Dornoch Highlands
Chez Roux

Chez Roux

Iolaire Road, Dornoch Highlands, United Kingdom

Pub • Beer • Drinks • Coffee


"Very friendly staff and great location with lovely views but ultimately very overpriced and fails to get some of the basics right (i.e. working shower) I don't normally take the time to write reviews but we stayed here last night and the experience wasn't great so felt I should warn others. First impressions when we arrived were that the hotel was nice, with great views, but not as grand as we were expecting considering the cost. The room was really large and well equipped, but again does not justify the per night price tag in my opinion We had a couple of drinks in the bar before dinner which was nice, but be warned there's currently nothing on draught and a bottle of beer will cost you Dinner was a disaster. We'd rang to book a table beforehand after looking at the menu online, but sadly the actual menu was very reduced and much higher priced. The head chef was off for personal reasons hence the reduced menu, which obviously can't be helped but I feel like we should have been told this either when we booked the table or at least when we checked in. We ended up going to bed without a meal because there was nothing on the reduced menu we liked and we'd both drank alcohol by this point so couldn't drive down into Loch Inver (it was too late/bad weather to walk) The following morning I attempted to have a shower but couldn't because the drain was either blocked or simply not big enough, and so the shower cubicle began to fill with water if ran for any longer than a minute. I'm sure this issue would have been solved if we'd stayed longer but we didn't have time to wait sadly On a plus note breakfast was very nice and was included in the We did negotiate a discount for the issues we had, but I don't think this was really significant enough considering the the poor experience we had and initial cost Essentially it's what would be a nice star hotel, except it thinks it's star and therefore tries to overcharge for everything."