The Kildonan Hotel

Ate here whilst staying at the campsite. Lovely, spacious restaurant and bar with a huge range of draught lagers and ales. Ordered the fish and chips, steak and ale pie and onion rings side. Onion rings were incredible - home made - fish was beautiful, hubby's pie didn't last long. Stunning views out to Aisla Craig and the light house. Got busy very quickly, deservedly so. Would recommend. As a side note. I think the original hotel has been split over the years, into the bar/bistro and holiday lets. There are some old guest books in a glass cabinet you can look at, woth some entries dating back to the 1920's. Nice touch.

2 months ago · via Google

We visited as a group of 17. The venue was understaffed, which management attributed to the remote location of the island. ​No advance warning was given regarding service limitations. Upon arrival, we were informed that table service for drinks was unavailable due to the staffing issues . We were required to write down our own food orders on paper and deliver them to the bar ourselves. The food was basic and not homemade, though filled a hole. ​At the end of the meal, the venue refused to split the bill, requiring our group to calculate and settle the total as a single payment this would have been nice to know at the start. When a member of our party went to the bar to collect the bill (again no table service), the server stated that they expect a tip. When the group went to pay and the tip was refused, the server became visibly angry. ​As the group departed, the same server cornered a different member of our party and verbally confronted him for not tipping. ​In the UK, tips are entirely discretionary and reserved for very good service, which we did not receive. While staffing shortages on the island are understandable, requiring customers to take their own orders and subsequently harassing them for a tip is unacceptable. It was a highly embarrassing and unprofessional escalation.

2 months ago · via Google

Only went for dinner. It's an amazing location. When the tide is out and the sun shining, children all rush out to play on the rocks. My sons loved it and were joined by two other children. The food is pub grub. Burgers etc. My beef burger was actually one of the best I had had, the fish burger was basically a bit of fried fish in a roll, so basically fish and chips. The consensus though was that the food was fine, with large portions. As long as you are happy with pub grub, then you will be happy.

a year ago · via Google

It is now a bar and restaurant only opening at 5pm every night except Tuesdays . Great location , spent a couple of evenings in the bar and outside looking at the amazing beach and lighthouse views. Dog friendly and good choice of beers and wine by the glass. Simple menu but delicious, we had the fish and chips . Pool table available and good music.

11 months ago · via Google