Highland Restaurant Guide

2 Quail Restaurant

It's a longish way from the London Ritz to Dornoch but that's the journey Michael and Kerensa Carr travelled in 1995 to set up their restaurant with rooms, now a well-respected and much sought-after haven for those who know and appreciate their food and wine.

• Address: Inistore House, Castle Street, Dornoch, IV25 3SN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £45.00

Abstract Restaurant - Inverness

Some day somebody with time on their hands will work out the ratio of outstanding restaurants per head of the population in any particular place. For instance, even with Shaun Hill's departure, Ludlow must be a strong candidate for best town in this respect.

• Address: The Glenmoriston Town House Hotel, 20 Ness Bank, Inverness, IV2 4SF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £26.00, Dinner: £59.00

An Garbh Restaurant at The Ben Loyal Hotel

Closed Dec - Feb

• Address: Main Street, Tongue, IV27 4XE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British UK, Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Anderson, The

A restaurant with rooms on the beautiful Black Isle, just 10 miles from Inverness; it is owned and operated by Jim and Anne Anderson, originally from America, who offer a truly international menu that changes daily in order to take advantage of the vast range of local produce and wildlife at their peak of flavour.

• Address: Union Street, Fortrose, nr Inverness, IV10 8TD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Fusion, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £19.00

Andersons Restaurant

• Address: Deshar Road, Boat of Garten, PH24 3BN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Scottish, British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £26.00

Applecross Inn

Applecross is one of the more remote corners of the British Isles, approached either by sea or a highly scenic drive across the Pass of the Cows. Once there you are liable to feel a certain sense of detachment, a state of mind into which a perfectly cooked meal can be so easily inserted.

• Address: Shore Street, Applecross, IV54 8LR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £31.00

Cafe 1

Café 1 has received wide acclaim for its contribution to the cause of good Scottish food in Inverness. The décor is stunning with an overall impression of richness and warm comfort. No wonder people keep on coming back.

• Address: 75 Castle Street, Inverness, IV2 3EA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £14.00, Dinner: £29.00

Capercaille Restaurant

• Address: The Boat Hotel, Deshar Road, Boat of Garten, nr Aviemore, PH24 3BH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £39.00

Captain's Galley Seafood Restaurant

You can enjoy a thoroughly intimate dining experience at the Capatain's Galley in the former Scrabster Salmon Bothy and Ice House, which was originally built in 1804 and then sympathetically renovated, retaining bags of character from the original features, as a restaurant by Mary and Jim Cowie in 2001.

• Address: The Harbour, Scrabster, nr Thurso, KW14 7UJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £43.00

Carron Restaurant

• Address: Cam-allt, Strathcarron, nr Applecross, IV54 8YX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Scottish, Gourmet, Restaurant
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £28.00