Inver Cottage Restaurant

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Dining with a Real Buzz

Sitting on the east coast of Loch Fyne - stunning, absolutely stunning - you'll also find Old Castle Lachlan where it is rumoured that top Scot actress Kelly Macdonald is set to marry Travis bass player Dougie Payne... The menu is so mouth-watering the guests could probably have eaten a copy of it between two slices of bread.
Starters include salmon with freshly baked soda bread, Loch Fyne scallops with sweet chilli jam, black pudding and goats cheese salad and tiger prawns with ginger, coriander and lime.
But it's the main course line-up that sent my saliva gland into overdrive - Argyll venison burger with melted cheese, fresh haddock in tempura batter with chips and minted mushy peas and Thai chicken breast with fresh mango relish.
It's all home-cooked stuff at Inver Cottage. A microwave? Don't be daft. I'd be amazed if this place even had electricity.
... The view from the dining room is quite spectacular and the staff were all extremely pleasant.

4/5.

Tam Cowan, Daily Record.

 

Duke Of Argyll Recommends...

The Duke of Argyll, the chief of the Clan Campbell divides his time between running the family pile, Inveraray Castle, promoting Scotch whiskies Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet, and captaining Scotland’s world-cup-winning elephant polo team.

“Loch Fyne is synonymous with seafood, but the place the locals eat is rather off the beaten track — a 50-minute drive from Inveraray along the quieter southern side of the loch.

“It’s called Inver Cottage, and when I’m at home, I swear by it for Sunday lunch. It’s smart inside, a couple of notches up from a gastropub, with rugs and polished wood — but informal. They do Argyll beef and venison, plus the most wonderful shellfish hauled straight out of the loch — things like langoustines, or scallops in garlic.

“The restaurant is in a converted croft that was originally built for the Fyne ferryman by the Clan MacLachlan. Their ruined castle is just round the bay, very ivy-grown and romantic, and you can ramble across to it, watching for seals and dolphins.”

The Sunday Times

 

Table For Two Please

Small, intimate place with amazing views and incredible food. Starting life as a croft and ferryman's home, it overlooks Old Castle Lachlan, sacked by the Campbells after Culloden. Now a listed ruin, the old castle provides a splendid backdrop to the setting sun. The restaurant has kept the tradition of ancient Scottish hospitality with two huge blazing log fires in the winter and scrubbed oak tables. Service is attentive, without being fussy or formal, and the place has a very intimate atmosphere. Local fish and meats are a speciality – scallops are hand-dived, salmon from the Kyles of Bute, langoustine and halibut by boat daily, venison stalked in the area. A restaurant which just has everything right: location, food and atmosphere. If that doesn't put you in a romantic mood, nothing will.

The Scotsman