The Colintraive

Had the most wonderful lunch at the Colintraive hotel between Christmas and New Year. We were a large group of adults and kids and all the food and drinks we ordered were fantastic. Really high quality produce cooked to a high standard, everything from langoustines to ox cheek, in the most fabulous setting. We will be back.

Having been hearing about this small hotel for a while now and decided to book an overnight stay to suss the place out. First thing was the very warm welcome from Clare who showed us around and then surprised us with an upgraded room which was an excellent start to our day. For lunch had some soup just to warm us up as it was probably the coldest day so far in December, spiced pumpkin soup with nice homemade bread. We decided to eat in the cosy bar for dinner ,although we were welcome to use the main dining room. Food was first rate and as a lover of langoustines I could not resist this starter. Some of the best this year with an excellent sauce of garlic butter and dill ? Other half had brie and cranberry sauce which got thumbs up. We both had the cod for mains and the fennel and caper sauce complimented the fish well. Breakfast next morning was good but I was surprised not to see Kippers or smoked haddock ? Perhaps at this time of year they don't offer fish as th numbers visiting reduce . No matter we now have added this hotel to our list of great places to stop off at . Staff were friendly and it has a lovely vibe to it. Looking forward to our next visit in spring time . liz Bryant

Had lunch while waiting for ferry. I am coeliac and staff were careful to ensure I was catered for safely. The chef printed a menu from which I could select and even made my chips separately. I had cullen skink which was scrumptious. Definitely worth visiting and getting a later ferry!

What a gem of a place to stay. A delightful ferry journey brought us to the hamlet. The room was facing the sea with lovely views. It was very comfortable with fresh coffee and homemade shortbread . Dinner was great steak and fish with amazing salad dressings and homemade brown sauce . Breakfast was lovely too. The staff were so friendly. I would thoroughly recommend this hotel

Went out for a meal with wife and two friends. Staff very friendly and overall service was excellent. Restaurant very busy on the night. Personally I feel menu a bit limited and overly fancy. That said food was very enjoyable. My only criticism is that my medium steak was more rare that I feel medium should be, but it was delicious. I did notice someone at another table sending theirs back for same reason.

I thought that I would give the food at the colintraive hotel one last try as all of my previous visits over the past few years have been very disappointing for vegan food which was expensive for what I would consider smaller than child’s size portions. However, my wife and I ordered 2 oat lattes which were I tasted immediately and found them to be less than warm. We ordered 2 sour dough and tomato starters and a portion of chips. We expected these to be vegan as no mention of any dairy and on reflection if we had been asked about any allergies we would have said that we are vegan. What arrived was a small slice of bread with olive oil on it topped with a sliced up tomato and a dollop of cottage cheese either side of the bread and a bit of lettuce for £10 each which probably would cost less than £1 to make. To top it all there was a customer stood outside the gents toilet exhailing smoke through the open window into the toilets and the pub. Never going back.