Argyll Bute Argyll Bute

Argyll y Bute, conocida por su costa escarpada y sitios históricos, ofrece cocina escocesa tradicional como el haggis, mariscos y especialidades locales como la salchicha ahumada de Argyll y el ciervo.

The Oyster Inn

The Oyster Inn

Main Road, Argyll Bute, United Kingdom

Soup • Steak • Salads • Coffee


"This is a pleasant little Hotel, although at first we had trouble finding the car park (its up the side and round the back. And we had abit of trouble finding the entrance. We thought with the Carpark being where it was at the back of the house, there might be an entrance to the hotel there also. There wasn't! After trying every back door in the heavy rain carrying suitcases we had to walk down the hill and around to the front of the house to find 2 doorways. Check in was swift and easy. Our room was lovely and warm and modern. The shower room looked as if it was recently refurbished. Towels were tired looking and thin, the bed was comfy enuf, but the pillows were flat and not up to much. Kettle tea bags etc an biscuits were good. The walls are very thin, we could hear ppl chatting in the next room. We stayed for dinner, it was nice but not worth £18 for fish chips, very over priced for pub grub quality! The service was good tho and quite speedy. The breakfast was included for our 1 night stay, I had a full Scottish breakfast, it was such a letdown as it wasn't freshly cooked, everything was reheated (microwaved) dry, the bacon was like cardboard, mushroom so dry they had shrivelled up and were like rubber. The potato scone was dry and stiff as a board, I couldn't cut it with a knife, nor the bacon. And talking about knives, the strangest shaped handles that were already awkward to use let alone trying to cut a stoating breakfast. The haggis black pudding was just a greasy flop on the plate. The poached egg was edable as it was cooked fresh. The orange juice was dilute juice. There was fresh fruit salad that was nice an Croissants too. For a visitor experiencing their first Scottish breakfast it was a real let down. All in all it was a cosy clean hotel, but not the cheapest for what we got, and I'd defo avoid the fry up ooft.. Also worth mentioning the front door of the hotel stays unlocked all night unstaffed, it felt abit unsafe as anyone can walk in from the street, even if there is a small camera, who's sitting up watching that all night? No one!.. So cosy room, but overpriced food horrible SCOTTISH breakfast fry up (with no toast) let this place down and spoiled my experience. I didn't complain as I couldn't do with the drama first thing in the morning. But I won't be returning."

Victoria's

Victoria's

55 Victoria Street, Argyll Bute, United Kingdom

Steak • Coffee • British • Vegetarian


"what? a terrible experience? pray it. restaurant will be busy, so if they just want to get to the off chance, we could be able to put them in. the location is completely empty. Anyway, in the first conversation with the staff., there will be a waiting time as we occupied down. no problem, we will admire the prospects. drinks and meals ordered. then the experience begins. steak's understated. false guides served the hand cutting chips, anemic and inedible. foods returned, only to be burned again, beyond the recognition. Now, it says on the menu carburized, because it cooked on a grill! godliness comes in the sense. oh and sometimes the steak is less rare in the middle, as we cannot check everyone. ah and the handcut chips? now they are not completely hand-cut, but made by a knife and then frozen and we take them out and cook them? they are uncooked on the inside!? well, it is the kartoffels that they see it is what the suppliers send us, but if they are unhappy, I will see to take a few pounds for the chips away! fillet steak has taken off the bill as she did not eat it? I hear you cry, what a nice gesture. unfortunately it wasn't to be. because I had asked and the bottle wein should be taken as goodwill, I had not expected that the sirloin steak, that was £4 cheaper to be removed! unnecessary to say bill returned. after my first visit on the island would I recommend this restaurant? absolutely not!"

The Lorne

The Lorne

249 Argyll Street, PA23 7QT, Argyll Bute, United Kingdom

Soup • Meat • Steak • Cheese


"Well received by young waitress who was polite and took our drinks order. We ordered King Prawn tempura as a starter but beware of small print, for £9.95 you only get 3 small king prawns!! Very over priced, fair enough if these were scallops but over £3 each for a small king prawn is grossly over priced. Also we were offered a choice of sauces but conveniently weren’t told that there was a charge of £2.50 for the satay sauce. When served, the prawns were small and the Tempura batter was disappointing. The satay sauce was served in a small half full ramekin which should have been included in the £9.95 price. For mains we had the Lorne chicken and beer battered haddock full fillet for an extra £3). Lorne chicken was fine although could have been warmer. The beer battered haddock was surprisingly small considering the full fillet was ordered. Batter was crispy, tasty with good quality fish but portion far too small. Chips weren’t great and soggy while the mushy peas were served in a very small ramekin why would you do this? Peas are cheap, be generous. The peas were lukewarm no doubt having cooled in the ramekin and the tartar sauce portion was also ridiculously small and I had to order more. While we can all appreciate portion control and cut backs, for the prices charged, the portions here are very disappointing and not good value to customers. An older waitress came to us with the bill and when we gave her our requested feedback she became argumentative but eventually agreed to remove the satay sauce from the bill. Her standard phrase ….’it says that on the menu’ so beware of small print. Summary food just okay, portion control poor and overpriced, tend to be served lukewarm."