The Seaforth - Ullapool

We were up in Ullapool as part our road trip down the West Coast of Scotland. After pitching the tent we thought we'd head in to the town for some dinner and a few drinks to prepare us for the chilly night ahead. The first place we saw was the Seaforth and thought we'd head inside for some warmth and some grub. There was only one other table at the time, which wasn't surprising as it is out of season. We ordered a pint and some food and it came reasonably quickly. But this is where the positives ended unfortunately. The cheesy garlic bread starter was just a baguette with a mound of cheese on top and was likely bought from Tesco around the corner and fired off in the oven. The mains were not much better. My chicken burger was very dry, very bland and overall very disappointing. The fish and chips also very dry and tasteless, which is very surprising considering the same business owns the chippy next door. Despite the dry and tasteless food we had partially consumed, the hardest part to swallow was the fact that two courses each and one drink each amounted to £63. There was also a mandatory 10% gratuity. If this was peak summer period and the staff were running off their feet, I can see why this would be appropriate. It certainly was not like that on this occasion. Overall, I won't be back. The food was underwhelming, and the prices are just completely bonkers. We should've checked here first as there are plenty previous reviews that follow the same trend. Avoid.

Dropped in for quick lunch. Excellent battered fish and chips with home made mushy peas and tartare sauce produced in good time. Really good.

My collegaue and I had dinner and a couple of drinks on our way for the ferry to Stornoway. First of all I'd like to say the staff are fantastic, very friendly and inviting, well looked after. As to the food, we had the prawn linguine and a chicken burger. The chicken burger was bland, not seasoned in any way, and served with a few chips. The linguine for £26 is embarrassing, a handful of pasta, 1 whole prawn and a few prawns from tesco, how anyone can justify this price? I don't know. The beer is fairly priced, my colleague had a cider was £7, again can buy from shops for £2.50. Overall over £60 for this meal is a disgrace. We went up the road after to the Caley which is very nice and more reasonably priced.

Last weekend we headed to Ullapool to celebrate our 15th anniversary and on Saturday night went to the Seaforth Bar for dinner. What I would like to know is how they justify the price of the meals. Before I go on my rant I do want to say that Debbie who served us was so lovely and and us feel really welcome. How can they justify £22 for the Haddock Mornay and £26 for king prawn linguine? Thats what I would like to know. The Haddock mornay was so disappointing!! There wasn't even a whole Haddock in there but there was plenty of cheese sauce and breadcrumbs!! Also... what's the deal with it coming with either salad or chips?? For £22!!! Why not some nice fresh vegetables and baby potatoes!! Jen had the Prawn Linguine which she did enjoy but it was such a small portion with 1 whole langoustine and 5 king prawns. It was a bit of a weird pasta dish and definitely not worth £26!!! That is a massive mark up! I know food prices have went up but not that much!! We had two unsatisfying meals for £50!! Thats nuts and I can't see how they can justify those prices! The best bit of the night was Debbie!! She was lovely. It certainly waste the food.

Simply the best fish and chips I've ever had in my life. No kidding. The serving was so generous, I couldn't finish it all, but what I wouldn't give to have the rest of that yummy meal sitting in front of me now, waiting to be devoured!