Cuchullin Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really worth the price as the portion was very generous and it was perfectly cooked."
• "Their fish and chips was excellent. The batter was very light, not overly thick, and not greasy at all."
• "We ordered the fried scallops, fish & chips, 2 starters and 2 mocha. Fried scallops were soft and full of flavour."
• "The mussels tasted really fresh, without the frozen stale taste."
• "Tender salmon fillet, with appetizing sun-dried tomatoes and olives to go with the potatoes."
• "Delicious seafood platter, so satisfying to eat and good and fresh."
• "The food is fantastic but the organisation was not what you would expect based on what you paid for."
• "Seafood was what we wanted and the restaurant delivered."

Cons:

• "The fish for fish and chips was fresh but it was not cooked as well as the good restaurants in England."
• "The burger's bread was slightly over toasted."
• "The seafood platter for 2 consisted of langoustines, (heavy with roe!), mussels in a lovely sauce, seared salmon (could have been slightly more seasoned)."
• "The fish and chips however, wasn’t really up to standard on that day and feels abit soggy."
• "The mussels were fresh but they already had a weird smell when they arrived and the sauce was off."
• "The risotto definitely needed salt and the mushrooms were a bit chewy."
• "The venison burger was okay but nothing fancy. The lettuce had, what I think was dirt in it - only in one bite."
• "The fish was flavorless and the potatoes were very soggy. The pasta had the strangest flavor that was just not good at all."

Service

Pros:

• "Service of the staff was great and atmosphere was nice."
• "We had a great experience there. We’re Americans, which was easy to tell, and staff treated us very well regardless."
• "Staff courteous and extremely nice."
• "We love the Scottish music and ambience."
• "Friendly and hard working girls in this restaurant."
• "All our appreciation for the friendly staff."
• "Service was fast and friendly, the food was excellent and the ambiance was comfortable and tasteful."
• "The restaurant obviously pays attention to details. My husband ordered mussels and I ordered salad (likely the most amazing salad I've ever eaten) and soup."

Cons:

• "The servers were struggling to keep up with the pace as the evening was quite busy."
• "Service was not great, the servers were struggling to keep up with the pace as the evening was quite busy, asked for extra plates and had to ask twice."
• "The service needs a bit of improvement but overall it was a good experience."
• "Service.. I guess it’s a main problem there, our drinks took a long time to come, the waitress seems to be all teens, not service oriented."
• "I had less than 5 minutes to eat.. it was obviously thrown together and under cooked"
• "Service was very poor. The French waiter was very rude and not helpful."
• "Would not recommend this place and will never go back"
• "We ordered bread for the table, only for it be given when we have nearly finished."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Really worth the price as the portion was very generous and it was perfectly cooked."
• "The food is fantastic but the organisation was not what you would expect based on what you paid for."
• "We had the seafood platter and it was absolutely worth the price."
• "The food was superb and the waitress was very good."
• "The restaurant obviously pays attention to details."
• "We shared the seafood platter and it was absolutely worth the price."
• "We highly recommend the Cuchullin restaurant (and the Sea Platter), because: - fresh and well prepared food."
• "Nice variety of seafood and other entrees. The braised beef was delicious and very tender."

Cons:

• "Prices were relatively high for the quantity and quality of food."
• "The chips are salty also."
• "I wouldn’t necessarily come here again"
• "It was missing a bit of sauce though. All in all it was nice, but the food did disappoint a bit so it only gets 3 Stars."
• "Come at 5:20pm when they're about to open. We came late at 5:40pm and they were already full with waittimes of 40 minutes."
• "For a starter, we shared a seafood platter (essentially a giant plate of fresh mussels that teetered on food challenge-worthy), and for mains we had delicious, flavoursome bowls seafood chowder."
• "Definetely overpriced! The food is ok but you can get better price somewhere else."
• "Nice enough food but relatively expensive compared with other restaurants of similar quality in Portree and very limited menu."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Service of the staff was great and atmosphere was nice."
• "We love the Scottish music and ambience."
• "The service was fast and friendly, the food was excellent and the ambiance was comfortable and tasteful."
• "The restaurant obviously pays attention to details."
• "Highly recommend for any weary traveller! We didn’t bother booking anywhere in Portree because we weren’t sure when we’d arrive."
• "The staff were lovely but not overbearing, the food and wine were absolutely delicious."
• "The soup was delicious and much needed after a long hike."
• "The restaurant was very busy I never booked but managed to get a table for 2."

Cons:

• "The mussels were a bit sandy at times, but overall a great experience."
• "The restaurant doesn't take reservations so you have to queue outside. It was worth waiting for."
• "I'm not a vegetarian but this place would not be good for one."
• "The food was bland. Batter was supposed to be beer batter, there was no acidity, yeast or malt flavour from the supposed beer."
• "For a restaurant of this supposed caliber it's a real let down. Poor customers are forced to queue outside in the rain as they do not take bookings in the year 2022!"
• "My husband had the burger and found several hairs in his food."
• "Nice enough food but relatively expensive compared with other restaurants of similar quality in Portree and very limited menu."
• "Lacks atmosphere."