Ambience - Argyll Bute

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Ambience

Ambience
4.6 / 5 (202 reviews)

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The cafe offers vegan options but falls short with cold French toast and subpar eggs benedict. Beautiful views with a disappointing kitchen effort. On the other hand, Ambience is praised for its warm service and delicious food, particularly the seafood pizza and steak pie. Great atmosphere, friendly staff, and lovely decor make for a wonderful dining experience. Overall, a hit or miss choice in Bute- with some choosing to return for the excellent food and service while others opt out due to disappointing dishes.

Last update: 17.01.2026 from: George

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★ 4.6 / 5 from 202 reviews

Was mummyofaandw at Ambience a mag?
5 of us had lunch just after new year. My soup (tomato, basil and pepper) was excellent as was the eggs benedict, pancakes and macaroni cheese chosen by the rest of the family. My sister had the scrambled tofu which she thought was tasty but a little dry. All things considered, we liked this little cafe and judging by the number of other diners, so do many others. View all feedback.

What Hmurray91 dislikes about Ambience:
While the vegan selection makes this cafe an accessible option for group visits, it would be difficult to recommend to visitors to, or residents of Bute. The French toast was cold, the vegetarian breakfast was dry and the eggs benedict was inexplicably served with a translucent gloopy fishy stock instead of Hollandaise. It's not a friendly environment, which is such a shame given the potential of the cafe. Beautiful... View all feedback.

a-w-beach8375
04.09.2024

First time diner, good meal, lots of choices on today's specials. Good portion sizes. Good value for money. A big shout out to Hailey , who served us today. Great service and couldn't do enough for us. My wife is a wheelchair user and access wasn't a problem. Maybe a board or better signage with daily specials on would be good. As the window had basic choices, but they do a lot more and need to let people know. A really good experience and definitely will return. Thanks

hellybel
04.09.2024

A friendly wee cafe with a huge specials menu. No issue catering for coeliacs In fact, it had been recommended on a coeliac facebook page. We ate lunch there twice and thoroughly enjoyed it.

john-lees-church14
04.09.2024

Recommended by the Taverna barmaid. Best chilli cheese calzone ever! Very helpful and polite waitress called Haley!

george-h-library0
04.09.2024

Not a 'fancy cafe ', furnishings somewhat basic, but the specials menu is surprisingly extensive with lots of choice. It 's the food, cooking and presentation which make this a special little place. The prices are reasonable too, especially given the quality of the food. Staff are very attentive and friendly.

ruggiechick
04.09.2024

Stopped here for a bit of lunch and was definitely not disappointed .. delicious lentil soup and a boiling piece of bread .. followed by steak pie and the wife had a jacket tattie with tuna .. then a wee homemade scone.. anyone in Rothesay should pay Ambience a visit we'll be back thanks

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