We have been coming here for fifteen years and the quality of the the food has just got better. On this occasion we came for lunch midweek. The lunch menu has got very limited and this was the first time I did not have a fish dish. My partner ordered the kedgeree which is always good. However it was served cold. We sent it back and a warm version came back. It seemed to be in a tomato based sauce and not the classic curried version. In fact it was very unappetising and we just had to leave it. It was taken off the bill and we were offered a glass of wine, however this does not make up for the poor lunch experience. I suspect there is a new chef whose standards do not live up to previous incu...
Did both dine-in lunch and take-away. LUNCH: Had the scallop thermidor as starter, then the lobster. Scallop was nicely seared and cheesy. Lobster came with flavourful garlic butter, although I would have preferred if it were cleaned of all the barnacles. Service was friendly and attentive. TAKE-AWAY: There is a deli section. I bought 2 items: Seafood with rose marie sauce sandwich was only average, very little meat. The smoked haddock quiche was flavourful. As a tourist I could not buy the smoked haddock itself (as that needs a fridge), so the smoked haddock quiche was a good alternative!
I'd recently bought and eaten fresh oysters outdoors in Oban and I was keen to do the same at Loch Fyne. I bought a takeaway box of 6 prepared oysters with great expectations but it didn't really live up. The oysters were medium sized and the only preparation had been to remove the top shells. Luckily I had a spoon in my vehicle that I could use to separate each oyster from their shell and let me eat them. In Oban, the oysters were large and had been fully prepared for eating there and then. I guess that I had misunderstood the takeaway option.
The service at this restaurant was terrible - the staff were unfriendly and rude. We visited a year ago and ordered mussels to go, but when we tried to do the same this time, we were told that they only serve oysters. The people working that day were ignorant and had a bad attitude. It's a shame that they think so highly of themselves when they work in a simple shack on a lake. We will not be returning and they could definitely benefit from some customer service training.
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Long weekend with the girls, stopped in for some salmon to cook with breakfast. Then came back the next day to sample the menu. Could have tasted it all every dish. Mussel to start and scallops for main, both dishes absolutely blew me away. Every forkful was amazing. The depth of flavours made be feel ‘warm and fuzzy’. Service was great, quick but not as a compromise to the food at all. Can’t wait to come back with my husband and eat again.
Disappointed and sorry I bothered going to the Oyster bar service was dreadful, the female head waitress has a really bad attitude, her abruptness when asked If they did seafood platters was rude beyond belief, the food Itself Is vastly overpriced... my local fish and chip shop do a far better job...looking at what was on offer re It 's takeaway that 's no better.
Very late lunch (4pm) and the restaurant was quiet. Staff extremely friendly and engaging. The langoustines were excellent as was the fish cake. The cabbage and egg with the fish cake was unusual, but tasty. Well worth a detour if your heading to Dunoon or Bute.
I unfortunately arrived 30 min to closing and thought I would take my chances with being seated. Knowing they were closing soon, I just went with a quick order of oysters and they were fresh and meaty. I'll definitely be back when I have more...
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Would love to write a glowing review of our lunch but seeing as my attempt to book a table (as recommended on their website “to avoid disappointment” on a bank holiday Monday was met with an unanswered phone asking me to leave a message and...
Un régal pour les fruits de mer du loch. Pour nous (français), les huîtres nous semblent un peu chères mais...
