Food & Drink

Skye, Rassay and Lochalsh’s location means you are not only spoilt for choice for freshly caught seafood, meat and island-grown vegetables but also for whisky, gin and beer! Whether you are looking for Michelin dining for a special occasion, a cosy café where you can curl up with a coffee and homemade cake or bar serving the local spirits, you’ll find it all here.

Make sure you try some fresh locally caught seafood – The Oyster Shed is popular for its oysters harvested daily, alongside lobster, scallops, prawn and crab. Fresh seafood can also be found at The Stein Inn, and the Michelin star Loch Bay restaurant nearby, showcasing the shellfish and fish caught locally. 

If its fine dining treat you are looking for, the Michelin recommended Edinbane Lodge and Three Chimneys should be at the top of your list. Visit Kinloch Lodge to dine in a 16th century former hunting lodge, or enjoy afternoon tea by the fire at the loch-side Greshornish House. 

Looking for a unique experience? Eat lunch in a yurt amongst a pile of handmade sheepskins at YURTea&Coffee, visit a woodland BBQ hut at Smokin’ Skye or enjoy dinner accompanied by a live trad music session at The Old Inn Carbost. Just off the island in Ardelve you’ll find Manuela’s Wee Bakery, a takeaway and bakery set in Hansel and Gretel styled wooden huts straight out of a fairytale. 

After a long hike or a day exploring, there’s nothing better than treating yourself to a coffee and a cake, and on Skye, you are spoilt for choice. Try a cinnamon bun and read by the window at Bog Myrtle café and second hand bookshop, visit Birch for hand roasted speciality coffee – you can also stock up in the shop and enjoy back at your cottage – and drop by The Coffee Bothy for a huge range of gluten free and vegan homemade cakes.

Restaurants can get busy so we recommend making your lunch or dinner reservations well in advance, especially during the summer.

If you’d rather spend a cosy evening indoors cooking with the family in the fully equipped kitchens in our cottages, there are many opportunities to include locally sourced ingredients in your meals. Pick up some hand dived king scallops from Sconsers Scallops, fresh smoked salmon from Isle of Skye Smokehouse – and maybe stop by for a tour and tasting – and wild estate venison from Pràban na Linne.

After a long day out hiking and exploring in the unpredictable Skye weather, there is always a dram of whisky waiting by the fire.

The oldest distillery on Skye is Talisker Distillery, which has been producing whisky for over 190 years – join a tour or enjoy a tasting of their award winning whiskies, and try out some legendary Skye cuisine at Three Chimneys at Talisker. 

Torabhaig Distillery, housed in a converted traditional farm steading and still retaining many original features – take a guided tour, visit the café and whisky shop and, weather permitting, enjoy sitting in the courtyard.

A short ferry from Sconser will bring you to Isle of Raasay Distillery on our neighbouring island – enjoy a view of Skye from over the water as you sample a dram. If whisky isn’t your thing, they also distil their own gin, made with Raasay juniper. 

Back on Skye, gin lovers will be in their element. Try Isle of Skye Distillers for their award winning Misty Isle Gin – visit their store in Portree, or The Misty Bottle for tastings, along with a wider range of local whisky, gin and beer to choose from. 

Further South on the island you will find Pràban na Linne – the rich Gaelic heritage is reflected in the names of the whiskies and gins distilled here, and tastings are available. Or try 57° SKYE earth + sea gin at their distillery in Broadford, 

Head on over to Isle of Skye Brewing Co in Uig to try Skye Gin The Storr – and pick up some of their award winning ales while you’re there – start with the Skye Red, named after the Red Cuillin mountains and the very first ale brewed here. 

Beer lovers should also visit Cuillin Brewery in Sligachan, a microbrewery producing traditional and experimental craft beer.  Or further afield, try Plockton Brewery and Strathcarron Brewery for ales from very small independent breweries. 

Make sure to catch the Hebridean Whisky Festival – individual distilleries across the Hebrides will have free tours, tastings and events, and there is a finale event where all distilleries come together for food, live music and of course, whisky!