Salen - Highland

Great setting. Bar and dining areas fantastic. Food and staff excellent. We had a lovely evening at the Salen Hotel and would recommend it wholeheartedly

The restaurant is charming and the food is delicious. The burger with blue cheese was exceptional. The service was attentive and the prices were reasonable. The only issue was that they did not receive my email to confirm a reservation, which they mentioned a couple of times even though the restaurant was only half full.

Taking a drive around the peninsula from our holiday base in Morar and found this hotel/pub on TA for lunch. It was surprisingly quiet for such a beautiful day, but it was mid week so to be expected at this tucked away place. The host (I guess the owner was super friendly and welcoming and food and drink orders were quickly taken. We had a variety of dishes from the simple but fabulous fish and chips, to the pork belly which was pronounced delicious. Again, service was friendly and efficient and value for money was extremely good. Our host invited us to leave our car and suggested that we take the “alphabet” walk in the nearby woods which was gorgeous in the early spring sunshine (and also very good if you are Geocaching! . I highly recommend the Salen top marks for hosting, food and location. As well as the hotel rooms, they have a self catering cottage adjacent which is really lovely. All in all, a tremendous find and I would definitely love to come back.

Wife and I did a Highlands tour in Scotland bit over a year ago. On our way back to Ft. William from Mallaig, I suggested we take a different way back...see what we find. What we found was the Salen in this perfectly charming loch location. No idea where we were exactly, but knew we were going to stop as it was dusk and it looked very inviting. Family run location, prompt/ attentive service (if I recall correctly, our server was owner’s nephew). Wife had beef, I had the fish and chips. Both very well done, with nice-sized portions. After dinner split dessert and a coffee at the bar. Not a terribly busy night so had a nice chat with owner at the bar. I just love, when traveling, stopping at small places like this. Not on the “main road” by any stretch, but well worth the stop...and as with so many small inns in the Highlands, good food at a fair price. Stop by if you’re looking for a nice respite when in the area.

We have feasted with excellent fish, very good meat and excellent exotic fruit cheesecake