River House - Highland

This is by far the best restaurant in Inverness.The food was absolutely exceptional.Staff superb and very personal experience One of the best meals I have tasted The restaurant does not take tips via card payments so make sure you have some cash on hand

Booked a couple of weeks before our visit and received a quick email reply from Alfie the owner confirming things. Just a short walk from the nearby Inverness riverside Premier Inn and a warm welcome from the staff who took our coats. Table for 2 in a almost full small restaurant, it has a cosy feeling and not overcrowded, very attentive staff and great 70's/80's background music, not too loud. Large selection of mostly seafood dishes and eventually went with a selection of seafood orientated ones which were all perfectly cooked and artistically presented, accompanied by a crisp white wine that complemented the food perfectly. The mussels were great and the hake was cooked to perfection, overall we were really happy with the entire experience. Whist not the cheapest meal in town we felt it was very good value for money, if your looking for something special and was made all the better by the attentive staff and a chat with chef/patron Alfie before we left. The River House thoroughly deserves it's number 1 position of Inverness restaurants, a treat for the senses.

We were very lucky to have booked a table in the afternoon on the day we visited, as my partner wanted to go to a Fish restaurant. I myself am not a lover of fish but really enjoyed an amazing selection of Oysters served in 3 different ways, followed by a beautiful Cod dish. The restaurant itself is very intimate (so would highly recommend booking as early as possible) and the service was very personable: Nicola looked after us, recommended wines and made us feel very special. We had the pleasure of bumping into her again the following evening and she greeted us like old friends it is meeting people like Nicola that make a dining experience extra special.

Best Cod dish I’ve had! This was a very last minute booking and they managed to squeeze us in! We are eternally grateful. The whole team are wonderful especially the lady serving on Friday evening (02/02/24). We had oysters and Champagne… the works ! We even managed to squeeze in a little wine tasting to determine our favourite wine for the evening. It’s not cheap, but a very good restaurant for special occasions!

Wonderful restaurant, especially good for fish and seafood. Service is great but still has real character. Food never disappoints and there's an excellent selection of wines and beers. The owner is a superb chef and host and clearly looks after his staff too.