Where to Eat in Western Scotland - Holiday Cottages in Western Scotland

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Despite being a quiet and remote corner of the country, there are plenty of places within a short drive serving great local food.

Restaurants and Tea Rooms

Antler Tea Room

Ardnamurchan Natual History Centre, Glenmore Tel: 01972-500209 - Open Mon-Sat 1030-1730; Sun 1200-1730. Enjoy a light lunch or some of their delicious home baking, using fresh local produce

Glen Uig Inn

Glen Uig, By Loch Ailort Tel: 01687 470219 - Overlooking the sea, the Inn dates back to about 1745. The bar is lively and their restaurant serves local game, seafood and imaginative modern and traditional cuisine. The beach is a step away and evenings can be spent by the log fire enjoying the Highlands

Whitehouse Restaurant

Lochaline - Open Mon-Sat for tea, coffee and home baking from 1130, lunch from 1230, dinner 1830. Sukie Barber, award-winning Master Chef, has joined the Whitehouse and cooks wonderful local hand-dived scallops, mussels from Mull, venison, lamb and beef, home smoked meats and fish and wild mushrooms

Kilchoan Community Centre

Pier Road, Kilchoan Tel: 01972-510711 - Open all year, six days, Mon-Sat 0900-1700. Relax over tea, coffee, soup and home baking in their Lemon Tea Room with its wonderful sea views

Kilchoan Hotel

Kilchoan Tel: 01972-510200 - Meals served 1200-1400 and 1800-2030. All food is home-made using only fresh produce. Menu changes every two days and includes salmon, venison, local scallops, smoked salmon and prawns. Home-made soups, roasts, fish and chips, steak and kidney, haggis, sausage, liver and onion gravy, scampi, lasagne and children's menu. Takeaway suppers available

Sonachan Hotel

Kilchoan Tel: 01972-510211 - Open all year. Meals, snacks and carry-out meals. Using high quality local produce such as salmon, trout, bee, venison, scallops and prawns, they create dishes to suit all tastes and budgets. A good selection of vegetarian dishes is also offered. The well-stocked bar offers a wide range of Malts, traditional and New World wines. Children are welcome and every Wednesday throughout summer is Ceilidh Night.

Stables Cafe

Ardnamurchan Point, Kilchoan Tel: 01972-510210 - At the most westerly point on the UK mainlaind, the Stables Cafe ofers and wide range of meals

The Pantry Tea-Room

Post Office, Acharacle Tel: 07813-373354 - Open Mon-Sat 1015-1700. Specialising in delicious home-baking, snacks and Scottish fayre. Home-made soups always avaiable. Takeaway available.

The Salen Inn

Salen Tel: 01967-431661. Food served 1200-1430 and 1800-2030. Light snacks available all day. All day licence. Great food and cosy bar with music.

Ardshealach Lodge

Acharacle Tel: 01967-431399. A popular restaurant serving local shellfish, fish, game and meat. Menus use home-made produce to reflect the changing seasons

Ariundle Centre Restaurant

Strontian Tel: 01967-402279 - Open 0900-1730. Newly extended restaurant for freshly cooked food, home baking and speciality home-made bread. Legendary candlelit suppers where the menu changes daily. Vegetarian meals available

The Bistro

Strontian CentreTel: 01967-402277 - Open 0830 till late. All-day breakfasts; full day-time menu and special evening menu

Resipole Farm Bar

Between Strontian and Salen Tel: 01967-431452 - Open April-Oct 1800-2300. Light refreshments and full meals. Licensed bar. Bar meals available with emphasis on good food using local produce, value for money and an informal atmosphere. Relax and enjoy the wonderful views over the golf course to the Morvern Hills.

Mo's Fish & Chips

Acharacle Tel: (to be confirmed) Open lunch till 2000 every day. A newly opened fish and chip shop providing both eat-in and take-away service. Their fish is fresh daily from Mallaig and they also offer pizza, jacket potatoes etc.

Food Shopping

Key Store in Acharacle

Opening hours Mon-Sat 0900-1730; Sun 1100-13.30 delivery service available

Key Store in Strontian

Opening hours Mon-Sat 0800-17.30; Sun 1030-1400

Key Store in Fort William

Opening hours Mon-Fri 0630-2200; Sat 0700-2200; Sun 0730-2200

Safeway Supermarket in Fort William

Takeaways

Sunart Suppers

Provide a selection of frozen ready-made meals

The Kilchoan Hotel
The Sonachan Hotel in Kilchoan
The Pantry Tea-Room in Acharacle
Mo's Fish and Chip Shop in Acharacle
Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 March 2008 )
 

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Mountaineering and Hill Climbing

Ardnamurchan is a much neglected area for mountaineers and hill climbers but there are five summits here over 1000 feet which, as you can imagine, provide a magnificient viewing platform to take in the surrounding rugged land and seascapes.  Ardnamurchan contains perfect rock in wild and remote settings.

Just over an hour away, Lochaber contains the biggest and best crags in the Uk offering a huge variety of climbing.  Ben Nevis is home to some of the country's longest rock climbs of all standards but also offers winter climbing of international importance, including:-

  • Ben Nevis, the best and most reliable winter climbing of all grades
  • Glen Nevis, one of the best roadside rock climbing venues
  • Glen Coe, containing the highest standard mountain routes
  • Aonach Mor, the most accessible winter crag in Britain
  • Perfect granite slab climbing in Glen Etive
  • Remote, mid-grade winter climbs in the Mamores and Grey Corries

Whatever your level of expertise, you will find it in Ardnamurchan or Lochaber.