Here in alphabetical order of anchorage are some cafes, restaurants, hotels and pubs that I personally like - either because of the good food and drink which need not necessarily be expensive, or the location, and usually but not always the feeling that there is someone in command. On reflection this is an amazing list given the (very out of date) reputation that Scotland is not a place for good food. Many of the restaurants take great pride in buying local and what a great selection there is from the fish to the venison, the langoustines to the raspberries.
Achnacroish, Lismore: Lismore Cafe
Ardbeg, Islay: the distillery restaurant, lovely building too
Ardentrive Bay, Oban: Way Point Bar and Grill
Ardfern, Loch Craignish: Galley of Lorne and the Crafty Kitchen
Ardminish Bay: Gigha Hotel and the Boat House cafe
Arinagour: Coll Hotel which is highly boatie friendly, and a cafe
Asknish Bay, Loch Shuna: Loch Melfort Hotel
Bowmore, Islay: Harbour Inn and the Lochside Hotel
Calgary Bay, West Mull: cafe in a great artistic setting
Canna: tea room/cafe
Craighouse, Jura: the Jura Hotel and the Antlers
Craignure, Sound of Mull: Craignure Inn
Crinan, Firth of Lorne: the cafe and the Crinan Hotel
Dunstaffnage, Lower Loch Linnhe: Poppies, the Wide Mouthed Frog
Eigg: pier cafe
Easdale, Firth of Lorne: the Oyster Brewery bar and restaurant
Easdale Island, Firth of Lorne: Puffer Bar, Restaurant and Tea Room
Fearnach Bay, Loch Melfort: Shower of Herring
Fort William, Upper Loch Linnhe: Crannog and the Lime Tree
Kentallen, Lower Loch Linnhe: Holly Tree Hotel
Loch Aline, Sound of Mull: Whitehouse Restaurant
Loch Leven Seafood Restaurant
Little Horseshoe Bay, Kerrera: Kerrera tea garden
Loch a Coire, Lower Loch Linnhe: the Old Boathouse
Muck, south anchorage: craft shop and cafe, Port Mor House Hotel
Oban: Ee-Usk, The Waterfront, Coast, Temple Seafood Restaurant,
Kitchen Garden, Bossards, Julie's
Port an Dunain, Loch Leven: The Loch Leven Hotel
Port Appin, Lower Loch Linnhe: Airds Hotel and the Pierhouse
Port Charlotte Hotel, Islay
Port na Moralachd, Lismore: the Lismore Cafe
Puilladobrhain, Firth of Lorne: Tigh an Truish pub with grub
Rum: Kinloch Castle Bistro
Salamore Bay, Lower Loch Linhe: Ferryman's and Oyster Inn
Salen, Sound of Mull: Mediterranea restaurant
Sanda Island, Kintyre: the Byron Darnton Tavern (?still open)
Scalasaig, Colonsay: the Colonsay Hotel and the Pantry
South Shian, Loch Creran: Isle of Eriskay Hotel
Strontian, Loch Sunart: Kilcamb Lodge Hotel
Tayvallich, Loch Sween: coffee shop and the Tayvallich Inn
Tobermory, Sound of Mull: the Mishnish, Highland Cottage, the Chip Van, Tobermory Hotel, An Tobar, Cafe Fish
Ulva ferry, West Mull: Boathouse Cafe
West Loch Tarbert, Kintyre: West Loch Hotel
Al fresco at the Ulva Boathouse Cafe
A suggested gastronomic cruise to hard to get to places without a boat: Sanda for the pub (check what is going on under the new ownership) to the Jura Hotel to Loch a Coire and the Old Boat House Restaurant to the Whitehouse Restaurant at Loch Aline to the Coll Hotel and ending with the other Boat House on Ulva. No doubt you will also divert en route to the food and drink delights of Tobermory - Cafe Fish in particular.
A more up market cruise north from Oban and back for the serious foodie: the Waterfront in Oban to the Pier House at Port Appin to the Loch Leven Seafood Restaurant to Crannog at Fort William to the Lime Tree also in Fort William to Airds Hotel at Port Appin and back to Oban and Ee-Usk!
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