February 2024 by Muriel Roberts
The person who writes these nice comments, must have rose tinted glasses on. With hand on my heart,my husband and myself,booked in , in December for a new year break. We arrived there,went in and came out and left. The kitchen had been flooded. One nice lady there running the place, no other staff. No food menu, the room was cold and damp. The headboard on the bed was ripped, and the place, it's self was not exactly clean.. in fact I am surprised it is still advertising..Noteworthy details: If this hotel has been renovated in the last month,great, if not check it out before you book.
February 2024 by Caroline.R
I think the good ratings for this hotel are too old to be correct. When we arrived, the manager wasn't waiting for us at all, nothing was ready. The rooms are run down and don't look at all like the photos. The "restaurant", i.e. three tables in the bar, was not open. We couldn't have breakfast because it wasn't ready by 09:00 and we had to leave. We left the hotel with a bad smell on our clothes. And what's more, we paid a lot of money...Rooms: Mold on window frames, torn socketsFood & drinks: Nothing is offered except tea bags in the room
January 2024 by Jess Crannage
We had a one night stay at this hotel and it was nothing but excellent. The host was so friendly and welcoming. She was there for anything we needed. We had breakfast included in our stay and it was lovely! The rooms were big and spacious, we were provided with a heater as it was extra cold that night which we really appreciated! The rooms could do with a refresh as they are a bit dated, but the host did say they are going through a take over, so we?re excited to see what they do with it. We will definitely be back!!
January 2024 by gillmac23
This hotel could be great, but?it wasn?t. We stayed for one night as a short post-Christmas break. I phoned up and spoke to the owner / manager to book and she assured me that the hotel was open and food/drink would be available- as it was very cold weather and the village is quite remote, we didn?t fancy having to drive to get dinner - and that she would be there to meet us when we arrived . We arrived late afternoon and the owner wasn?t there although we were assured by the barman that she would be there soon. We had a couple of drinks and were shown to our room. The room was okay, reasonably clean but a bit ?tired? looking. When we came down the owner was there. She introduced herself and proceeded to tell us how unwell she was but that she would make us dinner. We ordered and my husband had a steak. The owner (also chef) then told him that she made an amazing whisky sauce. When the food arrived, there was no sauce and no sign of the owner. It was like she?d disappeared off the face of the earth, including the next morning when she was supposed to cook breakfast but again, didn?t appear. I went looking for her and the whole place was like the Marie Celeste. We eventually went across the road to the village shop / cafe, where we got some breakfast. I genuinely struggled about whether to post this review as the owner was obviously unwell when we visited and it seems a bit mean but we did pay good money for a really disappointing and awkward time. The hotel itself could have been a bit cleaner and definitely needed some TLC. On a positive note, the food that we did have was lovely and the barman that helped us was very helpful but really, this is no way to run a business
October 2023 by darren s
Avoid like the plague(to be honest you might catch it here) turned up no heating no food available no electricity in certain areas. Bedding damp with no clue how to they would end up dry. Offered d us to stay... As if. Said she couldn't contact us due to a mobile number change however email was the same. The place unfortunately looks run down and unloved which is a shame.
October 2023 by Brian M
Turned up our party of ten (6adults 4 kids) after booking almost a year ago. Was told they had no hot water no heating and electric in only certain parts of hotel! Non the less was offers to stay anyway no idea why? And offered a complimentary drink useful when half of the party was driving! Wouldn?t even recommend visiting her to anyone.
September 2023 by Maggie K
Absolutely brilliant delicious food piping hot and served to perfection. Even went out of their way to make sure that they had fish in so that we could have the most delicious fish and chips before we left
September 2023 by Jeff P
Avoid at all costs! Extremely rude front-of-house staff. Turned up without a reservation at 7:30pm and were told we needed to book. That's fair enough but the manner we were spoken to was appalling. I've honestly never been treated in that way in hospitality. Judging by the other reviews now, I'm glad we didn't get served as the food would have been as bad as the service.
September 2023 by Jennifer U
Our recent visit to The Kirky Bar left me and my partner utterly disappointed and frustrated. Upon arriving at the restaurant, my partner and I were met with unwelcoming glances from both the staff and the clientele. The atmosphere was tense, and it seemed as though we were intruding on a private gathering rather than walking into a public dining space. The real shocker came when we encountered the manager, who was more interested in delivering an unsolicited lecture rather than ensuring a pleasant dining experience for us. Apparently, the sin we committed was not booking a table in advance. She then went on to say that all paces required booking (as if this was an absolute). After she said her peace she completely ignored us, leaving us to walk out awkwardly without saying anything. The ambience was as horrid as it was unwelcoming, it wasn't kept well (I would say it felt slightly un-hygenic) and the food didn't look particularly appetizing. Me and my partner had just gotten done hiking and went to the first pub we saw, too bad it was The Kirky Bar. Avoid this place like the plague, you will be glad you gave it a miss.
August 2023 by David Robinson
Village pub with friendly staff. Very welcoming and friendly owners. Offers accommodation and meals. Bar area with jukebox and darts. Soon being upgraded by new owners.Nearby activities: Ideal location for the Highland Gathering and lots of walks and cycling nearby.
August 2023 by Eddie Rimmer
Unbelievably rude and unwelcoming (we thought the staff were joking at first). If you're an outsider then don't even
August 2023 by Gillyhbean
We did not have a booking and were told they were fully booked. However, the manner was rude , unhelpful, and unwelcoming. No handsoap in toilets. Tables were not clean. Will not be back.
August 2023 by MateyBubbles
We were staying locally for one night and thought we would try the local pub for food/drinks- we soon regretted that! It is clearly an establishment that only really welcomes locals and we felt completely out of place from the outset. (And I?d like to think we are friendly people). The place is dirty and full of flies-we picked drinks in sealed bottles as we didn?t trust anything else. The ladies toilets were disgusting (so I can only imagine how awful the gents would have been). We should have left at that point but made the bad decision to stay for food. No menus and only a whiteboard on which the choices got changed every few minutes (all items spelt wrong and everything £14.95!) My husbands meal was medicocre at best (frozen scampi and chips) mine was sent back twice and I left without eating anything (which was announced by the female ?chef? to the whole pub of locals very loudly - just to make sure everyone was aware). Because the local shop was now closed, my dinner consisted of some crisps and chocolate at our apartment when we walked back. This place should be avoided at all costs-it is a health hazard and the people running it are completely rude and clearly don?t care about customers in the slightest. I have never been so pleased to head home in my life! This is without question the worst establishment we have ever set foot in.
July 2023 by Olga Mackiewicz
A very pretty place, the sweetest lady on the reception
July 2023 by V6338WIkerryc
The overall experience was quite poor. The staff were dry and abrupt. We would definitely not go back or recommend.
