaurant   £££
       pub. Jacket potatoes, panini and   Tel 01855 811 252   Seafood Café   ££  local produce in this intimate   offers sumptuous seafood platters,   Modern Scottish   Map C2
       sandwiches feature alongside   There is hearty pub fare, fine ales   Seafood   Map C3  dining room. Booking essential.  local beef, lamb and game. There   Achnasheen, Wester Ross, IV22 2EY
       fresh shellfish, seafood, Scottish   and a range of malt whiskies to   Onich, Fort William, Inverness-  are vegetarian options too.  Tel 01445 791242
       beef and lamb.      choose from at this characterful   shire PH33 6SA  OBAN: Waterfront Fishouse               The stately dining room at the
                           old inn set in the heart of Glencoe.  Tel 01855 821 048  Closed Nov–  Restaurant   ££  PORT APPIN: The Airds Hotel &   grand Torridon hotel is the ideal
       CAIRNDOW: Loch Fyne Oyster               early Mar                     Seafood       Map C4  Restaurant     £££  setting for the fine-dining dishes
       Bar              ££  INVERIE: The Old Forge   ££  A heaven for seafood lovers,   1 Railway Pier, PA34 4LW  French   Map C3  expertly cooked by chef David
       Seafood       Map C4  Pub         Map C3  Lochleven Seafood Café offers   Tel 01631 563 110   Argyll and Bute, PA38 4DF  Barnett. Savour the sumptuous
       Clachan, PA26 8BL   Knoydart, Mallaig, PH41 4PL  generous scallops, delicious   Plump langoustines, large king   Tel 01631 730 236   seven-course tasting menu.
       Tel 01499 600482   Closed Sun  Tel 01687 462 267   oysters and an impressive   scallops and local lobster are on   The fine-dining menu at this
       Savour the freshest of oysters    The most remote pub in the UK   shellfish platter with refreshing   offer at this waterfront restaurant   hotel-restaurant has a modern   TYNDRUM: The Real Food Café  £
       and mussels grown in clear,   is a good place to try white fish   white wines. Outside tables in   with views over the beautiful bay.  French theme but uses local   Café   Map C4
       fertile waters of the eponymous   and shellfish culled from around   summer offer splendid views.   Scottish produce. Try the hand-  Perthshire, FK20 8RY
       loch outside the restaurant.   the Knoydart Peninsula.                                     dived scallops, Mallaig halibut   Tel 01838 400 235
                                                                                                  and slow-poached chicken.  This is arguably the best fish and
       COLL: Gannet Restaurant   ££                                                                                   chips to be had in Scotland.
       Seafood       Map B3                                                                       SCRABSTER: The Captain’s   Enjoy a large or small fish supper
       Ariangour, PA78 6SZ                                                                        Galley           £££  and try the excellent coffee and
       Tel 01879 230334                                                                           Seafood       Map D1  cakes. There is a children’s menu.
       The waterfront restaurant in the                                                           The Harbour, KW14 7UJ
       Coll Hotel boasts fresh seafood                                                            Tel 01847 894 999  Closed Sun & Mon
       from around the island. Try the                                                            Set in a former ice house with
       pan-fried scallops with onion                                                              exposed brickwork, The Captain’s
       purée and black pudding.                                                                   Galley offers a dozen different
                                                                                                  kinds of fish fresh from the
       FINDHORN: The Bakehouse   £                                                                morning’s catch on its menu.
       Café          Map D2
       91–92 Findhorn Rd, IV36 3YG                                                                SHETLAND ISLANDS: Frankie’s
       Tel 01309 691826                                                                           Fish and Chips    £
       Known for its locally sourced                                                              Fish and Chips   Map G1
       organic produce and mainly                                                                 Brae, Shetland, ZE2 9QJ
       vegetarian menu, The Bakehouse                                                             Tel 01806 522 700
       also has some meat options. The                                                            Frankie’s is an award-winning
       mouth-watering home-baked                                              Bright and cheerful Frankie’s Fish and Chips   restaurant on Shetland’s   Shoreside views from the dining room at
       goods are a highlight.   Outdoor terrace at Lochleven Seafood Café, Kinlochleven  in Brae, Shetland Islands  Mainland. It serves sustainable   the Kylesku Hotel
       For key to prices see page 181                                                                     For more information on types of restaurants see pages 178–9
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