Mingary Castle - Restaurant with Rooms

One of the best places to stay and dine. The setting is beautiful, the rooms are extravagant and the food is Michelin star worthy. Don't want to sound like a travel agent but you should book this now before everyone else finds out and you can't get a booking. This is my second visit and it was even better than the first trip. The friendly service is second to none and the food is exceptional. Then there are the views, great sunrise and sunsets from the battlements. Another plus for us was the EV charge point that allowed us stress free travelling in rural Scotland.

The castle location is amazing and we were really looking forward to the meal. Staff were great, very friendly, but there was a lot about the meal that was disappointing. The little venison on pork crackling for example, the crackling was stale and chewy rather than crispy. Then there was a bread course - a filler with no wine. Although the breads and butters were tasty, we were surprised that ‘bread’ was a ‘course’. Next came the courgette flower. The flower was tiny, the butter inside nice but not much of it and the mushroom veloute was disgusting. It wasn’t a veloute, it was thick, very salty, gloop. I believe there was a problem with it as the waitress had to go and get more as it didn’t pour well and ran out. The most disappointing course however was the duck dish. Our duck was really tough, and the pearl barley risotto was just a dry heap of cooked pearl barley. There was nothing ‘risotto’ about it. Inedible. The cheese plate was a joke with one bite of one cheese and dessert looked amazing but was so salty it tasted savoury. We were totally baffled by the lack of wine also, apart from the first glass of fizz, each glass of wine was barely two sips, my husband even asked for a bit more at one point which was reluctantly given but again was barely there. When paying £100 for the wine flight we did expect to have a reasonable glass with each course. I actually said to my husband that perhaps Sundays is the chefs day off. Nonetheless it was a miserable and expensive experience.

Had a fantastic lunch at Mingarry Castle . The food was faultless ( one of the best meals of my life !) The setting is stunning and the staff were efficient and friendly. Would highly recommend a visit to this castle in the stunningly beautiful Ardnamurchan Peninsula.

Well worth a stay or a visit to the restaurant. Our suite was well appointed and extremely comfortable and both evening meal and breakfast were of first class quality. The staff were attentive and charming without being intrusive. Would recommend without hesitation.

We have stayed in many Scottish hotels over last decade (I could write a book) & most fit into a mid-range of barely acceptable to pleasant, a few were utterly dire, & even fewer have been exceptional. Mingary is exceptional. Location: it’s remote, but worth the trek. Ardnamurchan is exquisitely beautiful, & one of the last truly wild places left in UK. Oak woodlands, hills, burns, & beaches. The castle is perched on a dramatic shoreline on Sound of Mull, has been restored to a luxurious standard whilst retaining its properly historic atmosphere, & you can feel it whilst standing on the battlements with panoramic views in all directions. Food: seriously good - thoughtful use of local ingredients, good combos, beautifully presented, with changing daily menu. It’s great value for a serious Tasting menu, where you feel both chef & front of house share in a mission to achieve highest standards. Accommodation: highest quality fittings used throughout, so no nasty surprises in bedroom or bathroom. We loved that there was no TV in our grand Georgian suite, but a high speed internet so we could relax using our own devices. (Often missing!) Design element throughout was very high in all areas: carefully chosen antique furniture, expertly crafted oak panelling in all bedrooms & public rooms as part of recent renovation, interesting quality art on walls, including current exhibition by Scottish artist, comfy & welcoming public sitting room & bar, & lovely lighting throughout. At long last a hotel that delivers a serious experience to rival Fife Arms (but, just to add, substantially cheaper!) & without becoming a tartan theme park. Brilliant.

We stayed here for 2 nights in mid June and loved every single moment of it. We had McDougall Suite which was charming but perhaps a trifle smaller than we'd have liked although the full length bathroom (a former chapel) was absolutely stunning with its drench shower wet room and a fantastic William Holland bespoke bath. It really was luxury personified. The bed was fine even though it was just a double and quite honestly the room could not have comfortably held anything bigger. This is in no way a criticism, it was beautifully appointed with luxurious soft furnishings very much in keeping with its castle home! Food was on a very special level - dinner was superb each evening and full Scottish breakfast was the best OH had ever had outside of home. The staff were excellent so it comes as no surprise that Mingary Castle has just won several awards. Attention to detail, value for money, ensuring guests have a memorable stay and a very high standard of cuisine makes it a perfect place to stay and well deserving of accolades. We were very impressed. The setting too isn't too shabby either ......