Central House

We walked in on a Wednesday night and were able to get a table without reservation. Dinner was very nice: we ordered sea bass and a burger trio. For dessert grilled pineapple and a Scottish coffee. There was a nice vibe in the restaurant. Crew was thoughtful and pleasant. Would certainly come here again.

Had a great meal here. Wasn't expecting much as it was very quiet while the restaurant across the road was booked out. But I can tell you the quality was excellent and the serving staff were efficient and friendly. The onion rings in the place were awesome proper big home made rings. Delicious. Everybody enjoyed their meal. Steak, pizza, chicken all fantastic and the portions were very generous. One return here without doubt. All I would say is the lighting was very bright could do with toning down a bit to improve the atmosphere but this is just not picking.

Visited a few weeks ago with two friends for lunch. I wanted scallops but didn't fancy the description on the Specials Board. The chef came out to speak with us and offered to prepare them differently. They were delicious. My two friends both had a fish dish and were equally impressed. A nice beer garden setting, quality food and excellent customer service.

Parked in my motor home on harbour front. Popped into town and found this bar. 5pm Sunday evening and just me and the barman present!! What a lovely guy. Local and informative. Beer excellent. Bought fish and chips for my wife take away. Read some reviews earlier. Their wrong!! The food was excellent, well cooked and the batter brill. Wished I could have stayed longer but take away had to be delivered! . Bar man an asset to the pub.

At very short notice our plans changed for our 25th wedding anniversary. So we went to Mallaig. Booked into another hotel for 4 nights as The Steam Inn was full. However, on our 3rd & 4th morning we had breakfast at the Steam Inn. 2nd & 3rd evening had dinner there too. Will give every detail possible. At every visit we were attended to as soon as we walked in. Gave us good time to decide & took our orders very attentively. Any request was no trouble at all. 1st morning, hubby ordered kippers but they were finished (thats because we left breakfast till very late morning) so both of us ordered toasted muffin with poached eggs & hollandaise sause and requested for smoked salmon to be added. Poached eggs were 100% perfect. Not snotty but beautifully runny, muffins lightly toasted, plenty moist smoked salmon, fresh spinach leaves, lovely hollandaise sauce and beautifully presented...with fresh lemon. After serving our breakfast waiter made a point off coming over to check if all was okor if we needed anything else. Now that's customer service. Not only that we had small chit chat too. 2nd morning I had the same but asked for half portion as they are very generous. Again, the same presentation, prefect poached egg etc Hubby ordered porridge. It blew us away. Porridge came with lightly sprinkled fresh summer berries & a bottle of honey to squeeze on any amount at your own leisure (u can order maple syrup, sugar or salt too). It wasn't stoggy or too runny...just perfect....as expected. Dinner on both nights we had Cullen skink soup for starters. Very tasty & generous portion. Only disappointment...not enough fish & too many tatties. Main course...fish n chips. Nice crispy battered fish, with minty mushy peas, fresh lemon and best chips we have ever had...fresh potato chips...again....perfect. The cooking standards are same at every meal times, ingredients used are definitely fresh & locally sourced. Service is impeccable. We had a great banter with Gary & Colin. They made us feel sooo comfortable. The staff are very well trained...very polite. Next time we will book at The Steam Inn for sure. Rooms look fab along with a beautiful beer garden. Prices are cheaper than most of the other places. I would however recommend the owner to upgrade the seating fabric & tables. Highly recommend this place for friendly atmosphere, perfect customer service & 5 star food. Thanku guys...keep it up...see u again...very soon. Sam & Omar.

Stayed here as an overnight prior to catching the Skye ferry. Staff were very friendly on check-in and in the bar, but didn't seem very happy at breakfast. (Breakfast start time previously advertised as 7.30 but now inconveniently 8.00.). Food in the bar area was good and this area, plus the restaurant, were very busy. Room was functional - pretty much as expected and reasonable value for the price in this part of Scotland.

We had an absolutely lovely stay. The Inn has a really friendly, family run atmosphere, and nothing was too much trouble for the staff, who took the time to chat with us at dinner and breakfast each day. The rooms were cosy and well-appointed with lovely local toiletries. The standout was the food which was always freshly-cooked and very flavourful, with a broad, hearty menu, and a really generous selection of inclusive breakfast options. A great option for any folks up for the Mallaig Book Festival, like us.

Had lunch here mid week in October, in the restaurant area. Food was good, girl who served us was very nice. Was very quiet and staff left us to it. The CD was skipping and music was annoying for around 5 songs noone around to tell. Enjoyed my fish n chips though.