Iona At Toravaig House - Highland

We had a fantastic dinner with delicious local cheese, cured meats, and bread, all paired perfectly with a wonderful wine. Thank you so much for the amazing meal.

We stayed at this hotel for three nights and had breakfast and dinner there three times. While the food was mostly tasty, the portions were very small and the dinners were quite expensive. The staff were friendly and helpful, but they had no control over the portion sizes or preparation of the food. I understand that they may be trying to make up for lost business due to Covid, but I wish they hadn't tried to do it all at once. If you are looking for value, this may not be the place for you as the food was not visually appealing enough to justify the price.

We dined at this restaurant to celebrate the end of our Scottish vacation, marking our joint 60th birthdays. We had stayed here 10 years ago, and the experience was just as exquisite. The food was of high quality, as one would anticipate from a fine dining establishment. While there may be discussions about the pricing, it was a wonderful way for us to savor a special meal. This is not the place for large portions or a budget-friendly menu, but rather a unique dining experience.

This was an interesting experience. Before dinner you are asked to come into the lounge and have a pre dinner drink if you like (not compulsory). You are given the dinner menu and wine list. You are served a pre dinner amuse bouche, then asked what you would like to eat for entree, main and desert. Also what wine you would like for each course. Once completing step 1 you can enter the restaurant proper. After being seated entree comes within seconds. Some time later your first wine arrives (in our case after we finished the entire). We had crab and I think the one crab supplied the whole restaurant I. E. It was a very small serve. There is a pleasant, but unnecessary palate cleanser served, and then main course. Again the wine comes some time after the meal is served. We both had sirloin. Not unpleasant but it required some chewing. Yet another palate cleanser unnecessary. Desert was pleasant. The cheese plate was good but the cheeses had come straight out of the fridge. The Brie was like rubber. £55 each for the food then tea or coffee were extra. Only Australian or NewZealand wines by the glass and they weren’t representative of the high quality of wines available in those countries. They are trying too hard as they have excellent raw materials. In our opinion the process needs to be more relaxed and the meals less fancy.

We arrived without a reservation and we were warmly greeting and treated like family. The food selection was good and very tasty.