Keel Row

Fionnphort, Fionnphort PA66 6BL
$$ European

The Keel Row is a pub with a restaurant in Fionnphort on the Isle of Mull, with views across to the island of Iona. Our kitchen specialises in the use of local produce to create delicious plates of food. Our bar serves beers brewed in Argyll as well as more familiar ales from further afield.
Please check the website for opening hours as these are seasonal.

Reservations

Booking Notes:

Booking in the restaurant is from 5.30pm – 8.30pm, the restaurant closes at 10pm. Please vacate your table within 1 hour 45 minutes to accommodate later bookings. To ensure our best service, bookings are limited to 6 people. For larger parties, please make more than one booking or email us at [email protected] Lunches and meals in the pub are not reserved and are subject to availability. We regret that dogs are not allowed in the restaurant but are welcome in the pub.

Business Info

  • Address: Fionnphort, Fionnphort PA66 6BL
  • Cross Street: Isle of Mull
  • Cuisine: European |
  • Cost: | Inexpensive
  • Category: Pub
  • Star Rating:
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Dress Code: Casual
  • Meals Served: Lunch | Dinner |
  • Parking: Street |
  • Payment Options: VISA | MasterCard | Cash | Debit |
  • Corkage Fee: N/A
  • Phone: 01681700458
  • Features: Full Bar, Ocean View, Outdoor Seating, Working Fireplace, Healthy Options, Free Wi-Fi, Farm-to-table,
  • Occasion: Child Friendly, Meet for a Drink, Quiet Conversation, Special Occasion, Dog Friendly, Quick Bite,

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Business Hours

Reservations Available
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Dining Room 17:30 - 22:00
Valid between: March 23, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023
Wednesday
Dining Room 17:30 - 22:00
Valid between: March 23, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023
Thursday
Dining Room 17:30 - 22:00
Valid between: March 23, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023
Winter Dining 17:30 - 22:00
Valid between: Nov. 6, 2022 - March 22, 2023
Friday
Dining Room 17:30 - 22:00
Valid between: March 23, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023
Winter Dining 17:30 - 22:00
Valid between: Nov. 6, 2022 - March 22, 2023
Saturday
Dining Room 17:30 - 22:00
Valid between: March 23, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023
Winter Dining 17:30 - 22:00
Valid between: Nov. 6, 2022 - March 22, 2023
Sunday
Dining Room 17:30 - 22:00
Valid between: March 23, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023
Winter Dining 12:30 - 19:00
Valid between: Nov. 6, 2022 - March 19, 2023
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Customer Reviews & Ratings

4.57 out of 5 stars based on 495 votes

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Mar 06, 2023
Sheila M.
Curry night was great. Well worth the hour drive from Craignure. Pub had good buzz about it and value for money.

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Oct 27, 2022
Martin C.
A great experience with imaginative food and good service. All round a lovely evening.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 25, 2022
Laura W.
Terrific vegan options. Very much recommended.

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Oct 23, 2022
Marian T.
The food we had at the Keel Row cooked by the guest chef Chris Hall was excellent.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 22, 2022
Lesley A.
Great to be here while guest chef was here. Delicious food, great service. Please change the merlot wine, it was rotten!. Excellent cider!!! Love the Thistly Cross

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 21, 2022
neil c.
All excellent thank you. Especially the chicken fricassee.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 15, 2022
Neill B.
Gorgeous fresh and tasty food. Great service

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Oct 13, 2022
Gillian P.
On both occasions so far, we have had really good experiences. The food is quality, the atmosphere is a warm, friendly one. When you’re on holiday, it’s wonderful when you find a pub like the keel row. Thankyou

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Oct 10, 2022
Tony J.
Delicious meal, excellent service!

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Oct 06, 2022
Gordon M.
Superb food. Very friendly staff. Great live music. A great hub for the local community.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 01, 2022
Lesley P.
Really enjoyable on all aspects Food really good great choice of menu, Staff really friendly and efficient, atmosphere was good and all round good value for money.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 29, 2022
Les H.
We ate in the Keel Row two nights running and absolutely loved it. We really enjoyed having a drink in the bar before hand where the locals were very friendly and that continued in the restaurant. All of the dishes were well prepared presented and delicious. We had mussels, burger and the pie and loved them all. The staff were great and we had some good laughs with them particularly Ruth about the pie! The Keel Row was one of the eating out highlights of our holiday and really recommend it

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 27, 2022
Joan D.
It is in a great location. The food was delicious and the portion size was good. The staff is very friendly, knowledgeable and very efficient. It was a terrific experience. We highly recommend dining here and enjoying the pub before &/or after.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 08, 2022
Robert H.
So good, we booked a table for our second evening before ordering for our first meal

Overall: 10/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Aug 28, 2022
Allyson L.
Excellent meal and service. The menu has been revised and the new additions were very good, especially the sea bream.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 26, 2022
Louise G.
A great evening with fabulous food. Mussels as a starter, steak as mains & mango sorbet for dessert. Lovely service & well priced. We were lucky enough to get a seat with the best sea view.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 26, 2022
Fiona M.
Delicious food and excellent service

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Aug 18, 2022
John A.
Great food and staff. We would definitely go back

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Aug 13, 2022
Liz C.
Lovely meal. Menu not huge but all our meals were great and they had gluten free options. The staff were friendly.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 01, 2022
Gerena S.
Great food, Great Staff and Great View

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 25, 2022
Christine L.
Lovely local for good food and good atmosphere in bar. Thursday a great evening for folk music

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 24, 2022
Cecile R.
Lovely folks, good dinner!

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Jul 11, 2022
Lucy M.
Yeah we really enjoyed our evening and meal. Food was delicious. Salmon was smoky and soft. Mussels and sauce were delicious. Only criticism...who could manage a bowl of chips after a huge pile of Mussels?

Overall: 10/10
Food: 9/10
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Ambience: 8/10
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Jul 04, 2022
Michael S.
Good food, great service, accientally left my wallet there and they held it till I was able to come back the following day. Highly recommended!

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 20, 2022
Julie J.
We ate here twice during our stay. Staff very friendly, food delicious, view to die for. Live music on the Wednesday we were there. What more could you ask for.

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 07, 2022
Rob M.
Very nice evening meals. Mussel starter was immense. Good value, and lovely staff.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 10/10
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Jun 06, 2022
Jan-Hendrik P.
Great food with a very good value for money. The mussels main is a pretty sizeable portion. even though the place was very busy, service was great. We're already looking forward to our next visit.

Overall: 10/10
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May 28, 2022
Dorothy T.
We have eaten twice at the keel Row this week. The staff were very friendly and very efficient. The food was amazing , especially the Sea food lasagne. A good choice of wines. Everything reasonably priced. Only disappointment was that they had run out of Whitetail gin!!!!!!! The Keel Row has a lovely relaxed ambience with ample free parking nearby. Essential to book.

Overall: 10/10
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May 28, 2022
Matthew C.
Great pub and restaurant thank you.

Overall: 10/10
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May 15, 2022
Una M.
Under new management … a community venture … doing really well. Food plentiful, hot and home made. Staff pleasant … even if still trying to master the new technology. I wish them well in their venture and look forward to seeing how things are going when I am next back on Mull (later the year hopefully and certainly 2023).

Overall: 10/10
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May 13, 2022
Vicci J.
A fantastic pub and restaurant run by the local community. Great service and delicious beers on cask and keg. Menu was small but varied with vegan options. Thank you!

Overall: 10/10
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May 09, 2022
Judith W.
Excellent on all respects. Well done,the consortium!

Overall: 10/10
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May 05, 2022
Iain S.
We ate and drank at the Keel Row on our two nights in Fionnphort. The service was friendly and kind and the food fresh and tasty (I particularly enjoyed the delicious Inverlussa mussels and the aubergine ratatouille). Supping Loch Fyne Ale, we were entertained by top quality local musicians in a community run pub environment. We wish the locals every success with this and very happy that they have such a place to go themselves.

Overall: 10/10
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Apr 30, 2022
PAUL N.
Enjoyed two meals at the Keel Row. Both times great. The window view across to Iona is spectacular, the service was friendly and timely, and the food was so good especially the sea food options! And I'm so impressed with the little consortium startup of locals who seek to ensure that this pub more than survives but thrives in these tough times. I wish you well throughout this season. and beyond.
Business Response:
Many thanks for your comments and good wishes - we're glad you enjoyed the restaurant!

Overall: 10/10
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Apr 29, 2022
Marlene A.
Food was excellent, we all had different starters but same main - beer batter fish which was delicious. Staff friendly and welcoming Highly recommend

Overall: 10/10
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Apr 28, 2022
Margaret L.
Excellent menu and beautifully cooked.

Overall: 10/10
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Apr 19, 2022
Tony J.
It was a delight to be able to eat out in the Keel Row again after so long. The food was delicious and the atmosphere warm and welcoming.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
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Jan 24, 2023
Tim F.
Lovely friendly setting with excellent service and very good food Also traditional live music and a warm fire. Great time and throughly recommended

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
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Value: 10/10
Nov 30, 2022
Jennifer W.
Very pleasant meal but the beef was quite fatty

Overall: 9/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 2/10
Ambience: 3/10
Value: 5/10
Nov 22, 2022
Karen M.
Really disappointing, for a Scottish pub in a remote part of Scotland we expected to feel like we WERE in a true Scottish setting. But we could easily have been in England! all the staff seemed to be English, most of the 'locals' too. a rather glum, unwelcoming and uncommunicative Englishman servwd us our dribks with mi imym interest. We also noticed that 2 other tourists had asked for a Scotland rufby game to ve put on but it wasnt available ans the owner/ one of them said it would set an u fair precedent anyway! thats ridiculous! we were IN Scotland, in a eemote part of an island !!! a scottiah game at that level SHOULD be avaulable! we ate one night and it was fine, norhing spectacular..no offer of sauces or condiments. Pub is only open thurs to Sun in winter and menu is lumited to pizza only on Thursdays! place was quite cold..we just felt it waa all quire unfriendly and unwelcoming. Woyld be interesting to see if any of the England football fames get played!! wheres the precedent then! Businesses luke rbis need to remember that whether they like it or not it is tourism that lets them survive and more consideration and civility should beoffered to tourists!

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
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Value: 8/10
Sep 23, 2022
Alexandra J.
Nice atmosphere, friendly staff. Food tasty. I had the steak pie, the filling was really good but perhaps a thicker short crust pastry would be even better. Overall a great night out.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 8/10
Aug 08, 2022
Huig B.
Very happy to have been there, overall it was very good. Beef pie was perhaps a little too liquid to my taste. Fish and chips and side dishes excellent

Overall: 9/10
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Jul 29, 2022
Martin C.
I’ve had three meals now with different friends. The pub has a friendly atmosphere and I like the new paintings and blinds which fit well with the new table tops of yew. The food is lovely.I had the beer from Fyne Ales which was very special. I know the lunchtime and dinner menus are about to be expanded and look forward to these additions. The staff are very friendly so it all has added up to a successful evening.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 9/10
Jul 01, 2022
anna s.
Lovey food, great service!

Overall: 9/10
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Jun 17, 2022
Phil J.
Good menu selection. Good service. Good beer. Food nice and hot. Thanks

Overall: 9/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
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May 07, 2022
Mary B.
Nice surprise to come into a welcoming bar with log fire burning and friendly atmosphere. Service with a smile from all the lovely helpers.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
May 06, 2022
Sue W.
Staff friendly, welcoming and efficient. Good wholesome food nicely presented.

Overall: 9/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 9/10
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Value: 9/10
Apr 30, 2022
Mark D.
Great place to eat -need to book ahead

Overall: 9/10
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Service: 10/10
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Value: 9/10
Apr 27, 2022
Julie W.
Lovely starters (langoustines tails and black pudding fritters) and main courses from the specials menu curry and pizza. We were too full for a dessert. Service was great we didn't get a window seat therefore a 9 but I could still see the sunset over the beach and hills.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 8/10
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Value: 8/10
Feb 07, 2023
neil j.
Very friendly service and home cooked food of a very good standard. To be highly recommended.

Overall: 8/10
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Value: 5/10
Oct 29, 2022
Kathryn M.
Expensive food and very variable depending on what you ordered. Haggis scotch egg delicious. Crab and apple salad dreadful. All Apple, a morsel of crab . Venison stew v tasty but chicken fricasse very bland and poor quality. Appreciate the pub and setting. Fantastic

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 6/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Sep 09, 2022
Patricia T.
Food was good but unfortunately two nights in a row it took the kitchen 45 minutes to have a 2 person order ready.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 8/10
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Aug 09, 2022
Elizabeth F.
Great all around, wonderful views!

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 8/10
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Value: 8/10
Aug 05, 2022
Oonagh V.
Small venue with fabulous views. Limited menu but our dinner was very good. We had fish and chips and mussels. Service was efficient and friendly.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 9/10
Jul 24, 2022
john k.
Very good food And well organised restaurant

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 8/10
Jul 17, 2022
Mary C.
Staff amazing in restaurant. Run out of moules. Tables too close!

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 8/10
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Value: 8/10
Jun 20, 2022
Sophia E.
Great Atmosphere, Great Food, Great Service, the Lemon Posset was fab!

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 8/10
Jun 18, 2022
Jane S.
Very limited vegetarian choice.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 10/10
Jun 15, 2022
Barbara M.
Overall, good. Food excellent. The room is very noisy, which I guess can't be helped. At times I had problems in conversation. It was a very long wait for food. Again, that probably can't be helped, as things are freshly cooked, which is good. Perhaps the staff could keep customers informed about how their order is doing? Overall, I would have no hesitation to recommend Keel Row to others for a meal. Well done!

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 7/10
May 27, 2022
Heather C.
Could have done with a warmer reception. We had booked but no one welcomed us and we were left in limbo until our table was ready. Pleasant staff and our drinks and meal were served with a smile.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 9/10
May 17, 2022
Merry S.
Keel Row is a lovely restaurant with a good view over to Iona. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the food was good! We went there twice recently and both times it was very busy, with large groups, so did have to wait quite a while for our food, which wasn’t a problem for us but possibly could have been for others. We’d definitely go there again. Thank you, we really enjoyed it.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
May 14, 2022
Simon B.
Really good service, thank you to our lovely servers!

Overall: 8/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 10/10
May 12, 2022
Tom D.
Lager was flat , everything else spot on

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value: 8/10
Apr 24, 2022
David H.
A new venture being embraced by very welcoming and helpful staff which encouraged us to eat there all three nights of our stay. The beer was good. The food was a bit mixed. Soup, Burger and curry excellent. The portion of fish was disappointing. Not very substantial. The cheese platter was pretty grim. Only two cheeses. A blue cheese and lumps of cheddar. Both strong and salty with an inappropriate caramelised onion relish. The booking system would be okay if the, staff could access it. Standing at the bar, or sitting in the restaurant and having to do “ a do it yourself booking” is not great for the older customers. However, early days. Great staff. I hope they do well.

Overall: 8/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Apr 23, 2022
Gavin B.
Lovely food - really enjoyed the cobbler but some more veg. Would improve the dish

Overall: 8/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Apr 19, 2022
Darren C.
It was lovely to be in a welcoming local venue. The menu was increasingly restricted, but, what we had was very good.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Jan 05, 2023
Aaron O.
A lot better under the new ownership structure, Booking system should have mentioned it was Pizza only on that night, if it did it wasn’t obvious. Might have been a problem for some people. Much better ambience and definitely improving but work to do to get the pub where it should be.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 5/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 8/10
Sep 23, 2022
Lesley L.
We were in holiday so chilled while we waited quite a while for our food

Overall: 7/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Sep 22, 2022
Jan B.
Too slow. Arrived 7pm. Didn't get main course until nearly 9pm. Friendly, professional barman.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 5/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 9/10
Sep 21, 2022
David T.
The reason for giving a low score in some ares is due to the length of time it took for our food to arrive. When we ordered the Steak & Ale Pie, we were told that it was cooked from fresh and therefore it would take about half an hour. We agreed to that, but in the event it took over an hour.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Jul 23, 2022
Sophie T.
Menu was different to online so we were disappointed as vegan option wasn't what we'd expected. The restaurant is great but please update the website.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 10/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 7/10
Value: 10/10
Jul 18, 2022
Richard W.
Great food. Service good. Food was very slow. Once ordered was about 45 minutes until on our table.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 6/10
Service: 10/10
Ambience: 9/10
Value: 6/10
May 28, 2022
Alyson P.
Staff were great and had lovely sense of humour. Lasagne ( special) much too oily and needed more tomato flavour. Salad was too small and no dressing on it or offered.

Overall: 7/10
Food: 8/10
Service: 6/10
Ambience: 8/10
Value: 8/10
May 21, 2022
Karen J.
Really enjoyed the views, staff friendly, food and choices good but the service was rather slow.