Places to eat in Fort William

Our family run restaurant is located in the former railway station building at Spean Bridge, 9 miles from Fort William and a short journey by road or rail ! We offer a relaxing environment to enjoy a light lunch or dinner with friends. Our menu changes daily and provides a tasty variety of local produce, carefully prepared to order. We have no pretenses - just a friendly atmosphere and lots of good food, wines, cask ales and fine Scottish whiskies... We are pleased to take bookings if you would like to phone or drop us an enquiry from the form below to check availability or request a sample menu. Some evenings our restaurant finishes off a good day with accoustic guitars and fiddles - which often makes the evening entirely memorable. We are open for special occasions.

Cobbs Bar at Nevisport, Fort William Located at the side of Nevisport's outdoor retail outlet, Cobbs Bar and Restaurant provides a great place to eat and relax. We have a good, competitively priced menu, a selection of cask conditioned real ales, coffees and full bar. Enjoy a meal and a drink with friends around our large open fireplace. The bar is tastefully refurbished and is hugely popular with visitors, walkers and outdoor enthusiasts so the traditional Scottish breakfasts, real ale, bar meals, open fire and home baked cakes go down well with customers. Regular cask ales are mostly from Scottish craft breweries including Latitude from Orkney Brewery, and great beers from Cairngorm Brewery.

This Romantic candlelit Restaurant in Port Appin, near Oban on the West Coast of Scotland has consistently held 3 rosettes for over 25 years and has also been in the good food guide for 40 years.  It is reputed to be one of the best in Scotland and has proved to be very consistent over the years in terms of high quality.  The choice menu uses only the best local and seasonal produce with a good choice of locally caught fish or meat and the desserts are simply to die for!  There is also a 7 course Tasting Menu with or without matching wines and this is to be highly recommended.  The views from the restaurant are stunning and during the summer and early autumn you get the most amazing sunsets which often temporarily clears the room as guests rush out to take photo's!  This is a destination restaurant where fine dining meets friendly and relaxed service.  The hotel also serves one of the best Champagne Full Afternoon teas in the area and prides itself on this simply relaxed pastime with friends or relatives. The hotel offers a range of special packages, most notably:- Gourmet Package Celebratory Package Romantic Package

Loch Leven Hotel and Distillery, at the foot of mighty Glencoe, is a historic ferry Inn dating back to the time of Bonnie Prince Charlie. This award winning family-run establishment has been converted to a quirky and comfortable Highland Hotel, providing an intimate setting and personalised service to all their guests. Loch Leven hotel enjoyed an enviable location by the loch, surrounded by dramatic mountain views. The stylish Loch View Restaurant offers guests a slightly more formal option for dining whilst The Old Ferry Bar offers meals in a less formal dining area as well as on the outside terrace. The bar stocks over 60 Single Malts, more than 50 Gins and offers a creative cocktail list. Loch Leven Hotel's Old Ferry Bar has been titled as the 'Best Bar' in the Highlands for 3 years in a row at the Scottish Hotel Awards (2016, 2017 & 2018)! Their own distillery produces premium Highland spirits, their best known product being Devil's Staircase Highland Spiced Gin, named after the famous landmark on the West Highland Way. The distillery also offers 4 hour Gin School experiences where you can make your own unique bottle of gin! The restaurant and bar serves the best local seasonal produce, carefully prepared and executed with flair. Dishes on the menu might include local seafood such as scallops or langoustines and local meats & game. The 12 comfortable en-suite bedrooms offer a cosy place to relax and unwind and most of the rooms have loch views. Being located in "The Outdoor Capital of the UK", guests can also enjoy a wide variety of things to see and do from walking and climbing to golf, watersports and skiing. Dogs are also welcome in the bar and bar dining area!

Russell’s Restaurant with rooms at Smiddy House Located within The Great Glen, 60 miles of splendour from Fort William to Inverness. Russell’s offers genuine Scottish hospitality with luxury surroundings. We are in the centre of Spean Bridge, ideal for visiting the areas many attractions e.g. Ben Nevis, Loch Ness, The Road to the Isles, The Isle of Skye, etc. Serving outstanding cuisine with fresh local game, fish and a selection of local produce, Russell’s is an award winning 2 AA rosette restaurant incorported within Smiddy House, Spean Bridge near Fort William. Our guest bedrooms are tastefully decorated and well appointed, dressed with fresh flowers and luxury linens. Our garden room offers a peaceful retreat, somewhere to relax in the afternoon and where you can enjoy a pre-dinner drink whilst perusing the evening’s menu. The menu offers a choice of 2 and 3 courses; dining is informal and relaxed. Our menu changes regularly and uses the finest of produce including Scotch beef, Highland lamb, venison and game. Russell’s at Smiddy House offers you the best in Lochaber, ideal base for touring whilst enjoying comfort, good food and wine.

The Lochy Bar and Restaurant is extremely popular with locals and visitors. We are located on the edge of Caol village and near Banavie, by the Caledonian Canal - perfect for visiting yachts and visitors staying in the area. Our family restaurant offers good value, wholesome food with a tasty menu to suit most tastes. We have easy parking and an outside area with picnic tables when the weather is good. If you are looking for a nice evening with some good, traditional food, come on in and give us a try ! Our staff are great and guarantee a welcome smile and good customer service. We are now stocking cask ales during the summer months. VIEW OUR TASTY MENU  What some of our customers say: “We've been here before about 9yrs ago but didn't know if it had changed, it's a proper pub hurrah,the food was reasonably priced and very tasty, the Mongolian Curry was excellent, I mean really very good, and the bar is dog friendly, all in all a very good experience.” “Stopped here after walking on the Caledonian Canal with our dog. Staff very friendly and provided water and biscuit for the dog. Our lunch was lovely - food was nicely cooked and presented and service was efficient- a really pleasant stop on a nice summer day. Thanks to all!” “Despite being a busy Friday night service was very friendly and food arrived quickly. Very tasty and good portion sizes. Good atmosphere and friendly staff. Will certainly return when in the area again.” Click for MORE TRIP ADVISOR REVIEWS: VISIT US ON FACEBOOK

The Lime Tree An Ealdhain Restaurant is a multi award-winning fresh food restaurant, we are Relish Good Food Guide 'Top Twenty Small Scottish Restaurants', AA Two Rosette winner for Culinary Excellence, Visit Scotland 'Taste of the Best' award, Michelin and Good Food Guide listed. Our food guarantee at the Lime Tree is that all dishes are prepared from raw, seasonal, locally sourced ingedients made into something special by our skilled Chef Team led by Head Chef Andrew Cook.  ​You can view our current menu here. ​  Now taking bookings for Christmas & Hogmanay 2019!Please call us to make a booking ​Christmas Menu 2019 & Hogmanay Banquet Menu 2019 Lime Tree Restaurant finalist Scottish Restaruant of the year 2019It is with great pride that we announce that the Lime Tree Restaurant has been chosen as a finalist for its award by the respected and independent review Creative Oceanic as Scottish Restaurant of the Year 2019. We are delighted to accept this nomination, which reflects the hard work and skill of all staff at the Lime Tree and our commitment that all our food should be made here from seasonal, local where possible, raw ingredients. Simple really.

Sitting on the terrace on a warm summers day, looking at the Pap of Glencoe and Loch Leven, with a plate of langoustines or mussels and a glass of Albarino is an experience many have already enthused over. The restaurant has been designed to achieve an informal, relaxed atmosphere with simple café style furniture. The walls have sculptures made by artist Heather Cumming from Keltneyburn Smithy, near Aberfeldy, which she designed on the theme of the sea and fishing. This includes a quote from George Mackay Brown “ And how the lobsters put on their hard blue coats in summer” etched on to the large wave forms. We hope you can make it to our great seafood restaurant in Glencoe and look forward to meeting you soon !

Our local Co-operative supermarket located in the heart of Caol village provides an excellent service to locals and visitors all year round. We stock a good range of fresh vegetables and bread and bakery products, milk, dairy products and newspapers, and a wide range of general groceries. Our wines and spirits are competitively priced and we often have special offers of excellent brands of Whisky - perfect to take home for a gift if you are visiting the area. We have a National Lottery service too.

Our Fort William cafe is located in the well-known Nevisport shop at the Parade end of the High Street. We offer home-made soups and hot meals served all day, including an early breakfast. Our freshly made, tasty sandwiches are good value and with our great coffee and a selection of teas and soft drinks, we think you'll enjoy Nevisport Cafe - a busy meeting place for locals and visitors. If you enjoy a home-made scone or baking, you'll like what you have in our friendly Fort William cafe - restaurant. Diners can also walk straight through to the Nevisport book and gift shop, and browse the outdoor sports equipment store on the ground floor. ******JOB VACANCIES****** We occasionally have job vacancies in our Fort William cafe - please get in touch with your CV For more details phone 01397 704790 or hand your CV into the café.

The Glenfinnan House Hotel's restaurant and lounge bar have fantastic views looking over Loch Shiel and towards the Glenfinnan Monument and Ben Nevis. Our lochside location is amazing and very special. Our restaurant is open for fine dining in a cosy atmosphere during the spring, summer and autumn months serving a nice selection of home-cooked meals from local ingredients. "Best Bar Dining Hotel and Romantic Hotel 2018" Our lounge bar is a gathering place for locals and visitors and we serve snacks and bar meals all day - again freshly cooked to order and not fast food. We stock a range of wines and whiskies as well as our local breweries ales. Manja and Duncan Gibson are the resident managers – and extremely hospitable hosts – who will welcome you into the delightful hall, where a log fire blazes Along pine-panelled walls hang an atmospheric collection of paintings, most with a Jacobite theme, including an impressive portrayal of the 1745 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan. (courtesy of the 1745 Association).

Nestling in the very heart of Glencoe, amongst the spectacular and majestic mountains of the Scottish Highlands, Clachaig Inn has been a source of accommodation and hospitality for travellers for over three hundred years. Clachaig Inn, Glencoe provides modern comfortable accommodation which is complimented with a traditional hearty Scottish breakfast - a really great way to start the day! This Glencoe hotel has 23 fully modernised bedrooms with en suite facilities; the accommodation offers a choice of double, twin and family rooms. All bedrooms have shower and toilet facilities, with some having a bath as well. Many of our bedrooms enjoy magnificent views of the Glencoe mountains and all are designated 'non smoking'. Glencoe is one of the best hillwalking areas in the Highlands of Scotland, which makes Clachaig an excellent base for outdoor activities such as hillwalking, climbing, sailing, skiing and snowboarding and mountain biking. Clachaig Inn, Glencoe is also an excellent centre from which to explore the magnificent glens and lochs of the west coast of Scotland, be it on foot or by car. Alternatively, it is an ideal location in which to just relax and enjoy the atmosphere of Glencoe and the Scottish Highlands.