Harden's survey result
Summary
A former ancestral hunting lodge in a “beautiful location” on the shore of Loch na Dal – this country-house hotel was founded in 1972 by Godfrey, the 35th high chief of clan Macdonald, and his wife Claire, and is run today by their daughter Isabella. Dinner is presented with “traditional and formal service suited to the environment”, and makes use of produce grown on the property and “excellent local seafood, including some of the biggest scallops ever”, while “the Sunday lunch is to die for”. There is the odd gripe, though, that it’s “a beautiful location but wildly overpriced”.
Summary
A family-run hotel since 1972 – and owned by the clan Macdonald for centuries – this former hunting lodge has a spectacular waterside location, on the shore of Loch na Dal with views of the Cuillin mountains. Chef Jordan Webb offers a short, three-course menu which can be chased down with your choice from 122 different whiskies. Too few reviews for a rating this year, but afternoon tea was favourably mentioned: “a wonderful selection of cakes, scones and sandwiches served in a lovely drawing room”.
Summary
A meal at the former clan Macdonald hunting lodge is full of “delicious temptations, with a wine list full of delights and spirits to follow” from a bar which stocks 122 different whiskies. The setting is magical, on the shore of Loch na Dal with views of the Cuillin mountains, and the lodge – a hotel since 1972 and still owned and run by the family – has all the comforts and fireplaces you might need – and “their Sunday lunch is the best ever!”.
Summary
In a “lovely setting” on Skye, the sixteenth-century former clan Macdonald hunting lodge has been run as a hotel for 50 years and is now under the direction of Isabella Macdonald – with meals bookended by “cocktails or Champagne in front of a roaring fire in the lounge before, and coffee and digestives after – WOW”. “The restaurant is equally enticing”, with “the best local ingredients, well cooked” – although “the choice on the menu is very limited for a 3-night stay”. But it’s fair to say that reactions can differ: what for most diners is “heritage dining” can for a minority seem like an “old-school restaurant that has been left behind”.
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Sleat, Sleat, IV43 8QY
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £25.00 | £43.00 |  |
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| Dinner | £115.00 | |
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| SundayLunch | £44.00 | £45.00 | |
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| Wine per bottle | £20.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.50 |
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| Service | 10.00% |
Sleat, Sleat, IV43 8QY
Opening hours
| Monday | 8 am‑9.00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am‑9.00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am‑9.00 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am‑9.00 pm |
| Friday | 8 am‑9.00 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am‑9.00 pm |
| Sunday | 8 am‑9.00 pm |
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