Argyll And Bute Restaurant Guide

“At the end of very tough roads” that lead to “wonderful views of Loch Fyne and the ruined Lachlan Castle”, this “haven of wonderful and inventive cooking” (set in former crofters’ cottages) was taken over by Noma alumni Pam Brunton and Rob Latimer in 2015. It’s “justly famous for seafood of course” (featuring on an “elaborate” tasting menu and the à la carte), but their ‘Kate‘s salad’ is the “best vegetarian dish” one reporter has ever tasted (and “grown along the road in Kate‘s polytunnel”, part of a focus on local/seasonal ingredients reflected in their Michelin Green Star). Stay overnight to profit from the “record players and vinyl in each room”.

“Very fresh fish and seafood” – much of it caught in the waters it overlooks – is the USP of this long-running operation from the MacLeod family, set in a “modern building on Oban’s North Pier” with epic loch and mountain views.