Dornoch Highlands
Chez Roux

Chez Roux

Iolaire Road, Dornoch Highlands, United Kingdom

Pub • Beer • Drinks • Coffee


"We booked for a celebratory dinner as a party of 6 and weren't informed until last minute that they could no longer fit us in. On explaining that this might harm their local credibility the booking was reconfirmed and the evening went ahead as planned. . . up to a point. Service was excellent. But when we asked for pre dinner drinks we were handed a rather limited list of cocktails (no prices on display : mostly whisky or gin based). Two of our party chose a vodka/coffee concoction which was pleasant enough if rather underwhelming (three mouthfuls at best which failed to warrant the eye watering £14.50 charge per drink). The menu was heavily weighted towards sea food mainly salmon. As a result five of us chose steak only to be told that they had run out of steaks and could replace with lamb shank instead). We asked for the lamb to be served with sauteed potatoes and vegetables (which would have accompanied the steaks) rather than polenta. After some initial confusion we eventually received our lamb dishes. On the positive side, the lamb was delicious and more than plentiful. On the negative side, two sprigs of broccoli and two tiny, baby potatoes hardly constitute an adequate accompaniment to any meat dish. Overall impression quality rather than quantity is all very well, but why scrimp on vegetables that are a fraction of the overall cost of the meal? And pricing of cocktails needs to be seriously revised or at least warn your punters they are about to be ripped off before they order."