Scorrybreac - Portree

From the moment we arrived, we were made to feel extremely welcome. Each course on the tasting menu was presented beautifully and came with a full description f... read more From the moment we arrived, we were made to feel extremely welcome. Each course on the tasting menu was presented beautifully and came with a full description from the very knowledgeable maître d’. Our dinner at Scorrybreac was one of the best we have ever had and hope it won’t be too long before we can come back again.

Love this place! Visiting friends in Skye, it made for the perfect place to treat them to something special and say thanks for putting us up. Wee intimate setti... read more Love this place! Visiting friends in Skye, it made for the perfect place to treat them to something special and say thanks for putting us up. Wee intimate setting almost like being in someone's very well kept front room makes for non-stuffy fine dining. Extremely attentive and friendly service without being overly fussy and getting in the way. The food is exceptional packed with flavour, perfect portion sizes, unusual without being pretentious and all locally sourced. And the pricing for all of this feels very very reasonable in comparison to other venues I've visited that are pitching at this level. Absolutely recommend!

We had a fantastic meal. Refined and inventive cooking and combinations, but always in a way which lets the great local ingredients shine, nothing over-tweezed.... read more We had a fantastic meal. Refined and inventive cooking and combinations, but always in a way which lets the great local ingredients shine, nothing over-tweezed. Matched wine flight definitely worthwhile. And a relaxed atmosphere.

If you do an internet search for best restaurants in Portree or even best restaurants in/on Skye, tiny Scorrybreac is going to rise to the top, or least near th... read more If you do an internet search for best restaurants in Portree or even best restaurants in/on Skye, tiny Scorrybreac is going to rise to the top, or least near the top, of just about every list that you pull up. It 's even in the Michelin guide. Those rankings are justified: Scorrybreac gives you a gourmet dining experience at a relatively economical price. There are only eight or so tables here, which means that the menu stays small each night: an everchanging three-course prix fixe with appetizer, entree, and dessert. All the plates were beautifully composed and complex, and for the most part wonderfully executed. I wish I 'd written down my menu, because I can 't remember everything about it, especially the accompaniments and sauces. Damn. Started with a squab app, which was the only time when the execution was slightly off; the bird was just a hair overcooked and slightly tough. Pretty sure we both had lamb loin, which was succulent and flavorful, pretty much the best single dish we had on our nine-day trip. We 're not big dessert people, but we would be if all kitchens killed it like this one did with dessert. Pretty sure it involved raspberry sorbet and yogurt, it that it masterfully balanced the sweet and salty and various textures. 48 pounds for this wonderful meal is reasonable, I think. (It is slightly dismaying, though, to look at menus from just a few years ago and see them clocking in a 28 and 32 pounds. The surroundings aren 't too noteworthy: It 's clean and sharp-looking, mind you, but not terribly distinctive, and the tables seem a bit jammed together. It 's situated on Portree 's waterfront across from the actual Scorrybreac homestead; too bad that only one table (and not ours on this evening gets to enjoy this lovely view. The servers were very young. They were pleasant but not all that polished.

What an amazingly exceptional restaurant located in remote Scotland! I've been to my fair share of Michelin listed restaurants and this rises very high on that... read more What an amazingly exceptional restaurant located in remote Scotland! I've been to my fair share of Michelin listed restaurants and this rises very high on that list. From the exceptionally perfect service to the beautiful location to the world class tasting menu it hits it out of the park. These dishes don't just look good, they taste amazing as well and each bite makes you want to try more. They are also VERY accommodating to requests it's a seafood heavy menu but my dining partner doesn't eat Seafood and they were willing to swap things around with notice. That just doesn't happen in most high end tasting menu environments.