by allanglens » Sun Jul 13, 2014 6:31 pm
From a week in the West Highlands and Skye, one of the best and the worst for food, anyway.
The best? The Granary in Somerled Square, Portree. As good food as I have had in some feted restaurants in Glasgow, and generous portions. Maybe not for a 'fuel stop' after a long day out, but for a quality, relaxed meal - excellent.
The worst. Some utterly tasteless gunk masquerading as food in the Ben Nevis Bar in Fort William. Only redeeming feature was some passable beer.
I really didn't think much of Fort William as a destination. No atmosphere - unless you count groups of lost-looking tourists from walkers; to Harry Potter-ists off the train; to Americans on the grand tour, all wandering along the High Street in search of somewhere to pass the time for the evening - as atmospheric! Porters was much better, even Inverness. As is Aviemore!