8/10 Good
Kevin
Travelled with partner
31 Aug 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Overall was good, the bed needed to be replaced as it was older, some cleaning issues but it’s an older hotel that was a bit dated, we didn’t really take points off for this as we expected it.
That said, Mallaig itself is wonderful, we loved it - the small fishing town made us want to move there, walkable and quaint - it reminded us of a place we lived on the west coast of Canada.
The food… wow. The restaurant right next to the hotel (also a pub and inn) was lively, we think the cook was drunk that day due to an engagement they were celebrating and locals in the bar sang a song that must have been in Gaelic as we understand it, but was awesome to be part of. Back to the cook, our food took a bit longer to come out that planned and we were a bit worried at first - until it came out. I had the seafood chowder and wife had Cullin Skink - the presentation and flavour of the chowder was amazing, all I can figure as to how it took longer is they went out to grab fresh mussels and scallops when we ordered as it was the best I have ever had (and we live on the west coast), and the Cullin Skink was thick chowdery and flavorful, all we could think of for days was this meal - we tried every pubs Cullin skink and were disappointed as none came close…
Mallaig, we will definitely be back - the highlight of our Scotland trip just happened to be the ferry port town we stayed the night before we went to Isle of Skye, such a gem.
Kevin
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
