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Argyll e Bute, noto per la sua costa frastagliata e i siti storici, offre cucina tradizionale scozzese come haggis, frutti di mare e specialità locali come salsiccia affumicata di Argyll e selvaggina.

Ee-usk

Ee-usk

North Pier, PA34 5QD, Argyll Bute, United Kingdom

Soup • Steak • Seafood • British


"Tl:DR Believe the hype. Worth travelling for. Excellent food and service in modern decor restaurant with cozy atmosphere. Great wine selection with decent recommendations for pairing. Be sure to book in advance. We came to Oban as a detour on our way back from holiday near Loch Tarbert, following a recommendation. My wife has a thing for seafood and planned it as a well deserved mini-treat for herself. Having been somewhat underwhelmed by the local sights on the particularly grey, miserable, rainy day we 'd arrived, our hopes weren 't particularly high in all honesty. We weren 't disappointed. EE-USK is the phonetic pronunciation of the Gaelic for Fish according to the website. It 's apt and the menu reflects accordingly. Reasonably priced particularly in the current climate. If you don 't like seafood or don 't eat fish, go to their sister restaurant Piazza next door. Although it seemed a bit pricey in comparison to other menu items, as this was a special treat, we went all out and ordered the Grand Platter for two , with a portion of chips naively added on (on the off chance our 9 yr old son was in a fussy mood . Now as I 've mentioned my wife is partial to sea food, and as a result we 've eaten alot of seafood platters, in various places around the world over the past 16ish years. This was up there with the best of them. A superb balance of flavours from the sea, with decent amount of different components (cooked uncooked and no obvious filler. I got about 1/2 way through before starting to notice what can only describe as akin to a religious experience, with emergence of a zen like calm and focus as I found myself savouring the various subtle nuances of different textures and flavours. It was also much bigger than anticipated. I had barely eaten anything all day and am known to have a bottomless pit for a stomach. Reader, I 'm ashamed to admit that we failed to finish it completely, which is unprecedented Believe the hype. It 's worth making the trip for. I strongly suspect we 'll be making a regular annual/biannual pilgrimage from London (at least until we can conquer the platter..."

The Creggans Inn

The Creggans Inn

PA27 8BX Strachur, Argyll Bute, United Kingdom

Food • Steak • 3 Star • Lodging


"The Inn has a scenic location overlooking Loch Fyne however we were having an evening meal in the bistro at the rear of the building so this outlook didn’t feature at all in our experience. Apparently there are views from the bar, the residents dining room and picnic tables in the grounds. There is parking alongside the Inn and we got a space without any issues. It may be different at peak times. The bistro has a contemporary look and on the night we visited there were a reasonable number of other guests which gave the place a good atmosphere. The menu had a selection of seven starters, nine mains and about six desserts with the mains varying in price from £14.50 to £24.50. There were a couple of vegetarian options for each course. I pushed the boat out for starters and selected the Hand Dived Scallops £11.00), my wife had Tempura Battered King Prawns £7.50) and we both had Seabass £18.50) for our mains. As expected, you don’t get many scallops for the price however the three I did get were very nicely cooked and all the accompanying items on the plate added to the experience delicious. My wife enjoyed the prawns which came with a mixed leaf garnish and sweet chilli sauce. The mains too were nicely cooked, the fish peeled easily from the skin and was accompanied with a chorizo and pea risotto and sauce vierge very tasty. The only disappointment of the evening was when it came to dessert and as we were a little stumped for choice we both opted for their Coconut Panna Cotta £6.50). I couldn’t taste any coconut although my wife did and that aside this seemed to be a panna cotta with very little in the way of substance or flavour. It was served with ice cream I requested vanilla and strawberries which were the saving grace. With an alcohol free beer and gin and tonic added our bill came to £78.00. Staff were pleasant and the service was nicely timed for a relaxing evening. Staff and guests were adhering to Covid 19 precautions by wearing masks when not seated, tables were reasonably spaced and hand sanitiser was available so we did not feel uncomfortable about dining at this venue."

The Waterfront Fishouse

The Waterfront Fishouse

1 The Railway Pier, PA34 4LW, Argyll Bute, United Kingdom

Full • Lunch • Seafood • European


"Got to the restaurant 15 minutes early for a 7.30pm booking and was sat very quickly. Menu chucked on the table, specials were not explained and host had walked away before we had even walked to the table. Then sat for 20 minutes with no attention paid to us by any staff, not even for a drinks order. Mentioned this when someone finally came over and told they were very busy. Restaurant was at best half full and didn 't get any busier! Doesn 't help the 'host ' was paying more attention chatting to her friends than paying attention to what was going on in the restaurant. Maybe less of that would make service better? I don 't know, just a hunch. I digress, onto the food. For a fish restaurant the choice of seafood and fish was at best, limited. Given its so close to the sea (you can literally see it out the window) I 'd of expected a better choice of specials. Tonight, the specials considered of sardines, hake, surf and turf. Nothing particularly special or exciting. Asked two different people what the trio of fish frok the standard menu was, and got two different answers. Between us, went for mussels and smoked trout for a starter. Can 't go wrong with either. But they did. Despite clearly asking for the mussels to be gluten free, the bread wasn 't and they had to go back to correct it. Both were very tasty though and decent sized portions. Moving on, went for the surf and turf alongside Hake thermidor. Again both tasty and decent portions although the Hake was much bigger than the surf and turf. Puddings were fine sticky toffee and a panna cotta (black coconut ice cream was very good). Food/menu generally felt dated in style and nothing to write home about. Infact, could probably do just as good a job at home! Overall, service was very poor and that 's not even mentioning the 10% discretionary service charge that 's added to each bill. Wasn 't even asked if we were happy to pay it and was added onto the card machine without a second though. So, would I recommend? Well yes, if your happy with average food with poor service, but who really wants that? My advice? Go somewhere else. Plenty of other restaurants in Oban who are interested in treating guests properly. Certainly not a memorable evening, other than to recommend others avoid it."

Cattle Creel

Cattle Creel

73 West Clyde Street, G84 8AX, Argyll Bute, United Kingdom

Food • Steak • Seafood • European


"Being a first time visitor to the town I nearly didn 't go to Cattle Creel after looking at some of the reviews, but I thought with an excellent average rating I ought to at least try, and I am so gland I did. I like to travel the United Kingdom and as I do I keep a travel diary, here 's last night 's submission: We got back to the hotel a little before 5:00 pm were we had a quick wash and brush up before we headed out for our Friday night supper at Cattle Creel. Jeepers what a fantastic feed we had, and I nearly didn’t go, although they had a 4.5 TripAdvisor rating, a few recent reviews weren’t that good. But I am so glad I gave it a go, as the food, the staff and the atmosphere was brilliant. To start we had some sourdough bread and oil/balsamic vinegar. For the main, as it was tapas Friday we had a fish medley of monkfish cheeks, langoustines and octopus, all of which were lightly battered. We also had a hand dived scallop with slow braised beef and a delicious squash roe puree. Next up we had a fillet steak with a brandy peppercorn sauce and a portion of 36 hours braised ox cheek, with silky mash, red wine jus crispy onions, oh and I ordered a side of chips. What delicious food it was, it was an utter delight, and we were stuffed. I was so stuffed that I declined a dessert and I had an After Eight cocktail instead, it was like velvet on my tongue . Sadly I live 150 miles to the north, in Inverness, or this would be my local restaurant, the dining experience really is that good!"