May 2025 by Steve Cassia
Good food and drink. Reasonable price.
March 2025 by Steve Sharp
Superb food & quick service. Well worth a visit!!
September 2024 by Stuart Allison
If you are looking for some great Orkney beer and are in Burray then this is the place.
July 2024 by Agnes Ratter
Lovely Sunday lunch with family.
July 2024 by HOPA 1963
Unfortunately, our dinner at The Sands Restaurant was a disappointment. I had already booked the restaurant at the end of 2023 with the request for a window seat. When we entered the veranda-like porch of the restaurant, which is decorated in a sterile and atmospheric manner, we were greeted quite coolly. Despite my wife's comment that she was cold and despite another free table, we were seated at a table by the front door.
To start I had a warm draft beer. My wife's starter, nachos, were OK, but nothing more, it could have been a ready-made meal from a better supermarket caterer. I had two scallops with the roe (corail), which is no longer served on the plate in today's gastronomy, with chorizo ??and leek. If the chorizo ??hadn't been included, the dish wouldn't have had much flavor. For the main course, my wife had monkfish that was undercooked. I had a Highland steak that was very good in terms of meat quality and preparation. However, I found it a disgrace that I had to pay a whopping £3.50 for 50 milliliters of whiskey sauce, the main ingredient of which was cream, perhaps mixed with a pinch of ready-made meat stock and a touch of whiskey, which in my opinion was of poor quality. We were happy to be able to leave the restaurant quickly. From a culinary point of view it was a complete disappointment.
July 2024 by Peter Mackenzie
Excellent time here
June 2024 by Andy Smith
We were touring the bottom of Orkney last Sunday and needed somewhere for lunch. I picked this place due to both being near where we were and the rating. When we got there, they were fully booked but managed to find us a table in the corner.The food quality was excellent. I especially liked the soup. The atmosphere is also really pleasant. The staff were excellent and attentive and it was excellent value for money. I would certainly recommend here for lunch, but on a Sunday you need to book.
March 2024 by The Mighty Sparrow
Service & atmosphere was wonderful but the food quantity is ridiculous.80% of my plates content was supermarket salad with 2-3 pieces of fish finger sized protein.Forget about this place & find a local cafe.P.s Don't eat anything outside the restaurant cus you will be robbed by the birds.
January 2024 by DJ Inkanyezi
Went for a few games of pool with friends, and the atmosphere was great.Have also been for food in the past and it was perfect pub grub.
January 2024 by Erik Smith
Yet another fantastic meal here. Fully recommend this place for food. Looking forward to going back for more of the same. Excellent quality and very tasty.
November 2023 by Nicholas Swanney
One of the best hotels in Orkney.
October 2023 by Sam Harcus
Friendly attentive staff, prompt service and consistantly good food ?
October 2023 by Brenda Taylor 16 Lime grove
Great meal.
September 2023 by Jane O'Brien
The Sands offer a great Sunday lunch but make sure you book as it?s popular! The food is yummy, and the staff are friendly & efficient.
August 2023 by Carole Harding
Lovely outdoor seating space on the front.
